- Doctor Who season 15 will arrive on April 12
- Available on BBC iPlayer within the UK and Disney+ within the US
- It’s a shorter wait than we anticipated for this usually slow-to-happen present
Sci-fi lovers rejoice: Doctor Who returns to Disney+ on April 12 for extra adventures. The new period of the hit BBC collection was vastly anticipated, because it noticed the return of beloved showrunner Russell T. Davies. The present additionally launched the most recent physician, Nctui Gatwa, identified for his much-loved position as Eric in Netflix’s Sex Education.
Currently, all we have now is that this social media teaser which reads: “The stars align on twelfth April. Watch #DoctorWho on @BBCiPlayer within the UK and @DisneyPlus the place accessible.” Alongside a promotional shot of Gatwa, there’s additionally one for Varada Sethu, who will be a part of the collection as new companion Belinda Chandra, and we’ll be taught far more about her character over the approaching episodes when the most effective Disney+ exhibits returns to our screens.
The stars align on twelfth April ✨ Watch #DoctorWho on @BBCiPlayer within the UK and @DisneyPlus the place accessible pic.twitter.com/WEZDnkzzDiFebruary 26, 2025
What ought to we count on from Doctor Who season 15?
Plot particulars are underneath wraps however we’ll seemingly choose up someplace after the 2024 Christmas particular Joy to the World, although as a result of nature of the time-traveling collection, that would take us nearly anyplace. There are not any limits in terms of Doctor Who, and that is an enormous a part of its attraction.
There’s additionally been the massive query of whether or not Millie Gibson will return to reprise her position as Ruby Sunday from Doctor Who season 14, as her story appeared to return to a conclusion final time we noticed her.
While Ruby’s character is not again in a full-time capability, Russell T Davies advised ScreenRant: “This is a pause, I genuinely thought Ruby’s story paused there. She couldn’t get all that details about her household, and all that emotional overload, and run off within the TARDIS. It pauses there; she’s coming again. A brand new companion is coming in, however you’ll see the three of them collectively. Three individuals on this TARDIS combating evil.”
Outside of the companions, Alan Cumming joins the solid within the second episode, the place he performs Mr Ring-a-Ding, a cartoon character who’s compelled to see the skin world for the primary time, and that already sounds horrifying.
This season’s visitor stars embody Rose Ayling-Ellis, Anita Dobson, Christopher Chung, Michelle Greenidge, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruth Madeley, Jemma Redgrave, and Susan Twist.