Finally! At long last, we’ve been granted knowledge of when the newest season—now called season one—of Doctor Who will officially launch. This will mark the first full series starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Millie Gibson as the latest companion, Ruby Sunday. The two had their first full adventure together last Christmas.

Doctor Who season 1 (2024) poster, copyright BBC and Bad Wolf Productions
Doctor Who season 1 (2024) poster, copyright BBC and Bad Wolf Productions

How to watch Doctor Who

Doctor Who will premiere on May 10, 2024with two episodes at 7:00 pm ET on Disney+ globally and at midnight on May 11, 2024on BBC iPlayer in the UK, with weekly single episode releases following those same times. Due to time-wimey sciencey stuff, this will create a simultaneous release worldwide; simply adjust it to your time zone.

If you’re in the UK, however, the same episodes will also premiere later on Saturday on BBC One just before the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final and then every Saturday after that if you prefer to watch live TV.

Doctor Who season 1 (2024) promo image featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, copyright BBC and Bad Wolf ProductionsDoctor Who season 1 (2024) promo image featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, copyright BBC and Bad Wolf Productions
Doctor Who season 1 (2024) promo image featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, copyright BBC and Bad Wolf Productions

“At last, it’s my great delight to unleash a whole new season of the Doctor and Ruby’s adventures together. Monsters! Chases! Villains! Mysteries! And a terrifying secret that’s been spanning time and space for decades. Don’t miss a second!”

–Russell T. DAVIES, SHOWRUNNER

Who appears in Doctor Who season one

Alongside Gatwa and Gibson, the BBC announced the return of “Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday, Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday, and Anita Dobson as Mrs. Flood as well as featuring an array of special guest stars including Jinkx Monsoon, Aneurin Barnard, Yasmin Finney, Jonathan Groff, Bonnie Langford, Jemma Redgrave, Lenny Rush and Indira Varma with more to be announced soon.”

Varma (game of Thrones) is a fun addition because she’s been in the Whoniverse before. She originally played Suzie Costello in Torchwood both onscreen and in the audio adventures. However, she’ll play a “truly spectacular” character called The Dutchess this time.

Back in December, Disney+ added an official “Doctor Who Collection” page, which currently features the recent 60th anniversary and Christmas specials. It’s a sleek design, and I imagine it will be the easiest way to find any Doctor Who episodes you’re looking to watch from this brand-new era.

Disney+'s Doctor Who Collection page, screenshot taken by Derrick CrowDisney+'s Doctor Who Collection page, screenshot taken by Derrick Crow
Disney+’s Doctor Who Collection page, screenshot taken by Derrick Crow

Doctor Who season one trailer

Finally, we got a new short trailer to commemorate the announcement, which gave us a look into what’s to come.

Are you looking forward to the newest season of Doctor Who? I know I am! Please let us know your thoughts in the comments below!


Doctor Who (2023-) is now streaming on Disney+ in the US and globally. You can watch Classic Doctor Who in the US on Britbox as well as Tubi TV. Revival-era Doctor Who (2005-2022) and its spinoffs, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood, are available on MAX. Other modern spinoffs such as CLASS can be bought on Prime Video, and K9 can be streamed on Tubi TV. All of the above, minus K9, are streaming in one place on BBC iPlayer in the UK.



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