Doctor Who season 2: Release date speculation, cast, and everything we know about Ncuti Gatwa’s next season
Jun. 25, 2024What’s next for the Doctor?
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With the Mrs. Flood mystery still unresolved and a new, yet familiar, companion jumping on board the TARDIS, there’s plenty of reasons to be excited for the next season of Doctor Who on BBC andDisneyPlus.
What else is there to look forward to? Well, below, we’ll give you a glimpse of what to expect. From release date speculation to quotes from showrunner Russell T Davies, here’s everything we know so far about Doctor Who season 2.
Doctor Who season 2 release date speculation
Ncuti Gatwais back as the Doctor for a second full season, meaning that Christopher Eccleston is the only post-reboot Doctor to only stick around for one year.
Despite leaving the TARDIS during theEmpire of Death ending,Ruby Sunday(Millie Gibson) will also appear in the second season – at least for a handful of episodes.
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The Doctor isalso getting a new companion:Varada Sethuis back, having already played Mundy Flynn in season 1 episode ‘Boom.’ It’s not yet known if she’ll reprise the role or play someone else entirely.
Doctor Who, of course, has history with both: Clara Oswald arrived ‘early’ before getting official companion status, while Peter Capaldi showed up in ‘The Fires of Pompeii’ as Lucius Caecilius before playing the Twelfth Doctor.
Outside of that, nothing has officially been confirmed when it comes to the Doctor Who season 2 cast. However, given her tease at season 1’s end, we would expectAnita Dobsonto appear once more as Mrs. Flood – something that she confirmed herself in an interview withRadio Times.
Doctor Who’s first season ended with the Doctor bringing ‘death to death’ and returning the entire universe back to life after Sutekh’s grand plans were undone. That means plenty of potential (including worlds and enemies long thought dead), but there’s been no concrete info about what exactly season 2’s plot will consist of.
But there have been crumbs. In a talk at a recent BAFTA event (H/TRadio Times), showrunner Russell T Davies teased that one upcoming episode will be a “riot.”
“There’s one next year where I very specifically said, ‘I want this film crossed with that thing,’ and that’s the best episode ever! Episode 6 next year, watch episode 6 next year – it’s a riot. My God, it’s a riot. It’s hilarious.”
And what of Ruby Sunday? “The story of that family hasn’t finished yet,” Davies said of the Sunday family during an episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed. The first season reveals thatRuby Sunday’s motheris Louise Miller, a typically ordinary NHS worker.
Fans have since theorized that Ruby’s unseen dad, William, may have ties to future Prime Minister – and all-round evildoer – Roger ap Gwilliam, literally meaning ‘son of William’. What’s in a name, eh?
Speaking of theories, Mrs. Flood has sparked plenty of them – though we’re partial to the idea thatshe’s the God of Stories, especially since she’s been mimicking so many costumes from past companions. After the Toymaker,Sutekh, and Maestro, there may yet be one more of the pantheon still to emerge.
Mrs. Flood actor Anita Dobson told Radio Times that we’ll “find out a lot about her” next year. On the aforementioned episode of Unleashed, Davies also promised “astonishing reveals.”
So answers, it seems,arecoming. Alongside that, expect the whizzing adventures across history to continue. Where might the Doctor end up next? Only time will tell…
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