It's been months since Doctor Who fans watched the latest season finale on The BBC or with their Disney+ subscription, and collectively gasped that one of the wildest rumors ever made about the franchise was actually true. Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor regenerated into a face that resembled Billie Piper's Rose Tyler, and a lot of fans would like to know what that means. Now, while we still don't know what it means, a writer has opened up about the challenge this twist creates, and it's got me wondering if the show's hiatus could be a bigger deal than I thought.
As the world waits to see if Disney and the BBC will renew their partnership as co-producers for Doctor Who, franchise writer Robert Shearman brought up to Doctor Who Magazine how this hiatus also impacts all projects happening outside of the television series (via ScreenRant):
