For the better part of a century, Doctor Who has aired in the U.K. before the U.S. Watching the series required strategic viewing of PBS or BBC America, and even now in the streaming era, the show is scattered across three different services. Back in 2023, it seemed like the troubles were over when Disney+ brokered a deal with the BBC to premiere the series’ 60th anniversary specials and future seasons on its streamer at the same time as the U.K. release.
But over the specials and two seasons of the show, led by Ncuti Gatwa, it seemed like Disney was wavering on the deal. And recently it was announced that the partnership would no longer continue, but the show would return on the BBC in late 2026. But the two still have some unfinished business: a miniseries spinoff. Now, it looks like this series won’t get the same treatment as the other Disney-era Doctor Who products.
