Doctor Who is floating through space right now. The British time-travel series may have started in 1963, but now its future is uncertain. In 2023, it seemed like the series was on the right path by bringing back Russell T Davies, the showrunner who resurrected the series back in 2005, and striking a new deal to premiere a rebranded “Season 1” on Disney+.
But despite Ncuti Gatwa’s fresh take on The Doctor, attitudes have shifted around this new era. In the Season 2 finale, Ncuti Gatwa regenerated into yet another legacy cameo: Billie Piper, who played Rose Tyler throughout the 9th and 10th Doctor’s runs. But a new quote from Gatwa seems to suggest this big reveal may not be as important as we first thought.
