Despite being considered a pillar of U.K.’s pop culture, Doctor Who’s status has always been somewhat in flux. There’s the fact that its lead actor changes every few years (something that Doctor Who cleverly wrote into the canon of its show). There’s the fact that it’s been canceled once before. And there’s the fact that its newest era, shepherded by returning showrunner Russell T Davies and led by Ncuti Gatwa, has the big-budget backing of Disney. And Disney doesn’t seem to quite know what to do with Doctor Who.
Since the airing of its 60th-anniversary special, Doctor Who has found a home on Disney+, where it underwent a soft reboot to reach a wider audience. And despite promising viewership numbers for its first season and an exciting second season on the way, Davies confirms to Inverse that a third season has not yet been commissioned by Disney yet.
