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New ‘ Doctor Who’ Teaser Reveals the First Footage of Ncuti Gatwa as the First Black Doctor

The upcoming season will also feature the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate for the show s 60th anniversary special

Christian Zilko Oct 23, 2022 8:18 pm Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk “Doctor Who” BBC/screenshot The future is looking very, very bright for “Doctor Who” fans. As the long-running British television show prepared to celebrate its 60th anniversary next year, it underwent a creative overhaul that will see some of the franchise’s most beloved faces returning to the series. Russell T. Davies, who presided over some of the most acclaimed seasons of BBC’s mid-2000s reboot of the show, is returning as showrunner. He’ll be joined by stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate, who both departed the series in 2010. “Sex Education” and “Barbie” star Ncuti Gatwa was cast as the next Doctor, making him the first Black actor to play the iconic role. Now, a new teaser released by BBC offers fans their best look yet at Gatwa’s take on the Time Lord. While Gatwa will be the 14th actor to play the beloved television role, he will be credited as the 15th Doctor in the show’s mythology due to a new plot twist that will see Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Doctor regenerate back into the 10th Doctor as a way to bring David Tennant back into the fold.

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