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Season 58 - 2025

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Season 57 received mixed reactions, but on the whole it was a generally favourable season. Many enjoyed the new take on the show with a new feel and tone and bold storytelling ideas. Season 58 was teased in the trailer shown after “Joy To The World”. The series consisted of eight episodes with a Christmas Special at the end of the year, Showrunner and Executive Producer Chris Clenshaw described this season as a more daring one with the Doctor and Ellie facing more terrors far and wide across the universe. The writers of the season included Steven Moffat, James Goss, Scott Handcock, Sharma Angel-Walfall, Tim Foley, Charlie Brooker, Pete McTighe and Kate Herron. Brooker would write Episode 6 and the Christmas Special. It was announced early on that Anya Chalotra would not return after this season, she explained that she had such a great time on Who but her character had come full circle. Casting wise, the BBC announced that Nickolas Grace, Mark Rylance, David Thewlis, Goran Višnjić, Mich...
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Season 57 - 2024

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  After the 60th Anniversary celebrations in 2023, the BBC were set to make 2024 the beginning of a new era for Doctor Who. This began with the appointment of EastEnders Executive Producer - Chris Clenshaw, Clenshaw was announced in March 2022 as showrunner from 2024 onwards after Russell T Davies was brought in to handle the 60th celebrations. Clenshaw may have been the new showrunner, but chose to co-write episodes 1 and 8 with Pete McTighe and John Dorney. This was due to him planning to expand the Whoniverse as many of the shows ended from 2021-23, so Clenshaw wanted to focus more on running the franchise and not necessarily writing as many showrunners had done. Once again Bad Wolf Productions and Sony Pictures Television co-produced the show, giving the show a massive budget which was noticeable with the many VFX and scenes in the show. Clenshaw knew that he had to cast “his Doctor”, but with so many talented actors there was one question: Who was he gonna choose? Auditions fo...
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