Disney+ Officially Exiting ‘Doctor Who’ Partnership With BBC After Two Seasons
https://deadline.com/2025/10/doctor-who-disney-plus-pulling-out-bbc-christmas-special-1236600026/
https://deadline.com/2025/10/doctor-who-disney-plus-pulling-out-bbc-christmas-special-1236600026/
45 Comments
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 40 pts · 307d
the only thing i hate about this is there's no chance for jonathan groff/rogue to come back :(
but anyway FUCK disney and fuck any attempts to americanise doctor who
MimicJar@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 307d
Why not? River Song met the 10th, 11th & 12th Doctor.
I expect the new show runner (I'm speculating a new show runner) won't want to utilize characters they didn't create, but who knows. Or maybe he'll make an appearance in the holiday special (and Ncuti will pop back in as well).
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 307d
i was mostly just thinking because groff was there most likely because of the money disney put behind it though since i'm sure he's expensive :(
Slysilverat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 307d
Yeah how does this work because they showed him regenerated already??
MimicJar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 307d
::: spoiler Spoilers: Timey Whimey It's happened before. :::
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 307d
You'd think they learned their lesson when Starz did it to Torchwood. It strips out a lot of the charm.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 305d
That was RTD’s brief Californian adventure before he had to move back to Britain.
Slysilverat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 307d
As an american, I agree.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 30 pts · 307d
Thank god.
MotoAsh@piefed.social · -5 pts · 307d
I mean. If it's Disney that gets the rights, as implied by the title, it's uh... not going to get better.
If it's the BBC that retains rights, then ... well, better than Disney, but that's a low bar!
ech@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 307d
Not sure how you're getting that from the title, but reading the article clarifies that's not the case at all. Also, not sure who you expect to be producing Dr. Who other than the BBC after 60+ years of doing so.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 307d
nah, disney are fucking off. Their chief complaint seems to be that locking down viewing of doctor who didn't give them the membership boost they wanted.
that's because fuck disney we all pirated it
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 307d
I was pirating it before it was cool. I also bought the first 9 seasons of the 2005 show. IDK why Disney decided to start their seasons from 1. There wasn't a decade+ gap in seasons.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 307d
because they wanted it to look like they owned it.
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 307d
If they don't have a mouse-themed villain in the next series, I'll be disappointed.
(I realise there are currently no plans for a next series, but I have faith.)
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 307d
Wonder Woman is currently doing this and it's kind of brilliant:
Ioughttamow@fedia.io · 5 pts · 307d
I don’t remember this part of Redwall
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 307d
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 307d
Do you read paper or digital? And if digital, where do you get them?
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 307d
For comics it's all print from my local shop unless I need to share images online.
hotdogcharmer@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 307d
Wait so I won't get Chris Pratt in my Doctor Who? :(
fonix232@fedia.io · 14 pts · 307d
Why would you want a MAGA prick in DW?
hotdogcharmer@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 307d
I was being sarcastic, although to be fair that absolutely does not come across in the text. I didn't know Pratt was MAGA though, I just think he's shit.
classic@fedia.io · 7 pts · 307d
I appreciated the comment. The sarcasm came through
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz · 5 pts · 307d
"I just think he's shit"
fonix232@fedia.io · 3 pts · 307d
Ah, yeah, I completely missed the sarcasm.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 307d
🤞 Please let us finally have Jeremy Clarkson as Doctor Who.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 307d
nigel farage guest stars on doctor who just to get blown up by a dalek.
Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 307d
I'd fucking come back for this shit... needed a laugh neighbor, thank you.
shyguyblue@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 307d
Oh no, you mean we won't get to see what happened to the space babies!? /S
MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 307d
At this point, I wish BBC was willing to open up its iPlayer service to international, non-UK taxpayers who are willing to pay a monthly fee to use the service. Then they wouldn't need to find a new network and would make more money.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 305d
They did. It ran in several countries but it failed when it tried to enter the US market because the BBC’s US customers such as ABC and AMC threatened to stop buying their shows if they opened a rival.
Then years later the BBC bought out ITV’s stake in BritBox outside the UK.
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 307d
Wow, I thought they were going to wait until they saw how War did before announcing anything... someone must have had a sneak peek or something...
blueamigafan@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 307d
Disney is cancelling loads at the moment, they even cancelled a new animated Mickey cartoon, if their mascot can't get a series doesn't boad well for a lot of stuff
Davel23@fedia.io · 10 pts · 307d
"Bode".
actionjbone@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 307d
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 307d
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 307d
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 307d
Disney only agreed to Who because BBC Studios made it a package with Bluey.
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 307d
Aha, I thought it was part of their continuing sinister plot to own my entire childhood.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 307d
Oh no, please don’t go.
ech@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 307d
Glad that lingering question was answered sooner rather than later. Hopefully this means a quicker turnaround for the next season now, though I figure it'll still take some time.
Slysilverat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 307d
Honestly it's Disney, hated BUT I'm still sad that DR Who needs to find a new home!
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 307d
No it doesn't. It's still on the beeb
MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 307d
I love Doctor Who!