Just a little over a yr and a half in the past, a brand new Physician Who period started when the long-running sci-fi collection turned obtainable to completely stream with a Disney+ subscription internationally. There are actually simply three episodes left to go on the 2025 TV schedule with the second season arrange on the Mouse Home, but it surely’s nonetheless unclear if we are able to anticipate Physician Who to stay round on the streaming platform for a 3rd season. Nonetheless, if a brand new report is to be believed, Physician Who nonetheless has a brilliant future forward of it with or with out Disney+… albeit with one huge hitch.
Let’s begin with the alleged excellent news first. Regardless of rumors claiming that Disney may cancel its Physician Who co-production deal amidst claims of dwindling scores, The Mirror is listening to that at the very least two extra seasons of the present are deliberate at BBC One. Showrunner Russell T. Davies has reportedly nearly accomplished scripts for Physician Who Season 3, i.e. the sixteenth season for the reason that present was revived in 2005, and tales are being “labored out” for a seventeenth season.
The report additionally mentions that if Disney decides to get out of the Physician Who enterprise, it wouldn’t be as huge of a monetary hit as some may assume. That’s as a result of supposedly a “big chunk” of the additional price range which have come from Disney, round £10 million per episode, is spent on upgrading the picture high quality to 4K, however BBC broadcasts in 2K. Consider how Physician Who makes round £100 million for BBC Studios by means of international licensing offers and merchandising, and this actually doesn’t line up with the allegation from February that BBC may shelve the collection.
Now right here’s the potential hitch Whether or not Physician Who stays on Disney+ or finds a brand new residence for worldwide viewers, there’s allegedly going to be an extended await the subsequent season. Physician Who Season 3 could not arrive till 2027, and The Mirror studies that there’s no vacation particular set for this yr. There are additionally rumblings that Ncuti Gatwa may not proceed on because the Fifteenth Physician after this present season. If this occurs, he would be the first actor to recurrently play The Physician since Christopher Eccleston who hasn’t caught round for 3 seasons.
However right here’s one remaining tidbit to finish issues on a optimistic word: even when there aren’t any new Physician Who episodes to sit up for subsequent yr, followers will nonetheless get to spend time on this universe. That’s as a result of the five-episode miniseries The Conflict Between the Land and the Sea is now anticipated to premiere in 2026. This present will observe UNIT clashing with the Sea Devils, who have been final seen within the 2022 Physician Who episode “Legend of the Sea Devils.”
Maintain checking again with CinemaBlend for extra updates on what’s taking place with Physician Who as soon as this present season is over, and catch new episodes Saturdays on Disney+. When you’d like to observe the primary 13 seasons of Physician Who’s revival period, you’ll want a Max subscription.