Alex Pillai directed Block 1,<ref name="DWM596" /><ref name="DWM-596" /> consisting of the [[festive special]].<ref name="Mansion">{{cite web|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/ncuti-gatwa-films-doctor-who-in-cardiff|title=Ncuti Gatwa films Doctor Who in Cardiff|author=Andrea Laford|date of source=2023-10-31|website name=CultBox|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312181050/https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/ncuti-gatwa-films-doctor-who-in-cardiff|archivedate=2024-03-12}}</ref> He also directed Block 5 episode 7.<ref name="S2E7" />
Alex Pillai directed Block 1,<ref name="DWM596" /><ref name="DWM-596" /> consisting of the [[festive special]].<ref name="Mansion">{{cite web|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/ncuti-gatwa-films-doctor-who-in-cardiff|title=Ncuti Gatwa films Doctor Who in Cardiff|author=Andrea Laford|date of source=2023-10-31|website name=CultBox|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312181050/https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/ncuti-gatwa-films-doctor-who-in-cardiff|archivedate=2024-03-12}}</ref> He also directed Block 5 episode 7.<ref name="S2E7" />
[[Peter Hoar]] directed Block 2,<ref name="DWM596" /><ref name="DWM-596" /> consisting of episodes 1 and 4.<ref name="Nov15" /><ref name="2&3">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/set_dw/status/1751737100486037527|title=Directors and their episodes for Season 2 (status update):<br />Alex Pillai - Xmas 2024 ✅<br />Peter Hoar - Episodes 1 and 4 ✅<br />Amanda Brotchie - Episodes 2 and 3 ⏳<br />#DoctorWho #dwsr|author=@set_dw|date of source=2024-01-28|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/xECcx|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref>
[[Peter Hoar]] directed Block 2,<ref name="DWM596" /><ref name="DWM-596" /> consisting of episodes 1 and 4.<ref name="Nov15" /><ref name="2&3">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/set_dw/status/1751737100486037527|title=Directors and their episodes for Season 2 (status update):<br />Alex Pillai - Xmas 2024 ✅<br />Peter Hoar - Episodes 1 and 4 ✅<br />Amanda Brotchie - Episodes 2 and 3 ⏳<br />#DoctorWho #dwsr|author=@set_dw|date of source=2024-01-28|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/xECcx|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref>
Amanda Brotchie directed Block 3, consisting of episodes 2 and 3.<ref name="DWM601" /><ref name="2&3" /><ref name="Block3">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/set_dw/status/1752466189995880754|title=Block 3|author=@set_dw|date of source=2024-01-30|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/0GTfe|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref>
Amanda Brotchie directed Block 3, consisting of episodes 2 and 3.<ref name="DWM601" /><ref name="2&3" /><ref name="Block3">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/set_dw/status/1752466189995880754|title=Block 3|author=@set_dw|date of source=2024-01-30|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/0GTfe|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref>
Ben A. Williams directed episode 6<ref name="BenDirect">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/filmbenwilliams/status/1735417801085440364|title=Knock knock…|author=@filmbenwilliams|date of source=2023-12-14|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/0Pm2R|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref><ref name="Ben6">{{Cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1746910389541978191|title=Ben A Williams only has Episode 6 of the 2025 Doctor Who series on his resume.|author=@DoctorWhoPN|date of source=2024-01-15|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/ePa3R|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref> along with DOP [[Dale McCready]].<ref name="Dale">{{cite_web|url=https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1805598694135239150|title=Dale McReady is Ben A Williams' Episode 6 DOP in the 2025 series of Doctor Who.|author=@DoctorWhoPN|date of source=2024-06-25|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/sFdDl|archivedate=2024-07-07}}</ref>
Ben A. Williams directed episode 6<ref name="BenDirect">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/filmbenwilliams/status/1735417801085440364|title=Knock knock…|author=@filmbenwilliams|date of source=2023-12-14|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/0Pm2R|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref><ref name="Ben6">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1746910389541978191|title=Ben A Williams only has Episode 6 of the 2025 Doctor Who series on his resume.|author=@DoctorWhoPN|date of source=2024-01-15|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/ePa3R|archivedate=2024-05-26}}</ref> along with DOP [[Dale McCready]].<ref name="Dale">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1805598694135239150|title=Dale McReady is Ben A Williams' Episode 6 DOP in the 2025 series of Doctor Who.|author=@DoctorWhoPN|date of source=2024-06-25|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/sFdDl|archivedate=2024-07-07}}</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/ruther2/status/1826252871752699949?s=46&t=n1ymF6URs9Fk5Zw8aOt81A</ref>
Makalla McPherson directs.<ref name="DWM601" />
Makalla McPherson directs.<ref name="DWM601" />
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On 22 June2023, Davies announced in Doctor Who Magazineissue 592 that the first four scripts of this series were already being written at the same time, saying "And there isn't time to pause, as we leap on to the 2025 season. Right now, four scripts are being written simultaneously…" as well as teasing with the words "garden", "firmament" and "diploma".[7]
On 13 July, Ncuti Gatwa was interviewed by Rolling Stone UK, and besides discussing what the show meant to him, said "I’m planning on getting back to [the theatre] next year, after I finish season two of Doctor Who", confirming that Gatwa would return for at least this series in addition to Series 14.[8]
On 17 August, in Doctor Who Magazineissue 594, it was revealed that this series would have at least one guest writer and Scott Handcock noted in his Production Diary that "Scripts are still coming in, crew are getting booked, and meetings are filling the diaries", with formal prep for the series set to begin soon.[9]
On 12 October, in Doctor Who Magazineissue 596, it was revealed that this series would consist of 9 episodes, the same amount as the previous season. Two new directors were also unveiled.[10][11]
On 23 October, the Doctor Who socials released a short video in the Doctor Who Prop Store of the TARDIS being unveiled from under a curtain and dematerialising, huge letters appearing on screen saying "Filming Starts Today".[12]
On 9 NovemberDoctor Who Magazineissue 597 was released, which contained the Production Diary from Scott Handcock, noting the latest news.[14] In his column in the issue, Davies teased a script containing the words "radiation", "moth", and "skiffle".[15]
On 13 November, it was officially revealed on the Doctor Who website that Nicola Coughlan would be appearing alongside Gatwa in the series' special.[16][17]
On 22 November, Davies revealed in an interview with Big Issue that he had just handed in a script that would go on air in May2025, saying "If I sound a bit hyper, it’s because I just this morning delivered a Doctor Who script that will be on air in May 2025."[18][19]
2024
On 4 January, in issue 599 of Doctor Who Magazine, it was revealed in Scott Handcock's Production Diary that an actor who had previously appeared in an anniversary special would be appearing in an episode of the season.[20]
On 1 FebruaryDoctor Who Magazineissue 600 was released, in which Russell T Davies gave an update on the series in his Letter from the Showrunner column, saying that the Christmas Special should be locked on editing by this point and VFX had begun, with episodes 1 and 4 being filmed entirely, with an opening scene filmed at a later point, and episode 2 would feature a guest actor who played another character in the past, as well as episode 7 which "sits waiting" to be filmed and episode 8 to be written soon.[21]
On 16 April, Entertainment Weekly presented Ncuti Gatwa as their cover story and revealed two new costumes for the Doctor in this season. In a promotional interview with Russell T Davies, he revealed that Millie Gibson was still very much part of the new season. EW also revealed they got to watch an episode being filmed, involving "space stations, holograms, and the Doctor using his brain to thwart an interstellar foe".[26][27]
On 17 April, in the cover story for SFX magazine, Davies stated that "the Ruby Sunday story literally spans those two years", referring to this season and the previous one.[28]
Gatwa told Attitude magazine that the season was over halfway filmed in an interview published in the May/June 2024 issue.[29]
At the season one premiere event on 25 April, Gatwa and Gibson told Metro that Sethu brought an "amazing energy" to the series, teasing that they had an "incredible dynamic" with her.[30]
The same day, in an interview with Radio Times, Gibson said she "knows how [the season] ends", but that she could "only guess" at her future on the show afterwards, adding that she "might be here with a walking stick in a few decades".[31][32]
After Varada Sethu unexpectedly appeared as Mundy Flynn in Season 1 episode 3, Boom, on 18 May, Moffat teased in interviews that Davies had a plan for Sethu in Season 2, which he compared to the story arc of Clara Oswald.[37] Davies clarified on social media that Sethu would not be reprising the role of Mundy Flynn, and teased that "timey-wimey" elements would come into play. Sethu added that fans would have to "wait and see" regarding the reasons for her return.[38]
The same day, Anita Dobson revealed in an interview with Radio Times that season 2 would have more answers about her character, the mysterious Mrs Flood.[40]
On 10 June, the BAFTA event "A Life in Pictures: Russell T Davies" was held, in which Davies teased that episode 6 was a "riot" and involved an unspecified film "crossed with that thing".[42]
On 10 July, SFX 381 was released, in which Davies said that the Mrs Flood mystery "hasn’t been explained, and it might never be".[43]
On 26 July, at a panel at San Diego Comic Con, a preview for the Christmas Special was released, and the name of Sethu's character was announced to be Belinda Chandra.[44] Millie Gibson revealed that Jonah Hauer-King had been cast as a character who would be "joining Ruby's journey".[45] It was also revealed at the panel that the season would have an episode packed full of songs and that fourth wall breaks would be a regular element going forward.[46][47] Gibson also stated that the season would explore Ruby's life "after the Doctor".[48]
On 2 August, Davies told SFX magazine that "great answers" to the mystery of Mrs Flood were coming in the next season.[49]
On 15 August, in Doctor Who Magazineissue 607, Davies revealed that Phil Collinson had visited New York City in mid-July to record ADR with a guest star. He also revealed that they had received permission to film a particular shot of London for special effects work, and that there had been an "important" shoot with drones in a city "thousands of miles" away.[50]
On 17 September, it was revealed via Deadline that Archie Panjabi was set to play a villain in the forthcoming season.[51]
On 10 October, Doctor Who Magazineissue 609 was released, in which Davies gave a breakdown in his column of where the season's eight episodes were in production at the time.[52]
On 12 November, Steven Moffat spoke to BBC South East news, in which he offered a little teaser about the upcoming Christmas special. He also talked about how Russell T Davies had sent him an email asking Moffat to write it as he needed to get on with the season.[53]
On 5 December, Doctor Who Magazineissue 611 was released, in which Davies revealed that the team are working on 14 episodes. This included the upcoming Christmas Special, the episodes of season 2 as well as the 5-episode spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea. Moffat also offered his preview of Joy to the World.[56][57][58]
Spin-offs happening was further supported by Katy Manning, who also hinted at "people returning".[122]
Also according to The Sun, Ryan Gosling - co-star to Ncuti Gatwa in the 2023 $1 billion dollar-grossing hit film Barbie - could have been cast in the series.[123]
