Season 3 (Doctor Who 2023)

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Season 3 — 2025-26

Doctor:

Fifteenth Doctor

Key crew

Executive producer(s):

Russell T Davies

Series details

Premiere network:

BBC One

Typical episode length:

50'

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Season 3 was a series of Doctor Who produced by BBC in collaboration with Sony's Bad Wolf and Disney Branded Television for streaming on Disney+.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early announcements[[edit] | [edit source]]

On 28 September 2023, during the Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration concert to mark the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who, Russell T Davies joked about having plans for a "series 4" that there weren't room for in "series 3".^[1]

On 1 November, Davies revealed in SFX magazine that he was already planning his "season 3" now, and that there are plans for a "season 4" to come.^[2]

On 25 April 2024, in an interview with Davies and Ncuti Gatwa published in Variety, Davies stated he was "already making plans" beyond the original two-season order, and Gatwa said he was "not going anywhere soon".^[3] Gatwa reiterated this sentiment to Radio Times at the blue-carpet premiere of season one, saying he would "be around for a while".^[4]

Promotion[[edit] | [edit source]]

On 8 May, Davies told The Times in an interview that he had already started writing the season, even though it had yet to be officially commissioned.^[5]

On 11 June, in an interview with Radio Times, Davies revealed that he was already working on this season, working on the fourth script, saying: "I’m working on the fourth script now for season three. It’s not actually commissioned, That’s still up in the air. But that’s the same for every TV programme. I shouldn’t say we’re confident, because that’s asking for a fall, but we’re very confident, to be honest. And we’ll just keep going." Davies also hinted at the possibility of Gatwa returning, and that the season would begin shooting early the next year, after Gatwa had finished a run starring in The Importance of Being Earnest.^[6]

On 4 September, Davies said in an issue of SFX magazine that the series had not yet been officially renewed for a third season, and that he did not expect a decision to be made or announced until after the release of season 2.^[7]

On 10 October, in his column for Doctor Who Magazine #609, Davies said that three scripts from three different writers had already been written, one of them on its sixth draft, which would be parked until they were needed for when the decision to commission the season was made.^[8]

On 11 October, Ncuti Gatwa appeared on The Graham Norton Show, on which he said that the season would be filmed in 2025.^[9] The quote was cut from the broadcast edit to "liven up" Gatwa's interview, and the BBC reiterated in a statement that no decision on the season would be made until after the release of season 2.^[10]