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Millie Gibson (Coronation Street) has joined the cast of Doctor Who as Ruby Sunday, the new doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) companion. She will make her debut alongside the 15th Doctor over the festive season in 2023, according to the BBC. “Whilst still being in total disbelief, I am beyond honored to be cast…

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here following another busy week in our world. Read on for our dissection of the biggest headlines. AFM Incoming Everett Collection Market in flux: Andreas Wiseman and Zac Ntim…

Ncuti Gatwa, who will make his debut next year as the first Black actor to play the title role in Doctor Who, says the opportunity has implications on more than his own career trajectory. “My mouth gets paralyzed by the concept of playing this role,” he said during a lunch hosted by the BBC and…

Doctor Who is teleporting to Disney+ outside the UK and Ireland. In announcing the move, the BBC and Disney Branded Television said they intend to take the already well-established franchise to even greater heights. New episodes of the series, starring Ncuti Gatwa in the title role, will debut on…

David Tennant returned to Doctor Who last night as the 14th Doctor after a 12-year hiatus and the Good Omens star said he was “worried it would be difficult to get in the groove again.” Alongside Catherine Tate, who played Donna Noble during Tennant’s previous stint as the 10th Doctor between 2005…

Jodie Whittaker’s final episode on Doctor Who aired and it brought back some familiar faces as the series celebrates its 60th anniversary. You can watch the clip in the video posted above. Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor regenerated and a familiar face returned to the Doctor Who universe. David Tennant…

The BBC is teeing up the farewell party for its first female Doctor, setting a departure date and issuing a new trailer spotlighting title star Jodie Whittaker. Whittaker‘s final episode as the Time Lord, The Power of the Doctor, will air Oct. 23. She will be replaced by Ncuti Gatwa, the star of Sex E…

Endeavor Content’s newly-rebranded Fifth Season has signaled major international intentions with the hire of Ben Irving, the BBC’s former Acting Drama Director whose exec producer credits include His Dark Materials, Doctor Who and Gentleman Jack. Irving joins in the newly-created role of Creative Director, UK…

EXCLUSIVE: Heartstopper breakout Yasmin Finney is leading Mars, the upcoming short film based on a song by Yungblud. Finney, who is also featuring in Russell T Davies’ regenerated Doctor Who, will play Charlie Acaster, a teenager who has only ever wanted to live a normal existence but an extraordinary night makes her…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s Rapman-created Supacell series, about a group of regular people who gain superpowers, is up, up and away with Tosin Cole (61st Street) signed on to play lead character Michael Lasaki. Filming begins in South London on Monday. Speaking exclusively to Deadline, Blue Story creator Rapman…

The latest UK TV and film studio is to open in October in Anglesey, North Wales, a £1.6M ($2M) facility that will contain 20,000 sqft of filming space. Facilities have been popping up all over the UK over the past year to take advantage of the current production boom and Aria Studios is being…

British pop icon Lily Allen is making her TV debut, joining Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman in Sky comedy Dreamland from Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman. Dreamland is based on Sky’s BAFTA-winning 2018 short of the same name and is set in Margate, following lead Trish (Agyeman), who is pregnant for the third…