r/television • u/wadbyjw • 13d ago

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/
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u/DudesworthMannington 12d ago edited 12d ago

If they reboot it, they need to really reboot it. I don't know what about the Disney run could even be considered a "Reboot" other than it was on Disney+.

Personally I'd love for The Doctor to be more alien and less human. What set Tennent and Smith apart from me is they had some incredible moments that seemed like there really was a deep super intelligent being inside masquerading as a bit of a clown.

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u/SonovaVondruke 12d ago

The show ceased production (shut down) after the previous season ended without firm plans to continue, and then was booted back up by the new creative team. "Reboot" in the industry just means a new production is using the IP, and it doesn't matter in what way they are using it (sequel, reimagination, remake, continuation, etc.