Billie Piper in Doctor Who S02E08 / BBC
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has teased that an announcement about the show’s future is due imminently.
New episodes of the long-running sci-fi saga have not aired since May 2025, when Ncuti Gatwa bowed out as The Doctor and seemingly regenerated into a character played by Billie Piper, aka former companion Rose Tyler.
Late last year it was confirmed that the BBC’s production partner Disney+ would no longer be involved with the series – and at the same time a new special was announced for Christmas 2026.
Speculation about the status of the special has been rife in recent weeks, with some reports suggesting that it could be delayed until Easter 2027 and others even suggesting that it has already been filmed in secret.
Talking about the show’s future in general, Davies told Radio 2: “You will get an announcement. There is a press release lumbering through the BBC which, as you know, is like the Jurassic period and 57 people have to sign off on every single word.
“I promise you in about a week, two weeks, there will be some sort of press release, and yet I can hear the gears slowing down even as I say that. You know this place!”
The BBC declined to comment when approached.
