Season 1 (instead of season 14) of Doctor Who arrives in May 2024 on Disney+. And we now know that Steven Moffat will write one of the episodes, which brings back many memories.
In 2005, Russell T. Davies relaunched Doctor Who with a new season 1, and Steven Moffat wrote an episode. In 2024, Russell T. Davies launches a soft reboot of Doctor Who with a new season 1, and Steven Moffat is writing an episode. History seems to repeat itself and this is not to displease the fans – we owe him, for example, Blink (the Weeping Angels episode).
It was the BBC itself which confirmedon March 19, 2024, that he would be writing an episode of the future season of Doctor Who. What do we know about this return, the broadcast date or the number of episodes of this season carried by Ncuti Gatwa?
Steven Moffat returns for a season 1 episode
After writing several cult episodes of Doctor Who during the first four seasons, from 2005 to 2011, Steven Moffat (to whom we also owe Sherlock) had taken the lead in the series. He was the showrunner for seasons with Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi, before giving way to Chris Chibnall.
In the new season 1, Steven Moffat will write one of the episodes, which will be directed by Julie-Anne Robinson (who will also handle the first episode). “ Steven Moffat gave me an intense challenge as a director. I asked him for a keyword to describe the general tone of the episode and he replied: ‘Hitchcock’ », Details Robinson. We don’t know much more about the episode, and that’s a good thing: Moffat’s episodes are often filled with improbable twists.
On the other hand, the rumor according to which he would be writing the future Christmas Special of 2024 seems false (or in any case, nothing supports it at present: perhaps it was a distortion of the initial information).
Doctor Who season 1 (ex-season 14) coming soon
It’s the Saturday May 11, 2024 that the new season of Doctor Who will begin its broadcast. Please note, this is not really season 14: the series being rebooted, while retaining its narrative continuity, the counter is reset to zero with season 1.
In France, it will be on Disney+. For the first time, the broadcast will begin with two episodes in one go; then it will be one episode per week. In all, it will be necessary to count over 8 episodes.
As for the plot of this season 1, we know that the Doctor will have to face one of the most powerful enemies he has ever encountered, but whose identity is unknown to us: “The One Who Waits”. He will also be accompanied by Ruby, whose personal story was not completely resolved in the Christmas Special broadcast at the end of 2023.
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