Production on Ncuti Gatwa’s second season of Doctor Who just started yesterday, and we’ve got news today that Gatwa, whose previous credits include the show Sex Education, will have a reunion with one of his co-workers there.
The BBC announced that one of Gatwa’s episodes is co-written by Kate Herron and Briony Redman. Redman’s previous credits include writing on the Welsh crime comedy, Pont Brec, while Herron’s previous credits include directing the entire first season of Disney+’s Loki and directing on Sex Education, where Gatwa once starred. “Clearly I can’t get enough of time travel,” Herron said in a statement. “It is an absolute honour to write for Russell and Ncuti. We had so much fun and can’t wait for you all to see it.”
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies was also enthusiastic about working with the writing duo. “This is when I absolutely love my job,” he said in the same statement. “Working with the stellar talents of Kate and Briony makes my whole world bigger and brighter, and a lot more fun. I was a huge fan of Loki and reached out to Kate to say so—she then introduced me to Briony, and it was all systems go! They’ve written a wonderful script which created unique challenges for cast and crew alike. The end result is gorgeous and thrilling and scary, and not like any other episode of Doctor Who.”
Doctor Who returns with three special episodes in November 2023 with David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor to coincide with the show’s 60th anniversary. Gatwa’s first episode as the Fifteenth Doctor will then air over the “festive period,” according to the BBC, which means the Christmas Special set to air in December. No news on when exactly Gatwa’s season as the Doctor will premiere, but it will be sometime in 2024.
All episodes will air on the BBC for the UK and Ireland, and stream on Disney+ for the rest of the world.
