Whovians rejoice! The first full trailer for Doctor Who Season 2 has been released, with the official release information also attached. After what has felt like a lifetime since Joy To The World, we finally know when to expect Doctor Who back on our screens, and it’s just around the corner!
The series is produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for the BBC and Disney Branded Television, and will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and exclusively on Disney+ outside of the UK where available.
Official Release Date Confirmed for ‘Doctor Who’ Season 2
Doctor Who Season 2 will premiere on April 12 on BBC iPlayer, with a simultaneous release set for Disney+ around the world. This follows a similar pattern to last year’s, however, UK audiences won’t be required to stay up till midnight anymore. Despite the show’s history of traditionally airing on BBC One before iPlayer, the recent Disney and BBC deal has slightly altered the show’s timey-wimey release.
Alongside the release news, it was announced that Emmy® Award winner Alan Cumming (The Traitors) will guest star in the second episode as Mr Ring-a-Ding, a happy, funny, singalong cartoon, who lives in Sunny Town with his friend Sunshine Sally. However, in 1952, after years of repeats in cinemas across the land, Mr Ring-a-Ding suddenly looks beyond the screen and sees the real world outside — and the consequences are terrifying. Cumming is returning to the Whoniverse after previously playing King James I in the 2018 episode “The Witchfinders.”
Showrunner, executive producer and writer Russell T Davies said, “Only Alan Cumming could give a runaway cartoon so much wit, malice, danger and fun. He makes the whole universe of Doctor Who wilder and madder than ever, and it’s an absolute honour to welcome him on board the TARDIS.”
The new season stars Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. Previously announced guest cast includes Rose Ayling-Ellis, Christopher Chung, Anita Dobson, Michelle Greenidge, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruth Madeley, Jemma Redgrave and Susan Twist.
When Do New Episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ Release on BBC iPlayer and Disney+?
New episodes of Doctor Who Season 2 will premiere on Disney+ at 12:00 a.m. PDT / 3:00 a.m. EDT. In the UK, fans can watch first on BBC iPlayer from 8:00 a.m., ahead of the televised broadcast later in the day on BBC One.
Alongside the release date news, came two brand new posters featuring Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu:
Doctor Who Season 2 arrives on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer on April 12, with new episodes arriving weekly.
In Doctor Who Season 2, The Doctor meets Belinda Chandra and begins an epic quest to get her back to Earth. But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-traveling TARDIS team must face great dangers, bigger enemies and wider terrors than ever before.
