Yup, after sitting out last year due to the writer and actor strikes, this year Doctor Who came to play at San Diego Comic Con in Hall H. The highlights as follows.
First of all, we had showrunner Russell T. Davies and series stars Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson aka, the 15th Doctor and Ruby Sunday at the infamous Hall H (moderated by Josh Horowitz) while also doing press interviews. There was talks of other franchises (both Star Trek and Star Wars), past Doctors that both Ncuti and Millie would like to see and even the talk of other Doctors appearing through CGI (though I'm not sure how serious RTD was about that one). Of course, there were far bigger highlights tonight at Hall H.
After months of speculation, the biggest reveal was the announcement of a spin-off, which has been titled as The War Between The Land And The Sea. As you can see, its very familiar casting.
- Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient are reprising their roles as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and Colonel Cristofer Ibrahim. They will be regulars.
- Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw will play new regular characters for the show. Previously they played the roles of Midshipman Frame and Letitia Jones during Russell T. Davies first run of Doctor Who.
- The show will be five episodes, written by Russell T. Davies and Pete McTighe and directed by Dylan Holmes Williams. The latter directed the episodes 73 Yards and Dot And Bubble.
- Expect a massive battle with UNIT and the Sea Devils as the latter dramatically reveal themselves to humanity, causing an international crisis.
- Filming will start from next month with the show slated to air on BBC and Disney+ in 2025. The show will be made by Bad Wolf, BBC Studios and Disney Branded Television.
I have to admit that while I was hoping a certain former companion would return for this show, this is a good cast line up. With filming happening next month, I expect more names will be revealed as cameras start rolling.
As for the upcoming Season 2/Series 15 of Doctor Who, a few tidbits were also revealed during the hour long panel.
- Ruby will be suffering from some PTSD when she returns. It's likely the fourth episode will be her returning episode of the next series.
- Varada Sethu's character will be Belinda Chandra. Is she related to Rani Chandra (Anjli Mohindra)? Time will tell. Will she have a connection to Sethu's other character, Mundy Flynn? We'll see.
- Jonah Hauer-King's character (rumoured to be called Conrad) will be connected to Ruby. Filming from last year did reveal him to be a love interest.
- We can expect to see more of Anita Dobson's mysterious Mrs Flood in the next series.
- Another episode will have musical moments in the upcoming series.
- Don't expect the return of Strax (Dan Starkey) any time soon.
- Ncuti Gatwa really wants to meet the Daleks. Here's hoping he gets his wish next series.
Last but not least, we got something for upcoming Christmas special, thanks to a recorded appearance from Nicola Coughlan. What can we expect from Joy To The World?
- Nicola's character is called Joy and she's from 2024 London. The Doctor is going to have a significant impact on her life.
- There are scenes in 1940, 1962 and 1953. Scenes involving a train journey and a Mount Everest expedition.
- The Doctor seems to be looking for the right person to give a ham and cheese toasties and a pumpkin latte to. Joy seems to be the one to get his attention.
- There's a Silurian hotel worker who appeared in a scene where the Doctor and Joy first meet each other in Joy's hotel room.
- The episode's written by Steven Moffat and directed by Alex Pillai.
Overall, a good selection of information revealed at SDCC, hinting that the show's future is in good hands.
Doctor Who will return with Joy To The World on Christmas Day on BBC1, iPlayer and Disney+. Series 15 will air in early 2025.
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