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Brilliant!" – Chris Chibnall, Showrunner Even with a year still to go before any "New Who," Chibnall offered some insight into what fans can expect: ● On the possibility of more "Classic Who" villains: "Well, maybe we'll do some [classic monsters], then I'll have a think." ● If there will be a larger focus on Yaz's (Gill) backstory: "That's a really[...]

Not everyone gets to go to an expensive writing workshop or get into a film writing course at a university: sometimes you learn the basic dynamics of television dramas just from absorbing the scripts in front of you. BBC The BBC doesn't just offer Chris Chibnall's first script as showrunner, the BBC Writers Room also includes a[...]

This is the "Voldemort" that showrunner Chris Chibnall and his predecessors Steven Moffat and Russell T Davies will never discuss openly because they don't want to throw the BBC bean counters under the bus, causing a bigger fuss than what's already been kicked off Budget – as in when they finally get it – is[...]

At a special advance screening of the Doctor Who New Year's Special "Resolution", showrunner Chris Chibnall revealed that it was the Doctor herself Jodie Whittaker who was responsible for a Dalek showing up this series. Many fans feel that a new Doctor only truly becomes the Doctor when they face the Daleks for the first time, yet[...]

– though the BBC's efficient YouTube channel has already posted two behind-the-scenes videos filled with detailed spoilers for those who have not yet seen the episode, "Making The New Years Day Special" and "Making The Monster." If you are avoiding 'Resolution' spoilers, read no further! The first, "Making the New Year's Day Special," is packed with behind-the-scenes footage of[...]

With only hours left until the premier of the Doctor Who New Year's Day Special 'Resolution,' showrunner Chris Chibnall is priming fans with the tiniest of Season 12 tidbits to keep them talking until the show makes its Series 12 return in 2020 At a recent special viewing of 'Resolution,' Chibnall took fan questions about his[...]

When his successor Chris Chibnall needed more time to finish off the third and final season of Broadchurch, Moffat decided to stay for one more season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtjLeSm5O0EVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Doctor Meets Bill For The First Time | The Pilot | Doctor Who (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtjLeSm5O0E) The clean slate let Moffat take the show[...]

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In "Series 11 – A Look Back" Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole, Bradley Walsh, Chris Chibnall, and executive producer Nikki Wilson gush about what made this series a unique experience for them. https://youtu.be/n6hD30hhbi0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Series 11 Look Back | Doctor Who (https://youtu.be/n6hD30hhbi0) While Wilson is invigorated and Chibnall appears a[...]

Just after the Doctor Who Series 11 finale aired on December 9th, BBC Studios released a 25 second trailer for the much debated New Years Special "Resolution." At first viewing the trailer appears more like that of a Michael Bay film than an episode of Chris Chibnall's Who oeuvre There are explosions, 9th century warriors, more explosions, modern[...]

In an exclusive interview in Doctor Who Magazine, Chris Chibnall previewed the upcoming New Years Day Special, "Resolution." The Who show runner did his best to both get fans excited for the upcoming special and alleviate the fears of still skeptical viewers In the interview, Chibnall discussed the need to meet the high expectations of longtime Doctor Who[...]

He takes them prisoner and whisks them all off through Space and Time for the next few seasons where they had all kinds of adventures, forming the entire format of the show that has lasted over 50 years to this day. In fact, you could say that new showrunner Chris Chibnall has brought series 11 back[...]

Voiced over visuals of the Doctor running and looking genuinely scared, we hear an alien-sounding voice say "You give me my destiny." There is a lot of speculation online that the voice is that of Tsim-Sha, the Stenza warrior the Doctor battled in "The Woman Who Fell to Earth." Given that the Doctor recognized a[...]

In the short time since Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) assumed the role of show runner for Doctor Who, he has taken pride in shaking things up In addition to a new Doctor (Jodie Whittaker, Broadchurch) who has a new outlook on life, there is new theme music, a new TARDIS (inside and out), and new companions who the Doctor[...]

In a move that clearly sends the message "bah humbug," Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall has reportedly decided not to make a Christmas Special for the show this year, breaking 13 years of tradition and landing Chibnall a spot amongst some of Christmas's most notorious detractors, such as Ebenezer Scrooge, The Grinch, and people who[...]

New Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall is holding court at New York Comic Con following a live viewing at the Doctor Who panel And he's dropping headline-worthy quotes like a seasoned pro already! Unless you've been living under a rock and missed both tonight's premiere and months worth of PR, you know that the previously[...]

Showrunner Chris Chibnall apparently sought out Akinola due to his work on shows such as Black and British: A Forgotten History You can check out that, and other work, on Akinola's Soundcloud: In the press release, Chibnall said: Welcome to the Doctor Who family, Segun Akinola! We're over the moon Segun's agreed to join us, to provide[...]

Chris Chibnall takes over as showrunner for the next season. But until that regeneration, we're getting one more trip in the TARDIS with Capaldi, along with companion Bill (played by Pearl Mackie), and to that end the trailer focuses on Capaldi's interaction with David Bradley, playing the first incarnation of the Doctor Watch it below. The magical[...]

Outgoing Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat will sing his swan song on Christmas, as the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special, Twice Upon a Time, will see both Moffat and Peter Capaldi exit the show as new showrunner Chris Chibnall and new Doctor Jodie Whittaker take over In an interview with the Telegraph, Moffat talked about[...]

There is the expectation that the special will be the vehicle for The Twelfth Doctor's (Peter Capaldi) exit and The Thirteenth Doctor's (Jodie Whitaker) arrival. Moffat will also be exiting a series that he's helmed since 2010; and popular companion Bill (Pearl Mackie) will also mark her departure. Broadchurch creator and Torchwood writer Chris Chibnall will take[...]

With new showrunner Chris Chibnall taking over Doctor Who for its upcoming eleventh season, its reasonable to expect some major changes But in addition to Jodie Whittaker's female Doctor, a new report from UK Tabloid The Mirror suggests that the show's very schedule could be affected. Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor. While seasons of the show[...]

A new casting rumor making the rounds says showrunner Chris Chibnall has found a new companion for Jodie Whittaker's Doctor — Bradley Walsh. The Mirror is a British tabloid which, up until recently, consisted as far as we can tell of nothing but rumors, or "rumours" as they say, about Peter Capaldi and Stephen Moffat leaving Doctor[...]

With today's announcement from BBC 1 that actress Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch, Attack the Block) would be assuming the role of the 13th Doctor...

Moffat will also be leaving the series after the Christmas Special, handing-off the position to Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Torchwood) for Who's eleventh season. Renewed for a second 10-episode season last November after an acclaimed first season start, Dirk Gently is expected to have (though still being finalized) executive producer/writer Max Landis; fellow executive producer and showrunner Robert[...]

The report comes from UK tabloid The Sun, which says that Mackie has been "axed" and that the decision is not Mackie's, but a joint one by the BBC and new showrunner Chris Chibnall, who takes over after the upcoming Season 10. The BBC responded in a statement reported by The Radio Times, saying, "We never reveal[...]

April 15 will see the beginning of the end for Peter Capaldi's turn as The Doctor, as Capaldi will leave the show to make way for new showrunner Chris Chibnall and a new Doctor that Chibnall can call his own But wipe away those tears — there's still time to enjoy Capaldi in the role,[...]

It would seem like we fans have got this covered, and new showrunner Chris Chibnall, who will take over from the departing Steven Moffat in the eleventh season, can just sit back and let us figure out who should be the next Doctor. That's not the case, however, according to an interview with the Telegraph, Chibnall[...]

A lot can change in two days though, especially when you're dealing with gambling odds for the next lead in a TV show that won't be chosen for months, based on no information from the people ultimately in charge of making the decision, like incoming Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall Marshall has been usurped, it[...]

Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) will be taking over with season 11 It seems right for a new writer to have a new Doctor in the same way Moffat started his tenure with Matt Smith. BREAKING NEWS! "It (the new series of Doctor Who) will be my last… I feel it's time to move on." – Peter Capaldi #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/4gx9rTShPZ — Doctor[...]

According to the Radio Times, the BBC has asked current Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi to stay on after Chris Chibnall takes over as show runner When it was announced that Steve Moffat would be moving on the question of whether or not Capaldi would remain became the hot topic It was speculated that Chibnall would[...]