The rumor mill has been running full tilt when it comes to what's going with Doctor Who and it's future.
What's up with Series 12? There has been speculation Doctor Who may not return for it's next season until 2020.
But Wikipedia has this to say on the subject.
The twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who is set to premiere in late 2019, with production for the series having commenced in November 2018. The series will be the second to be lead by Chris Chibnall as head writer and executive producer.
The source for this information comes from an item written by Jordan Royce on 11/17/2018 from Starburst magazine which reportedly has been in touch with the series’ production office. The BBC was happy to go on the record about the programme’s short-term future. Series 12 went into production this week, and that it will definitely be broadcast next year, as part of the autumn 2019 TV schedule.
I should point out that this information has not be independently corroborated by the BBC. But the Starburst report does seem to be solid.
Another rumor going around concerns the long term prospects of Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker, that both may not last more than another year on Doctor Who.
It seems that after the relative lack of oversight from ITV on Broadchurch, it seems Chris Chibnall is chafing under the closer watchful eye of the BBC over it's biggest cash cow. And the word is that if Chibnall walks, Whittaker will walk with him.
The new series of Doctor Who with Chris Chibnall as the head writer and showrunner with Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor has enjoyed a considerably high level of success so it seems hard to imagine either of them looking to exit the show so soon. Still, success on the screen does not necessarily translate to happiness behind the camera.
Chibnall by all accounts really had to be convinced to take on this job and he may not find it worth it to stay on if he's being second guessed by the BBC. And as much as Jodie Whittaker is crushing it as the Doctor, portraying the Doctor takes a lot of time and energy which leaves one less inclined to deal with back stage drama.
All of this scuttlebutt is just that. There is no basis in fact for any of this speculation. Doctor Who is always it seems the subject of scurrilous speculation. It does seem to be that the rumor mongering seems more pronounced as of late.
Back in the present....
We have three more episodes of Series 11 to go. Tonight, we encounter The Witchfinder and tomorrow, I will have a write up about it here.
Another rumor going around concerns the long term prospects of Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker, that both may not last more than another year on Doctor Who.
It seems that after the relative lack of oversight from ITV on Broadchurch, it seems Chris Chibnall is chafing under the closer watchful eye of the BBC over it's biggest cash cow. And the word is that if Chibnall walks, Whittaker will walk with him.
The new series of Doctor Who with Chris Chibnall as the head writer and showrunner with Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor has enjoyed a considerably high level of success so it seems hard to imagine either of them looking to exit the show so soon. Still, success on the screen does not necessarily translate to happiness behind the camera.
Chibnall by all accounts really had to be convinced to take on this job and he may not find it worth it to stay on if he's being second guessed by the BBC. And as much as Jodie Whittaker is crushing it as the Doctor, portraying the Doctor takes a lot of time and energy which leaves one less inclined to deal with back stage drama.
All of this scuttlebutt is just that. There is no basis in fact for any of this speculation. Doctor Who is always it seems the subject of scurrilous speculation. It does seem to be that the rumor mongering seems more pronounced as of late.
Back in the present....
We have three more episodes of Series 11 to go. Tonight, we encounter The Witchfinder and tomorrow, I will have a write up about it here.
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