At long last, the BBC and Disney+ have set the release dates of the three Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials, as well as providing a brief new trailer teasing more of what to expect.
The specials will release across three weeks, beginning on November 25 with ‘The Star Beast’, then ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ on December 2, with ‘The Giggle’ capping the miniseries on December 9. These specials will drop on Disney+ worldwide, except the UK and Ireland, where the series remains at its original home of the BBC.
These three specials deliver the much anticipated return of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, as well as Catherine Tate as Donna Temple-Noble, both reprising their roles (with new twists) from their original Doctor Who run between 2005 and 2010. The new trailer also provides fresh looks at Neil Patrick Harris’ villainous Toymaker, as well as hinting at a more terrestrial threat than those typically faced by The Doctor.
Check out the new trailer for the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials for yourself below ahead of their release in the next two months:
Joining Tennant and Tate in returning are Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple, and Jemma Redgrave as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. Meanwhile, Yasmin Finney (Heartstopper) will join the cast as Rose Temple-Noble and Miriam Margoyles will take up the voice of Beep the Meep.
It will be a short-lived run for Tennant, however. After the three specials, he will hand the reins of the TARDIS over to Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa, who will play the Fifteenth Doctor. It’s expected that Gatwa will appear briefly during the specials, as has previously been the case for The Doctor’s regenerations, before taking over the role properly in a new season in 2024.
