The Physician is (again) in, virtually.
Physician Who shall be returning for season 2 (aka the second season of Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Physician) on April 12. Just like the previous Gatwa seasons and specials, the present will premiere world wide on the identical time, streaming on Disney Plus within the U.S. on the identical time it drops within the U.Okay. on BBC.
The brand new season shall be bringing some new faces alongside for a journey within the TARDIS: Andor’s Varada Sethu shall be becoming a member of as Belinda Chandra, a brand new companion. As was reported at San Diego Comedian-con, this isn’t a substitute of Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday (she’ll even be returning for season 2). “We see The Physician and Ruby in a brand new mild, and with a brand new buddy,” showrunner Russell T Davies advised Comedian-Con about Sethu’s character. “Such as you’re saying, totally different associates carry out totally different elements of you.”
And talking of various elements, Physician Who shall be pulling out a serious participant in a brand new approach. Alan Cumming — the parable and legend presently internet hosting The Traitors on Peacock — shall be making an look in season 2 as effectively. We final noticed him on Physician Who in 2018, enjoying King James I in “The Witchfinders.” This time, he would be the animated Mr Ring-a-ding. Per the announcement, the “completely satisfied, humorous, singalong cartoon” was residing contentedly with pal Sunshine Sally in Sunny City till he lastly “seems past the display screen and sees the actual world outdoors.”
If that sounds prefer it may trigger hassle, you’re lifeless on! In truth, Davies stated in a press release that’s why they employed him: “Solely Alan Cumming might give a runaway cartoon a lot wit, malice, hazard and enjoyable. He makes the entire universe of Physician Who wilder and madder than ever, and it’s an absolute honour to welcome him on board the TARDIS.”
That type of vaguely ominous weirdness is the stuff nice Physician Who episodes are product of! In fact, past simply the promise of Mr Ring-a-ding, there’s additionally the enterprise of what the Physician and Belinda are in for — particularly: They meet, and start “an epic quest to get her again to Earth. However a mysterious power is stopping their return and the time-traveling TARDIS staff should face nice risks, larger enemies and wider terrors than ever earlier than.”
Physician Who will drop on Disney Plus at 3 a.m. EDT on April 12. The eight-episode season will premiere weekly, with new episodes coming each Saturday.
