Russell T. Davies Explains Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who Casting
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies discusses what went into his decision to cast Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor in the next season. Doctor Who is an incredibly long-running series following a Time Lord known as The Doctor who can regenerate form after sustaining serious damage and travels through time and space with a variety of different companions. The show originally ran from 1963 through 1989. The reboot series, which began airing in 2005, is technically in continuity with the original series and has so far seen five different Doctors, played by Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, and most recently Jodie Whittaker.
For some time it has been known that Whittaker is stepping down from the role after her upcoming final special, at which time current showrunner Chris Chibnall will also step down and be replaced by the reboot series' original showrunner Russell T. Davies for 2023's season 14. The question on everyone's lips for the past few months has been who will replace Whittaker as The Doctor. Speculation has ranged from people who have previously worked with Davies like It's a Sin's Lydia West and a Tennant return, to a character who has already appeared on the show but currently occupies an unknown timeline: Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor.
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This morning, it was officially announced that the role would be filled by Gatwa, who is best known for his role opposite Asa Butterfield in Sex Education. On the official Doctor Who website, Davies shared an effusive quote about working with the 29-year-old actor. The showrunner says that "the future is here" and that Gatwa took the audition room by storm and "owned those TARDIS
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