‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Specials Get Disney+ Premiere Dates, New Trailer

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Specials marking the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who have set their premiere dates.

The three specials, which will feature the return of David Tennant as the Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Temple-Noble, are set to roll out over three weeks beginning Nov. 25 — two days after the actual 60th anniversary of Doctor Who’s first ever episode. The specials will stream on Disney+ (which grabbed streaming rights to the series in 2022) worldwide with the exception of the U.K. and Ireland, where they’ll air on the BBC.

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Disney+ has also released a new trailer for the specials, following a first trailer in September that showcased the saga’s main antagonist, Neil Patrick Harris’ Toymaker — a villain first seen on Doctor Who in 1966 in a now mostly missing run of episodes.

The specials find the Fourteenth Doctor (Tennant, who also played the Tenth Doctor from 2005-10) reuniting with Donna as they battle the Toymaker. Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble), Karl Collins (Shaun Temple) and Jemma Redgrave (Kate Lethbridge-Stewart) reprise their roles from past seasons; Yasmin Finney, Miriam Margolyes and Ruth Madeley also star.

The first special, “The Star Beast,” will debut Nov. 25, with “Wild Blue Yonder” and “The Giggle” following on Dec. 2 and Dec. 9. Ncuti Gatwa will then take over as the Fifteenth Doctor; the show’s next season is scheduled to premiere in 2024.

Russell T. Davies is returning as showrunner for the specials and wrote all three installments; Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley and Chanya Button directed them. Bad Wolf and BBC Studios produce Doctor Who, with Davies, Phil Collinson, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter serving as executive producers.

Watch Disney+’s trailer for the 60th anniversary specials below.

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