Doctor Who series 13 trailer: A tease of the season’s serialized mystery

Followers have been ready since New Yr’s Day for any details about the upcoming collection of Doctor Who. The 2021 San Diego Comic-Con panel on the BBC stalwart delivered, giving us new particulars about collection 13, together with a warning to arrange for cliffhangers. Whereas no official premiere date was introduced, we all know new Who is coming “later this yr” which is nice information.

The most important reveal comes from showrunner Chris Chibnall, who introduced the collection shall be one serialized story, with every episode serving as a chapter in a bigger entire. “It’s positively probably the most bold factor we’ve achieved since we’ve been on the collection,” Chibnall stated concerning the change in format.

A collection of Physician Who principally consists of standalone episodes with occasional two-parters which can be in any other case faraway from any bigger central arc. Showrunner Russel T. Davies performed an extended recreation with the Grasp (John Simms), seeding his story into a number of episodes over a number of seasons culminating in “The Finish of Time” two-parter. His successor, Steven Moffat, additionally leaned towards the status TV mode by constructing every season round a central theme like cracks in time or the not possible lady, the Eleventh Physician’s investigation into companion Clara Oswald. However collection 13 would be the first time episodes are really serialized, and telling one cohesive story.

Collection 13 will choose up after the Physician (Jodie Whitaker) and Yaz (Mandip Gill) have been touring for a while. The pair will meet Dan Lewis (John Bishop) throughout one in every of their adventures. The Physician Who New Yr’s episode, “Revolution of the Daleks” was the swan tune for 2 of the Thirteenth Physician’s three unique companions, Ryan (Tosin Cole) and Graham (Bradley Walsh), however in a post-episode stinger, followers had been launched to Dan. Little data was given concerning the new addition — a proven fact that hasn’t modified after the panel. He’ll play a pivotal function within the collection, however followers nonetheless know virtually nothing about him.

Chibnall didn’t give a lot away concerning the main narrative resolution, however stated we will count on extra new faces. “We’ve numerous wonderful visitor actors becoming a member of us throughout the collection and fairly just a few of them recur throughout a number of episodes, which may be very uncommon for this present.” One such character is Vinder, performed by Jacob Anderson aka Raleigh Ritchie, who’s in all probability greatest identified for taking part in Gray Worm on Recreation of Thrones. Anderson beforehand labored with Chibnall and Whitaker on Broadchurch. Anderson was the “very particular shock visitor” BBC promised within the lead-up to the panel.

“He makes you root for him, and he breaks your coronary heart … he’s bought the entire vary” Says Chibnall, on casting Anderson.

The solid was notoriously tight-lipped about what else to count on, however Anderson gave somewhat bit away, by describing his expertise on set. “Not solely did I get to go on the TARDIS … however I’ve bought my very own ship. My very own ship has a world of buttons and levers and switches that you can really press.” Bishop additionally refers to him as an “motion star” which provides us some concept of what we will count on from the character. To not point out this costume.

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Chibnall’s period has been brief on traditional monsters, apart from the Daleks, who appeared in each vacation specials, and the Cybermen. However that seems to be altering. Jodie says she’s “excited for our wonderful whovians to see some unbelievable interactions with previous monsters.”