Doctor Who, produced by Bad Wolf, is set to return on 11 May.
It will land in the UK with two episodes premiering on BBC iPlayer at 00:00 on Saturday, before arriving on BBC One later that day, before the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.
At the same time, outside of the UK, it is set to land on Disney+ where available.
Viewers in the UK will be able to watch from midnight on BBC iPlayer or tune in at primetime on Saturday nights on BBC One.
The new season of Doctor Who will see Ncuti Gatwa return as the Fifteenth Doctor, alongside Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, it comes after they made their highly acclaimed debut on Christmas Day in The Church on Ruby Road. Within the upcoming series, audiences will see the Doctor and Ruby travel through time and space on adventures to unknown lands, to the Regency era in England, to outer space worlds and the sixties.
This season will also see the return of Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday, Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday and Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood as well as featuring an array of special guest stars including Jinkx Monsoon, Aneurin Barnard, Yasmin Finney, Jonathan Groff, Bonnie Langford, Jemma Redgrave, Lenny Rush and Indira Varma with more to be announced soon.
Russell T Davies, Showrunner says: “At last, it’s my great delight to unleash a whole new season of the Doctor and Ruby’s adventures together. Monsters! Chases! Villains! Mysteries! And a terrifying secret that’s been spanning time and space for decades. Don’t miss a second!”
Doctor Who is produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for the BBC and Disney Branded Television.
An episode will continue to drop on BBC iPlayer at 00:00 on Saturdays, followed by a primetime slot on BBC One each week following that.
The trailer for season one, posted by Disney at the weekend, has already attracted almost five million views.
Pippa Considine
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