chris chibnall
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Doctor Who’s ‘Fugitive Doctor’ Was an Unplanned, Last-Minute Twist
The introduction of a new Doctor is, like, a pretty big deal on Doctor Who. So when season 12’s “Fugitive of the Judoon” brought us Jo Martin’s Doctor on the lam, it felt like the culmination of something huge. But it turns out her debut was kind of out-of-the-blue — and one the showrunner doesn’t…
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Doctor Who Charts Itself An Exciting New Future By Going Back To The Very Beginning
Modern Doctor Who has been fascinated with one central question its past self rarely cared to engage with: Doctor who? It imagined more than the clever twist of its title and sought to place its hero on the grand pedestal of a mystery solved. But last night, it finally asked the question for real, and…
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Chris Chibnall Cast A Black Woman As The Doctor, But It’s Only Just A Start
In this week’s episode, “Fugitive of the Judoon,” the BBC’s Doctor Who made history by casting a black woman, Jo Martin, as the Doctor for the first time in the series’ 57-year history. Let’s talk about it.
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Doctor Who’s Chris Chibnall Says He’s Already Working On Season 13 And Isn’t Going Anywhere
We’re still waiting for season 12 of Doctor Who—which will see the sophomore return of Jodie Whittaker as the titular Doctor—but showrunner Chris Chibnall is already prepping the TARDIS for round 13. After a year of rumours that he was preparing to leave the show, Chibnall confirmed that not only is he not quitting, he’s…