Doctor Who Photos Give Official Look At Ncuti Gatwa As The New Time Lord

The BBC has released two new Doctor Who photos for the next season of the long-running sci-fi drama, which will now be directed by rising British star Ncuti Gatwa. The photos give us our first official look at Gatwa's portrayal of the fifteenth Time Lord, as he dons an elegant brown plaid outfit. In one of the photos, he is accompanied by Millie Gibson (Coronation Street) who is to play the Doctor's new companion, Ruby Sunday.

As part of the show's 60th anniversary celebration, the new episodes will premiere on the BBC and Disney+ from November 2023 for fans around the world. It was recently revealed that Doctor Who vet David Tennant is returning for three new special episodes as the Fourteenth Doctor. Thereafter, Ncuti Gatwa will officially assume the role of the fifteenth Doctor in the series.

The next season of Doctor Who, which comes from showrunner Russell T. Davies, will be Gatwa's first major TV venture as the titular lead. He will officially become the very first black actor to portray the iconic character in franchise history.

Doctor Who Season 13 was written and produced by Chris Chibnall, who also served as the showrunner.