First Look At New Season Of Doctor Who

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The trailer and episode titles have dropped for Ncuti Gatwa's second season

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Doctor Who fans, we have some good news: Ncuti Gatwa is soon to return to our screens for his second season as The Doctor. The trailer dropped yesterday, giving us a first look at Gatwa alongside his new companion Belinda Chandra (Varadu Sethu), a human who left Earth and finds herself unable to get back. So what can we expect?

Doctor Who Season 2: The Trailer Is Here

What’s The Plot?

Season two of Doctor Who (or season 15 of the 2005 reboot) will follow The Doctor (Gatwa) and Belinda Chandra (Sethu) as they attempt to get Belinda back to Earth. But, of course, their journey won’t be smooth sailing. As the official synopsis reads: ‘A mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-travelling TARDIS team must face great dangers, ferocious enemies and wilder terrors than ever before.’

Belinda is keen to get home, but the Doctor reveals there’s no rush, as the TARDIS is a time machine. The trailer shows time travel to many different time periods, including 1952 and the 51st century. Along the way, they also drop into ‘the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest’, a sci-fi spin on the Eurovision Song Contest, where Rylan Clark will star as himself. ‘As a massive Whovian, getting the call to be in Doctor Who was a call I’ve always dreamed of getting,’ Clark said in a statement. ‘The episode is all my favourite things about the show with an added song contest set in space. It really is a dream come true. I can’t wait for everyone to see it. It really is going to be out of this world.’

The trailer also teases an unexplained connection between the Doctor and Belinda. Sethu previously starred as Mundy Flynn in season 14 episode Boom, and previously said there would be ‘nods’ to her former role, but confirmed Belinda is a ‘completely different thing.’

Ruby Sunday and The Doctor in Doctor Who

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What Are The Episode Titles?

The Robot Revolution: Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Peter Hoar
Lux: Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Amanda Brotchie
The Well: Written by Russell T Davies & Sharma Angel Walfall, directed by Amanda Brotchie
Lucky Day: Written by Pete McTighe, directed by Peter Hoar
The Story & the Engine: Written by Inua Ellams, directed by Makalla McPherson
The Interstellar Song Contest: Written by Juno Dawson, directed by Ben A. Williams
Wish World: Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai
The Reality War: Written by Russell T Davies, directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai

Who Will Star?

Alongside Gatwa and Sethu, many guest stars will feature in the series, including Alan Cumming (The Good Wife), who will voice the villainous cartoon character Mr Ring-a-Ding, plus Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Rose Lucinda Ayling-Ellis and Rylan Clark. Fan favourite Millie Gibson will also return as Ruby Sunday, alongside other Doctor Who veterans Bonnie Langford, Jemma Redgrave and Anita Dobson.

Other names set to star include: