In January 2020, not long after CBS (owner of 50% of the Doctor Who TV licence) merged with Viacom (the owner's of Paramount Pictures, who themselves owned the Doctor Who Movie licence), the new company, ViacomCBS commissioned a report into the future of the Doctor Who franchise, amidst it's new ownership, alongside the BBC. The … Continue reading ViacomCBS’ Report into the Future of the Doctor Who Franchise
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Doctor Who – Season 54
Season 54 was treated as Series 2, and although it doesn't actually feature any of the TARDIS team from Series 1, it does pick up, airing wise, just a week after Series 1, and features exactly the same production team, as well as the same look and feel as the previous season. Season 54, therefore, … Continue reading Doctor Who – Season 54
Dokter Wie – Season Two
The second season of Dokter Wie was commissioned soon after the first season finished airing. Not much changed between the two seasons behind the scenes and production was pretty swift, with the show airing a year after the first. De Thuisplaneet Season 2, Episode 1 Written by MAARTEN VAN DER DUIN Directed by Tim Oliehoek … Continue reading Dokter Wie – Season Two
The Elysium – Season 5
The fifth season of the Elysium was announced to be the final season of the show. Two main differences were in place from the fourth season however, firstly it was not aired in two parts and instead throughout the entire Autumn season, and secondly, it lasted for 16 episodes rather than 12, as Toni Graphia … Continue reading The Elysium – Season 5
Mysteriet Doktorn – Season One
Mysteriet Doktorn premiered in Sweden on 16 August 2019, with it's English dub airing on BBC Four on the following Saturday, as with Dokter Wie and Mysteriet Doktorn. The BBC did consider taking the bilingual approach to Mysteriet Doktorn, but decided to use the Polish version to trial the concept instead. The showrunner of the … Continue reading Mysteriet Doktorn – Season One
Doctor Who: Through Time and Space – Season One
The third foreign adaptation to air, was TVN's 'Doktor - przez czas i przestrzen', from Poland. This adaptation aired from 9 June to 11 August 2019 in both Poland and the United Kingdom, unlike the first two adaptations which were aired a few days earlier in their home countries. However, in the UK, unlike the … Continue reading Doctor Who: Through Time and Space – Season One
Doctor Misterio – Season One
Each of the four foreign adaptations had to cater to different audiences, but Doctor Misterio had probably the hardest job of them all, because if successful then the show could potentially be syndicated to dozens and dozens of countries, due to the high amount, especially in South America, which speaks Spanish. This also gave CBS … Continue reading Doctor Misterio – Season One
Doctor Who – Season 53
Season 53 would have been the first series of Chapter Five of Doctor Who, and also the first for new showrunner, Adrian Hodges, to which whom the BBC had entrusted this season of Doctor Who to. Together with the BBC, Hodges came up with an action plan to get the viewing figures for Doctor Who … Continue reading Doctor Who – Season 53
The Elysium – Season Four: Part Two
The second half of the fourth season of the Elysium was broadcast in October and November 2018, following the conclusion of Season 52 of Doctor Who. The broadcast of the Elysium, also coincided with not just 1, not just 2 but 3 other Doctor Who related projects. For most of its run, it ran continuously … Continue reading The Elysium – Season Four: Part Two
Dokter Wie – Season One
Dokter Wie was the first of the four original foreign language adaptations of Doctor Who, as agreed in the original 2017 deal with foreign broadcasters, NPO, RTVE, TVN and SVT, with CBS Corporation and BBC Studios. It was formally commissioned in September 2017 and began filming just a few months later in January. The main … Continue reading Dokter Wie – Season One
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