Disney has hailed Physician Who as a “actually good match” for Disney+ amid trade chatter over whether or not its bold co-production cope with the BBC has been a hit.
Liam Keelan, Disney’s SVP of authentic productions in EMEA, stated the corporate was “blissful to have” the Ncuti Gatwa sci-fi collection on Disney+ exterior of the UK.
The Disney chief didn’t, nevertheless, decide to renewing the BBC co-production deal past subsequent yr’s season, which is overseen by showrunner Russell T Davies.
Keelan stated: “[Doctor Who] is a superb collection. Clearly, within the UK it’s totally BBC, rightly so. We take remainder of world rights. However actually, actually blissful to have it. I feel simply, the quirkiness of it, the truth that it’s in that sci-fi world and when you consider what Disney affords in different regards, I feel it looks like a very good match to me. I imply it’s nice to have it.”
He was talking on the Edinburgh TV Pageant weeks after Gatwa’s first season, produced by Dangerous Wolf and BBC Studios. An evaluation by Deadline revealed trade hypothesis about Disney’s dedication to the Time Lord, with one supply suggesting that the co-production deal’s future hangs within the stability.
Disney has dedicated to The Struggle Between the Land and the Sea, a five-part spinoff collection starring Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Uncooked alongside current Physician Who stars Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient.
The Struggle Between The Land And The Sea focuses on army group UNIT. Per the logline, when a fearsome and historical species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, a world disaster is triggered.
