Ncuti Gatwa recently appeared on the UK’s The Graham Norton Show where the actor confirmed Doctor Who Season 3 is happening.
On Thursday, Ncuti Gatwa recorded the show and said, “We did the second series this year, the Christmas special is coming up, and we are filming a third series next year.”
Various sites ran with the news even though Gatwa’s comments didn’t line with either the BBC or showrunner Russell T Davies. Hey, maybe Gatwa let the cat out of the bag early. It happens.
However, once The Graham Norton Show actually aired, Gatwa’s comments were edited to remove any mention of Doctor Who Season 3: “We finished the second season earlier this year, we’ve got the Christmas episode coming out … at Christmas … But it’s been amazing.”
So what happened?
Well, according to Deadline – and I find it hilarious – the site is trying to say the BBC didn’t get involved. Deadline actually says “The Graham Norton Show made the edit to liven up Gatwa’s answer.”
Huh? Liven up the answer? LOL. Gatwa dropping the news that Doctor Who Season 3 is happening when it hasn’t been announced is BIG news. Removing his Doctor Who Season 3 comments is hardly “liven up Gatwa’s answer” — if anything, it’s the opposite. Likely, either the BBC did get involved or after the news came out, Davies or Gatwa’s PR team got involved, is my guess.
What’s also funny is the BBC told Deadline that Doctor Who Season 3 isn’t guaranteed.
“As we’ve said previously, the decision on season three will be made after season two transmits and as always we don’t comment on speculation,” a spokesperson told the site.
Russel T Davies has also said the same in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine: “The decision to commission Season 3 won’t be made until after Season 2 has transmitted. And that’s always been the deal since the start.”
Why hasn’t Doctor Who been renewed for Season 3?
We don’t know why Doctor Who hasn’t been renewed for Season 3, but it could be because the new series is a complete ratings disaster, the worst ratings in the show’s entire 60-year history.
The future of Doctor Who on Disney+ is also in doubt amid the show bombing on the streamer.
