Doctor Who needs to go away for the next 10 years |
The future of Doctor Who is not looking too bright. The longest-running sci-fi show in history, Doctor Who follows The Doctor and his companions as they travel throughout time and space. The series has long since been considered a cornerstone of British culture, right along with fish and chips, the fine art of queueing, and Wallace and Gromit. It’s because of the sci-fi juggernaut’s prestige that the BBC’s cancellation of the Doctor Who 2026 Christmas special (and the departure of Bad Wolf Productions and its showrunner, Russell T. Davies) feels like such a crushing blow.
With so much speculation flying around, there’s a general acceptance from fans that we won’t be seeing Doctor Who for quite a while. And while it breaks my heart to see a franchise with as rich a history as this one get put on the shelf (even temporarily), this may end up being the best thing for Doctor Who.
If you ask a group of Whovians what went wrong with Doctor Who, you’re bound to get a variety of answers. Some will point towards the return of Russell T. Davies, who was the showrunner behind the 2005 revival, as well as the man who took on the job of........