{"id":36065,"date":"2022-07-23T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=36065"},"modified":"2022-07-22T20:17:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T19:17:53","slug":"will-doctor-who-stream-globally-on-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/07\/23\/will-doctor-who-stream-globally-on-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Doctor Who Stream Globally on Disney+?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The BBC is reportedly in talks with Disney to negotiate the streaming terms of the upcoming series of Doctor Who<\/em> starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Time Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If successful, it’s mooted that the show will be available to watch on the streaming platform, Disney+, globally, although it will still air on the BBC in the UK (and presumably on BBC America too).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would be a huge deal if it goes ahead; Disney+ won’t own Doctor Who<\/em>, but would have the rights to stream the series across foreign territories, just as it does other programmes like The Walking Dead<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These talks are apparently at an “early stage”, so certainly don’t take this as a given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It makes sense: Russell T Davies has previously pondered over the franchise’s potential to reach audiences in the same way as the Marvel Cinematic Universe — which Disney also owns. Hence, alongside major movies like The Eternals<\/em>, Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>, and Thor: Love and Thunder<\/em>, related shows have been available to stream on Disney+, i.e. WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If?, Hawkeye, Moon Knight, Ms Marvel<\/em>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while there’s no talk as yet of Disney+ hosting any Doctor Who <\/em>spin-offs, the smart money is on Davies creating more spin-offs and so a streaming service would be a perfect place for them, at least outside the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, we don’t know what this deal might cover, so fans across the world shouldn’t hold their breaths for the likes of The War Games, The Happiness Patrol<\/em>, or The Eleventh Hour<\/em> to be on the service. Right now, rumours indicate it’ll solely be Ncuti Gatwa’s era. But things can change quite easily in the mad world of television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, neither the BBC nor Disney have commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let’s wait and see! After all, Gatwa won’t debut until at least 2023, and we’ve got Jodie Whittaker’s final episode to go of the current era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you think, DWC readers? Personally, I’m a bit bored of seeing these rumours be met with negativity; as long as Doctor Who<\/em> doesn’t disappear from the BBC, surely getting a wider audience is a good thing…?<\/p>\n

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Could Disney+ be the home of Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, *and* Doctor Who?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Will #DoctorWho Stream Globally on Disney+?","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[205],"tags":[2417,5514,2848,857,1157,4677,711,12,2264],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Disney-Plus-Marvel-MCU.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36831,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/10\/25\/disney-to-stream-doctor-who-from-2023-plus-new-logo-and-when-will-ncuti-gatwa-debut\/","url_meta":{"origin":36065,"position":0},"title":"Disney+ to Stream Doctor Who From 2023. 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