Doctor Who

2024 Is a Hell of a Year in Star Trek HistoryScreenshot: ParamountDon’t Mess With Luthen and His Fricking Lasership | Andor ReviewThe year 2024 is shaping up to be solid for Star Trek in our own reality—we’ve got the final season of Discovery, work is underway on Michelle Yeoh’s Section 31 film, and we’ve got the future of Strange New Worlds, Prodigy, and Lower Decks to look towards (and maybe even more?). But in Star Trek itself, this year is... well, it’s not great.- James Whitbrook Read MoreDoctor Who's New Streaming…

To celebrate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary last year, the BBC made a huge, unprecedented move: for the first time, almost the entirety of Doctor Who, from episodes from 1963 all the way up to the then-airing anniversary specials, would be made available to stream in the UK in one place, on the BBC’s own streaming platform iPlayer. And it turns out doing so has helped the BBC break streaming records over the festive period.Alan Cumming on playing King James in Doctor WhoThe corporation has announced that Doctor Who—and…

Todd McFarlane says that 2024 is the make-or-break year for his Spawn movie. Out first look at David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds is here. Plus, Vincent D’Onofrio teases Kingpin’s portrayal in Echo. Spoilers get!Spoilers of the Week: July 29thKlara and the SunAccording to entertainment insider Jeff Sneider, Jenna Ortega is in talks to star in Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi’s adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro novel about a robot girl created to prevent teenagers from becoming lonely.SpawnTodd McFarlane stated 2024 will…

Doctor Who viewers are willing to accept a lot of things—fascist pepperpots, farting skinsuit aliens, children-kidnapping goblins with Christmas number 1 ambitions, the existence of travel in time and space in general. But some of them just couldn’t deal with a singular trans character appearing in recent episodes. To which, the BBC says: tough, you’ve gotta deal with it anyway.Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox ControllerIt was reported last month that the broadcaster received 144 complaints about the first of the three Doctor…

Could Coyote vs. Acme make its way to public viewing this year? Get a glimpse of Echo’s arrival. Plus, updates on M3GAN 2.0 and Black Phone 2, plus what to expect on For All Mankind and Percy Jackson. To me, my spoilers!Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox ControllerFive Nights at Freddy’s 2/M3GAN 2.0/The Black Phone 2During a recent interview with Collider, Blumhouse’s VP of Feature Film Development, Ryan Turek, revealed a sequel to Five Nights at Freddy’s is still “waiting for the green light” at the production company. However,…

Every year, io9 pays solemn tribute to actors, directors, artists, composers, writers, creators, and other icons in the realms of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy that have passed. Let us celebrate their everlasting impact on genre together. Here are the luminaries whose work has impacted the lives of so many and will live…Read more... Every year, io9 pays solemn tribute to actors, directors, artists, composers, writers, creators, and other icons in the realms of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy that have passed. Let us…

When the BBC announced that it was partnering with Disney to bring Doctor Who to its international streaming audience under the show’s latest era, there was some bristling that the House of Mouse would have an element of creative control, rather than simply financial involvement. But speaking on Disney’s influence on the show so far, returning showrunner Russell T. Davies revealed they were responsible for the addition of one key scene in “The Church on Ruby Road.”Alan Cumming on playing King James in Doctor Who“The…

When you’ve been around for 60 long years like Doctor Who has, growth and evolution is the name of the game. Not just in new places each week, new heroes and friends and villains along the way, but the show has adapted and built its own riff on genre after genre of storytelling thanks to its remit. But as Doctor Who entered a new era this holiday season, it did so making its latest change feel a little bit bigger than usual.Gizmodo’s Top Five Gadgets of 2023Simultaneously a lot and not much at all goes on in “The Church…

Image: BBCIt’s Christmas, and that can only mean one thing we’ve been waiting simultaneously six years and also just three weeks for: Doctor Who is back for a festive treat, and it’s bringing a new Doctor and companion, and a whole new era, along for the ride. Need somewhere to talk about everything that just happened? We’ve got you covered.Alan Cumming on playing King James in Doctor Who“The Church on Ruby Road” isn’t just our first full showcase for Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor, nor is it just for the introduction of his…

Christopher Eccleston has had a long road of private and publicly processing his time on Doctor Who—for many years, the actor simply refused to talk about why, having helped turn the series into a sensation when it returned in 2005, he left and never looked back. But, while still largely reserved, Eccleston is now more open about his experience than ever—and clearer about what it’d take for him to return.'Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police' | AI UnlockedThe brusque actor went viral this week after a brief moment from…