# Doctor Who (2024)

> The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space, meeting incredible friends and foes.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/156375

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 16
- Episode runtime: 46 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: science fiction, adventure
- Network: BBC One
- Cast: Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Varada Sethu, Bonnie Langford, Jemma Redgrave, Yasmin Finney, Ruth Madeley, Anita Dobson
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31433814/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: whimsical, adventurous, warm, playful, wondrous

## What critics say

Critics broadly praise Ncuti Gatwa's lead performance and the show's sense of adventure, while finding the writing and quality uneven across its run.

## Synopsis

Doctor Who (2024-2025) is a British science fiction adventure series created for BBC One, a revival of the long-running franchise. Ncuti Gatwa plays the eccentric Time Lord known as the Doctor, who travels through time and space with a human companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), in a battered time machine. Other principal figures include Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) and Mrs Flood (Anita Dobson), whose lives intersect with the Doctor's wanderings. Each episode, running about forty-six minutes, is largely a self-contained expedition that drops the pair into a new era or alien world, where they meet unusual friends and dangerous foes. The engine of the show is the Doctor's restless curiosity and the companion's desire to belong, colliding with threats that range from comic to menacing. The series spans two seasons of eight episodes each, and its scale is one of sweeping journeys rather than a single continuing mystery. Its tone is bright, warm and playful, with bursts of wonder and genuine emotional sincerity. Fans of Doctor Who (1963), Torchwood and Star Trek: The Next Generation will find resonance in its blend of time travel and whimsical adventure.

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