{"id":1935156,"date":"2026-05-14T16:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1935156"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:20:53","slug":"doctor-who-lands-new-amc-streaming-home-following-collapse-of-disney-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1935156","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who Lands New AMC+ Streaming Home Following Collapse of Disney Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Veteran British sci-fi series <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/tv\/doctor-who\">Doctor Who<\/a> will have a new streaming home on AMC+ from next month onwards.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">BBC Studios has confirmed that 13 seasons and 175 episodes will begin streaming via AMC+ from June 11 onwards in the U.S. These episodes encompass the franchise&#8217;s New Who era, originally broadcast between 2005 and 2002. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In other words, this is the era that saw the show star Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi and Jodie Whittaker. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Notably, the subsequent episodes made under the BBC&#8217;s short-lived funding deal with Disney are not included \u2014 so don&#8217;t expect to see Tennant&#8217;s return as the Fourteenth Doctor, or any suggestion of Ncuti Gatwa. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Today&#8217;s announcement has also fuelled fan speculation that AMC could also be lined up as the series&#8217; next big U.S.-based financial backer, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/new-report-alleges-doctor-who-disney-deal-fell-apart-after-plans-to-marvel-ize-the-franchise-failed-to-work-out\">following the departure of Disney as a co-funding partner<\/a> \u2014 a decision that sparked the show&#8217;s current production hiatus. <\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best Doctor Who Monsters of the Modern Era<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"If there\u2019s something Doctor Who is known for besides time travel hijinks, sonic screwdrivers, and regeneration, it\u2019s having a massive catalog of memorable monsters. And we\u2019re taking a look back at the Doctor\u2019s rogues gallery to highlight the most vicious monsters our favorite Time Lord has run into.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\n\nBefore we begin, a couple of notes: We\u2019ve left off villains that we don\u2019t think qualify as \u201cmonsters\u201d in the traditional sense, so don\u2019t expect to see the Master on here. Additionally, although some of these creatures date back to the classic show, every entry in this list has made at least one televised appearance since the 2005 revival. We just think the \u201cmodern\u201d monsters tend to be more effective (and are more in our wheelhouse anyway). With that settled, let\u2019s get into it. Here are our top 20 Doctor Who monsters.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"20. Macra&lt;p&gt;\n\nAs all PlayStation fans know, few things are as terrifying as a giant enemy crab. Doctor Who first introduced the alien race known as the Macra during the Second Doctor\u2019s era. Initially large, intelligent crabs, they had an interstellar empire and were referred to by the Doctor as the \u201cscourge of this galaxy.\u201d Millions of years later, the Macra fell on hard times and devolved into mindless beasts that survived on noxious gases and ate whatever fell through the cracks of the planet-wide gridlocked motorway of New Earth. They aren\u2019t the most prominent Doctor Who enemy, but would you want to meet one in a dark alley? I didn\u2019t think so.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 21 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"19. Clockwork Repair Droids&lt;p&gt;\n\n\u201cThe Girl in the Fireplace\u201d is commonly considered one of the quintessential Steven Moffat-penned episodes, and as such features a set of memorable antagonists. Those would be the Clockwork Repair Droids, a group of robots with a penchant for 18th century French fashion and stealing organs from human beings. They want to snatch the brain of Jeanne Antoinette \u201cReinette\u201d Poisson, also known as Madame de Pompadour, to repair the computer of their 51st century starship. The audacity of their plan contrasts well with the tender romance between the Tenth Doctor and Reinette, making them the perfect villains for this iconic episode.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"18. Sontarans&lt;p&gt;\n\nThe stocky, dome-headed race of cloned soldiers known as the Sontarans are one of the Doctor\u2019s most recurring foes. Bred for nothing but endless warfare, Sontaran culture is centered purely on the honor of death in combat. But despite their militaristic nature, the Sontarans lose some points by rarely coming off all that threatening because of their goofy appearance and easily outwitted schemes. All that said, the Doctor considers them among the \u201cfinest soldiers in the galaxy,\u201d so they are still worth a spot on this list. Plus, they gave us Strax, one of the funnier and more interesting of the many side characters the Doctor has encountered.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"17. Vashta Nerada&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhy is every species in the universe afraid of the dark? According to Doctor Who, it\u2019s because of the Vashta Nerada, microscopic carnivores that are essentially piranhas living in shadows. These invisible terrors encountered the Tenth Doctor at the Library, a planet that the Vashta Nerada had rendered devoid of life. While the sight of their skeletal victims trapped in their spacesuits is definitely spooky, the Vashta Nerada suffer a bit from how they actually \u201cwork\u201d not being as clear as it should. They basically kill whenever the script wants them to, but the Doctor having no plan for them beyond \u201crun\u201d certainly makes them a credible threat.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"16. The Vespiform&lt;p&gt;\n\nIn what other show could an episode be an Agatha Christie style murder mystery that actually includes Agatha Christie as a character, and also the murderer is an evil alien wasp in disguise? That\u2019s exactly what Doctor Who gave us with \u201cThe Unicorn and the Wasp,\u201d one of the most deliriously eccentric episodes of the Tenth Doctor\u2019s tenure. The Vespiform, a giant wasp that can shapeshift into human form, plays the part of a serial murderer at a 1920s dinner party. We won\u2019t spoil the identity of the creature (it\u2019s a mystery, after all), but as one-off Doctor Who villains go, the Vespiform is one of the more memorable for its genre-bending mischief.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Currently, the BBC has only confirmed it is self-funding a single special episode set to air this Christmas that fans expect will be used to wrap up a few loose plot threads \u2014 such as <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/doctor-who-star-regenerates-into-billie-piper-but-fans-think-shes-not-actually-playing-the-doctor\">what&#8217;s going on with the return of Billie Piper<\/a>. Beyond this, Doctor Who&#8217;s future remains a mystery \u2014 although fans expect another co-funding deal to be announced before too long. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Doctor Who strengthens AMC+\u2019s position as a destination for premium genre storytelling \u2013 curated franchises defined by iconic worlds, passionate fan bases and enduring cultural impact,&#8221; said Courtney Thomasma, Executive Vice President of AMC Global Media\u2019s linear and streaming products. &#8220;We\u2019re thrilled to welcome the Whoniverse into our home of fandoms, giving longtime fans a reason to return while inviting new audiences to discover one of television\u2019s most beloved franchises.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Filming on the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special is still yet to take place, with rumors suggesting it will shoot in early fall and be turned around quickly for December.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Veteran British sci-fi series <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/tv\/doctor-who\">Doctor Who<\/a> will have a new streaming home on AMC+ from next month onwards.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">BBC Studios has confirmed that 13 seasons and 175 episodes will begin streaming via AMC+ from June 11 onwards in the U.S. These episodes encompass the franchise&#8217;s New Who era, originally broadcast between 2005 and 2002. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In other words, this is the era that saw the show star Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi and Jodie Whittaker. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Notably, the subsequent episodes made under the BBC&#8217;s short-lived funding deal with Disney are not included \u2014 so don&#8217;t expect to see Tennant&#8217;s return as the Fourteenth Doctor, or any suggestion of Ncuti Gatwa. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Today&#8217;s announcement has also fuelled fan speculation that AMC could also be lined up as the series&#8217; next big U.S.-based financial backer, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/new-report-alleges-doctor-who-disney-deal-fell-apart-after-plans-to-marvel-ize-the-franchise-failed-to-work-out\">following the departure of Disney as a co-funding partner<\/a> \u2014 a decision that sparked the show&#8217;s current production hiatus. <\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best Doctor Who Monsters of the Modern Era<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"If there\u2019s something Doctor Who is known for besides time travel hijinks, sonic screwdrivers, and regeneration, it\u2019s having a massive catalog of memorable monsters. And we\u2019re taking a look back at the Doctor\u2019s rogues gallery to highlight the most vicious monsters our favorite Time Lord has run into.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\n\nBefore we begin, a couple of notes: We\u2019ve left off villains that we don\u2019t think qualify as \u201cmonsters\u201d in the traditional sense, so don\u2019t expect to see the Master on here. Additionally, although some of these creatures date back to the classic show, every entry in this list has made at least one televised appearance since the 2005 revival. We just think the \u201cmodern\u201d monsters tend to be more effective (and are more in our wheelhouse anyway). With that settled, let\u2019s get into it. Here are our top 20 Doctor Who monsters.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"20. Macra&lt;p&gt;\n\nAs all PlayStation fans know, few things are as terrifying as a giant enemy crab. Doctor Who first introduced the alien race known as the Macra during the Second Doctor\u2019s era. Initially large, intelligent crabs, they had an interstellar empire and were referred to by the Doctor as the \u201cscourge of this galaxy.\u201d Millions of years later, the Macra fell on hard times and devolved into mindless beasts that survived on noxious gases and ate whatever fell through the cracks of the planet-wide gridlocked motorway of New Earth. They aren\u2019t the most prominent Doctor Who enemy, but would you want to meet one in a dark alley? I didn\u2019t think so.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 21 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"19. Clockwork Repair Droids&lt;p&gt;\n\n\u201cThe Girl in the Fireplace\u201d is commonly considered one of the quintessential Steven Moffat-penned episodes, and as such features a set of memorable antagonists. Those would be the Clockwork Repair Droids, a group of robots with a penchant for 18th century French fashion and stealing organs from human beings. They want to snatch the brain of Jeanne Antoinette \u201cReinette\u201d Poisson, also known as Madame de Pompadour, to repair the computer of their 51st century starship. The audacity of their plan contrasts well with the tender romance between the Tenth Doctor and Reinette, making them the perfect villains for this iconic episode.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"18. Sontarans&lt;p&gt;\n\nThe stocky, dome-headed race of cloned soldiers known as the Sontarans are one of the Doctor\u2019s most recurring foes. Bred for nothing but endless warfare, Sontaran culture is centered purely on the honor of death in combat. But despite their militaristic nature, the Sontarans lose some points by rarely coming off all that threatening because of their goofy appearance and easily outwitted schemes. All that said, the Doctor considers them among the \u201cfinest soldiers in the galaxy,\u201d so they are still worth a spot on this list. Plus, they gave us Strax, one of the funnier and more interesting of the many side characters the Doctor has encountered.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"17. Vashta Nerada&lt;p&gt;\n\nWhy is every species in the universe afraid of the dark? According to Doctor Who, it\u2019s because of the Vashta Nerada, microscopic carnivores that are essentially piranhas living in shadows. These invisible terrors encountered the Tenth Doctor at the Library, a planet that the Vashta Nerada had rendered devoid of life. While the sight of their skeletal victims trapped in their spacesuits is definitely spooky, the Vashta Nerada suffer a bit from how they actually \u201cwork\u201d not being as clear as it should. They basically kill whenever the script wants them to, but the Doctor having no plan for them beyond \u201crun\u201d certainly makes them a credible threat.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"16. The Vespiform&lt;p&gt;\n\nIn what other show could an episode be an Agatha Christie style murder mystery that actually includes Agatha Christie as a character, and also the murderer is an evil alien wasp in disguise? That\u2019s exactly what Doctor Who gave us with \u201cThe Unicorn and the Wasp,\u201d one of the most deliriously eccentric episodes of the Tenth Doctor\u2019s tenure. The Vespiform, a giant wasp that can shapeshift into human form, plays the part of a serial murderer at a 1920s dinner party. We won\u2019t spoil the identity of the creature (it\u2019s a mystery, after all), but as one-off Doctor Who villains go, the Vespiform is one of the more memorable for its genre-bending mischief.\n\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Currently, the BBC has only confirmed it is self-funding a single special episode set to air this Christmas that fans expect will be used to wrap up a few loose plot threads \u2014 such as <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/doctor-who-star-regenerates-into-billie-piper-but-fans-think-shes-not-actually-playing-the-doctor\">what&#8217;s going on with the return of Billie Piper<\/a>. Beyond this, Doctor Who&#8217;s future remains a mystery \u2014 although fans expect another co-funding deal to be announced before too long. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Doctor Who strengthens AMC+\u2019s position as a destination for premium genre storytelling \u2013 curated franchises defined by iconic worlds, passionate fan bases and enduring cultural impact,&#8221; said Courtney Thomasma, Executive Vice President of AMC Global Media\u2019s linear and streaming products. &#8220;We\u2019re thrilled to welcome the Whoniverse into our home of fandoms, giving longtime fans a reason to return while inviting new audiences to discover one of television\u2019s most beloved franchises.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Filming on the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special is still yet to take place, with rumors suggesting it will shoot in early fall and be turned around quickly for December.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran British sci-fi series Doctor Who will have a new streaming home on AMC+ from next month onwards. BBC Studios has confirmed that 13 seasons and 175 episodes will begin streaming via AMC+ from June 11 onwards in the U.S. These episodes encompass the franchise&#8217;s New Who era, originally broadcast between 2005 and 2002. 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