DOCTOR WHO: Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson & Russell T Davies Talks New Series

Doctor Who stars Ncuti Gatwa (The Doctor) and Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday), and showrunner Russell T Davies sit down with Nerdist's Kyle Anderson to discuss the new series, their favorite costumes, and the episodes they're most excited for fans to see!
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[@robotninja530]

"The stakes have never been higher" coming from a show that has literally destroyed the entire universe multiple times is not really saying much lol

[@bennettnez4711]

This time, the universe is gonna get even more destroyed-er.

[@HOTD108_]

He's probably referring to emotional stakes, as in personal character stuff, which tbh is always infinitely more interesting than the big universe ending stuff.

[@archief1783]

Yeah but this time it’s multidimensional god- like beings with abilities closer to magic than science

[@bennettnez4711]

@archief1783 again. Like the gods of ragnarok

[@lcflngn]

Kyle! Seen loads of these 5 minute interviews now, finally yours popped up & not surprisingly you had by far the beat questions. Cheers to RTD & cast, great answers as well. Looking forward to Nerdist reviews!

[@CrispyPro]

SO EXCITED

[@OmniUni007]

💯

[@challiswho]

So excited ❤️ it's gonna be amazing!

[@psychosoma5049]

Love this new iteration and Millie is representing us Mancunians fabulously ❤❤❤❤

[@user-cy1bt8qu7z]

❤❤❤❤ I can’t wait

[@jamjam-jp2lb]

Good interview, you asked interesting questions. Thank you!

[@Artherious]

The camera need to be cleaned or need better lighting.

[@firehawk2324]

If I wasn't excited before, I am now, since hearing Jinxx Monsoon is in the first episode of the series!

[@friendlyotaku9525]

Only 3 days to go, I cannot wait! I think this series will be fantastic!

[@ce7406]

damn i didnt realise they had already filmed season 2 the show feels so now

[@kbg12ila]

Funny how they both chose the two episodes not written by RTD lol.

[@jory500]

cant wait

[@LeviPennington-vv2kq]

So, you’re telling me the second season has finished being filmed two days before the first season even starts to air? This is ridiculous. I have to admire the confidence

[@nerdlife6676]

Doctor Who has consistently been renewed for multiple seasons for like the last 15 years

[@softrockstarr]

I mean, I know Disney is calling it Season 1 but this is season 14 of NuWho and season 40 of Doctor Who as a whole so yeah, they have enough confidence to film an extra season.

[@4203105]

​@@nerdlife6676 and yet, if RTD hadn't come back. It likely would have been cancelled after Chibnall was done with it.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

​@4203105 Nah as even before RTD came on the BBC already had plans to make the show bigger than ever!

[@4203105]

​@@friendlyotaku9525 nah, you just made that up out of whole cloth. The show was very much on the verge of getting cancelled due to abysmal ratings. Why do you think RTD came back in the first place?

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Many thanks to Kyle, Russell, Millie and Ncuti! ⏳

[@KaramelKushhh]

Hey Ken! 🤗

[@JB-vq6xv]

11:23 love hearing him talk about classic writers

[@jilliandarr412]

I’m very excited. The new Doctor is fantastic.

[@OmniUni007]

Agreed

[@QDebode]

Did Millie Gibson say the companion is travelling with the Doctor for sixty years at around 4:35 ? Bit of an odd choice of words. Here's my theory: The older lady in the wheelchair we see right before she enters the Tardis to start her adventures, that's her from the future. Wibbly Wobbly, just a theory.

[@challiswho]

Yeah could have been worded better but I think she means we've seen the Doctor on screen for 60 years

[@4203105]

She meant the doctor has been travelling the universe for 60 years. Which of course is way too short in universe, but in our reality it's correct.

[@QDebode]

@@challiswho Oooooh yeah okay, makes sense. Well, bye bye theory 😅

[@zaccoop6727]

... I"m hoping the goofy of the character isn't taken out... he looks so suave... The Doctor is a goofy, often awkward alien... if all of that is out... it will be hard to watch as a fan.

[@oliverfalcon2868]

just please for the love of god take the musicals out russel I'm begging you..... respectfully 🤣

[@gamesmaster1060]

RTD seems like a bit of a narcissist lol

[@MrTreeman1979]

hope it goes well but prob going to be the worst ratings ever

[@dariusw4464]

First

[@inspector2363]

A bar so low, its a carpet rail.

[@michaelfuller7065]

isn't he going to tweak a monster to death?

[@Faraonqa]

false advertising, there bo doctor's in this video being interviewed

[@mwmw2748]

🤮

[@challiswho]

Stop looking at the mirror 🥺

[@numbuhilostcount]

​@@challiswhoStop suffocating us with your fucking ideologies.

[@118pickle]

Wow how is this still going dr who was dead after the bbc turned it in to dr woke and these 2 are about to make it far worse #RIPDoctorWho

[@aboubacarbah9587]

Ngl Ncuti Gatwa he got potential I like his energy for a new doctor but just know its gonna be a flop the writing is gonna be bad not as bad as the last 2 seasons but bad just the environment of hollywood now a days I dislike the companion she not giving the right energy and might be the only one but hate the whole her being adopted by african woman and her sis it just seems like the usual forced diversity thing got going on but Ncuti Gatwa acting as the doctor in gold old days man ngl that would be fire and were not gonna forget how they just threw years of lore and canon out the just my take interested in hearing others

[@pisto30]

You're entitled to your wrong opinion (you said you were interested in hearing other people's takes! ;D)

[@aboubacarbah9587]

@@pisto30 how’s it wrong its my opinion just a statement of my feelings

[@pandathegod217]

#RIPDOCTORWHO

[@NightBane345]

This show is gonna tank miserably, probably worse than the previous one, with the angry feminist, whatever her name was, because his dude is just as toxic, if not worse, and people are tired of this bullshit agenda driven crap, that shits on the fans whenever they can

[@Bry.89]

It's got the same writers and showrunner from the 2005 series though and the trailers for it seem pretty good. And reviews for the first two episodes are overwhelmingly positive. Maybe cope?

[@nerdlife6676]

Ah yes, because any character or person who isn’t white and straight is pushing an agenda just by existing lol. He was great in his first episode, Russel T Davies is back writing, go cry in a corner.

[@NightBane345]

@@Bry.89 So the main actor, shitting on fans, online media isn't gonna impact the show at all? Telling he's gonna press for this diversity agenda. Just because same writers and showrunners from back then, doesn't mean automatically the show is gonna be good. They can change over the years, and want to do different things over the years. Doesn't always need to stay the same, just because same people as in the past

[@chazo1367]

@@NightBane345 the only ones getting pissy at Ncuti are the ones who felt called out for their bigotry. If you got offended because he called out the racists and homophobes then good, it means you are aware. It’s good that he gets to bite back rather than take all the shit, if Jodie bit back at the people giving her shit it would’ve been amazing.

[@jeremoople]

What agenda?

[@IMPRESSIONISTS91]

Wouldn't we love something original and not agenda/nostalgia driven.

[@dubstepzsi]

Erm Millie the series has been going for 60 years the Doctor Has been travelling for just under 1 thousand years i mean seriously do some research on the show before you do interviews. This lack of knowledge just shows this is just a job to her to be honest Billie Piper was so much better in interviews.

[@challiswho]

I mean she is clearly referencing the fact the show is over 60 years old. What a pedantic nit pick. Also I hate to break it to you, but if every single actor who got hired for a show had to be a megafan of that particular show, we wouldn't have a lot of tv to consume.

[@Creek932]

@@challiswho Yeah exactly. All that matters is her acting skills, which she's already proven with the christmas special. Also she's talked in multiple interviews about how she's been a fan of the show since she was a kid, so claiming that she hasn't "done research" is just not true.

[@cloudwhitehart]

I thought it would get better with Russel back writing but oh gosh. Saw him in interviews and he is wokey woke aswell. Pffft

[@chazo1367]

You mean like he has always been as a gay showrunner? RTD is the same as he always has been. He’s just more free now that the world has progressed with how people see gays.

[@4203105]

Imagine thinking that RTD was not woke. lol. Have you ever seen anything the man has written before? He's always been like this. Only 15 years ago right wingers didn't get their panties in a twist over every little thing.

[@OsirisMalkovich]

lol Doctor Who has been woke since Davies brought it back in 2005. If you didn't see it before, that's on you.

[@FacePimpd]

He’s always been progressive. It’s not everyone else’s fault you let an algorithm brainwash you into bigotry. Move on and yell at the clouds.

[@andersstrom740]

A black dr.Who? No thank you. Also a big fan of Nerdist ❤

[@challiswho]

Why does the colour of someone's skin have any relation to your interest in watching a show? What a joke.

[@UrDutchFriend]

Hey man. I’m not a fan of forcefully changing the appearance of characters just to meet a certain quota either, but The Doctor is one of the few characters where it actually makes sense. The Doctor can look exactly the way he wants to look when he regenerates. Besides that; Ncuti is an amazing actor. Definitely my favorite person in both Sex Education and the Barbie movie. He always looks like he’s having so much fun.

[@challiswho]

@@UrDutchFriend exactly this ❤️

[@andersstrom740]

@@challiswho nothing at all. I just like to type stupid shit and see what reaction it gets.

[@4203105]

You might be confused. This channel is called Nerdist, not Racist.