Review: Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson lead a bright new era for sci-fi series 'Doctor Who'
by Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2024
3 minutes
After a transitional trilogy of specials that saw the return of popular Tenth Doctor David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and introduced his successor Ncuti Gatwa, followed by a Christmas special that brought companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) on board, "Doctor Who" now embarks on its official new full season, the first on Disney+.
Gatwa is the first Black Doctor (and first openly queer actor to play him, and, for what it's worth, the first to wear a mustache), and he's indirectly following Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor.
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