More from Cameron K McEwan
‘Doctor Who’ Mid-Season Theory Roundup — and What Happened in “73 Yards”
[This story contains spoilers from the Doctor Who season up to and including “73 Yards.”] There aren’t many television shows that could, in the matter of only a few episodes, feature a monster made of boogers that terrorizes babies, a killer drag queen defeated by the power of music (with a little help from The […]
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A ‘Star Wars’ Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Initially known for theatrically released blockbusters for the first two decades of its existence (despite dipping its toe in TV, occasionally), the George Lucas space-opera finally succumbed to television properly in the Noughties with animated series The Clone Wars. Since Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Wars has gone back and forth on both […]
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Amy Winehouse Biopic ‘Back to Black’ Cast and Their Real-Life Inspirations
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and written by Matt Greenhalgh (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool), both BAFTA-nominated Brits, Back to Black has been in and out of production for over a decade with various teams working on the Amy Winehouse biopic. Telling the tragically short career of the multi-Grammy Award-winning artist, […]
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‘Doctor Who’: Steven Moffat Talks Algorithms, Easter Eggs and That Explosive Casting Reveal
[This story contains major spoilers from the May 17 episode of Doctor Who, “Boom.”] During Russell T Davies’ first time in charge of BBC behemoth Doctor Who, one of its regular writers often wrote some of its more memorable and popular stories. Scottish writer, Steven Moffat, had made a sizable name for himself in the […]
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‘Doctor Who’ Duo Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson Say “Space Babies” Premiere Episode Was for the Fans
[This story includes spoilers from the opening two episodes of the new season of Doctor Who, “Space Babies” and “The Devil’s Chord.”] Doctor Who, BBC’s long-running science-fiction show, is back with a new season, a new cast and, for many international territories, a new home on Disney+. The first two episodes of the latest season […]
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Russell T Davies Talks Bringing ‘Doctor Who’ to a New Audience and Working With Disney
[This story contains spoilers from the first two episodes of Doctor Who‘s new season, “Space Babies” and “The Devil’s Chord.”] BBC’s science-fiction powerhouse Doctor Who has launched its new season starring Ncuti Gatwa (Barbie, Sex Education) across the world on Disney+ with a two-episode premiere. Showrunner Russell T Davies first performed the unenviable task of […]
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‘Doctor Who’ Premiere Explained: What to Know (and What You Missed)
[This story contains spoilers from the first two episodes of Disney+’s Doctor Who, “Space Babies” and “The Devil’s Chord.”] The first two episodes of the BBC’s hit science-fiction series Doctor Who just dropped on Disney+, and already Whovians around the world are in a twist. Starring Ncuti Gatwa (Barbie, Sex Education) as the Fifteenth Doctor […]
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‘Doctor Who’ Stars Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson Talk Naughty Babies, Former Doctors and Companions
The Doctor Who press juggernaut materialized in New York last week, bringing with it leading stars Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. The iconic, long-running BBC science-fiction show about a time-and-space traveling alien debuts its latest season on streamer Disney+ on Friday. Gatwa, who grew up in Scotland after leaving Rwanda as a child, is already […]
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‘Doctor Who’ Doctors: Every Actor Who Has Played the Part
The Guinness World Records once listed the BBC’s Doctor Who as the “most successful Science Fiction television series in the world,” and, in November 2023, the show turned an impressive 60 years old. Doctor Who originally ran from 1963 to 1989 and was relaunched in 2005. Despite its grand age, it’s not demonstrating any signs of […]
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‘Doctor Who’ Boss Russell T Davies Talks Space Babies, The Beatles and Cameos Ahead of Disney+ Debut
Doctor Who is set to make its first-ever new-season release simultaneously worldwide when the beloved, long-running BBC series launches on Disney+ Friday. And the Whoniverse has been buzzing to see new star Ncuti Gatwa (Barbie, Sex Education) officially step into the Doctor role. The Fifteenth Doctor made his entrance into the Whovian franchise with last […]
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How Ncuti Gatwa Made His True Debut in ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special
[This story contains spoilers from the Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Church on Ruby Road.”] For the first time since 2017, The Doctor and his TARDIS land on Christmas Day. It’s an important date in the Time Lord’s calendar, racking up 14 special-length episodes for Doctor Who since its 2005 revival. And this time, there’s […]
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What the ‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Specials Mean for the Future of the Show
Sixty years is but the blink of an eye for a time-traveler like The Doctor. But for a television series, a Diamond Anniversary is an extremely rare and impressive occurrence. BBC’s Doctor Who recently celebrated such a milestone with three one-hour specials which, for the first time, streamed globally on Disney+. Russell T Davies, fresh […]
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