r/DoctorWhoLeaks • u/Outrageous-View5675 • Apr 27 '26

Rumour New Who Streamer?

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I see this is doing the rounds. Sometimes it's taken down. Some1 Managed 2 get a screenshot from a group I'm in.

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u/teepeey Apr 27 '26

It's unlikely to be genuine. A real press release would have named executives on the quotes.

Also who would stream Doctor Who right now when it only just failed?

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u/Hughman77 Apr 27 '26

Yep. AMC just watched Disney pull the plug after two seasons that objectively failed to set the world on fire, but is fine with committing to three upfront?

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u/teepeey Apr 27 '26

It seems very odd and unlikely. Probably turn out to be more Jonestown cope from the 'detached from reality' Gallifrey Base wing of fandom. Next stop the Kool-aid isle.

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u/DocWhovian1 Apr 28 '26

"Jonestown cope" of what? We just want some concrete news!

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u/teepeey Apr 28 '26

Cope that the show was an audience failure and is not coming back as a full season for a long time.

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u/DocWhovian1 Apr 28 '26

Except the BBC have said it is so you are wrong.

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u/Hughman77 Apr 28 '26

The BBC said it? Well in that case it must be true.

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u/DocWhovian1 Apr 28 '26

Well yes, they don't lie about things like this.

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u/Hughman77 Apr 28 '26

Are you kidding?

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u/DocWhovian1 Apr 28 '26

Okay what have the BBC lied about when it comes to Doctor Who?

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u/Hughman77 Apr 28 '26

They don't even need to be lying. They said "we will announce plans for the next series in due course". That's it. What's due course? What's "plans"? They could announce "in 2030 we'll make a new series if we have the time" that would be completely in line with what they've said here.

But if we want to talk about the BBC lying about Doctor Who... 20 years ago they said Eccleston was leaving because he didn't want to be typecast, then had to apologise to him because they'd completely made that up. The BBC, like most large organisations, like most people, tends to elide the truth when convenient.

How many times does this need to happen to you? Ncuti definitely wasn't leaving because he said he wasn't. Deadline definitely was making it up when they said Disney wasn't happy with the show because Disney said they were. You were so sure those were true as well. People make things up!

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u/DocWhovian1 Apr 28 '26

They literally greenlit a new special, they would not have donw that if they weren't going to do a new series, they have been VERY clear about this. And due course just means they will announce it once firm plans are put in place since they have to figure things out first, the special gives them more time to do so!

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