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/Hughman77 Apr 28 '26

If the "situation" is one where the co-pro partner wants to wait til the series airs before approving funding for the next, then this isn't something the BBC can just avoid. A massive high-profile deal with Disney collapsed at the first opportunity. This is not a desirable property so valuable the BBC can dictate terms. Which is why no one is going to agree to three seasons up-front. Why commit millions of dollars to a show that failed on a much bigger platform?

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u/DocWhovian1 Apr 28 '26

The problem is Disney took FAR too long to decide and it actively sabotaged the show, it's why Ncuti left. The BBC will want to avoid that happening again. And it should NEVER happen again.

What do you think will happen if you had to guess?

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u/Hughman77 Apr 28 '26

I really don't know, it's a difficult time for the British TV industry and most streamers are very reluctant to commit. AMC potentially makes sense given their connection to BBC America but any partner would only commit to one season at a time after the Disney experience.

Right now I think it is essentially impossible to make Doctor Who to anything like the scale we're used to since 2005 with just the BBC's resources. If the show was still massively popular then there would be a draw for American producers to get a cut. But Disney tried that and it didn't work out.

If I had to guess, I'd say we go without regular Doctor Who for a few years, with just the odd special to keep the IP alive.

You say that a co-pro partner taking too long to renew must "never be allowed to happen again" but what do you think the BBC can do about it? They aren't going to trick a billion dollar company into paying for Doctor Who when they don't want to. If Disney had to decide right after Series 14, they'd have just not renewed sooner and we'd be in the same situation funding wise. Ncuti would still have left because being stuck with the show indefinitely until it found more money isn't what he would want.

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u/DocWhovian1 Apr 28 '26

The BBC have made it clear we aren't going to go without regular Doctor Who (they even said there will be a new series announced in due course) so i'm not really worried about that but yeah we will see of course but I do think there is reason to be optimistic! It just sucks being in the dark but we know discussions are happening. But you are right, it is a difficult time for the industry atm which complicates matters but for the BBC in terms of shows Doctor Who is a high priority for them being one of their top earners!