{"id":350012,"date":"2025-10-14T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=398876"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:08:39","slug":"doctor-who-could-be-on-the-verge-of-cancellation-according-to-its-showrunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/doctor-who-could-be-on-the-verge-of-cancellation-according-to-its-showrunner\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who could be on the verge of cancellation, according to its showrunner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Shearman, former writer of the series Doctor Who, has stated that the series may be in its worst state following the surprising regeneration of Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor. According to Shearman, <strong>this moment marks a critical point in the history of the program, which has gone through periods of inactivity, although it has always maintained a clear continuity in the figure of the Doctor<\/strong>. He argues that, unlike in past years, the series now presents a disconnection with the audience, who cannot identify with the new Doctor to the same extent as they did with his predecessors.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The series has never been in a more precarious situation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regeneration of Gatwa has led to speculation about the possibility that his character is nothing more than a version or representation of Rose Tyler, previously played by Billie Piper. <strong>This uncertainty regarding the future of the series has raised doubts about how it will be received by current and new fans<\/strong>. &#8220;There are no guarantees that anyone will start writing Doctor Who books with a Billie Piper version of the Doctor, because the audience does not recognize that version,&#8221; Shearman stated, reflecting the lack of connection between the new characters and the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doctor Who | Tr\u00e1iler oficial en castellano | Disney+\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/do08XohDxCM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell T Davies, the current showrunner, has assured that we are not at the end of Doctor Who, but admitted that future plans are uncertain. <strong>In a context where the BBC has stated that the series will continue &#8220;with or without&#8221; Disney, an additional layer of confusion arises regarding the distribution and future of the program<\/strong>. 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