The BBC has confirmed that Doctor Who will return sooner than expected on 12 April, marking Ncuti Gatwa ’s second season as the Time Lord. The news had already been revealed in a surprise advert that aired during the BBC’s coverage of the U20s Six Nations Rugby match between England and Scotland on Friday (21 February).

That's not all, either, as an exciting guest star has also been announced. Alan Cumming, star of the Fox X-Men movies and also the host of The Traitors in the US, has a voice role

Cumming will guest star in the second episode as Mr Ring-a-Ding It’s time to set your alarms! The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) is on his way back to your screens, this time with a new addition to the TARDIS,

Disney+ and the BBC have set an April 12 premiere date for season two Doctor Who, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor. (The show reset its season numbering with the most recent installment, which aired last year. Gutwa is the Fifteenth Doctor in the show’s long history, which dates back to 1963.)

Disney Branded Television and the BBC have jointly announced that season two of “ Doctor Who ” will premiere Saturday, April 12 (12:00 a.m. PDT / 3:00 a.m. EDT) on Disney+, where available, and exclusively on the BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK. New episodes from the eight-part season will premiere weekly.

A new season of Doctor Who, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Alan Cumming as a cartoon, will arrive on Disney+ April 12. Gatwa, the show's 15th doctor, will return in Season 2, alongside Varada Sethu and Millie Gibson,

Doctor Who will premiere its new season of eight episodes on April 12, with Alan Cumming guesting as an evil cartoon named Mr. Ring-a-Ding.

Doctor Who‘s hotly-anticipated second season has officially confirmed its release date, along with an iconic queer guest star in the form of Alan Cumming. The 15th series of the sci-fi show – which has been marketed as “season two” due to production changes and Disney+ acquiring international broadcasting rights – will begin on 12 April.