The three upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, which will reunite the David Tennant's Doctor with Catherine Tate's Donna Temple-Noble, just got premiere dates and a new trailer.
The first of the specials, titled “The Star Beast," will premiere on Nov. 25, Disney and the BCC announced today. It'll be followed by “Wild Blue Yonder” on Dec. 2 and "The Giggle" on Dec. 9. They'll debut globally on Disney+ except for the U.K. and Ireland, where they'll air on the BBC.
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The specials were announced back in 2022, revealing the first reunion of Tennant's Doctor and Donna since he wiped her memory to save her life. In the specials, they'll face off against The Toymaker, a villain played by Neil Patrick Harris in his Doctor Who debut.
The trailer drops a few hints about how the series might handle Donna's aforementioned memory loss, showing a flashback of the event in question.
"I had to wipe her memory to save her life," the Doctor says in the brief preview. "If she remembers me, she will die."
Tennant played the 10th Doctor between 2005 and 2010, but is now picking up after Jodie Whittaker to return as the 14th Doctor for the specials - making him both the 10th and 14th Doctor. Ncuti Gatwa will debut as the 15th Doctor at some point over Christmastime, and will officially take over the TARDIS for the new season in 2024.
Tate, meanwhile, played Donna in Series 4 and in several specials from 2006 to 2010.
