ThoughDoctor Whofans got a glimpse ofJodie Whittakeras the Thirteenth Doctor in “ Twice Upon a Time , ” the iconic sci - fi series ’s 2017 Christmas special , it will be a few more months until the first female Time Lord officially commandeers the TARDIS . While the novel dramatis personae and crew have sustain relatively mum on what to expect from the novel season , which premiere in the downslope , BBC America just announced that they ’ll be gather together in July to take part in their first - ever radical panel at San Diego Comic - Con .
While Whittaker will be front and center on the gore , she ’ll be joined by two of her three confirmed companions — Tosin Cole ( who ’ll play Ryan ) and Mandip Gill ( who ’ll play Yasmin ) . Bradley Walsh , who is not reassert to be in attendance , will dally Whittaker ’s main fellow , Graham . Also joining the control board are executive manufacturer Matt Strevens and writer - twist - showrunner Chris Chibnall , who has a long history with the series and with Whittaker ( he ’s the Lord ofBroadchurch , which visualise former DoctorDavid Tennantstar alongside raw Doctor Whittaker ) .
“ With this year ’s extremely - anticipated season packed full of action at law , adventure , humor and emotion , the instrument panel will be the cast ’s first - ever panel appearance in front ofDoctor Whopremiering this fall on BBC AMERICA , ” the internet take down in a military press release .
New faces both in front of and behind the tv camera wo n’t be the only changes coming to the 11th season ofDoctor Who . Instead of 12 episode , there will only be 10 , though they will run slightly longer . While it ’s not confirmed , it ’s expected that the TARDIS will get aslight upgrade , too . But the most detectable difference will be in the theme euphony : In February , the show ’s longtime composer Murray Goldconfirmedthat he would not be returning for the new time of year . Which intend that Whovians should ready for a whole new look and well-grounded .
