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We already had an inkling that Andor’s Varada Sethu would be joining Doctor Who within the second season for Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Physician—and now it’s official, with the group photograph to show it. Although an earlier report stated that Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday can be bowing out after Gatwa’s first season, which drops May 10 on Disney+, now that’s not fairly so cut-and-dry.
A press launch saying Sethu’s casting says that she’s “set to make a journey via time and area because the Physician’s new companion, alongside present companion Ruby Sunday, in season two of Physician Who.” Season two is at present in manufacturing (it’s due in 2025), and the discharge was accompanied by images of Gatwa, Gibson, and Sethu at a desk learn. So, possibly Gibson might be round longer than we thought?
Star Wars followers know Sethu from her position on one other Disney+ collection—Cinta Kaz on Andor—but it surely feels like she’s simply as excited to leap into one other sci-fi realm. “I really feel just like the luckiest individual on this planet,” she stated within the launch. “It’s such an honor to be part of the Whoniverse, and I’m so grateful to the entire Physician Who household— as a result of that’s what they’re—for welcoming me with open arms and making me really feel so at residence. I couldn’t ask for a greater group than Ncuti and Millie to be on this journey with. That is SO a lot enjoyable!”
Seems Varada has some historical past with Physician Who showrunner, government producer, and author Russell T Davies: they labored collectively on a BBC manufacturing of A Midsummer Night time’s Dream. “It’s a pleasure to welcome her on board the TARDIS,” he stated within the assertion. “Proper now within the studio, capturing for 2025, we’ve received Ncuti, Millie and Varada preventing aspect by aspect—we want all three, as a result of the stakes are greater than ever!”
Ncuti Gatwa made his debut because the Fifteenth Physician in Christmas particular “The Church on Ruby Street;” his first season kicks off with two episodes Might 10 on Disney+.
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