News ofDavid Tennant’sreturn to Doctor Who as anew - ish versionof his old ego matt-up like a big strike at the nostalgic finger for longtime fans . As part of the BBC ’s 60th anniversary of the longtime serial publication , he and a similarly returningCatherine Tateas Donna Noble will get into some more time travel shenanigans one last time beforeNcuti Gatwatakes over as the new Fifteenth Doctor .

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That limited — or the first installment of it , as it ’s a three - parter — won’t be appear until the fall , but the BBC released a new trailer that shows how messed up time has gotten , again . The only ones who are capable of set thing right are theFourteenth Doctorand Donna , and the pair will cross paths with a variety of faces during the special . In gain toNeil Patrick Harrisas a inscrutable showman , a pair ofold exotic racesfrom the enfranchisement ’s past tense — the deceivingly precious Beep the Meep and the more upfront Wrarth warrior — are shown to be important role player in the special . And there ’s still the big question hanging over all of this : what role does Heartstopper ’s Yasmin Finney have here as themysterious newcomer Rose ?

The first part of Doctor Who ’s 60th anniversary trilogy , known as The Star Beast , will hit BBC America in November . Parts two and three , aka Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle , are expect to release in the coming months , after which Gatwa ’s Fifteenth geological era will take over beginning in 2024 , and with the lend fillip of longtime showrunnerRussell T. Daviesand someextra Disney moneybehind it .

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