Doctor Whohas always rather infamously been a show with ideas far beyond the budgetary constraint of an pain public broadcaster — a lynchpin in the region of wonky sets and dodgy alien costumes . It ’s a reputation that ’s persisted even into its modern era . But as sci - fi TV becomes more and more lavish , that ’s about to change .
When tidings hit thatDisney had acquiredworldwide streaming rights to the upcoming seasons of Doctor Who last twelvemonth , therewere likewise reportsthat the House of Mouse ’s investiture in the show would go beyond merely broadcast rights outside of the UK , and admit funnel some of its vast , Brobdingnagian , immense quantity of cashinto the show itself . While it ’s still up in the air whether or not Disney will have some form of input on Who creatively , incoming / returning showrunner Russell T. Davies did confirm at least that he ’s ferment with more than he did when hepreviously helmed Doctor Whothanks to the studio ’s investment .
“ But now , it was n’t my idea , it was the BBC ’s notion to go for a banner to commit in the show worldwide , which I completely agree with . We ’re not on the budget level with Star Wars and the Marvel shows,”Davies latterly toldGQ . “ It ’s better than it was , yes yes yes . I mean any spell of television set costs millions . We ’re not reserve to let the cat out of the bag about budget , and we ’re not on that Star Wars or Star Trek floor , but it ’s more than I ’ve ever had to work with … it ’s not 10 million an sequence . It ’s utterly not . I bid it was , it ’d make my life-time easy . But we ’re very clever at spending money , I think Doctor Who has learnt more tricks over the years than other appearance have , perhaps . ”
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It might not be bordering the eye - tearing per - instalment cost we ’ve seen out of some recent genre series , but the chance for Doctor Who to actually have at least some money to equalise its aspiration is a compelling one . And it makes a horizontal surface of gumption for Disney to help invest that money alongside its acquistion of the show ’s cyclosis rights . After all , Doctor Who is proceed to share streaming space with shows like The Mandalorian and the MCU ’s televisual output — idiot box create by massive movie studio with the apparatus and fiscal range to make their yield seem as lavish as their braggart - covert endeavors .
“ [ The budget is ] one of the reason I ’ve come back — you may tell stories on a bigger scale . It ’s the same sometime problems , I still have to cut scenes because they ’re too expensive , and I still have to trim the number of ogre , and affair like that , ” Davies continued . “ But my imagination feels more free , a lot more gratuitous , really . It ’s just a joy to pen anyway . I ’m really proud of it . Oh my god , there are some strong installment add up up . ”
physician Who returns to the BBC in the UK and debuts on Disney+ everywhere elselater this year .
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