Doctor Who (2023)

TV ShowDrama, Adventure, Science-Fiction2 seasons, 16 episodes
Doctor Who posterReview score: 67%

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Plot

The Doctor and friends travel from the dawn of human history to distant alien worlds. And everywhere they go, they find adventure, terror, fun, chases, joy and monsters.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Doctor Who S01E0473 YardsS01E04 · 7.4Landing on the Welsh coast, the Doctor and Ruby embark on the strangest journey of their lives. In a rain-lashed pub, the locals sit in fear of ancient legends coming to life.
  2. 02Doctor Who S01E05Dot and BubbleS01E05 · 6.8The world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. Can the Doctor and Ruby make them see the truth before it’s too late?
  3. 03Doctor Who S01E03BoomS01E03 · 6.7Caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor is trapped when he steps on a landmine. Can he save himself and Ruby, plus the entire planet... without moving?

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2024Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Doctor Who S01E01Space BabiesMay 11, 2024 5.5Ruby learns the Doctor's amazing secrets when he takes her to the far future. There, they find a baby farm run by babies. But can they be sa
  2. S01E02Doctor Who S01E02The Devil's ChordMay 11, 2024 6.0The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the
  3. S01E03Doctor Who S01E03BoomMay 18, 2024 6.7Caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor is trapped when he steps on a landmine. Can he save himself and Ruby, p
  4. S01E04Doctor Who S01E04Season's best73 YardsMay 25, 2024 7.4Landing on the Welsh coast, the Doctor and Ruby embark on the strangest journey of their lives. In a rain-lashed pub, the locals sit in fear
  5. S01E05Doctor Who S01E05Dot and BubbleJune 1, 2024 6.8The world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. Can the Doctor and Ruby make them see the
  6. S01E06Doctor Who S01E06RogueJune 8, 2024 6.5The Doctor and Ruby land in 1813, where guests at a duchess's party are being murdered and a mysterious bounty hunter called Rogue is about
  7. S01E07Doctor Who S01E07The Legend of Ruby Sunday (1)June 15, 2024 6.5The Doctor and UNIT investigate Ruby's past. But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, the mysterious Triad Tech
  8. S01E08Doctor Who S01E08Empire of Death (2)June 22, 2024 5.6The Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow is falling over creation. Nothing can stop the devastation... except, pe

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2025Aired 5.4Season avg
  1. S02E01Doctor Who S02E01The Robot RevolutionApril 12, 2025 4.5When robots from outer space kidnap nurse Belinda Chandra, the Doctor embarks on an epic intergalactic quest to get his new friend back home
  2. S02E02Doctor Who S02E02LuxApril 19, 2025 6.3The Doctor's quest to get Belinda home takes the Tardis to Miami in 1952, where an abandoned cinema is hiding a terrifying secret. Can the D
  3. S02E03Doctor Who S02E03Season's bestThe WellApril 26, 2025 6.7Far in the future, on a tough, brutal planet, a devastated mining colony has only one survivor. To discover the truth, the Doctor and Belind
  4. S02E04Doctor Who S02E04Lucky DayMay 3, 2025 5.4Ruby Sunday faces life back on earth without the Doctor. But when a dangerous new threat emerges, can Ruby and UNIT save her new boyfriend,
  5. S02E05Doctor Who S02E05The Story & the EngineMay 10, 2025 5.1In Lagos, the mysterious Barber reigns supreme. The Doctor discovers a world where stories have power, but can he stop the Spider and its de
  6. S02E06Doctor Who S02E06The Interstellar Song ContestMay 17, 2025 5.4The Doctor's quest to get Belinda back home to Earth leads to a space station hosting the famous song contest. But a harmless night of fun s
  7. S02E07Doctor Who S02E07Wish World (1)May 24, 2025 5.4Traps are sprung and old enemies unite as the Doctor and Belinda finally arrive home to find a very different world. Can the Doctor see the
  8. S02E08Doctor Who S02E08The Reality War (2)May 31, 2025 4.4Battle rages across the skies as the Unholy Trinity unleash their deadly ambition. The Doctor, Belinda and Ruby have to risk everything in t

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Ncuti GatwaNcuti GatwaThe DoctorVarada SethuVarada SethuBelinda Chandra

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TrailerSeason 1 Trailer #2TrailerSeason 1 TrailerTeaserSeason 1 Premiere Date TeaserTeaserSeason 1 TeaserFeaturetteInto the TARDIS - New to Who?FeaturetteWho is the Doctor? - New to Who?FeaturetteNcuti Gatwa's Message to the FansBehind the ScenesFinding Fifteen - Behind the ScenesOpening CreditsTitle Sequence

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