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Season 12 – Doctor Who

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An eccentric yet compassionate extraterrestrial Time Lord zips through time and space to solve problems alongside companions from planet Earth. Known as the Doctor, the alien adventurer travels using the TARDIS to battle injustice across the universe.
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Doctor Who — Season 12

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Critics Consensus

Doctor Who's twelfth outing adds welcome nuances to Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and some scary new layers of horror to some of the series' most terrifying villains.

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Ben Pobjie Sydney Morning Herald 01/22/2020
Jodie Whittaker is quite a good Doctor, her cheerful Northern accent and bouncy enthusiasm bringing an infectious energy to the whole Time Lord malarkey. Go to Full Review
Alex Moreland alexmoreland.co.uk 04/11/2020
6/10
It's a more confident effort than Series 11, & its failures are more interesting, but it struggles to move beyond some fundamental flaws in Chris Chibnall's vision. Go to Full Review
Daniel Goldstraw Cultured Vultures 03/24/2020
6/10
There is plenty to like in this season..but for all of that, viewers are given very little reason to care, with nothing that feels at all consequential or memorable. Go to Full Review
Ciaran Kerr Film Bunker 02/16/2020
After fifteen years of watching this show religiously on the day of release, I almost quit entirely. Go to Full Review
Beau North The Spool 01/31/2020
An episode that manages to pack a lot in without feeling too busy or overstuffed, and give us a few historic surprises along the way. Go to Full Review
Alberto Carlos Espinof 01/16/2020
3/5
Season 12 begins with an explosive flair and gives hope for this franchise's future. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Rick D @RIckD468 Sep 13 Yes, it seems that an army of Chibnail-haters decided to sabotage the ratings for the Jodie Whitaker years. Too bad. Personally, I had gotten so sick of Moffat that I stopped watching altogether halfway through the Capaldi years. With a new showrunner and a new cast, I was interested to see how it worked. I'm baffled that anybody could prefer Moffat to Chibnail. And it's not that Moffat cannot write. He's an absolutely terrific writer, and if he operates within bounds, he can produce great stories. At least half of the best NewWho stories are his. But he also does some really bad things. The worst thing is that he overuses the "Reichenbach Falls" plot twist. I mean, it was certainly excusable in "Sherlock," since that was the source material. But it became ridiculous in the later years of his tenure on Doctor Who. "Rory is dead! AGAIN!" Amy is dead, River is dead, the Doctor is dead, Clara is dead, Ahildr is dead....but none of them is _really_ dead. Get a new trick, Moffat! So he turned the moon into a giant egg, contradicting the rest of the series lore. By comparison, Chibnail's relatively tame stories are wonderful. Whitaker is terrific as the Doctor and 2/3 of her companions are top tier. And, personally, I like the stories. See more Spooky Crumbles M 09/17/2024 Jodie Whitaker’s talents are wasted, as the show is poorly written, boring, and painfully unfunny. The Doctor’s charisma and wit have been siphoned from the character due to Chibnall’s questionable decisions during this era of NuWho. See more Rilf Danielson D 05/13/2024 No consistency whatsoever. Lore doesn't matter anymore and every scene needs some sort of draw to THE MESSAGE. See more Robert M 12/06/2023 A prime example when you set rules and then brake them 12 min later. Bad writing and execution. See more Ry D 12/05/2023 Except for the timeless child storyline and the amount of companions this season is her best See more Erik J 11/28/2023 I really tried to like this new series, but the writing was awful. As was the new title sequence and music. Jodie Whitaker is a talented actress, but even she couldn't save this show from the abysmal scripts. Over-focusing on "The Message" has destroyed this once wonderful show. RIP, Doctor Who (1963-2017). See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jan 1, 2020 Spyfall When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the Doctor; as the Doctor, Graham, Yaz and Ryan travel the globe looking for answers, attacks come from all sides. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 5, 2020 Spyfall In another dimension, and across the centuries, a terrifying plan to destroy humanity is about to reach fruition; the Doctor and her friends must escape multiple traps to defeat a deadly alliance. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 12, 2020 Orphan 55 The Doctor and her companions discover the luxury resort where they are staying is hiding a number of deadly secrets; they must discover why there are ferocious monsters attacking Tranquillity Spa. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 19, 2020 Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror The year is 1903; on the edge of Niagara Falls, Nikola Tesla's generator plant is behaving strangely; something is sabotaging the maverick inventor's work. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 26, 2020 Fugitive of the Judoon The Judoon, trigger-happy space police, are targeting 21st-century Gloucester; the Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham race back to Earth to prevent them from doing too much damage to the cathedral city. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 2, 2020 Praxeus The Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham split up to investigate a missing astronaut in the Indian Ocean, birds behaving strangely in Peru and a U.S. naval officer who washes up on a Madagascan beach. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 9, 2020 Can You Hear Me? From ancient Syria, to present day Sheffield and out into the wilds of space, something is stalking the Doctor and her friends; as Graham, Yaz and Ryan return home to see friends and family, they find themselves haunted by very different experiences. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 16, 2020 The Haunting of Villa Diodati In 1816, the Doctor and gang arrive at a villa near Lake Geneva in Switzerland; they plan to soak up the atmosphere as Lord Byron and the Shelleys prepare for a night telling ghost stories, but the villa proves to have ghostly presences all its own. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 23, 2020 Ascension of the Cybermen In the far future, the Doctor and her friends face a brutal battle across the farthest reaches of space to protect the last of the human race against the deadly Cybermen. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 1, 2020 The Timeless Children The Cybermen are on the march; as the last remaining humans are ruthlessly hunted down, Graham, Ryan and Yaz face a terrifying fight for survival. Details
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Season Info

Director
Nida Manzoor, Wayne Yip, Lee Haven Jones, Jamie Magnus Stone, Emma Sullivan
Executive Producer
Chris Chibnall, Matt Strevens
Screenwriter
Chris Chibnall, Vinay Patel, Maxine Alderton, Ed Hime, Nina Metivier, Pete McTighe, Charlene James
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 1, 2020