What we know so far about season 14 of Doctor Who including Legend of the Sea Devils

Returning ‘Doctor Who’ showrunner announces the start of production on season 14

Russell T. Davies – who helmed Doctor Who from its renewal in 2005 to 2010 and is returning again next year to take over from current showrunner Chris Chibnall – has announced via an Instagram post that production has officially begun on the fourteenth season of the popular British sci-fi series.

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With Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor bowing out later this year through two special outings, Davies must already be flexing his Whovian muscles to prepare for another epic run, whose prospects are already driving Doctor Who fans over the edge with excitement.

Jodie Whittaker’s last episode will “push everybody’s buttons”

Departing executive producer Matt Strevens has waved goodbye to his Doctor Who day job already, but with two episodes from his tenure still to air there’s plenty to look forward to.

First up, there’s the swashbuckling Legend of the Sea Devils, followed by Jodie Whittaker’s farewell episode this autumn – and in a new interview Strevens has opened up about how one planned special turned into two, as well as what fans can expect from the “massive, feature-length” regeneration story.
“When they approached Chris, saying ‘We’d love you to do one more – we know the production schedule’s really tight, but what do you think about doing a special for the centenary of the BBC?’, it was a no-brainer,” Strevens revealed.

“The final story is a massive, feature-length epic – it was huge to shoot – with lots of surprises for fans of all ages. Jodie gets a really good send-off. I think it will push everybody’s buttons.

“And the fact the BBC asked us for it to be part of their centenary celebrations – I think that just underlines the iconic nature of the show.”

Currently little is known about the centenary special, with rumours suggesting that Sacha Dhawan’s Master and Jo Martin’s Fugitive Doctor could return to tie together all the strands of Jodie Whittaker’s time on Doctor Who

It’ll certainly be a while before Russell finishes assembling his old crew and brings new talent to fully take on season 14, but it seems that production is now well underway at Bad Wolf Studios in Cardiff, Wales. Davies announced the occasion by sharing a new photo that features the showrunner’s unmistakable hairline and iconic glasses.

Doctor Who has been going through a bit of a rough patch due to all the controversies surrounding Chibnall’s tenure. Thus, the return of Davies, a writer who essentially proved to BBC that their long-running sci-fi series still has the potential to be extremely popular, is a monumental occasion for the fandom. Add that to all the recent scuttlebutt about David Tennant reprising his role as the Tenth Doctor and you’ll realize why fans are impatient for the next chapter.

That being said, we still have Whittaker’s regeneration to look forward to on New Year’s Day, so let’s hope that the current crew manages to stick the landing and deliver a worthy swansong to the first female Doctor in history.

Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils comes to BBC One this spring.