New 'Doctor Who' premieres on BBC America in April
Matt Smith and Karen Gillan will have their US premiere shortly after the UK launch
Karen Gillan and Matt Smith of 'Doctor Who'
Credit: BBC America
After a long period teasing that Matt Smith would make his debut as Time Lord at an undetermined time in the spring, BBC America has finally announced a premiere date for the new run of "Doctor Who."
Smith's Doctor and Karen Gillan's companion Amy Pond will launch on Saturday, April 17, soon after their first UK broadcast. Smith has the difficult chore of following in the footsteps of David Tennant, one of the most popular of the Doctor Whos, and Christopher Eccleston, whose casting helped revitalize the franchise.
"Britain has a tradition of reinventing its iconic characters, like James Bond and Sherlock Holmes - and Doctor Who. In introducing the Eleventh Doctor, writer Steven Moffat is opening the show to a whole new audience, while serving fans with an exciting mix of inter galactic, time travelling adventures. We can't wait to meet his new Doctor!" states Richard De Croce, Senior Vice President Programming for BBC America.
In addition to lead writer Moffat ("Coupling"), scribes on the upcoming "Doctor Who" season include Richard Curtis, Chris Chibnall, Toby Whitehouse, Mark Gatis and Simon Nye.
Alex Kingston, Sophie Okonedo and Tony Curran are among the announced guest stars.
BBC America premiered a new "Doctor Who" teaser over the weekend. Check it out, if you missed it:
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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February 25, 2010 at 7:12PM EST Reply to CommentIf it isn't the same day, they're still going to be losing viewers to the internet. I also don't think many people in the US get BBC America, and even less get it in HD. I think my expectations for the Moffat series are too high. Currently I am expecting the best thing ever to be on television.