YA author Patrick Ness has revealed that writing BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off Class is “so rewarding”.
Set in contemporary London at the fictional Coal Hill School, the eight-part series is due to begin filming soon.
Ness tweeted yesterday: “Been a fun couple days. Some very cool things brewing for Class. So excited!”
He added: “The Doctor Who universe is so rich and deep. What a pleasure and privilege to be able to engage with it and find a little corner to play.”
The writer also hinted at what to expect from the show, commenting: “…Class is being so rewarding: Aliens & pain & jokes & respect & subversion & characters I love, love, love. Hope you like it, too.”
The official synopsis for Class reads: “Incredible dangers are breaking through the walls of time and space, and with darkness coming, London is unprotected. With all the action, heart and adrenalin of the best YA fiction (Buffy, Hunger Games), this is Coal Hill School and Doctor Who like you’ve never seen it before.”
Class will premiere later this year on BBC Three in the UK and on BBC America in the US.
Peter Capaldi recently said that he hasn’t yet been invited to be in the show.
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Season 10 is expected to begin filming in May and will air on BBC One in spring 2017.
> Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10.
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