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Matt Smith has signed up for a role in Star Wars Episode IX. The Doctor Who, Terminator: Genisys and The Crown alum has landed an undisclosed part to play in the trilogy-closer, which is being directed by The Force Awakens‘ J. J. Abrams.
The BBC has announced big plans for its Doctor Who presence at Comic Con Africa. The first event of its kind on the continent will take place at the Kyalami Convention Centre in Johannesburg from the 14th to 16th of September, and Doctor Who series 11 will bring an “immersive TARDIS experience.”
Hollywood icon Richard Gere will star alongside Peaky Blinders‘ Helen McCrory in a new BBC Two drama entitled MotherFatherSon. Playing the son in that equation will be Billy Howle, who was recently seen in cinemas with On Chesil Beach.
Michael Pickwoad, who served as Doctor Who production designer from series 7 through to 10, has passed away at the age of 73. His work on the show, which covered an impressive 71 episodes, will last long in the memory.
Sons Of Anarchy‘s Ryan Hurst has signed up for a villainous role in The Walking Dead season 9. He’ll play Beta, who’s known to fans of the comics as the second-in-command of The Whisperers.
Mark Gatiss is bringing a ghostly new drama to BBC Four. Simon Callow, Anjli Mohindra, Susan Penhaligon and Joshua Oakes-Rogers will star in The Dead Room, a spooky series set in a radio station.
At the Edinburgh TV Festival, BBC Two announced a sizeable slate of new projects, including a brilliantly titled show from Romesh Ranganathan. The comedian and Asian Provocateur presenter will serve up a weekly slice of topical comedy for UK audiences in… wait for it… The Ranganation.
UK viewers will soon be able to watch Counterpart, a sci-fi drama featuring Whiplash star and Justice League cameo-er J.K. Simmons. The series, which debuted on the Starz network over in the States last December, will come to the UK via StarzPlay on September 28th.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag has added Andrew Scott to its cast for the upcoming second series. Scott, best known for his stunning performance as Moriarty in Sherlock, has nabbed an as-yet-undisclosed role in the sophomore series of the dark BBC/Amazon comedy.
Piers Wenger – former executive producer of Doctor Who, and incumbent drama controller for the BBC – has given a rather odd statement about Jodie Whittaker’s take on the Doctor.