Doctor Who is a show that has always traded on parallel worlds and alternate timelines. Here, we imagine how different things could have been, had the series begun in America.

Doctor Who is a British TV institution, but have you ever wondered what if it had been an American show instead? Which actors would have played the various Doctors & some of his companions – or sidekicks, as they would probably have been known?

Here is one possible scenario. Please be aware that this flight of fancy involves some disruption to the established U.S. TV timeline where certain actors appearing in this version of Doctor Who miss out on star roles they would otherwise have had in reality. The Butterfly Effect is a tricky thing…