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       Potential new leaks/information regarding the 2026 Christmas Special   
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       Just thought I would share a few tidbits I came across on the Doctor   
       Who leak Discord and a certain scooper's Patreon page this week.   
       Nothing major, and it could all be total BS, but with how dry things   
       are at the moment, I thought it would still be interesting to   
       discuss, especially given how much actually leaked last year.   
      
       1.  The current plan is to film the 2026 Christmas Special sometime   
           in Spring 2026.   
      
       2.  The working title is The Lost Doctor.   
      
       3.  Both Billie Piper and David Tennant are expected to reprise   
           their roles - as well as Yasmin Finnley as Rose Noble (and a   
           possible cameo from Ncuti)   
      
       4.  The draft script is currently circulating around the BBC as   
           pre-production rapidly gets underway.   
      
       5.  The story is described as " a big space hopping adventure with   
           a Guardians of the Galaxy style feel, with a ww2 narrative   
           thrown in".   
      
       6.  The plot reportedly follows the Fourteenth Doctor, Billie   
           Piper's Rose, and Rose Noble as they attempt to find the true   
           Sixteenth Doctor, who has been kidnapped by the mysterious boss   
           type character. The Daleks will also be featured who in the   
           backdrop will be plotting a universe wide invasion.   
      
       7.  Pre production is well underway, particularly for a brand new   
           Dalek design - "the daleks do some really interesting things in   
           the current script which has made me extremely curious on how   
           this new design will turn out".   
      
       8.  The Sixteenth Doctor will not be fully revealed (if at all   
           depending how things go) until the end of the episode and will   
           spend most of the story "locked within the regeneration process".   
      
       9.  This is apparently RTD's final episode, so expect loose ends from   
           seasons one and two to be tied up here.   
      
       10. Going forward, the BBC reportedly wants to use this special to   
           set a new standard for the show. Instead of eight episode seasons   
           every year, they are hoping to follow a Sherlock style model with   
           three to five large scale episodes released every year or so.   
      
       11. The BBC is currently searching for a new showrunner for a fresh   
           season in 2027 or 2028. Names reportedly being considered include   
           Jack Thorne (who has apparently just written a Lord of the Flies   
           series for the BBC which they are incredibly pleased with), Neil   
           Cross, Miguel Sapochnik (approached, but unlikely), and Sally   
           Wainwright. However, I have heard that RTD and Bad Wolf are   
           strongly pushing for Pete McTighe to take over, while the BBC is   
           less enthusiastic. The new Doctor also won't be cast until the   
           next showrunner is decided.   
      
      
      
      
      
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