Want to enjoy stories featuring the Fifteenth Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa? This is a collecting guide and viewing order for episodes, novels, comic books, magazines, audio dramas, and more. Find every release and appearance! A part of the Guide to Doctor Who on Crushing Comics, edited by AdjectiveNoun. Last updated March 2024 with titles scheduled for release through June 2024.
The 15th Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa
Ncuti Gatwa made his debut as The Fifteenth Doctor on 9 December 2023 in the final episode in a trio of 60th Anniversary specials starring David Tenant as The Fourteenth Doctor (having re-regenerated to the same form he had as The Tenth Doctor – more on that in the Fourteenth Doctor Guide).
The debut of a new Doctor Who had been over two years in the making, starting from a July 2021 announcement that The Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whitaker, would be departing the show along with showrunner Chris Chibnall at the end of their 2022 series. The BBC didn’t waste much time assuring fans that more Doctor Who was on the way, announcing the return of prior showrunner Russell T. Davis to produce a series of 60th Anniversary specials as well as a new series.
When Whitaker’s run reached its conclusion in October 2022, fans were left with a surprising cliffhanger! Gatwa had already been announced as the next Doctor back in May, but Whitaker’s Thirteenth Doctor didn’t regenerate into Gatwa! Instead, the regeneration revealed David Tennant, who played the Tenth Doctor!
This lead to a trio of 2023 60th Anniversary specials with Tennant playing the Fourteenth Doctor, which celebrated some of the show’s past continuity – including bringing back prior Companions and even referencing an old Doctor Who Comic book!
At the end of that trio of episodes, we saw the regeneration to Gatwa as the Fifthteenth Doctor in The Giggle. Gatwa had the lengthiest introduction out of any of the modern regeneration handoffs, starring alongside Tennant for over 15 minutes of the episode.
The Fifteenth Doctor made his solo debut in “The Church on Ruby Road,” a 2023 Christmas special. His first full series debuts on 11 May 2023, with a second series already shot by the time that one airs.
Since we are at the beginning of a period of a new Doctor, there isn’t much supporting media yet for Gatwa’s incarnation as of this writing. In addition to their television episodes, each Doctor is also featured in novel adaptions of those episodes, original novels and short stories, audio dramas, comic books, content in the long-running Doctor Who Magazine, and occasional multimedia crossover events.. This page will track all of those stories for the Fifteenth Doctor as they are released.
- Television Episodes
- 60th Anniversary Specials (Dec 2023)
- 2023 Holiday Special (Dec 2023)
- Series 1 (May – June 2024)
- Novels & Short Stories
- Comic Books
- Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor (2024) #1-4 & FCBD 2024 by Dan Watters (May – Sep 2024)
- Magazines
- Doctor Who Magazine (1979) #599-(ongoing) by Alan Barnes and Lee Sullivan (Jan 2024 – present)
Television Episodes – The Fifteenth Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa
The Fifteenth Doctor made initial appearances in the final 60th Anniversary Special and his own Christmas Day Holiday Special. His first full series began 11 May 2024. It has been officially named “Series 1” to reflect a fresh start for the franchise (as well as its new global distribution via Disney+).
Doctor Who, 2023 60th Anniversary Specials (Dec 2023)
Special 3: The Giggle – See Guide to Doctor Who – The Fourteenth Doctor.
Doctor Who, 2023 Holiday Special (Dec 2023)
This Christmas Day special introduced Companion Ruby Sunday, a foundling who wishes to know more about her past.
Christmas: The Church on Ruby Road (Disney+ / BBC iPlayer / UK BD / UK DVD / US & AUS BD/DVD TBA)
Originally released on the 25th of December. Ruby Sunday joins as a companion this episode. Adapted as a novel (2024 hardcover, ISBN 9781785948695 / 2024 digital ebook / 2024 digital audiobook).
Doctor Who, Series 1 (May – Jun 2024)
Episode 1: Space Babies (Disney+, BBC iPlayer)
Will release 11 May 2024.
Episode 2: The Devil’s Chord (Disney+, BBC iPlayer)
Will release 11 May 2024.
Episode 3: BOOM (media links TBA)
Will release 18 May 2024.
Episode 4: 73 Yards (media links TBA)
Will release 25 May 2024.
Episode 5: Dot and Bubble (media links TBA)
Will release 1 Jun 2024.
Episode 6: Rogue (media links TBA)
Will release 8 Jun 2024.
Episode 7: The Legend of Ruby Sunday (media links TBA)
Will release 15 Jun 2024.
Episode 8: Empire of Death (media links TBA)
Will release 22 Jun 2024.
Novels & Short Stories – The Fifteenth Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa
Doctor Who prose fits into one of three categories – adaptions of television episodes, full-length original novels, and original short stories. Since the era of the Fifteenth Doctor is just getting started, there are no original stories yet – but they will be listed in this section as they appear!
Doctor Who, 15th Doctor Adapted Novels
The Giggle – See Guide to Doctor Who – The Fourteenth Doctor
The Church on Ruby Road
(2024 hardcover, ISBN 9781785948695 / 2024 digital ebook / 2024 digital audiobook)
Adapted from the 2023 Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road
New Series Adventures by BBC Books (2024-)
The New Series Adventures is a series of original novels that tell original stories of the current Doctor. These books are considered canon and often offer a deeper look into the characters and their motivations than the television show.
as the current Doctor…
Ruby Red by Georgia Cook
(2024 digital / 2024 digital audiobook)
Features Ruby as companion. Set some time after Church on Ruby Road
Caged by Una McCormack
(2024 digital / 2024 digital audiobook)
Features Ruby as companion. Set some time after Church on Ruby Road
Eden Rebellion by Abi Falase
(2024 digital / 2024 digital audiobook)
Features Ruby as companion. Set some time after Church on Ruby Road
Short Stories
15 Stories, 15 Doctors – See Guide to Multiple Doctors
Comic Books – The Fifteenth Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa
Titan Comics
Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor (2014) #1-4 & FCBD 2024 by Dan Watters (May – Sep 2024)
To coincide with the launch of the new TV series, Titan Comics announced the first Fifteenth Doctor comic – a mini-series written by Dan Watters. Watters has written many comics for Marvel, DC, and independent publishers, including comics in DC’s Sandman Universe.
This comic features the first meeting of the Fifteenth Doctor and the Cybermen. Ruby costars as Companion. Though it’s placement in continuity is not yet fully known, the story takes place sometime after “The Church on Ruby Road” since it features Ruby.
“FCBD” is short for “Free Comic Book Day,” a date in May when publishers release free promo comics with brief stories and excerpts via local comic book stores around the world.
FCBD 2024 -4: Collection TBA
Magazines – The Fifteenth Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa
Since 1979, Doctor Who Magazine has been the home of beloved stories expanding on the adventures of the many Doctors Who. Those adventures are told mostly through one of the longest-running comic strips in British comics. These stories are generally much more widely-seen and well-known by the British viewing public than those in Doctor Who comic books.
Stories in Doctor Who Magazine typically star the current Doctor. They often have a broad scope or a more fantastical bent than episodes of the show, since comics allow for monsters and effects that outstrip the capabilities of a regular television series.
Arcs of Doctor Who Magazine stories are often collected in trade paperbacks after they conclude.
Doctor Who Magazine (1979) #599-(ongoing)
by Alan Barnes and Lee Sullivan (Jan 2024 – present)
#599-603: Mancopolis
Features Ruby as companion. Takes place after The Church on Ruby Road.
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