Is Doctor Who teasing the destruction of Earth in new hints?
The Doctor's next fight could be his most epic yet.
A series of Doctor Who teasers have hinted at high stakes in the upcoming season 15, with some fans theorising that Earth itself could be destroyed by an as-yet-unknown threat.
The long-running sci-fi series returns to BBC One and iPlayer next month, on Saturday 12th April 2025, with Ncuti Gatwa reprising the role of the Fifteenth Doctor opposite new companion Belinda Chandra (played by Andor's Varada Sethu).
The first of three teasers for the upcoming episodes eerily showed a London cab floating lifelessly through space debris, with the premiere date and theme song confirming its connection to Doctor Who.
But this time, it's not just London which is in the crosshairs of whichever extraterrestrial threat the Doctor and Belinda face, with subsequent teasers showcasing further, global devastation.
A second teaser sees the damaged top half of New York's Statue of Liberty floating through the same debris field, which is a powerful sight ripped straight from an alien invasion blockbuster.
Third and finally, we see Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower seemingly ripped from its very foundations and floating like a ghost through the far reaches of space.
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It's unclear what could have caused such a cataclysmic scenario, with Anita Dobson's Mrs Flood being an established threat still in play from last season, where she made several appearances as the sinister neighbour of Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson).
She also makes a fleeting appearance in the Doctor Who season 15 trailer, which dropped just yesterday. Could whatever scheme she has planned reap such destruction among the people of the world? For now, we can only speculate.
Hijack star Archie Panjabi has also been cast in an antagonist role in season 15, as well as The Traitors US host Alan Cumming, who will be lending his voice to an animated foe in a Eurovision-inspired episode.
Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.
