Doctor Who’s next season will premiere on October 7th

We finally have a premiere date for the next season of Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor will be making her TARDIS debut on October 7th for both UK and US viewers.

The UK broadcast will be at an as-yet-unannounced evening time slot on the BBC network, and the US-based BBC America will actually air the premiere twice: once earlier in the afternoon, simulcast with the UK start time (presumably for US viewers who are looking to avoid spoilers), and an encore airing at a more normal prime-time hour.

The new season marks a sort of soft-reset for the long-running science fiction series. Whittaker — the first woman to play the role of Doctor — is taking over the lead role from Peter Capaldi, who played the 12th incarnation of…

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