Doctor Who travels through space and time and lands at AMC Plus

“Doctor Who strengthens AMC+’s position as a destination for premium genre storytelling – curated franchises defined by iconic worlds, passionate fan bases and enduring cultural impact,” says AMC’s Executive Vice President of linear and streaming products Courtney Thomasma. She has a point; in recent years, AMC has become perhaps best known for its Anne Rice adaptations, with Interview With The Vampire accumulating a pretty fervent fanbase in its first two seasons. There’s also been a half dozen Walking Dead spinoffs on the network since the flagship series premiered in 2010, so the time-traveling alien should fit right in with all the zombies and vampires. 

Disney ended its partnership with the BBC to air Doctor Who last October amid concerns of declining ratings, a huge budget, and the ever-present specter of woke. At that point, the BBC confirmed that Russell T. Davies intended to write a 2026 Christmas special, though it’s not immediately clear whether that will end up on AMC+, nor is the status of a potential series 16. In any case, the 2005-2022 era of Doctor Who will begin streaming on June 11.