If you’re in the U.S. and you want to watch any new Doctor Who that’s yet to air—including the eagerly awaited 60th anniversary specials starring the returning David Tennant, and the equally anticipated debut of Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor—you’ll need Disney+. But if you also want to watch seasons 1-13 of “New Who” or any of the pre-2005 episodes, you’ll need a few more subscriptions, too.
The tangled web of “where to watch Doctor Who” might require a TARDIS to navigate, but here’s a relatively simple breakown for U.S. fans:
The Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials and the upcoming Gatwa seasons will stream on Disney+ globally (except in the UK and Ireland, where they’ll be on the BBC), and Disney+ will be the home of new Doctor Who episodes only, as reported by Inverse.
Doctor Who’s 2005 return with Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston, dubbed “Season 1,” as well as the subsequent Seasons 2-13 with the Tenth Doctor (Tennant), Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi), and Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker, whose run ended last year), can be found on Max.
“Classic” Doctor Who, going back to William Hartnell’s early 1960s portrayal of the character as the First Doctor, and up through Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor in 1989, is available on BritBox, which can be accessed as both a standalone app and a Prime Video streaming channel. BritBox also has a section labeled as “Season 27″ that includes seven Doctors Revisited specials from 2013 and a handful of bonus specials, including 1981 Sarah Jane Smith spin-off K9 & Company: A Girl’s Best Friend.
Doctor Who’s arrival on Disney+ begins November 25 with the first 60th anniversary special, “The Star Beast;” “Wild Blue Yonder” drops December 2, followed by “The Giggle” on December 9. Again, as io9 has previously reported, if you’re in the UK and Ireland, things are a lot tidier for Doctor Who fans, where BBC One and the BBC iPlayer are the one-stop home for the long-running series.
Update: An earlier version of this post misspelled Sylvester McCoy’s name. Gizmodo regrets the error.
