More details about the much-anticipated American episode!
It seems as though we have further cast confirmation for the American adventure episode of Doctor Who, which is set to be in season 15 of the sci-fi series.
We know it’s a while away (2025, to be precise) until said season is set to air, but West End actor Lewis Cornay has been spotted filming at Penarth and Leominster during the week.
The actor’s official CV lists the upcoming Doctor Who role as Logan Cheever, who – from pictures taken of the cast shooting – looks like he could be an employee working at a ’50s diner.
Cornay is known for his stage roles as SpongeBob SquarePants in the West End production of the same name, as well as in The Book of Mormon as Elder Cross/Davis.
Shots of the production were taken at the OK Diner in Leominster, which was set-dressed as the 10¢ Diner in Miami – but how will Cheever slot into the action? We’ll just have to wait and see.
DOCTOR WHO | The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) has been spotted in Leominster and was happy to have photos with the fans. 📸
— Your Herefordshire (@YourHereford1) January 24, 2024
Filming has wrapped up for tonight! #YourHerefordshire | #DoctorWho | @set_dw pic.twitter.com/1V1FG7P762
Earlier on in the week, it was reported that Ncuti Gatwa and new companion Varada Sethu had been spotted filming the American diner-set scenes in question in Penarth in Wales.
It was recently reported that Sethu has been cast in season 15, replacing Millie Gibson as the Doctor’s companion.
While further details remain understandably under wraps for now, the episode has been listed as being led by Gentleman Jack director Amanda Brotchie.
The forthcoming 14th season of Doctor Who will, of course, feature Gatwa and Gibson as Ruby Sunday, with the latter set to take on a smaller role in season 15, as we then see the introduction of Sethu as the new companion.
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Previously speaking to The Big Issue, showrunner Russell T Davies said: “If I sound a bit hyper, it’s because I just this morning delivered a Doctor Who script that will be on air in May 2025.
“And it’s brand new. It does things we’ve never done before. The writing really pushed me. It’s such a mad episode, I had to deliver it with a diagram explaining what’s going on! I’ve never had to do that in my entire life before.”
For now, we’ll just have to count down the days until May for a further fix of the sci-fi series – when it returns for season 14 with Gatwa at the helm.
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