\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to do all the things we normally do in terms of character interactions,\u201d showrunner Chris Chibnall told Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>. \u201cBut behind the scenes it\u2019s been incredibly difficult for everyone. Everybody\u2019s had to reimagine their job. We\u2019ve had to reimagine what the show is, and how you make it.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, that\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing, with the newly serialised storytelling now pitched as a major draw for the upcoming series. And according to Chibnall the pace is frantic from the start, with the opening episode delivering an unusually epic adventure for a premiere.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re starting at the level you\u2019d normally see in a finale, with cataclysmic events,\u201d Chibnall says.<\/p> \u201cIt\u2019s a very different type of opening episode. In fact it\u2019s hard to think of one that\u2019s similar in the show\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n Apparently the first episode will also trigger a series of questions fans will be pondering throughout the Doctor Who: Flux storyline, with answers scattered across the weeks of storytelling.<\/p>\n \u201cEpisode one is the opening to a big mystery. It\u2019s fast-paced, it\u2019s exciting and it\u2019s full of questions,\u201d Chibnall says.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are multiple new characters, multiple mysteries and more than one antagonist. It sets up the mysteries that we\u2019re going to spend the next few weeks exploring. This is the biggest story we\u2019ve ever told.\u201d<\/p>\n Altogether, then, the changes forced by COVID might not be the worst thing that could have happened to Doctor Who series 13. Or at the very least, they come with a silver lining.<\/p>\n \u201cI reached a point when I thought to myself, \u2018Well then, this is exciting\u2026\u2019\u201d Chibnall says.<\/p>\n \u201cThe shape of the stories became slightly different as a result of [the restrictions]. It was an interesting thing to do, and a lot of fabulous things came out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine is on sale now<\/em><\/p>\n Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop and Jacob Anderson preview Series 13!![\""Doctor\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/Doctor-Who-trio-eb07d2a.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C412"\" "\\"\"Doctor\\"")
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