British sci-fi series Doctor Who is going even further down the woke path by including a drag queen character in its upcoming full season following numerous seasons of the “first female Physician.”
The series is now set to include drag queen Jinkx Monsoon– whose real name is Jerick Roman Lamar Hoffer– together with the program’s 15th Physician, Ncuti Gatwa, in the latter’s first complete season of the show can be found in 2024, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
BREAKING– New #DoctorWho Casting– Jinkx Monsoon!
Drag Race’s 5th season winner, Jinkx Monsoon, is set to be playing a “significant role” in the upcoming series 14 of Doctor Who. #DrWho
Via Variety pic.twitter.com/dDtEbI17eY— Tardis Central (@Tardis_Central) April 3, 2023
Monsoon, who was a candidate and winner on both Ru Paul’s Drag Race and Drag Race All-Stars, joins the series in an undefined “major role” after finishing an operate on Broadway where he played Matron ‘Mama’ Morton in Chicago.
“In a galaxy of comets and supernovas, here comes the most significant star of all,” Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies stated in a news release. “Jinkx Monsoon is on a collision course with the TARDIS, and Medical professional Who will never ever be the very same again!”
“I’m honoured, delighted, and entirely delighted to sign up with Physician Who,” Monsoon exclaimed. “Russell T. Davies is a visionary and a brilliant writer– I can’t wait to enter into the weeds with him and the crew! I hope there’s space in the TARDIS for my travel luggage.”
The 2023 mini-season debuts in November with David Tennant repeating his function as the Medical professional in a brief three-episode set before Gatwa takes control of the role next year.
Doctor Who, which was when indicated as a children’s show, comes off 3 seasons and three special episodes of some of the program’s most affordable scores in its history with starlet Jodie Whittaker satisfying the role of the “very first female Doctor.”
Certainly, the generally popular New Year’s Day Medical professional Who unique suffered its most affordable ranking ever as Whittaker began unwinding her time on the show in 2022, earning almost 6 million fewer audiences than the formerly lowest-rated special, the Daily Mail reported at the time.
Ncuti Gatwa is set to take control of as the show’s 15th Physician.
In 2015, gay American actor Neil Patrick Harris might have accidentally let the feline out of the bag about Gatwa’s sexuality when he kept in mind in an interview that Gatwa would be the “very first gay physician.” Harris remained in the UK recording his role in the three specials that will lead up to Gatwa’s debut as the Medical professional. This speculation remains unconfirmed, and showrunner Davies, who is gay himself, has not yet stated if the 15th Doctor will be gay.
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