Following the events of
The Timeless Children (and to a lesser extent,
Revolution of the Daleks),
Doctor Who has found itself in a somewhat precarious position. As if the divisive response amongst the fandom to that episode wasn't enough, the immediate follow-up to that also had to deal with a real-life pandemic that swept the world. The BBC haven't really made it much easier for themselves either, not only bringing in a new companion to replace the recently departed Graham and Ryan but also announcing that
Russell T Davies will be returning to the show to man its 60th anniversary and beyond. For those still invested in the show there's an awful lot to get through in a small amount of time, and for those soured by the previous series it's hard to care when potentially something better is round the corner. But nevertheless
Doctor Who is back for its 13th series, and with strict filming rules in place due to COVID it's doing something a little different.
Doctor Who: Flux will be a six-part continuous story (the show's first since 1986's
Trial of a Timelord), taking the Doctor, Yaz and new companion Dan through numerous adventures across time and space connected by the same cataclysmic event. And it all starts here with chapter one:
The Halloween Apocalypse, written by
Chris Chibnall and directed by
Jamie Magnus Stone.
