Doctor Who villains Cybermen and Daleks ‘are set to get their own spin-off series showing what they get up to without the Time Lord’… after show’s ‘budget was TRIPLED in Disney+ deal’

It’s scheduled to return to screens with brand new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, in November 2023.

And Doctor Who is also reportedly set to welcome a spin-off show centred around the show’s villains including the Cybermen and Daleks – showing what they get up to without the eponymous Time Lord.

The news comes after the BBC allegedly signed an exciting new deal with Disney+, meaning the show’s budget is set to be tripled upon it’s return, bagging a staggering £10million per installment.

Takeover: Doctor Who villains Cybermen and Daleks are reportedly set to get their own spin-off series showing what they get up to without the Time Lord

According to The Mirror, the new spin-off won’t just delve into the storylines of Cybermen and Daleks, but a string of other villains from the throughout the show.

‘Fans can expect to see Sontarans, Weeping Angels and Sea Devils in separate series showing what they get up to when the Doctor isn’t there to stop them, along with Daleks and Cybermen,’ a TV insider told the publication.

MailOnline have contacted representatives for the BBC and Disney+ for comment. 

Coming next: The show is set to return to screens with brand new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, in November 2023

Spin-off: ‘Fans can expect to see Sontarans, Weeping Angels and Sea Devils in separate series showing what they get up to when the Doctor isn’t there to stop them, along with Daleks and Cybermen,’ a TV insider told The Mirror

Reports of the spin-off come with the return of showrunner Russell T. Davies, who stepped down from the series 12 years ago, and is no stranger to expanding the Doctor Who universe.

During his last stint on the popular science-fiction show, Russell created spin-off alien hunter show Torchwood, which ran for four seasons from 2006 until 2011.

While he also created The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2007, which is described as the ‘child-friendly’ version of the show and also ran until 2011.

And now it appears he could have even more scope for expanding the show’s portfolio, following a reported deal between the BBC and Disney+.

He’s back! Reports of the spin-off comes with the return of showrunner Russell T. Davies, who stepped down from the series 12 years ago, and is no stranger to expanding the Doctor Who universe

Sources told Broadcast magazine the deal means Doctor Who’s budget is set to increase from £1-3million per episode to a staggering £10million per installment when the show returns next year.

The reported budget would break BBC records and see Doctor Who become its most expensive series, surpassing the previous record-holder His Dark Materials, which had a budget of around £6million per episode due to its HBO collaboration. 

Disney+ is set to become the new global home for Doctor Who, with episodes from late 2023 premiering on both the BBC and the streaming service. 

Production values: Jodie Whittaker’s (pictured) final episode pulled in just 3.6million average viewers with a peak of 4million , according to overnight ratings

Jodie Whittaker’s final episode pulled in just 3.6million average viewers with a peak of 4million, according to overnight ratings.

Her last hurrah as the Time Lord proved more popular than the New Year’s special, which racked up just 3.2million average viewers with a peak of 3.4million.

However, audience numbers still remained far below the start of Jodie’s tenure as the Doctor in 2018, which pulled in a staggering 9million viewers.

Hoping the push ratings back up, the popular show is having a massive overhaul for it’s return, with actress Millie Gibson recently announced as Ncuti’s Doctor’s new companion, Ruby Sunday.

In a statement, the star said that the new role is a ‘dream come true’ as the much-anticipated secret was finally revealed, much to the delight of fans. 

‘This is a dream come true!’ Hoping the push ratings back up, the popular show is having a massive overhaul for it’s return, with actress Millie Gibson recently announced as the Doctor’s (Ncuti) new companion, Ruby Sunday

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