'It makes perfect sense': After auditioning 'nonbinary' actors, 'Doctor Who' set to air on Disney+ with 'queer black' lead
TheBlaze - 2024-04-25T20:10:00.000Z

"Doctor Who," the iconic British television show about an alien, will continue barreling down the path of progressivism with a new iteration set to air on the Disney+ platform. The show's producer has boasted that the lead character will be gay and non-white.Writer and executive producer Russell T. Davies has ensured the 60-year-old show will only become more progressive and announced that he is looking to "break barriers." During an interview with Variety, Davies explained that gender, race,...

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