Doctor Who certainly didn't waste its Hall H panel at San Diego Comic Con 2018. It not only released a brand new trailer (which you can watch above), but also confirmed a whole host of other juicy information, from that all important Christmas episode to our first look at the new sonic screwdriver. As new Doctor Jodie Whittaker took to the stage, fans in Hall H struggled to contain their excitement, but that was nothing compared to the reaction to the trailer. It gave us our first proper look at the new Doctor and her companions. Promising "new faces, new worlds, new times" and more, the 40-second teaser was just the beginning of the revelations. Whittaker also revealed to fans her new-look sonic screwdriver, which you can see in more detail below: But that's not all. We now know how many episodes of the new season we're getting and whether one will have a distinctly festive feel to it... There'd been some doubt recently whether we'd get the traditional Doctor Who Christmas special this year, but showrunner Chris Chibnall confirmed we'd get a dose of the Doctor this December in a press conference at San Diego Comic Con - attended by our sister publication SFX magazine - before the Hall H panel. Read More Watch every San Diego Comic Con 2018 trailer - from The Walking Dead to Doctor Who "We seem to be filming 11 episodes, and it's only a series of 10," Chibnall teased at the press conference. "I would definitely think there's another episode after the end of the series, yeah." Something else revealed via Comic Con is that there will be no two-parter episodes and that the focus will be on standalone stories. "It's 10 standalone episodes, there's no two-parters or anything like that," Chibnall told Digital Spy. "What we want is for people to feel like we've got the range and variety of Doctor Who this year. So if you've never seen it before, you're gonna fall in love with it, and if you have seen it, you're gonna get those things that you love about the show across the 10 episodes." Finally, BBC One and BBC American released some new image for Doctor Who season 11, which you can feast your eyes on below: Feeling festive? Here's every Doctor Who Christmas special ranked from worst to best, plus, the best Christmas movies of all time.<doc-sep>Doctor Who’s upcoming 11th season got a new trailer at Comic-Con 2018, and much like the teaser aired during the World Cup final last week, the focus is all on the three new companions that will be accompanying Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor on her journeys through time and space. “All of this is new to me.” “All of this is new to me,” intones the Doctor in a voiceover, “New faces, new worlds, new times,” — a fitting sentiment, given that the long-running British sci-fi show is entering an entirely new era: along with Whittaker beginning her run as the Doctor, Chris Chibnall is taking the helm behind the scenes as the new showrunnner. Whittaker is also the first woman to play the role of Doctor, taking over for Peter Capaldi, who portrayed the Twelfth Doctor for the past few seasons. The new trailer doesn’t give away much — just a few clips of the Doctor, a glimpse of her new sonic screwdriver, some presumably alien landscapes, and a couple of shots of the three new companions revealed last week: Graham, Yasmin, and Ryan (played by Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, and Tosin Cole, respectively). But we shouldn’t have too long to wait — the new series is expected to premiere sometime in October.<doc-sep>
A new poster for the upcoming season of Doctor Who has been released. The poster has been revealed alongside the new trailer, which was screened as part of the show's panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Doctor Who Season 11 will feature Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor and arrives in the fall. The poster is a stylish affair that shows Whittaker surrounded by various brightly-colored cosmic objects. It uses the phrase "the universe is calling," and the accompanying tweet highlights the fact that the Doctor will be using a new sonic screwdriver. Check it out below: Whittaker is playing the 13th incarnation of the Doctor, and takes over from Peter Capaldi. She will be accompanied by three companions this time--Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh). At the SDCC panel, Whittaker spoke about taking on this iconic role. "I knew obviously being the first female it was going to have some extra responsibility thrown it," she said, via Vulture. "But it's incredibly inclusive, and knowing the fans are all over the world, it's immediately felt like this huge Whovian family." The show also has a new showrunner, with Broadchurch's Chris Chibnall taking over from Steven Moffat. At the panel, Chibnall described how the new season would be a great place for new fans to join the show. "This year is the perfect jumping-on point," he said. "That person in your life who has never watched Doctor Who, I want you to go out and recruit them. Sit them down for Jodie's first episode so you can go, 'See?!' There is no barrier to entry this year! It's a big, inclusive, mainstream, accessible series." San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Coverage