BBC drops an action-packed Doctor Who trailer 56 years after show first aired

The Time Lord and her faithful companions face all new adventures in series 12 of the BBC's Doctor Who.

Jodie Whittaker returns as everyone favorite kooky-yet-brilliant Time Lord in the first action-packed trailer for the upcoming 12th series of Doctor Who. And it just so happens the trailer's debut coincides with BBC One's airing of the very first Doctor Who episode, "An Unearthly Child," 56 years ago.

(Some spoilers for series 11 below.)

There were lots of big changes to Doctor Who last season. In addition to Whittaker's first female Time Lord (Time Lady? Eh, we'll stick with the original), longtime showrunner Steven Moffat left the show. He was replaced by Chris Chibnall, who not only wrote for Who and its spinoff Torchwood but was also the creator of the successful Broadchurch series (which featured Whittaker and the 10th Doctor, David Tennant).

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