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In a curious moment of an internet rumor making inserting itself into reality, U.S. production company Electric Entertainment has announced that it is interested in being involved in the future of Doctor Who, days after initial reports declared that it was already in discussions with the BBC to take over the show.

To be clear, Electric Entertainment — best known for television shows Leverage and The Librarians franchise — was not in fact in discussions with the BBC when The Times reported it as fact, because the BBC has yet to officially open the show up to competitive tender as announced in June 2026. Simply put, the BBC isn’t talking to anyone about the future of Doctor Who just yet… but thanks to the Times’ report, Electric has revealed that it would definitely like to be considered when the tender does open.

In a statement released to Radio Times, Electric CEO Dean Devlin said, "It is untrue that we have had negotiations with the BBC. Preliminary or otherwise. When the proper time comes when they are prepared to speak with people, we certainly hope to have a discussion with them."

Electric has now officially become the second production company to express public interest in the long-running science fiction series, following the July announcement from the BBC that it will apply to maintain control of the series itself, with BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell saying, “We’ve been the producer for 60 years and we want to be the producer for another 60 years, so we will be going for that tender with gusto.”

No schedule has been announced for the BBC’s plan to open Doctor Who for bidding, nor how long it will take for bids to be reviewed and ultimately awarded. The last episode of Doctor Who aired in May 2025, with a subsequently announced Christmas 2026 special officially cancelled in June 2026. An animated Doctor Who spin-off aimed at pre-schoolers remains in the works at the BBC.

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