Summary
David Tennant, who played the Tenth Doctor, returns in the upcoming Doctor Who anniversary special.
The special will precede season 14 and premieres this November.
A new image from the special features Tennant as The Doctor, peering out of the TARDIS with a shocked expression.
Here's the result:
A first-look image of David Tennant's return to the long-running sci-fi show Doctor Who has been revealed, teasing the highly anticipated anniversary special. Tennant, who previously portrayed the Tenth Doctor, will make an appearance alongside Ncuti Gatwa, who will take on the lead role in the reboot series' upcoming season 14. The special, consisting of three parts, will air this November, preceding the new season. Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive image below.
David Tennant, portraying The Doctor, appears to be peering cautiously through the doorway of the TARDIS. As an otherworldly luminescence radiates from within the time machine, he wears an expression of astonishment, hinting at the remarkable sight unfolding before his eyes.
David Tennant’s Doctor Who Return Explained
In 2010, David Tennant's Tenth Doctor left the series and was succeeded by Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor. Even though the Tenth Doctor has made appearances in the series afterwards, he is not portraying the character in the new specials. In the 2013 special called "The Day of the Doctor," it is common for previous Doctors to reunite with the current ones. However, Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor regenerates into the Fourteenth Doctor, who is also portrayed by Tennant. The upcoming specials will most likely introduce Gatwa's portrayal of the Fifteenth Doctor.
The extent of the Fourteenth Doctor's divergence from Tennant's depiction of the Tenth Doctor remains uncertain. This is an unprecedented circumstance for Doctor Who and may potentially involve an enigmatic entity influencing the Doctor. Given David Tennant's relatively short tenure as the Fourteenth Doctor, it strongly implies the existence of a highly enigmatic underlying cause for this peculiar situation.