Doctor WhoMakes It Official:Andor‘s Varada Sethu Is the New Companion

We already had an glimmer thatAndor ’s Varada Sethu would be join Doctor Whoin the second time of year for Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor — and now it ’s prescribed , with the group photo to prove it . Though an earlier study said thatMillie Gibson ’s Ruby Sundaywould be give in out after Gatwa ’s first season , which drop May 10 on Disney+ , now that ’s not quite so thin out - and - ironical .

A press acquittance foretell Sethu ’s casting says that she ’s “ set to take a trip through time and quad as the Doctor ’s new companion , alongside current companion Ruby Sunday , in time of year two of Doctor Who . ” time of year two is currently in production ( it ’s due in 2025 ) , and the vent was accompanied by photos of Gatwa , Gibson , and Sethu at a table read . So , maybe Gibson will be around longer than we think ?

Star Wars fans know Sethu from her role on another Disney+ series — Cinta Kaz on Andor — but it sounds like she ’s just as excited to leap into another sci - fi land . “ I find like the lucky person in the human race , ” she said in the release . “ It is such an honor to be a part of the Whoniverse , and I ’m so thankful to the whole Doctor Who crime syndicate — because that is what they are — for welcoming me with exposed branch and making me feel so at home . I could n’t require for a better team than Ncuti and Millie to be on this adventure with . This is SO much fun ! ”

Millie Gibson, Ncuti Gatwa, and Varada Sethu at a Doctor Who table read.

Millie Gibson, Ncuti Gatwa, and Varada Sethu at a Doctor Who table read.Photo: James Pardon/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios

Turns out Varada has some history with Doctor Who showrunner , executive manufacturer , and author Russell T Davies : they worked together on a BBC yield of A Midsummer Night ’s Dream . “ It ’s a delight to welcome her on board the TARDIS , ” he said in the instruction . “ Right now in the studio , shoot for 2025 , we ’ve get Ncuti , Millie and Varada contend side by side — we postulate all three , because the stakes are high-pitched than ever ! ”

Ncuti Gatwa made his launching as the Fifteenth Doctor in Christmas special “ The Church on Ruby Road ; ” his first time of year kicks off with two installment May 10 onDisney+ .

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