The information was confirmed by Neil Patrick Harris, who is part of the cast of the 14th season of the production. Understand!
In May of this year, the actor Ncuti Gatwa confirmed that he will be the newest protagonist of the next season of Doctor Who. Now, in an interview with Varietythe actor Neil Patrick Harris went public to reveal that the 14th Time Lord played by Gatwa will be gay.
replacing Jodie Whittaker, Ncuti join the cast of Doctor Who after its success in sex educationgives Netflix. The actor is the first black protagonist in the history of the British science fiction series produced by BBC.
The news about the 14th Time Lord’s sexuality comes shortly after the actress Yasmin Finney confirm that your character in the next season of Doctor Whowill be trans. The young woman known for her role in heartstopperalso from Netflixwas confirmed as part of the cast of the science fiction production back in May.
Together, Ncuti Gatwa and Yasmin Finney will make history on the show, as they will represent, respectively, the show’s first openly gay protagonist and the show’s first trans companion. Doctor. Still, it is important to point out that LGBTQIA+ representation has existed in the show since Russell T. Davies took over in 2005.
In this sense, according to the website CBRone can cite the scaling of John Barrowmana gay actor, for the role of Captain Jack Harkness, The 9th Doctor’s first pansexual companion, played by Christopher Eccleston. Then came the bisexual actress Pearl Mackie as Bill Pottsthe lesbian and black companion of the 12th Doctor of Peter Capaldi — climbing by Steven Moffatshe broke the pattern of straight women on the show.
Finally, Chris Chibnall decided that the character of the 13th Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker, would be more fluid in terms of gender. To top it off, your Muslim companion, Yasmin “Yaz” Khan (Mandip Gill), was queer and, as the season progressed, she began to feel more and more attracted to the 13th Lady of Time, according to the CBR
It is not new, therefore, that those responsible for the series have tested different types of representation in production over the years. For this reason, even the expectation about the characters of Ncuti Gatwa and Yasmin Finney are even higher.
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First broadcast in 1963, the series has had several protagonists and has been conquering generations since then. Its new phase should only be launched in 2023 and, in the meantime, Brazilian fans of Doctor Whocan follow seasons 11 to 13 available in the Globoplay. Remember the arrival of the 13th Doctor:
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