Varada Sethu Joins Doctor Who Season 15 Cast as New Companion

Varada Sethu Joins Doctor Who Season 15 Cast as New Companion

In anticipation of the premiere of Doctor Who Season 14 in May 2024, it has been officially confirmed that Millie Gibson, the current companion portraying Ruby Sunday, will not be returning for the fifteenth installment of the beloved sci-fi series.

Variety reports that the BBC has chosen Varada Sethu, known for her role in Andor, to replace Gibson in Doctor Who Season 15. While specific details about Sethu’s character remain undisclosed, it is revealed that she will take on the role of the new companion alongside Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who. Despite the change, Millie Gibson’s character, Ruby Sunday, will still make an appearance in the upcoming Season 14 after her initial introduction in the recent Christmas special.

Doctor Who Season 14 is under the helm of showrunner Russell T. Davies. The cast includes Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Jonathan Groff, Indira Varma as The Duchess, Aneurin Barnard, Anita Dobson, Michelle Greenidge, Jinkx Monsoon, Lenny Rush as Morris, and more. Returning to the series are Yasmin Finney and Bonnie Langford, reprising their roles as Rose Noble and Mel Bush, respectively.

The logline teases, “With Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, alongside Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, they will face new monsters as they head off in the TARDIS for many out-of-this-world adventures.” As Doctor Who Season 15 continues production in Wales, fans eagerly await the unfolding of the latest chapter in the iconic series.