Series 8 (Doctor Who)

Series 8 of Doctor Who, likely airing beginning in August 2014, was confirmed on 18 May 2013. Filming is set to begin in December.

Cast and crew
Series 8 will be co-executive produced by Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin. Ben Wheatley will direct the first two episodes of the series, while Paul Murphy will direct episodes 3 and 6.

Jenna Coleman has been confirmed to return as Clara Oswald for this series. Series 8 will also see the debut of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor.

Brian Minchin, the new producer of the series, explained that "I have just spent a very happy few days meeting some scarily clever writers, and we have an incredible set of stories to work on. More adventures ahead!". Steven Moffat claimed in a May interview that "the next season is plotted out."