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
Series 8 will see the debut of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. Capaldi was announced in a live television special, Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor, on 4 August 2013. The previous Doctor, Matt Smith, announced he was leaving on 1 June of the same year.

The new Doctor will be joined by series 7, part 2's companion, Clara Oswald, as played by Jenna Coleman, in her first full series.

Production
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."

Producers
Series 8 will be co-executive produced by Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin. (DWM 460) Series 7's producer, Caroline Skinner, officially stepped down on 13 March 2013, and Minchin was announced as her replacement on 30 April.

Writers
Steven Moffat will pen the series opener.

Directors
Ben Wheatley will direct the first two episodes of the series, while Paul Murphy will direct episodes 3 and 6.

Rumours
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