Doctor Who

2005 • TMDB 7.6 • 13 seasons • 153 episodes • Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • BBC One

Overview

Doctor Who is television’s great shape-shifter: a 900-year-old Time Lord who travels time and space in a police box bigger on the inside, saving planets and picking up ordinary people for the adventure of a lifetime. The 2005 revival brought the Doctor back with fresh energy, pairing each new incarnation — from Christopher Eccleston’s battle-scarred Ninth Doctor through David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi and Jodie Whittaker — with companions who ground the cosmic spectacle in human emotion. One week it’s a Dalek invasion, the next a quiet love story on a spaceship; the show’s genius is that both feel equally at home. Playful, scary, heartfelt and endlessly inventive, Doctor Who rewards newcomers and lifelong fans alike, because at its core it’s always about the same thing: a lonely wanderer who believes that ordinary people can change the universe.

Main Cast

• Matt Smith as The Doctor (40 episodes)
• David Tennant as The Doctor (40 episodes)
• Karen Gillan as Amy Pond (40 episodes)
• Nicholas Briggs as various voices (38 episodes)
• Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald (37 episodes)
• Peter Capaldi as The Doctor (37 episodes)
• Billie Piper as Rose Tyler (31 episodes)
• Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor (26 episodes)
• Mandip Gill as Yasmin ‘Yaz’ Khan (26 episodes)

Seasons Snapshot

This post covers the 2005 revival entry on TMDB, which runs through Series 13 (Flux). Series 1–7 — 13 episodes each, premiering March 26, 2005 (Series 1) through September 1, 2012 (Series 7); Series 8–10 — 12 episodes each, premiering August 23, 2014 through April 15, 2017; Series 11–12 — 10 episodes each, premiering October 7, 2018 and January 1, 2020; Flux (Series 13) — 6 episodes, premiered October 31, 2021. A Specials collection of 199 episodes also exists on TMDB and is not counted in the 153-episode total. The 2024 series is listed separately on TMDB.

Why Watch Doctor Who?

• A six-decade legend, reborn for modern viewers.
• Every Doctor brings a whole new show.
• Companions who make the cosmos feel personal.
• Monsters, time travel and big ideas in every era.
• Stories that swing from terrifying to tear-jerking.
• An endlessly welcoming jumping-on point.

Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube (60th anniversary trailer, Doctor Who channel).

Where to Watch

As checked on JustWatch US on October 30, 2026, Doctor Who (2005) streams in the United States on Philo, AMC+ (including the Apple TV channel, Amazon Channel and Roku Premium Channel), The Roku Channel, Hoopla and Spectrum On Demand with 13 seasons each, plus Kanopy with 6 seasons. It is also available to buy on Amazon Video (13 seasons) and Fandango At Home (7 seasons).