The holiday season is about to get a lot more exciting with the highly anticipated Doctor Who Christmas Special, “Joy to the World,” which will stream on Disney+. This year’s special promises to be a thrilling adventure filled with danger, dinosaurs, and, of course, the Doctor.
Earlier today, Disney+ released the official trailer for the eagerly awaited “Doctor Who” Christmas special, “Joy to the World,” ahead of its Christmas Day release that you can watch here. The episode will premiere on Wednesday, December 25 at 12:10 PM EST, and you can watch it on Disney+.
The Christmas special stars Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”) as the Doctor and Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton”) as Joy. Steph de Whalley as Anita, Jonathan Aris as Melnak, Joel Fry as Trev, Peter Benedict as Basil, Julia Watson as Hilda and Niamh Marie Smith as Sylvia will join them as additional cast members.
About the Doctor Who Christmas Special 2024
The synopsis of the ‘Joy to the World’ special episode of Doctor Who:
When Joy checks into a London hotel in 2024, she opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel — discovering danger, dinosaurs and the Doctor. But a deadly plan is unfolding across the Earth, just in time for Christmas.
Disney+ starts as low as $9.99 per month, with the Disney+ Basic (With Ads) plan. It gives you access to thousands of movies, shows, and originals from Disney’s library of content, including Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and much more. You can stream on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and multiple devices at the same time with video quality up to 4K UHD and HDR.
Season two of “Doctor Who” will premiere in 2025 on Disney+, where available, and on BBC iPlayer in the U.K.
Doctor Who ‘Joy to the World’ Trailer
Check out the trailer for Doctor Who: Joy to the World here: