Nine months subsequently the conclusion of its twelfth season,Doc Who volition render with its vacation special, "Revolution of the Daleks." The vacation special has long been a tradition for the BBC serial, and fans were eagerly awaiting the announcement of this next one. While they knew it was coming, the only question that remained was, would it exist a Christmas special or a New year special?

Now, with the release of the upcoming episode'south trailer, we know "Revolution of the Daleks" volition air on Jan 1, 2021. Already, certain fans are lament, longing for a return to the Christmas specials of prior seasons. Just this is really a nice change of pace for the long-running sci-fi series. In fact, the New year'due south Day special has officially become a tradition of sorts for the 13th Doctor — and that'south actually kind of perfect.

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The Christmas holiday special became a tradition thanks to the modern revival of Md Who. Information technology began with Season 2'southward, "The Christmas Invasion," and information technology kept going yearly throughout the 10th, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors' respective tenures. Even in a yr where there wasn't a season of Md Who, the series would return for a Christmas special, as was the case with 2016'due south, "The Return of Medico Mysterio." Merely that tradition was altered with the arrival of Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor, under the direction of new showrunner Chris Chibnall.

After this new Md's introductory season, the Time Lord and her companions returned in the New Year's Day special "Resolution," which aired January i, 2019. While at that place were no new Doctor Who episodes for the rest of the year, Season 12 then premiered with "Spyfall, Part ane" on January ane, 2020. Now, fans will once again kick off the new year with the Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan with "Revolution of the Daleks."

This will at present be the tertiary New year in a row that brings a new Thirteenth Doctor run a risk, making this holiday a signature of sorts for this version of the character. The Christmas special has ever been a warm and endearing part of Physician Who, just it's actually a fun change to take the last few years focus on New year's Day. This allows the series to keep the vacation tradition alive, merely focus on a dissimilar aspect of it.

As the get-go female person Medico, the Thirteenth Doctor herself was a beacon of change. She heralded a whole new era for the series, one filled with hope and wonder — the very same matter that comes with New Year'southward Mean solar day. Before, the Dr. Who Christmas specials brought tidings of comfort and joy. Now, with Whittaker's Doctor, the serial brings different tidings: those of hope, promise and inspiration.

The Christmas specials were ofttimes heartwarming offerings that helped close out the twelvemonth, only the New year specials are much different: they bring virtually new beginnings.

Doctor Who stars Jodie Whittaker equally the 13th iteration of the titular Time Lord. Whittaker is joined by co-stars Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill in a series helmed by showrunner Chris Chibnall. The holiday special, "Revolution of the Daleks," will air this holiday season on BBC America. All previous 11 seasons volition stream on HBO Max later this year.

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Ian Cardona has written for CBR since 2017. He is a Feature, Comic Breakouts and News writer. He's been in dearest with comics for a very long fourth dimension, and believes there is some good to be institute fifty-fifty in the industry's more difficult times. His favorite Avenger is Captain America, and that was long before the character starred in a very successful picture franchise. He is an avid statue and Funko Pop! figures collector, and he's rapidly running out of shelf infinite. With CBR, he has been able to write about his favorite subjects, from the MCU to Doc Who. You can follow him on Twitter at @ian_c1701 (yeah, that is a Star Expedition reference) for discussions, debates or pictures of really cool collectibles he probably doesn't take room for.

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