Doctor Who
Summary
Doctor Whowants to do a crossover voter with theStar Trekfranchise , leading fans of both franchises to reflect whether it could ever happen . As the two longest - track down skill fiction franchises in the existence , there have been variousStar Trekcrossovers withDoctor Whoand vice versa over the years . However , outside expound medium and precious credit , Doctor WhoandStar Trekhave never officially sweep path on screen . This could ultimately be about to change , as a revelation inDoctor Whoseason 14 , episode 1 , " Space Babies " smudge the bound between each show ’s fictional universe .
AnEaster egg inDoctor Whoseason 14 , episode 1heavily suggests that Starfleet and the spaceship Enterprise subsist in the same population as the Doctor ( Ncuti Gatwa ) and Ruby Sunday ( Millie Gibson).Doctor Whohas referencedStar Trekmultiple times before , but strictly as a TV show . For example , Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ) wish the Ninth Doctor ( Christopher Eccleston ) was more like Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) in Steven Moffat ’s " The Empty tike " . Now , Doctor Whochanges the game by suggestingStar Trekis real number , setting up a potential crossover voter in the future .
Ncuti Gatwa makes a gossip in " Space Babies " that refer to an off - screen adventure that took the Eleventh Doctor into another sci - fi macrocosm .
Doctor Who Confirms It’s Set In The Same Universe As Star Trek
But which Star Trek universe is it?
InDoctor Whoseason 14 , episode 1 , " Space Babies " , the Doctor takes Ruby Sunday on her first stumble in the TARDIS , arriving aboard a outer space station . As Ruby try on to envelop her head around the intricacies of TARDIS travel , she ask if it ’s a matter transporter " like in Star Trek " , to which the Doctor grins , joke , and replies " We ’ve got ta visit them one 24-hour interval . " While the Doctor is prone to flex the truth and straight-out lie down to wind up his companions , his assertion heavily implies thatDoctor WhoandStar Trekshare a fictional universe .
Between 2012 and 2013 , IDW issue an eight - issue limited - discharge comic playscript calledAssimilation² , which pair up Matt Smith ’s Eleventh Doctor with the characters fromStar Trek : The Next propagation .
However , if that is the case , then it ’s unclear whichStar TrektimelinethatDoctor Whois set in ; Kelvin or Prime ? WhileDoctor WhoandStar Trekhave alternating motion-picture show and TV universes , it ’s most probable that writer Russell T Davies is referring to the prime universe , populated by fable like Captains James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) . To further stress the joining betweenDoctor WhoandStar Trekin " Space Babies " , the costume worn by the child farm staff mirror the Starfleet uniforms worn during theStar Trek : The Next Generationera .
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Doctor Who Almost Crossed Over With Star Trek Before
Doctor Who returned just as Star Trek: Enterprise ended.
" Space Babies " is n’t the first prison term that theDoctor Whoshowrunner has broached the theme of doing aStar Trekcrossover sequence . In 2009 , as he prepared to handDoctor Whoover to his replacement , Steven Moffat , RTD unwrap that he had design to do a crossover voter withStar Trek : Enterpriseback in 2005 . However , due toEnterprisebeing canceled that year , the proposed sequence never went anywhere . However , inThe Writer ’s Tale : The Final Chapter , co - written with Benjamin Cook , RTD let out he wanted one of David Tennant ’s last episode to be heavily influenced byStar Trek :
The Doctor on board the Enterprise , puncturing Starfleet pomposity with his sheer Doctor of the Church - ness . This is my best-loved idea . ( So long as it ’s not a wide-eyed Star Trek pasquinade . That would be too gentle . ) If you give it a good story , and make the captain , the science officer and everyone real [ … ] then we ’ll get the antic and get demand .
RTD’sStar Trekcrossovernever come together in the end , with " Planet of the Dead " taking its place asDoctor Who ’s 2009 Easter special . This means thatNcuti Gatwa ’s throwawayStar Trekgag is RTD ’s third attempt to set up a crossover between the two longest - turn tail sci - fi franchise . It stay to be see if it will be third sentence prosperous for theDoctor Whoshowrunner , but in a streaming landscape painting dominated by vainglorious IPs , it may be more probable than ever for the TARDIS to in conclusion bring inside the starship Enterprise .
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock, and Number One in the years preceding Captain Kirk’s tenure on the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they venture across the galaxy to explore new worlds.
The 1996 Doctor Who TV movie could have been very different - it seems Leonard Nimoy ( of Star Trek fame ) was almost brought in as director !
RTD Still Wants Doctor Who To Crossover With Star Trek
In the lede up to season 14 , Russell T Davies has been very vocal about howStar Trekhas influencedDoctor Who ’s Disney+ earned run average . RTD has been watching all the modernStar Trekshows fromStar Trek : DiscoverytoStar Trek : Picard . Hilariously , Jack Crusher ( Ed Speleers ) verbalise the line " space babies " inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , instalment 4 , " No Win Scenario " , a conjunction that greatly amused RTD back in 2023 . In an audience withColliderto promoteDoctor Whoseason 14 , RTD affirmed his intention for both franchisesto coexist , while hinting at a hilarious inspiration for wanting to do aStar Trekcrossover :
Frankly , the fact that I ’m not married to Captain Pike is a major problem in my life , and I seem to you , Collider , to put this right , candidly . It ’s a legal injury that needs right …
RTD tellsColliderthat he hopes his revelation thatStar Trekis substantial inDoctor Whowill create " emotional ripples around the world . " The concept of the Doctor meeting Starfleet is definitely an exciting expectation . There ’s a strict professionalism to the life of a Starfleet policeman that is at odds with the physician ’s more ramshackle , gadabout approach to exploring strange unexampled man . The prospect of Ncuti Gatwa ’s Doctor induce chaos on the bridgework of the spaceship Enterprise is hugely alluring , just as long as there ’s a good story to warrant the crossover .
Star Trek : Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike , Science Officer Spock , and Number One in the years preceding Captain Kirk ’s tenure on the U.S.S. Enterprise , as they stake across the galaxy to explore new worlds .
After star in Star Trek : The Next Generation for seven seasons and various other Star Trek projects , Patrick Stewart is back as Jean - Luc Picard . Star Trek : Picard focuses on a hit the sack Picard who is living on his family vineyard as he shin to cope with the expiry of Data and the destruction of Romulus . But before too long , Picard is pull back into the natural process . The series also brings back rooter - preferent characters from the Star Trek franchise , such as Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) , Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) , Worf ( Michael Dorn ) , and William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) .
How Would A Doctor Who Crossover Episode Of Star Trek Work?
Do you bring the Enterprise to Cardiff or the TARDIS to Toronto?
One of the first things that would need to be decided about aDoctor WhoandStar Trekcrossover is in which show it would take place . Do the form ofStar Trek : Strange New Worldshead to Cardiff to take an sequence ofDoctor Who , or doNcuti Gatwa and Millie Gibsonhead to Pinewood Toronto Studios to film an installment ofStar Trek ? Even before those discussions take place , there would need to be an agreement made between the BBC , Disney , CBS , and Paramount Studios over whether such a crossing over could , or should subsist .
The 1996Doctor WhoTV Movie , starring Paul McGann , was film in Vancouver , making it the only time that the show has filmed in Canada .
Such discussions could take a retentive clip , as it ’s likely that Russell T Davies and Alex Kurtzman would have very particular ideas about how they would want their respective shows present . Star Trekis the turgid global brand , mean that those in boot of it will be extremely protective of its repute . The last matter they would require would be for Russell T Davies to write aDoctor Whoscript that air upStar Trek , or did something that went against the core ethos established by Gene Roddenberry and his successors .
However , late industry development could make thing easier for a potential crossover betweenStar TrekandDoctor Who . Paramount Global was recently put up for sale ( viaLos Angeles Times ) , and while Disney has n’t been mentioned as a possible buyer , they could be tempted to bring the one Brobdingnagian enfranchisement theydon’town , Star Trekto their portfolio . A crossover between two Disney belongings would make aDoctor WhoandStar Trekcrossover a simpler affair to attain . However , given Disney ’s recent cost - cutting measure , this is unlikely , meaning that fans are improbable to seeDoctor WhoandStar Trekcrossover in either franchise ’s prompt future .
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Disney+ Release Date
" Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord "
May 10
" Boom "
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock, and Number One in the years preceding Captain Kirk’s tenure on the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they venture across the galaxy to explore new worlds.
May 17
" 73 yard "
May 24
After starring in Star Trek: The Next Generation for seven seasons and various other Star Trek projects, Patrick Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard. Star Trek: Picard focuses on a retired Picard who is living on his family vineyard as he struggles to cope with the death of Data and the destruction of Romulus. But before too long, Picard is pulled back into the action. The series also brings back fan-favorite characters from the Star Trek franchise, such as Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Worf (Michael Dorn), and William Riker (Jonathan Frakes).
" Dot & Bubble "
May 31
" Rogue "
June 7
" The Legend of Ruby Sunday "
June 14
" Empire of Death "
June 21
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Cast
The latest Doctor Who series acquaint the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by raw comrade Ruby Sunday .
