| The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective. |
Season 3 of Doctor Who: The New Renegade, subtitled ShadowPlay, was produced as a Paramount+ Original Series, for BBC Studios and CBS Studios. It was aired on BBC One concurrently with its Paramount+ release in the United States.
Overview
New Characters
The third season of Doctor Who: The New Renegade, while on the surface very different, with a new showrunner, Mike Flanagan, and a new group of supporting characters, remained very much in the same world as the first two seasons continuing to focus on fate and gods but this time focusing on the characters of Vajahnari and the White and Black Guardians, both played by Duncan Fraser. TâNia Miller returned as an older Amanda Theodore, who already knows the Doctor, but he doesnât know her. Additionally, Kate Siegel and Brandon P. Bell joined as Zahra and Dahr, respectively.
New Crew
The co-executive producers for the series included mainly people from the current world of Doctor Who, as Paramount+ were keen to keep the show in-line with what had come before. They were Chris Chibnall, Pete McTighe, Jessica Goldberg and Kevin Murphy. Flanagan had no say in their hiring. While Flanagan also decided to direct each episode himself, he hadnât intended to write or co-write every episode, but after having to make intensive edits to every script that he received back from the writing staff, he decided it was necessary.
Promotion
The season was marketed as fundamentally a different show to the previous two seasons, with the seasonâs new subtitle, ShadowPlay, taking prominence in marketing material. Additionally, the title sequence was changed to a shorter title card, just featuring the seasonâs logo and a shorter, more horrific version of the theme tune before cutting to the unified title card.
The season aired in two halves, the first from Episodes 1-6 and the second from Episodes 7-10. As such a big cliffhanger was written into the end of Episode 6 to leave the audience waiting.
Cast
Regular
Recurring
- Vajahnari - Guy Henry
- Zahra - Kate Siegel
- Dahr - Brandon P. Bell
- White Guardian/Black Guardian - Duncan Fraser
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
Guest
- To be added.
Television Stories
Production
Crew
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Production Blocks
| Block | Episodes | Director | Producer | DOP | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.01, 3.02, 3.09, 3.10 | Mike Flanagan | Patrick L. Coleman | Michael Fimognari | Mike Flanagan |
| 2 | 3.03, 3.04, 3.05 | Kathy Gilroy | James Kniest | Brian Jeremiah Smith | |
| 3 | 3.06, 3.07. 3.08 | Thomas Sellitti Jr. | Corey Robson | Byron Smith |
Filming
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Home Media
Physical Media
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