The BBC has announced a new Doctor Who spinoff series entitled Class, which comes courtesy of acclaimed YA author Patrick Ness. The series will run for 8×45 minute episodes and will take place in contemporary London.
Incredible dangers are breaking through the walls of time and space, and with darkness coming, London is unprotected. With all the action, heart and adrenalin of the best YA fiction (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Hunger Games), this is Coal Hill School and Doctor Who like you’ve never seen them before.
“I’m astounded and thrilled to be entering the Doctor Who universe, which is as vast as time and space itself,” states Ness. “There’s so much room there for all kinds of amazing stories, and to work with Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin to find a place to tell one of my own has been an absolute joy. I can’t wait for people to meet the heroes of Class, to meet the all-new villains and aliens, to remember that the horrors of the darkest corners of existence are just about on par with having to pass your A-Levels.”
“We’re excited to give Patrick Ness this opportunity to work with us at BBC Three and the Doctor Who family,” adds Damian Kavanagh, Controller of BBC Three. “Patrick understands young audiences and I’m delighted he will use his incredible skills as a storyteller to delight audiences on BBC Three. BBC Three will always innovate and offer opportunities for brilliant new talent.”
Class will shoot in the spring and is set to air on BBC Three in 2016.
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Originally published October 2, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
