How To Watch Doctor Who Season 14 Online Starring Ncuti Gatwa And Stream Finale Free From Anywhere
Cosmic adventures abound as Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor closes out his first season
How To Watch Doctor Who Season 14 Online
Premiered: May 11 |
Finale: Saturday, June 22 at 6.40pm BST |
Channel: BBC One |
Stream free: on BBC iPlayer (UK) |
International Stream: Disney Plus (US, CA, AU) |
Watch anywhere: Stream from anywhere with NordVPN |
Watch Doctor Who Season 14: Synopsis
The keys to the TARDIS are firmly in Ncuti Gatwa's hands as, after taking over as the Doctor in “The Church on Ruby Road” last Christmas, the new era of Doctor Who wraps its first season. Its not too late to jump aboard the refurbed TARDIS and experience showrunner Russell T Davies exciting new course for the show, bringing in folk horror, racial allegory, tense war drama, a little Bridgerton, ancient gods and mysteries galore. Our guide below explains how to watch Doctor Who Season 14 online 100% free and from anywhere in the world.
Gatwa’s historic tenure as the Doctor – he’s the first openly queer, Black actor to inhabit the role – inaugurates the show’s fortieth overall season, however, as with the 2005 rebirth, we're back to labeling the show as "Season One" as it undergoes its latest regeneration.
"It's very new,” says Davies, who also helmed the Christopher Ecclestone led reboot. “Ncuti's new and Millie [Gibson] is new, and it was new to us with Disney and the whole new era, as it were.” Even Gatwa’s introduction as the Fifteenth Doctor, appearing pants-less in “The Giggle” after the novel "bi-generation" of David Tenant’s Fourteenth Doctor, proved another first for the series, and ushered in a daring blast of Gen Z energy that has continued this season with the likes of Jinkx Monsoon's villainous Maestro stealing the show.
While we haven't (and supposedly won't) see any Daleks or Cybermen this season, the Fifteenth Doctor and his foundling companion Ruby continue to instigate utter bedlam in almost every quadrant of spacetime. They’ve traversed the dinosaur-ruled Mesozoic Era and got scandalous with Jonathan Groff during England's 19th century Regency period, while previously rocking out in Abbey Road Studios during the Swinging Sixties and meeting the Fab Four. The penultimate episode ramped up the tension to unbearable proportions and you can bet your sonic screwdriver that the season finale, dubbed “Empire of Death,” is going to prove heartbreakingly epic.
Despite the show’s facelift, Doctor Who continues to lean into its considerable legacy. Alongside new cast members like Groff, Indira Varma and Lenny Rush as science wiz Morris, we’ve seen Bonnie Langford’s erstwhile companion Mel Bush rejoin the fray, while Jemma Redgrave's UNIT director Kate Stewart, and Yasmin Finney's Rose, both reprised their roles.
Ready to join the Fifteenth Doctor for an epic conclusion? Then read our guide below for everything you need to know to watch the Doctor Who Season 14 finale online, 100% free on BBC iPlayer and from anywhere.
Watch Doctor Who Season 14 online in the UK
You ready for this? Whovians can watch new episodes of Doctor Who Season 14 every Saturday with the finale set for 6:40 pm BST on June 22. As with the preceding episodes, it will be added to BBC iPlayer first – on Saturday at 12am BST – before the TV airing on BBC One later in the day.
BBC iPlayer is available on a number of devices, You can watch BBC broadcasts live or on-demand, and its content is absolutely FREE to watch. To create a BBC account, all you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. B1A 1AA), in addition to a valid TV licence.
Abroad? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access BBC iPlayer like you would at home.
How to watch Doctor Who Season 14 from anywhere
If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch Doctor Who Season 14 just as you would at home.
While BBC iPlayer blocks access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN that can change your IP address and help you watch UK TV online while abroad, making it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, UK citizens currently in the States can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK-based server and tune into all the programmes on BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world, just like they would back home.
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2. Connect to a server – for BBC iPlayer, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the UK
3. Go to the stream you wish to access - for Doctor Who Season 14, head to BBC iPlayer.
How to watch Doctor Who Season 14 online in the US
Stateside fans of the Doctor have a slight time-traveling advantage. US viewers can watch the Doctor Who Season 14 finale on Friday, June 21 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
Now co-produced by Disney, you can watch all-new Doctor Who with a subscription to Disney Plus. There are multiple Disney Plus price points to choose from with subscriptions starting from $7.99 for a Basic ad-supported plan. Or you can ditch the ads and go Premium for $13.99 a month ($139.99 when you opt for the annual plan).
There are also a variety of Disney Plus bundle options that could help you save a buck. For example, the Trio Basic plan gifts you with ad-supported Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus for just $14.99 – that’s a monthly saving of 44% compared to the price of subscribing to each separately.
A Brit abroad in the States? Use a VPN to access BBC iPlayer for free from abroad.
How to watch Doctor Who Season 14 online in Canada
In the Great North, Canadian viewers can also watch the Doctor Who Season 14 finale on Friday, June 21 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT, as part of a subscription to Disney Plus.
Not yet a member? Disney Plus plans start from CA$7.99 a month for the new ad-supported option. Alternatively, there’s the Standard ad-free plan for CA$11.99 a month/CA$119.99 a year, or the top-tier Premium plan at CA$14.99/CA$149.99 annually.
How to watch Doctor Who Season 14 online in Australia
The Doctor is in! Aussies can watch the Doctor Who Season 14 finale online on Saturday, June 22 at 9am AEST with a subscription to Disney Plus.
There are only a few subscription options available in Australia. Go monthly for AU$13.99 or get a great saving – effectively 12 months for the price of 10 - by getting an annual plan for AU$139.99. Pay a bit more, however, and update to Disney Plus Premium.
Currently outside of the UK? Use a VPN to access BBC iPlayer for free from abroad.
Everything you need to know about Doctor Who Season 14
Doctor Who Season 14 Cast
- Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor
- Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday
- Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday
- Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday
- Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood
- Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart
- Bonnie Langford as Melanie "Mel" Bush
- Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble
- Alexander Devrient as Colonel Christopher Ibrahim
- Aneurin Barnard as Roger ap Gwilliam
- Indira Varma as The Duchess
- Lenny Rush as Morris
- Jinkx Monsoon as Maestro
- Jonathan Groff as Rouge
- George Caple as Paul McCartney
- James Hoyles as Ringo Starr
- Phillip Davies as George Harrison
- Chris Mason as John Lennon
- Paul Forman as Lord Barton
Doctor Who Season 14 Trailer
Doctor Who Season 14 Release Schedule
- Episode 1, “Space Babies”: Friday, May 10
- Episode 2, “The Devil’s Chord”: Friday, May 10
- Episode 3, “Boom”: Friday, May 17
- Episode 4, “73 Yards”: Friday, May 24
- Episode 5, “Dot and Bubble”: Friday, May 31
- Episode 6, “Rogue”: Friday, June 7
- Episode 7, “The Legend of Ruby Sunday”: Friday, May 10
- Episode 8, “Empire of Death”: Friday, May 10
What Was The Doctor Who Season 14 Release Date?
Season 14 episodes (aka “Season One”) of Doctor Who received a simultaneous, worldwide debut.
The premiere launched internationally on Friday, May 10 in the US and Canada (at 7pm ET), and on Saturday, May 11 in Europe (1am CEST), Australia (9am AEST) and New Zealand (11am NZST) on Disney Plus.
In the UK, BBC iPlayer debuted Season 14 episodes on Saturday, May 11 from 12am (BST), which were also aired on BBC One later the same day.
The finale is set for Friday, June 21 in the US and Canada and Saturday, June 22 in the UK and Australia.
What Is Doctor Who: Unleashed And Where Can I Watch It?
Unleashed follows every new episode of Doctor Who with a 30-minute installment on BBC Three, hosted by Newsbeat presenter Steffan Powell. New episodes are added to BBC iPlayer to watch on-demand shortly after they air.
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