Doctor Who announces November cinema screening

BBC Studios has announced a one-night cinema screening of a feature-length re-edit of the Doctor Who episodes The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit, with David Tennant and Billie Piper returning as the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. The event is scheduled for November 23, 2026, in cinemas across the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The new presentation, titled Doctor Who: The Satan Pit Extended Cut, will combine the two-part story with restored deleted scenes and extended footage, according to BBC Studios. The episodes originally featured in the series’ second season. The announcement describes the cinema version as including footage audiences have not previously seen in the finished story. The screening is planned as a single-night event on Doctor Who Day, which falls on November 23. Reports describe the event’s cinema reach as around or more than 1,000 venues, though the final number and participating locations have not been specified. The event has been announced for six countries, with no venue list included in the available details. An interview with director and producer James Strong is also set to accompany the screening.