Doctor Who: Series 8
Series, 2014, Twelfth Doctor, Set in Clara and the Twelfth Doctor
Doctor Who: Series 8 is #12 of 21 in release order and #12 of 21 in chronological order in the Doctor Who.
The story
The series is the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor and Jenna Coleman as his companion, Clara Oswald. Also playing a major recurring role in the series is Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink, Clara's boyfriend. The main story arc revolves around a mysterious woman called Missy (portrayed by Michelle Gomez), who is often seen welcoming people who have died throughout the series to the "Promised Land", a place that serves as an apparent afterlife to deceased characters.
Doctor Who: Series 8 recap
The Twelfth Doctor is older, colder and unsure whether he is a good man, and Clara has to learn to trust him again. She starts dating Danny Pink, an ex-soldier who teaches maths at her school, and hides her travels from him. The Doctor shrinks into a Dalek, meets Robin Hood, sends Clara to the Moon and leaves her with a terrible choice, and fights a mummy on a train. In several episodes, people who die wake in a place called the Nethersphere, run by a woman called Missy.
Doctor Who: Series 8 ending explained
Danny is killed in a car accident, and the Nethersphere turns out to be a Time Lord data store where Missy has uploaded the minds of the dead. Missy is the Master, now a woman, and she turns the dead into an army of Cybermen as a gift so the Doctor can rule the world. Danny, as a Cyberman, leads them to destroy themselves, and Missy is seemingly killed. The Doctor and Clara each lie to the other that they are fine and part ways, until Christmas brings them back together.
Where to watch Doctor Who: Series 8
Doctor Who: Series 8 is streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Hoopla, and Spectrum On Demand in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Google Play, and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 8.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Doctor Who: Series 7, before Doctor Who: Series 9.
- Chronological order: after Doctor Who: Series 7, before Doctor Who: Series 9.
What to watch before Doctor Who: Series 8
In release order, 9 Doctor Who essentials come before Doctor Who: Series 8 (2014), from Doctor Who (1963) (1963) to Doctor Who: Series 7 (2012).
Cast
- Matt Smith as The Doctor
- David Tennant as The Doctor
- Karen Gillan as Amy Pond
- Nicholas Briggs as Daleks (voice) / Judoon (voice)
- Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald
- Peter Capaldi as Caecilius
- Billie Piper as Rose Tyler
- Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor
- Mandip Gill as Yasmin 'Yaz' Khan
- Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams
- Paul Kasey as Forest of Cheem Tree
- Bradley Walsh as Graham O'Brien