'Doctor Who' Season 9 News: Steven Moffat Says Show Could Last 5 More Years
Series creator and writer, Steven Moffat, recently spoke with Doctor Who magazine to inform fans that the hit BBC science-fiction, fantasy TV series "Doctor Who" will remain in the small screen for at least another five years.
Moffat, who is also behind the Benedict Cumberbatch-led "Sherlock" series, admits he didn't expect for the Time-Lord lore to last for a decade.
"I thought it would last 10 years," Moffat told The Hollywood Reporter. "I didn't think it would last 10 years with BBC Worldwide trying to get me in a room to talk about their plan for the next five years!"
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"It's going to do a minimum of 15. I mean, it could do 26!" he continued.
Moffat, however, recognizes the challenge of keeping the show afloat.
"There's nothing easy about doing Doctor Who," Moffat said. "That's not to say it's easy. It's not easy to find new people. It's not easy to find new Doctors."
Regardless of what's coming up ahead, showrunner remains grateful for the popularity his show has enjoyed for years.
"10 years on, our ratings are pretty much the same. Actually, internationally, bigger. No show does that! You're meant to go down! Doctor Who just stays. It's extraordinary!" Moffat said.
Meanwhile, a report from Digital Spy U.K. cited a separate interview of Moffat ruling out the rumors of a "Doctor Who" film.
"I don't think there is one. No one has ever squared the circle on that. How do we do this? How do we do it without leaching from the television series - which we're not allowed to do, because Doctor Who is public funded?" he clarified.
However, given the possibility of such notion, he said it should really blow the minds of fans.
"We're talking one of the biggest TV shows in the world. It can't just be a medium-size movie - it's gotta be a colossal movie," he added.
"Doctor Who" Series 9 is slated to return to BBC One this year.
