‘Doctor Who’ season 10: Showrunner Steven Moffat on show diversity

Earlier this year, it was confirmed that Pearl Mackie was officially cast as the next Companion on “Doctor Who,” and with that, she brings a little bit more diversity into the mix. We’re not going to say that this is a show that has completely dropped the ball in this department over the years, but based on some comments from showrunner Steven Moffat, he still believes that they can do better.

Specifically, Moffat told Doctor Who Magazine (per Doctor Who TV) the following when it comes to precisely the sort of emphasis he really needs to be putting on certain things — and the same goes for the series as a whole:

“Sometimes the nature of a particular show – historical dramas, for instance – makes diversity more of a challenge … But Doctor Who has absolutely nowhere to hide on this. Young people watching have to know that they’ve a place in the future. That really matters.”

Ultimately, casting diversity is a great thing, but what we really hope for is that this opens things up to a wide array of diverse storytelling to go along with it. It’s hard to really rate any Companion or Doctor before you actually see them on the show, so at this point, this is actually what we are looking forward to seeing next year. (It’s already been reported that Mackie will not be appearing in her role of Bill, so we’ve got a little bit of time to wait and see how she fares.)

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