Disney+ and the BBC have set an April 12 premiere date for season two Doctor Who, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor. (The show reset its season numbering with the most recent installment, which aired last year. Gutwa is the Fifteenth Doctor in the show’s long history, which dates back to 1963.)

Season 2 of Ncuti Gatwa's "Doctor Who" will premiere on April 12, and Alan Cumming is coming along for the ride.

Alongside the release date announcement, it's been confirmed that Alan Cumming will return to the Whoniverse, this time as cartoon character Mr Ring-a-Ding, who we saw clawing his way out of a cinema screen in the season 15 trailer.

A promo video aired during a rugby game said the new season would be out this April 12, and, thanks to the official announcement from Disney and the BBC, we now know that date to be correct. Yep, Doctor Who season 2 is arriving this April 12.

The new season of Doctor Who, the second with Ncuti Gatwa in the lead role as the Doctor, will drop on. That's according to an ad run during

Disney+ has revealed that Doctor Who Season 2 will premiere on the streaming platform on Saturday, April 12, at 12 a.m. PT and 3 a.m. ET.