Doctor Who may be on hiatus, but the BBC has just unveiled a new spinoff series for younger viewers: Doctor Who: TARDIS Crew.

This animated series will feature a "young" version of the Doctor who is shown in official artwork to sport blue spiky hair. Clearly, this is not an incarnation of the Time Lord we have met previously — unless William Hartnell was really into hair dye in his youth.

Today's reveal for the series includes a confirmation of the production company behind the show, the London-based Alphablocks and Numberblocks creator Blue Zoo Animation Studio, and a projected launch in late 2027 or early 2028 — around a year before the BBC is aiming to bring the main Doctor Who back to U.K. TV screens.

"Created for CBeebies viewers, the series follows the Doctor, a young Time Lord, and his friends Hannah, Beastie and Toast-IE as they embark on extraordinary adventures through time and space," reads a blurb for the show. "Travelling aboard the iconic TARDIS, they encounter incredible creatures, discover amazing new worlds and come face-to-face with legendary Doctor Who foes, including the Daleks."

While this isn't the first we've heard of a new Doctor Who spinoff for younger viewers, this is the first time we've seen anything of its characters or aesthetic. The BBC has now also commissioned 52 episodes, each 11 minutes in length, with "preschool-friendly stories."

). The Daleks are present too, of course, albeit sporting a rather cutesy redesign. One of them even has a wooden spoon as an appendage, which I enjoy.

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