Whovians who’ve bought tickets to the San Diego Comic-Con this year expecting to attend yet another awesome Doctor Who panel are going to have to adjust their plans.
BBC America has officially announced that the Doctor Who cast will not be attending this year’s convention in San Diego come July 23, and has released the following statement:
Doctor Who’s cast and creators will not be in attendance at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014. They are currently in production until August on the upcoming season – 12 all new back-to-back episodes. Given the unprecedented success of the global event around the 50th Anniversary, BBC AMERICA and BBC Worldwide will launch the first-ever Doctor Who world tour in August to celebrate the new chapter of the series starring Peter Capaldi.
Earlier this month BBC America announced the first ever Doctor Who world tour, which will happen as soon as the production on series 8 ends this August.
The silver lining? Doctor Who fans won’t have to line up ridiculously early on Saturday for the panel that would have happened on Sunday, and it means more time to explore the con!
Hypable will be attending Comic-Con to provide coverage of all your favorite fandoms, and we’ll be sure to update you with more news about the schedule as things unfold.