Doctor Who
Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson, Verity Lambert, C. E. Webber
A sprawling, episodic space-adventure spanning 26 seasons that balances whimsy and wonder with genuine peril, anchored by the Doctor's moral mission and his bonds with successive companions.
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Clusters
Where to watch
Questions people ask
Does Doctor Who leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 84% of series.
Is Doctor Who easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is Doctor Who sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Is Doctor Who scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Doctor Who violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Doctor Who, and what each one shares →
Like Doctor Who
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Doctor Who
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Doctor Who, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Doctor Who, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Doctor Who, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
