{"id":652072,"date":"2026-06-22T11:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/652072\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:29:09","slug":"star-trek-writer-confirms-doctor-who-crossover-nearly-happened-after-incredible-easter-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/652072\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek writer confirms Doctor Who crossover nearly happened after incredible Easter eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds\u2019 co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman has revealed a crossover with Doctor Who<\/a> was very close to happening after last year\u2019s epic Easter egg.<\/p>\n

The sixth episode of season 3<\/a>, titled The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail \u2013 which aired last August \u2013 treated fans to the appearance of the TARDIS<\/a> in the background behind the USS Enterprise, while Commander Pelia (Carol Kane) also suggested she had met a Doctor.<\/p>\n

Asked about the Easter egg during a recent interview with Awards Radar<\/a>, Goldsman discussed how he was actively working with former Who showrunner Russell T Davies on a crossover for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were trying with Russell to do a crossover. We were for years,” he said. “Again, these are the near misses, but we got not unclose, and we had some really cool conversations about it. And so, certainly in our view, I mean, Pelia traveled in the TARDIS. Why not?”<\/p>\n

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The Enterpise and the TARDIS (circled) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.\u00a0Paramount+<\/p>\n

Although The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail marked the first time Doctor Who and Star Trek have crossed over in live-action, the sci-fi series have made multiple nods towards one another over the years, with one notable example being Doctor Who episode Space Babies<\/a>, in which the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) declares to companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) that they should visit the Enterprise sometime.<\/p>\n

Davies previously expressed his desire to make a crossover happen, saying at a panel in 2024: “We would love to announce a crossover between Star Trek and Doctor Who [but we aren\u2019t doing that today].”<\/p>\n

He added: “If anyone can make that happen… it\u2019s fans that can make that happen! Two great big broadcasters, two great big empires \u2013 and their lawyers! \u2013 would have to come together, but we can do that, can\u2019t we?<\/p>\n

“Quite seriously, I\u2019d love it. That [montage] video, that shows you what it would feel like, what it would look like… the joy of it. It must happen!”<\/p>\n

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is available to stream on Paramount+<\/a>. Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n

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