‘Doctor Who’ Stars Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu on Season 2’s ‘Madness,’ the Doctor’s Relationship With New Companion Belinda and the Show’s Future

After guest starring in the third episode of Ncuti Gatwa‘s inaugural season of “Doctor Who,” Varada Sethu believed her time on the iconic British sci-fi series was over.

“I left and I just thought, ‘Well, it’s a shame that door’s closed now,’” Sethu recalls to Variety over Zoom alongside Gatwa. Little did she know she’d be back on the show’s Cardiff set shortly — and not as her Season 1 character Mundy Flynn, but the Doctor’s new companion Belinda Chandra.

“She just blew me away,” Gatwa says of Sethu, who has also held roles in Disney+’s “Star Wars” series “Andor” and 2022 blockbuster “Jurassic World Dominion.”

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