Secrets and Shadows: BBC America Unveils New "Doctor Who" Trailer

Digital cabler BBC America today unveiled its newest promotional trailer for Doctor Who, which launches April 17th in the US.

Starring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, this new Doctor Who finds Smith tacking up the mantle of the Doctor, a 900-plus-year-old traveler from a vanquished planet who travels through time and space in his TARDIS. Joining the Eleventh Doctor is Gillan's Amy Pond as the dual-hearted time traveler's latest assistant. Plus, Steven Moffat comes on board as the new head writer/executive producer. Having written such standout installments as "Blink," "The Girl in the Fireplace," and "Silence in the Library," among others, I can't wait to see just what he gets up to when he's at the reins.

You can watch the full minute-long promo below as we begin to count down the days before the new Doctor takes to the sky.



Doctor Who premieres Saturday, April 17th at 9 pm ET/PT on BBC America.