Archie Panjabi Joins 'Doctor Who,' Cast as a Villain In Season 15!

Doctor Who is getting a new villain! Archie Panjabi has joined the cast of the upcoming 15th season, and the second with Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, Deadline reports . The 52-year-old actress is the latest actor to appear on the hit, long-running series as a villain. Last season featured Drag Race star Jinkx Monsoon as Maestro, Gabriel Woolf as Sudtekh, Robert Strange as The Bogeyman and Callie Cooke as Lindy Pepper-Bean.

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Details on Archie ‘s role are currently being kept under wraps. In addition to Ncuti ‘s return as the Doctor, Millie Gibson will be back as his companion Ruby Sunday. There were reports Millie was being replaced by Varada Sethu , however, that is not true.

Varada will actually appear as a co-companion alongside Millie , according to Variety ! Over the summer, it was announced a new Doctor Who spinoff series is in the works! Stay tuned as more info on season 15 of Doctor Who is revealed..