Following speculation earlier this year, the BBC has confirmed that Varada Sethu, known to Star Wars fans as Andor’s Cinta Kaz, will be joining Doctor Who, playing Ncuti’s Gatwa’s companion in his second series as the Doctor.
Ncuti Gatwa’s first series as the Doctor will begin in May, with Coronation Street actress Millie Gibson playing companion Ruby Sunday.
The BBC says that Sethu will join the pair in the following series which will be broadcast in 2025.
As well as Andor, the actress has been seen in the 2018 crime drama Hard Sun, and Jurassic World Dominion.
Sethu said it was an “honour to be a part of the Whoniverse” and she felt “like the luckiest person in the world”.
“I couldn’t ask for a better team than Ncuti and Millie to be on this adventure with.”
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies said he “first worked with Varada on a BBC production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and it’s a joy to welcome her on board the TARDIS.
“Right now in the studio, shooting for 2025, we’ve got Ncuti, Millie and Varada fighting side by side – we need all three, because the stakes are higher than ever!”
