'Doctor Who' Showrunner Steven Moffat to Step Down

Doctor Who‘s longtime head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat is set to step down after the series’ 10th season, according to the BBC.

The 54-year-old writer has been heading the show since 2010 and will hand the reigns over to Chris Chibnall, who has been writing for Doctor Who since 2007.

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“My timey-wimey is running out. While Chris is doing his last run of Broadchurch, I’ll be finishing up on the best job in the universe and keeping the TARDIS warm for him,” Steve said in a statement.

He continued, “It took a lot of gin and tonic to talk him into this, but I am beyond delighted that one of the true stars of British Television drama will be taking the Time Lord even further into the future. At the start of season 11, Chris Chibnall will become the new showrunner of Doctor Who. And I will be thrown in a skip.”