While fans are surely excited to see that BBC's Doctor Who is currently gearing up for its 50th anniversary special, they still must wait it out to see just who the next Doctor will be moving forward into next season.

Although nobody has been attached quite yet to replace the departing Matt Smith, executive producer Steven Moffat recently dished to Entertainment Weekly on July 10 about the strategy behind such a move.

"Unless we have an insane plan, we'll announce a new Doctor within days of finalizing the new Doctor. Because it's very very hard to keep any kind of secret. The last time, when we chose Matt, we had to hold over on that one, because there was a Christmas Doctor Who special called 'The Next Doctor' for which Russell (T. Davies, former Doctor Who showrunner) was playing the game of pretending it was going to be David Morrissey. So we couldn't deflate that. But I think we'll go public pretty fast," he said.

The EP also gave kudos to the legendary John Hurt, who was introduced in the season 7 finale and will be used as an incarnation of the Doctor for its upcoming special.

"He's terrific. It's a lovely 50th anniversary treat, I suppose. You get a whole new Doctor played by a proper screen legend," Moffat said.

No official airdate has yet to be announced for season 8 of Doctor Who. However, the 50th anniversary special will be airing on Saturday, November 23 in the U.K., followed by the Christmas special. Be sure to keep checking back for more of the latest details on the popular British program. The 50th anniversary trailer can be viewed below.

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