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The BBC confirmed that its co-production partnership with Disney on the "Doctor Who" franchise has ended, according to a new report.

Deadline spoke with multiple sources, who cited various reasons behind the deal ending, including concerns surrounding a "woke" backlash.

"It was pretty apparent from early on that this wasn’t for the long term. Everyone got the impression that it wasn’t doing what it needed to do [on Disney+] to be sustained," a former Disney executive told Deadline.

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According to Deadline, a "well-placed industry source" said that "Doctor Who" "became ‘too woke for Trump’s USA,’ and this was ‘a factor in Disney minds' when it came to a renewal.’"

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