Clara Oswald is the “Impossible Girl” who was born to save the Doctor on Doctor Who, but it appears that her time on the series may be running out.
Mirror and several other British publications are reporting that Clara’s portrayer, Jenna Coleman will leave Doctor Who at the conclusion of the upcoming ninth season. Coleman made her debut on Doctor Who in September 2012 during the seventh season premiere of the series, and she was a full time cast member beginning with the 2012 Christmas special. With over two and a half seasons under her belt, Coleman will be the longest serving Doctor Who companion since the series was rebooted in 2005.
Related: Alex Kingston Returns To Doctor Who For 2015 Christmas Special
Coleman’s departure from Doctor Who has not yet been confirmed by BBC or by Coleman herself. But her next role will reportedly be Queen Victoria in a prestige ITV (that’s a British network, for all of you American readers) drama miniseries that will chronicle Queen Victoria’s life from her first days on the throne as “a frumpy 18-year-old in 1837” and continue “through the early part of her 63-year reign.”
If Coleman follows in the footsteps of former Doctor Who stars David Tennant, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Billie Piper, and Christopher Eccleston then she will likely receive offers to star in American films and TV series as well.
Doctor Who Season 9 will premiere this Saturday, September 19 on BBC One and BBC America.
