It's the beginning of the end for the Ponds. Season seven of Doctor Who has officially started filming.
Thanks to a handy little press release, we know that Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill have started filming the next season of Doctor Who. The actual filming is taking place in Cardiff, Wales. This will be the last season for the Ponds(Amy and Rory(Gillan and Darvill)), the two have been companions on the show for a little over two seasons and Gillan is hoping for an on screen death for her character.
The highest rated series for the network has Matt Smith returning for a third season as the Eleventh Doctor, he said "It's thrilling and exciting to be back and working with two of my closest friends." Karen Gillan was also excited to come back and star filming saying, "It's just brilliant to be back on the TARDIS with Matt and Arthur for our craziest adventures yet."
The 14 episodes in the upcoming season is set to have guest stars like David Bradley, Rupert Graves and Mark Williams. This season will see both familiar enemies as well as new monsters in what BBC America calls "big, blockbuster-movie episodes."
Steven Moffat is still the lead writer and executive producer on the show along with Caroline Skinner, and Marcus Wilson as a producer. Toby Whithouse of Being Human and Chris Chibnall from Law & Order: UK will write episodes for the new season.
