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The series might "triple down" on retcons to the Doctor Who lore. This means rewriting its most fundamental aspects—particularly the origin story of the Doctor and the origins of time itself.
The most outrageous rumor suggests Doctor Who could retcon the Doctor's history entirely, even implying that the Doctor was originally a young girl or female. An even more shocking claim is that William Hartnell’s First Doctor—the original—may be negated altogether, erasing the very roots of the classic series.