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BBC America has announced the US airdate for the premiere of the new series of Doctor Who.



The channel will host the series launch on Saturday April 23 at 9pm ET, reports Entertainment Weekly.

The episode will be the first of a two-part series opener, written by Steven Moffat, which will be set primarily in the US.

An official synopsis of the premiere reads: "The Doctor (Matt Smith), and his companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill), find themselves on a secret summons that takes them on an adventure from the desert in Utah - right to the Oval Office in 1969."

Smith recently described the upcoming series as "harrowing".