See the New Poster for Doctor Who's Christmas Special

An epic adventure awaits the Doctor this December.

By Alex Osborn

Ahead of Doctor Who's upcoming Christmas Special, BBC America has released a new poster and plot details for the forthcoming episode.

The special, dubbed "The Return of Doctor Mysterio," will premiere on Sunday, December 25, at 9/8c, during which the Doctor will team up with a masked hero to save New York from an alien attack.

Matt Lucas as Nardole, Charity Wakefield as Lucy, Justin Chatwin as the Ghost and Peter Capaldi as the Doctor in Doctor Who's 2016 Christmas Special

BBC America's episode synopsis for the Christmas Special follows:

This Christmas sees the Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as The Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when we see behind the mask?

"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" is written by Steven Moffat. Ed Bazalgette directed the episode, which stars Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Matt Lucas as Nardole, Justin Chatwin as Grant, and Charity Wakefield as an investigative reporter.

BBC America will air a "Doctor Who Takeover Marathon" in the lead up to the Christmas Special. Meanwhile, the next season of Doctor Who, as well as the spin-off series Class, will debut in North America this coming spring.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his video content on YouTube.

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