How many times can Dr Who regenerate?

Peter Capaldi has been announced as the latest star of Doctor Who. But how many more times can the Doctor regenerate, asks Ben Milne. Among Doctor Who’s hardcore fans, it’s an accepted part of Whovian mythology that Earth’s favourite Gallifreyan can only have 12 regenerations.

Can the Doctor only regenerate 12 times?

The Doctor’s Original Regeneration Cycle A Time Lord can only regenerate 12 times, meaning after the 13th incarnation, they would truly die. This way, the show could switch leads a good deal of times throughout its run, and leave the problem of what to do when that run is up for the future writers to address.