Following her imprisonment at the end of Series 12, the (Jodie Whittaker) is broken out of a high-security space prison by the returning Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) . Meanwhile, back on Earth, the "fam"—Yaz, Ryan, and Graham—have spent ten months struggling without her .
The New Year’s Day special, " Revolution of the Daleks " , serves as a bridge between Series 12 and 13, tackling the fallout of the Timeless Child revelation while delivering a high-stakes Dalek invasion . Plot Overview [S13E0] revolution of the daleks
The threat arises when disgraced businessman (Chris Noth) collaborates with British politician Jo Patterson (Harriet Walter) to deploy "Defence Drones" . These drones are actually empty Dalek casings discovered from the 2019 Reconnaissance Scout . A scientist, Leo Rugazzi, inadvertently creates a new Dalek army by cloning cells from the original scout, leading to a "revolution" as these impure clones clash with a "pure" Dalek death squad summoned by the Doctor to wipe them out . Key Themes and Evolution Following her imprisonment at the end of Series