DWMKGF (TV series)

DWMKGF (also known as Doctor Who, Mortal Kombat and Gravity Falls) is a British-American science-fiction, action-adventure and fantasy TV crossover series produced by BBC Studios, NetherRealm Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and created by Steven Moffat, Edward Boon and Alex Hirsch.

The series serves as a television crossover specials trilogy set between the universes of the British science fiction series Doctor Who, the American fighting media franchise Mortal Kombat and the American animated television series Gravity Falls.

The series ran from July 9, 2016, to January 1, 2019, airing 3 seasons, 40 episodes and 1 television movie, entitled DWMKGF: Fight for Freedom, which aired on January 1, 2019. The television series consisted of three 13-episode-long stories, with the television movie being preceded by a television special entitled End of the Line.

The first season, titled collectively as The Rise of Bill, which aired from July 9 to October 1, 2016, revolved around the protagonists coming together for the first time and the Gravity Falls storyline centering on the battle against Bill Cipher and his minions to stop Weirdmageddon from taking place.

The second season, subtitled Kahn’s Deadly Alliance, airing from April 1 to July 1, 2017, focused on the main characters’ adventures in the Mortal Kombat universe, where Kung Lao leads the group as they travel the EarthRealm and NetherRealm before making it to the Outworld to battle Shao Kahn and his well-trained accomplices.

The third and final season, entitled The Master Plan, aired from September 1 to November 24, 2018, and centered on the battle between the Doctor and the Master in the Doctor Who universe as the group battle to save the Doctor’s home planet of Gallifrey after the beginning of the First Great Time War.

The one-off television special, End of the Line, aired on December 25, 2018, and acted as a prequel to the television movie. The special revolved around the build-up to the final confrontation between the main protagonists and the arch enemies. The television movie, entitled DWGFMK: Fight For Freedom, aired on January 1, 2019, and served as the conclusion to the series and the final battle against The Master, Shao Kahn and Bill Cipher. The movie also featured the return of many supporting characters and important locations from the three universes throughout the series.

Premise
The series revolves around the adventures of a time and space traveller known as The Doctor (played and voiced by Tom Baker), 12-year-old Oregon tourist trap employee Dipper Pines (played and voiced by Jason Ritter) and EarthRealm fighting champion Kung Lao (played and voiced by Wil Yun Lee) and their friends, after their respective universal realities suddenly collide and merge, and they are trapped by a conspiracy between their arch enemies: the Time Lord known as The Master (played and voiced by John Simm and Michelle Gomez), emperor and warlord of the Outworld Shao Kahn (played and voiced by Frank Welker) and two-dimensional psychotic demon Bill Cipher (voiced by Alex Hirsch). They must combat through each of their arch enemies throughout their realities before their universes can be separated, with help from their friends along the way.

Series 1: The Rise of Bill (2016)
The first series, written entirely by Alex Hirsch, aired from July 9 to October 1, 2016, and revolved around the protagonists coming together for the first time and the battle against demon Bill Cipher, his interdimensional nightmare creatures and the Weirdmageddon.

Series 2: Kahn's Deadly Alliance (2017)
The second series, written by Edward Boon, aired from April 1 to July 1, 2017, and focused on Kung Lao and fellow Mortal Kombat fighters as they lead the main heroes through the EarthRealm, NetherRealm and Outworld to confront and battle Shao Kahn and his accomplices along the way.

Series 3: The Master Plan (2018)
The third and final series of the show, written by Steven Moffat, aired from September 1 to November 24, 2018, and was primarily focused on the battle against the Master as the Doctor and the rest of the group battle to save the Doctor's home planet of Gallifrey after the beginning of the First Great Time War.