Torchwood: Miracle Day

The BBC have said that the fourth series of Torchwood has been renamed from "The New World" to "Miracle Day".

Synopsis
One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep aging -- they get hurt and sick -- but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four months’ time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking “What is Torchwood?", he’s drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever.

A press release has confirmed the casting of Mekhi Phifer as Rex Matheson, Alexa Havins as Esther Drummond, Bill Pullman as Oswald Danes and Arlene Tur as DR. Vera Juraz. The series will also see the return of regulars John Barrowman as Captain Jack and Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper.

Production on "Miracle Day" is will start on Tuesday 11th January. The series will be broadcast on BBC One and Starz in July.

The full press release can be read on The Doctor Who News Page.