Yay! The BBC has announced the premiere date of Season 8 of Doctor Who. And since they have already confirmed that the premiere on BBC America will happen “day and date” with the premiere in the UK, the date is the same for us here in the U.S. We know you don’t want to wait for the BBC America announcement any more than we do, so:

The BBC has today confirmed the much-anticipated eighth series of the hit sci-fi drama Doctor Who will land on BBC One on Saturday, 23 August.

The feature length premiere episode entitled “Deep Breath” will see Peter Capaldi take on one of TV’s most iconic roles as the Twelfth Doctor, alongside Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara.

An exclusive 15 second TV teaser showing a first-look glimpse of the new Doctor and Clara aired this evening on BBC One at 8.00pm confirming the date… You can see it right now!

Teaser TV Spot: Doctor Who – Season 8: Am I a Good Man?
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Update: Here’s the BBC America version:

Teaser TV Spot: Doctor Who – Season 8: New Season Premieres August 23
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Yes, it is almost the same thing as the teaser released last month. But we’re happy to get every little teeny bit more that we can. Yay! And hey, isn’t the premiere date the same one that we predicted earlier this week?

Doctor Who, starring Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, and Samuel Anderson, premieres Saturday, August 23 at 8/7c on BBC America.