In the 11th season of the series Doctor Who , the return of the Daleks is featured for the New Year 's Day special .
Chibnall stated at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con that each episode of the series was set to be a standalone story with no multi-parters ; Chibnall also stated that the series would not feature the Daleks ; however , on Christmas 2018 , the BBC announced that the New Year 's Day special would feature the return of the Daleks .
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