▁date ▁would ▁likely ▁be ▁pushed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁which ▁would ▁tie ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁production ▁starting ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁typically ▁last ing ▁up ▁to ▁ 9 ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁transmission ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁episode . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁twelve ▁rather ▁than ▁th ir teen ▁episode ▁run . ▁In ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁interview , ▁Steven ▁M off at ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ben ▁Whe at ley , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁episodes , ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁episodes ▁would ▁begin ▁air ing ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁final ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁B FI ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Steven ▁M off at ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁contain ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁broadcast ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁parts , ▁instead ▁being ▁transm itted ▁continu ously . ▁M off at ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁standard ▁broadcast ▁format ▁for ▁future ▁series . ▁A ▁te aser ▁tra iler ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁e ighth ▁series ▁would ▁air ▁in ▁August ▁ 2