[4] In January 2011, Robert Llewellyn confirmed on his website that a new series would be filmed in late 2011 and broadcast in 2012 on the digital channel Dave,[5] although the channel's owners UKTV initially refused to comment, suggesting that a new series had not been officially greenlit.

[6] On 10 April 2011, a six-episode Red Dwarf tenth series to be broadcast on Dave in autumn 2012 was officially announced.

Doug Naylor confirmed the plans both on Twitter and at the Dimension Jump XVI convention,[7][8] and Dave issued the announcement through its website.

[17] The only returning characters from the previous series are:[1] In Australia, Red Dwarf X was broadcast on ABC1 from 7 November 2012.

In the United States, Red Dwarf X made its American broadcast debut on the PBS station KERA-TV in Dallas, Texas, in July and August 2013.