David Tennant is the new host of PBS’ “Masterpiece Contemporary.”

Tennant will make his debut on the long-running public TV anthology this fall, its producing station, WGBH, announced Wednesday. Masterpiece is America’s longest-running weekly primetime drama series. The series has presented numerous acclaimed British productions from BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

“Masterpiece Contemporary” returns on the Public Broadcasting Service in October with “Endgame,” a drama about the final days of apartheid in South Africa starring William Hurt and Jonny Lee Miller. It premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.