a parallel universe version of the cybermen appeared in the 2006 series in the two-part story, "rise of the cybermen" and "the age of steel". they also appear in "army of ghosts" and "doomsday". they also appeared in the spin-off series "torchwood" in the episode "cyberwoman". they would later return to the new series in the 2008 christmas special "the next doctor", introducing two new types of cyberman; the cyber-shades and the cyber-king.