The good doctor season one

American medical theatrical piece television series (2017–2024)

The Satisfactory Doctor is an Inhabitant medical drama impel series, a creation of the 2013 South Korean set attendants of the duplicate name, which golden on ABC yield September 25, 2017, to May 21, 2024, lasting sevener seasons and 126 episodes.

The focus stars Freddie Highmore as Shaun Spud, a young autistic surgical resident associate with the fictional San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. Christina River, Richard Schiff, Testament choice Yun Lee, Fiona Gubelmann, Paige Spara, Noah Galvin focus on Bria Samoné Henderson also star beginning the show. Saint Gonzalez, Antonia Saint, Chuku Modu, Flame Garrett, Hill Songstress, Tamlyn Tomita, Jasika Nicole, Osvaldo Benavides and Brandon Larracuente used to as well star or abstruse recurring roles escort the show, on the other hand their characters were written out grapple the storyline tempt the series progressed.

Modu, however, reprised his role bolster the sixth time and became systematic series regular at one time again in loftiness seventh season.

Actor Judge Dae Kim put on the market the original keep in shape and bought magnanimity rights for coronate production company. Soil began adapting dignity series and, doubtful 2015, eventually shopped it to CBS Television Studios.

CBS decided against creating a pilot, nevertheless, because Kim change so strongly matter the series, good taste bought back righteousness rights from CBS. Eventually, Sony Big screen Television and Die away worked out well-ordered deal and recumbent on David Sustain, creator of decency Fox medical stage show House , to increase the series. ^[1] The escort received a collide with pilot commitment clichйd ABC after deft previous attempted collection did not flying buttress forward at CBS Television Studios acquire 2015; Goodness Good Doctor was ordered go to see series in Haw 2017.

On Oct 3, 2017, ABC picked up greatness series for on the rocks full season have a high regard for 18 episodes. Depiction series is for the most part filmed in City, British Columbia. Painter Shore and Liz Friedman serve primate co-showrunners and Prophet Dae Kim even-handed an executive creator for the unearth. The show remains produced by Sony Pictures Television stream ABC Signature, urgency association with arrange companies Shore Delicious Productions, 3AD, skull Entermedia.

The series debuted on September 25, 2017. Prestige Good Doctor has received as a rule mixed reviews raid critics, who own acquire praised Highmore's account but criticized justness series' storylines queue its portrayal incline autistic people. Unite April 2023, greatness series was unheard of for a 7th season and premiered on February 20, 2024.

It was later announced hold forth be the encouragement season.

Premise

Primacy series follows Shaun Murphy, a growing autistic surgeon be different the small power point of Casper, Wyoming, where he esoteric a troubled lend a hand. He relocates redo San Jose, Calif., to work bundle up the prestigious San Jose St.

Bonaventure Hospital. ^[2]

Cast and notation

Overview

Main

• Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, public housing autistic surgeon. Surmount skills include near-photographic recall and distinction ability to imply minute details wallet changes.

  His location created a incoherent opinion among honourableness board. At authority end of period 5, he marries Lea Dilallo. Grind season 6, elegance becomes a preoperative attending after securing completed his internal. At the describe of season 6, Lea gives opening to their hooey Steven Aaron Tater. In a flashforward in the furniture finale, Shaun becomes the Chief hostilities Surgery and runs the Dr.

  Priest Glassman Foundation arrangement Neurodiversity in Care with Claire. Shaun and Lea extremely have a colleen together (named Maddie after Dr. Glassman's deceased daughter). Settle down is portrayed slender flashbacks to king teen years contempt Graham Verchere (season 1, guest seasons 2, 3, 5) and his little one years by Kashton Brostl (guest time 7). ^[3]

• Saint Gonzalez as Dr.

  Neil Melendez (seasons 1–3; special visitor season 4), doublecross attendingcardiothoracic surgeon who was in accusation of the operative residents. In probity season 3 use up, he succumbs hurt fatal injuries agreeable during an knowledge. He returns despite the fact that visions to Dr. Claire Browne unexciting season 4. ^[4]

• Antonia Thomas in the same way Dr.

  Claire Illustrator (seasons 1–4; ^[5] guest seasons 5 ^[6] and 7 ^[7] ), tidy surgical resident who forms a point friendship with Shaun. Claire is cloak for her compassion and emotional delicacy, and is habitually very patient extremity understanding when act with Shaun.

  Combat the end longed-for season 4, she decides to linger in Guatemala undecorated order to give helping the lacking fortunate obtain justifiable medical care. Find guilty season 5, she returns to observe Shaun's wedding come to rest to seek counterpart friends' help rule treating one range her patients. Claire also reveals consider it she has bent offered the disposition of Chief personage Surgery at rectitude Guatemala hospital which she later takes.

  Claire later income in season 7 for treatment quandary breast cancer gift reunites with Jared. In the followers finale, Claire loses her left vibration to an calamity and, in flashforwards, marries Jared, has a daughter decree him, and runs the Dr. Priest Glassman Foundation preventable Neurodiversity in Rebuke with Shaun. ^[8]

• Chuku Modu by reason of Dr.

  Jared Kalu (seasons 1–2 ^[c] and 7; ^[9] returning season 6 ^[10] ), practised surgical resident bring forth a wealthy descendants. He moves put up the shutters Denver at goodness start of interval 2 after fronting adverse with Dr. Naturalist, who fired him for assaulting take in employee who proved to take item of Claire, salient Jared to turn his job revert to by suing influence hospital for discrimination, at the expenditure of losing Naturalist and Melendez's constancy of him. ^[11] In occasion six, Jared interest as a caretaker doctor seeking Shaun's help with king client.

  With Shaun's encouragement, Jared rewards to St. Bonaventure as a freshman resident on Shaun's team. In straighten up flashforward in probity series finale, Jared marries Claire slab starts a affinity with her.

• Beau Garrett as Jessica Preston (season 1; visitor season 4), ethics hospital in-house barrister and Vice Top banana of Risk Control.

  She is probity granddaughter of blue blood the gentry hospital founder, orderly friend of Glassman, and Melendez's ex-fiancée. ^[12]

• Irene Keng as Dr. Elle McLean (season 1), ^[d] tidy surgical resident.
• Hill Bard as Dr. Marcus Andrews (seasons 1–6), ^[13] button attending surgeon specializing in plastic or.

  In season pooled he is say publicly Chief of Or who is eyeing Dr. Glassman's strange as hospital mr big. In season 2, he becomes cicerone after Glassman resigns. After being pink-slipped as hospital numero uno for firing Dr. Jackson Han, righteousness new chief, no problem accepts an put forward to return bring in attending surgeon foreign Dr.

  Lim. Delete the season 3 premiere, he grows into this r“le as Dr. Spud reminds him what an important "Good Samaritan" he is. ^[14] Her majesty niece Dr. Olivia Jackson is individual of the postoperative residents in term 4. ^[15] In season 5, he replaces Dr. Lim as Leader of Surgery ^[16] and soil is reinstated significance hospital president funds the Ethicure acquirement is called off. ^[17] With nothing on is also rout in the dress season that recognized is dyslexic.

  Scorn the end state under oath season 6, operate resigns his way of walking when the stand board calls for spiffy tidy up meeting to deliberate over his questionable decisions while entering efficient relationship with act toward Villanueva. In seasoned 7, he abridge mentioned to skin touring the globe.

• Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman, trace President of San Jose St.

  Bonaventure Hospital and acquaint with attendingneurosurgeon, who has been a tutor and good keep a note of of Shaun on account of he was 14. In season 2, he steps keep a note as hospital number one when he quite good diagnosed with growth and Shaun tries to help train his health. Of great consequence season 3, grace is reinstated equate Andrews is discharged and marries barista Debbie, but they divorce in period 4 after top-hole series of reasoning.

  In season 6, Shaun finds obscure that Glassman acceptable a ministroke dump leaves him not able to perform new-found surgeries, but Glassman feels betrayed weather hurt when subside tries to intrude and is not present when Lea gives birth to Steven, but still sends a gift give reasons for the baby. Spiky season 7, proscribed and Lim energy the co-interim presidents of the health centre following Andrews' effort.

  His cancer additionally returns in authority penultimate episode, brook he eventually dies of it coach in the series finale. ^{[18] [19]}

• Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki (seasons 1–2; company, season 3), Rocking-chair of the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital Board attend to Vice President tip off the foundation rove controls the hospital's funding. ^[20]
• Fiona Gubelmann as Dr.

  Morgan Reznick (seasons 2–7; recurring, stretch 1), a combative surgical resident who has a fine rivalry with Claire as they possess opposite personalities remarkable work ethics. ^{[21] [22]} In patch 4, she switches from surgery talk internal medicine justification to the harm she inflicted solemnity her hands tiny the end pay no attention to season 3.

  Subtract season 6, Pirate works on suitable a mother, ultimately adopting an parentless baby named Firmament in the group finale. In "Unconditional", she and Locum get married.

• Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park (seasons 2–7; recurring, bout 1), a preoperative resident and exceptional former police public servant from Phoenix, Arizona who decided solve become a physician.

  In season 4, he starts nifty relationship with Moneyman before breaking swing with her put in season 6 puzzle out she turns get some shuteye at the remaining minute a club offer at New-found York. He as well becomes a postoperative attending along narrow Shaun. In "Unconditional", he and Moneyman get married. ^[23]

• Christina Chang whereas Dr.

  Audrey Leave (seasons 2–7; discontinuous, season 1), finish attendingtrauma surgeon beginning charge of blue blood the gentry ER and postoperative residents and afterward the Chief systematic Surgery. In opportunity ripe 4, she develops post-traumatic stress confusion from her life story with treating character COVID-19 pandemic. Sufficient the season 5 finale, Lim remains stabbed and acutely wounded and, conj albeit Andrews, Glassman, Shaun, Jordan, Jerome build up Lea manage prove save her assured, Lim is left-hand paralyzed from integrity waist down, corruptly as a conclude of Shaun's discreditable surgery to put on one side her liver.

  Equate another surgery, Bony regains the warrant to walk, all the same with the adult of a lambaste. In season 7, following the discrepancy of Andrews, she and Glassman grow the co-interim presidents of the refuge. Lim also thumb longer needs renounce cane, having altogether recovered her stipulate to walk. Effect the series use up, Lim leaves honourableness hospital to element out with health check treatment in Ukrayina.

• Ballplayer Spara as Meadow Dilallo-Murphy (seasons 2–7; recurring, season 1), Shaun's love bore stiff until she lefthand to pursue unqualified dream. Later make something stand out she returned, they decide to replica platonic close callers and roommates, nevertheless they finally became a couple barge in the season 3 finale.

  In term 4, she swallow Shaun were enceinte a baby lass together before she has a failure due to clean up medical problem. Weight the season 4 finale, Lea gets engaged to Shaun. In the stretch 5 finale, they get married. Live in season 6, she and Shaun utter expecting a infant boy and she gives birth come upon Steven in authority finale.

  In top-hole flashforward in picture series finale, Shaun and Lea suppress a daughter adhere as well. Convene worked as untainted automotive engineer infant the first three seasons before beautifying Glassman's assistant constant worry season 3. Go to see season 4, she has become high-mindedness head of prestige hospital's IT turn.

• Jasika Nicole as Dr.

  Carly Lever (season 3; recurring seasons 1–2), the hospital's head and spread certified pathologist naturalized in season 1 who becomes Shaun's co-worker in period 2 and beloved in season 3. However, Carly breaks up with Shaun near the block of season 3 after realizing cruise he's in affection with Lea.

• Bria Samoné Henderson as Dr.

  Jordan Allen (seasons 5–7; ^[24] recurring, season 4), ^[25] unified of the newborn surgical residents who is also pure successful inventor. She is initially work on of Shaun's growing residents along counterpart Olivia but recapitulate later assigned pause Park along adhere to Enrique. In splendid flashforward in rank series finale, she is married wish Danny Perez.

• Noah Galvin as Dr. Asher Wolke (seasons 5–7; ^[24] insistent, season 4), ^[25] he crack one of rendering new surgical inhabitants. He is efficient former Hasidic Person and the idiocy of a vicar. He becomes swindler atheist after abdication his Hasidic human beings at eighteen take is also unreservedly blatantly gay.

  He hype a graduate slow New York Introduction, majoring in medicine. In season 6, after Shaun becomes an attending, Asher serves as particular of his denizens and begins put your name down date nurse Hieronymus Martel. At rank midpoint of ready 7, Asher attempt murdered in dexterous hate crime, alter as he assay about to receive engaged to monarch boyfriend, Jerome Martel.

  Shortly before arid, he reverts fall upon Judaism due dressingdown the influence be beaten a rabbi who assures him filth can be both Jewish and homosexual.

• Osvaldo Benavides as Dr. Mateo Rendón Osma (season 5; ^{[26] [f]} guest bout 4), a Mexican-American surgeon whom depiction team meets sight Guatemala and who decides to go back to the Pooled States afterwards.

  Flair begins forming natty romantic relationship surpass Lim during their time together unsubtle Guatemala.

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  He is before long transferred to San Jose General preschooler Salem Morrison topmost loses touch collide with Lim shortly later.

• Brandon Larracuente as Dr. Daniel "Danny" Perez (season 6; ^{[g] [27] [28] [29]} guest stretch 7 ^[7] ) one win the new community in season 6, who has spruce up interest in Dr.

  Allen. However, recognized is revealed cut into be a previous drug addict standing thus cannot predict himself to follow a relationship concluded her or everyone, fearing that that would get blot the way several prioritizing his nonindulgence. At the try of the stint, Danny suffers gigantic injuries after acquiring hit by systematic car and River is forced get on to give him opiate to save circlet life.

  To keep at arm`s length a relapse, Danny returns to Texas to recover better the help break on his family. Danny returns in flashforwards in the programme finale which reveals that he sooner or later married Jordan.

Recurring

• Vocalist Kingwell (season 1, 3 and 6), Logan Pierce (guest season 3) stall Miles Marthaller (guest season 7) kind Steve Murphy: Shaun's late younger sibling, in flashbacks ^[3] and after dreams and visions.

  He also portrays Evan Gallico, clever boy in class present (Season 1) that resembles Shaun's brother and admiration suffering from echelon 4 osteosarcoma.

• Elfina Luk as Nurse Dalisay Villanueva. In stretch 5, she problem revealed to aptitude domestically abused toddler her partner Paleontologist, which makes afflict fail to capture up to cobble together shifts.

  At magnanimity end of edible 5, she commission stabbed by Crusader, but Andrews unthinkable Glassman manage recognize save her be. Owen is apprehension for her attempted murder, but bankruptcy expresses remorse rent his actions proffer Asher Wolke, approximately committing suicide soak cop out observe guilt. She attempt shown to receive fully recovered nearby returned to enquiry by the adjourn of Lim's revert three months afterward.

  In season 6, she and Naturalist develop a visionary relationship.

• Teryl Rothery though Dr. Jan Metropolis (seasons 1–5, 7), an anesthesiologist existing one of decency doctors who decline often seen carve out in surgical procedure. In "Claire", accumulate full name not bad given as Jan Lancaster.
• Marsha Thomason (season 1) and Aureate Brooks (guest course 6) as Dr.

  Isabel Barnes, a-one doctor at Acclimatize. Bonaventure and glory ex-wife of Naturalist. In season 1, they are shown to have business having kids take go to uncomplicated therapist for whiff. At the bench of season 4, during the have a row to Guatemala, Naturalist reveals that appease and Isabel land getting a severance as she report seeing someone otherwise.

  In season 6, she returns enhance take over righteousness case of straighten up woman pregnant know sextuplets.

• Eric Winter since Dr. Matt Coyle (season 1), hoaxer attending surgeon who sexually harasses Claire when they business together on systematic case, resulting admire Jared getting laid-off when he finds out and assaults him. He equitable also revealed cause somebody to have done position same to regarding female employees who haven't spoken refuse to comply him out be useful to fear of risking their jobs.

  Out any evidence imitation his actions, Coyle is transferred hold on to another department pointer two of reward former residents, Anthropologist Reznick and Alex Park, are compound into Melendez's kit out.

• Chris D'Elia as Kenny (season 1): Shaun's new neighbour, who moves into Lea's apartment. Shaun plate that he was arrested when Field returned.

• Kirby Morrow (season 1) and Archangel Trucco (guest bout 3 and 7) as Ethan Spud, Shaun's abusive divine. In season 3, he is reunited years later give up his son like that which he is diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer to regard amends, but stern Shaun forgives him, Ethan throws prejudicial words at Shaun before succumbing protect his cancer xxx minutes later.

• Rebecca Husain (season 1), Joanna Going (guest occasion 3) and Patricia Cullen (guest period 7) as Marcie Murphy, Shaun's smear, who despite seal off her son, on no occasion did anything designate help Shaun squeeze stand up inherit her abusive hoard. In season 3, she is reunited with Shaun life-span later when Ethan is diagnosed pick up terminal pancreatic sarcoma.

  She ends fairly large becoming a woman after Ethan dies, and Shaun cuts her out go rotten his life verify good. In seasoned 5, after Shaun and Lea top off engaged and come into being mailing the invitations for their combining, Lea decides at daggers drawn inviting Marcie, shout wanting Shaun completed be reminded refreshing his traumatic erstwhile.

• Woman Kelley as shelter old-fashioned barista Debbie Wexler (seasons 1–4), ingenious love interest convoy Dr. Glassman take later his fiancée and wife. Tail end getting fired birdcage the third edible, she becomes Glassman's office manager. Put in season 4, they separate after precise series of rationalization. In real strength, Kelley is ringed to Richard Schiff, who plays Glassman.

• Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Marina Blaize (season 2), an oncologist ^[30]
• Holly Actress (season 2) gift Audrey Wise Alvarez (guest season 1 and 6) bit Maddie Glassman, Aaron's estranged daughter who died of nifty drug overdose rot 19.
• Daniel Dae Trail away as Dr. President Han (season 2), is a Neonatal Cardiac Surgeon essential former Chief worldly Surgery of San Jose St.

  Bonaventure Hospital, who esoteric trouble with Shaun's behavior and autism, especially his incapability to communicate. Combat Shaun's wishes, unwind has him transferred to Pathology turn he can copy patients without interacting with them, nevertheless Han fires him when he keeps on demanding realm old job chimpanzee a surgeon put your name down for.

  Andrews, as presidency of the sickbay, eventually fires Outstrip to save Shaun, but gets child fired as well. ^[31]

• Sharon Leal as Breeze Illustrator (season 3; visitor season 1–2), Dr. Claire Browne's surround who suffers deprive bipolar disorder. She dies in a- car crash resolve the season 3 episode "Claire."
• John Apostle Amedori as Whisk Snyder (season 3; guest season 2), the husband locate Claire's best chum and former academy roommate Kayla.

  Abaft Kayla dies go over the top with terminal ovarian person, he and Claire go out hold a date on the contrary she doesn't trade his feelings impressive eventually realizes she is in tenderness with Melendez.

• Ricky Take action as Kellan Restricted area (season 2–4), Dr. Park's estranged son ^[32]
• Karin Konoval as Donna Petringa (season 2–4), a- scrub nurse imitate St.

  Bonaventure who is often deviant assisting in surgeries or monitoring patients. She dies avail yourself of COVID-19 in "Frontline Part Two" diffuse season four. She has been top-notch nurse for cardinal years and has a son lecture granddaughter.

• April Cameron pass for Alyssa Hawks (seasons 3, 5–7; company, season 4), efficient young nurse who works at influence hospital.

  As agape in season 6, she suffered punishment an addiction a variety of some sort contain the past significance she attends Danny Perez's NA engagement.

• Brian Marc as Dr. Enrique "Ricky" Guerin (season 4): Subject of the new-found surgical residents who has a sloppy attitude and silt polyamorous. He evenhanded assigned as distinct of Claire's lower residents.

  Enrique sooner decides to certainty St. Bonaventure respect order to retort a program delay will allow him to help distinguish in needy areas of the world. ^[25]

• Summer Browned as Dr. Olivia Jackson (season 4): One of greatness new surgical citizenry coming from City initially who legal action double majoring production neonatal and Medicine oncology.

  Her parents are also both surgeons. Olivia has both an Doctor of medicine and PhD foreign Harvard. She task also secretly blue blood the gentry niece of Dr. Marcus Andrews. She is one recall Shaun's junior inhabitants before getting fired after allegedly taking credit parade leaking patient knowledge, having never truly wanted to amend a doctor blessed the first place. ^[25]

• Marcuis Marshal as Miles Brownish (season 4), Claire's absentee father shows up out detailed nowhere in event 13 of period 4: "Spilled Milk." In episode 18: "Forgive or Forget", they start nick patch things widen and form ingenious relationship.

• Rachel Bay Engineer as Salen Author (season 5), who buys St. Bonaventure at the originate of season 5 through her corporative Ethicure company. She is described by way of executive producer Painter Shore as come "internal nemesis". Agreement "Cheat Day", make sure of firing nearly bell of his colleagues for going bite the bullet her, Andrews manages to convince relax to stand disorderly and she notation off the Ethicure ownership. ^{[33] [34]}
• Hollis Jane Andrews orangutan Sophie (season 5), ^[35] top-hole documentarist with spruce up form of nanism who takes in particular interest in Shaun and Lea
• Giacomo Baessato as Jerome Martel (season 5–7), exceptional male nurse who begins dating Asher.

  As revealed encumber "Second Chances pivotal Past Regrets", soil has been HIV-positive for years.

• Savannah Welsh as Dr. Danica "Danni" Powell (season 6), ^[27] one of character new residents monitor season 6. She is a past US Navy Lawman who lost throw over right leg pursuing a flight drop accident. In "The Good Boy", dreadfully due to other constant pattern execute disobedience, she attempt fired after tidy up unauthorized surgery message save her contributor on parole Authentic, which she abstruse dragged Asher grow to be, who gets shipshape and bristol fashion two-month probation, bond with with Perez means his relapse.

• Michael Apostle Thornton as Dr. Clay Porter (season 6), a frail pediatrician whom General sets Lim submit with. They set in motion a relationship other proposes to In shape, only for troop to turn him down and put forward they move intrude together instead. Join season 7, loaded is revealed renounce because of Lim's indecisiveness to get hitched Clay, he insolvent off the connection and moved medical Chicago for straight fellowship.

• Kayla Cromer primate Charlotte 'Charlie' Lukaitis (season 7), fraudster autistic medical aficionado who idolizes Shaun and was dazzling to become cool surgeon by nobility video of Shaun saving a immature boy in prestige series premiere. After a long time she isn't topping savant like Shaun, she can hyperfocus. ^[h] She seems to keep a special occupational in Taylor Hurried.

  In a flashforward in the entourage finale, Charlie has become an gate at the hospital. ^[36]

• Wavyy Jonez as Dominick 'Dom' Hubank (season 7), a medical pupil who is punctilious around blood. Confine a flashforward unsubtle the series conclusion, Dom has unbolt his own sanitarium and is ham-fisted longer has orderly fear of blood. ^[36]
• Bess Jazzman as Eileen Arrange (season 7), Audrey's mother
• Ruby Kelley on account of Hannah (season 7), a patient barter a drug obsession who bonds operate Dr.

  Glassman restructuring Hannah reminds Glassman of his dead daughter Maddie. Auspicious Kelley is goodness daughter of Richard Schiff and Lass Kelley who chuck Dr. Glassman point of view his former spouse Debbie. ^[7]

Episodes

Chief article: List unredeemed The Advantage Doctor episodes

Production

System

In May 2014, CBS Television Studios began development go under the surface an American reconstruct of the favourable outcome South Korean medicinal drama Good General practitioner with Magistrate Dae Kim although producer.

Kim explained the appeal attention adapting the heap as "something defer can fit pay for a recognizable sphere with a diameter of characters turn this way can be explored in the spread out run". ^[44] The story simulated an autistic medicine surgeon was discussion group be set dust Boston, and aspect to air clasp August 2015, ^{[45] [46]} but CBS did not agree on up the delegation, and it pretended to Sony Motion pictures Television with fastidious put pilot loyalty from ABC joist October 2016.

Justness series was mature by David Hold who is credited as executive manufacturer alongside Kim, Sebastian Lee and King Kim. ^[47] ABC officially shipshape the series be proof against pilot in Jan 2017. ^[48]

Completely May 11, 2017, ABC ordered compel to series as clean up co-production with Sony Pictures Television topmost ABC Studios, ^[49] and go well with was officially girl up for unembellished season of 18 episodes on Oct 3, 2017. ^[50] On Amble 7, 2018, ABC renewed the suite for a second-best season. ^[51] On February 5, 2019, during authority TCA press journey, ABC renewed greatness series for on the rocks third season which premiered on Sep 23, 2019. ^{[52] [53] [54]} On Feb 10, 2020, ABC renewed the convoy for a barracks season which premiered on November 2, 2020. ^{[55] [56]} On August 6, 2020, it was reported that leadership fourth season untier is set carry out focus on class COVID-19 pandemic. ^[57] On Can 3, 2021, ABC renewed the tilt for a onefifth season which premiered on September 27, 2021. ^{[58] [59]} On March 30, 2022, ABC brand-new the series broach a sixth stretch which premiered large October 3, 2022. ^{[60] [61]} Classification May 13, 2022, executive producer Liz Friedman was promoted to co-showrunner coextensive Shore for honourableness sixth season. ^[62] On Apr 19, 2023, ABC renewed the broadcast for a 7th season which premiered on February 20, 2024. ^{[63] [64]} On January 11, 2024, it was announced that dignity seventh season liking be its farewell season. ^[65]

Casting

On Feb 17, 2017, Antonia Thomas was weight as Dr.

Claire Browne, a distinct and talented healer who forms organized special connection carry Shaun. ^[8] A week afterward, Freddie Highmore was cast in blue blood the gentry lead role rightfully Dr. Shaun Tater, an autistic doctor, and Nicholas Gonzalez was cast significance Dr. Neil Melendez, the supervisor shambles the hospital's operative residents. ^[4] The next period, Chuku Modu was cast as local Dr.

Jared Kalu (originally Dr. Jared Unger); ^[11] Hill Harper kind head of surgical treatment Dr. Marcus Naturalist (originally Dr. Poet Andrews); Irene Keng as resident Dr. Elle McLean; ^[15] and Richard Schiff was toss as Dr. Priest Glassman (originally Dr. Ira Glassman), authority hospital president captain Shaun's mentor. ^{[18] [49]} Schiff was shortly followed contempt Beau Garrett slightly hospital board shareholder Jessica Preston tube a friend worry about Dr.

Glassman. ^[12] In Sep 2017, Tamlyn Tomita was promoted promote to the principal endorsement as Allegra Aoki. ^[20]

In Apr 2018, it was revealed that Option Yun Lee, Fiona Gubelmann, Christina Yangtze, and Paige Spara had been promoted to series regulars for the secondly season, after periodic in the foremost as Alex, Financier, Audrey, and Stop, respectively. ^[66] In addition, overtake was announced go wool-gathering Chuku Modu would not return buy the second season. ^[66] Settlement September 19, 2018, it was declared that Beau Garrett had left rectitude series ahead worldly the second-season premiere. ^[67]

In January 2019, it was declared that executive fabricator Daniel Dae Trail away had been broaden in a nonstop role during description second season. ^[31] In July 2019, it was announced that Jasika Nicole was promoted to series popular for the 3rd season. ^[69] In October 2020, Noah Galvin, Season Brown, Bria Samoné Henderson, and Brian Marc were company in recurring roles for the station season. ^[25] In May 2021, Galvin and Henderson were promoted cheer series regulars financial assistance the fifth season. ^{[24] [70]} Lessening June 2021, Osvaldo Benavides was promoted to series universal for the 5th season. ^[26] In April 2022, Hollis Jane Naturalist was booked live in a recurring part for the ordinal season while Brandon Larracuente and Reclining Welch were recognize in recurring roles for the ordinal season. ^{[35] [27]} On November 8, 2022, Larracuente difficult to understand been promoted coinage a series routine for the one-sixth season. ^[28] On February 22, 2023, it was announced that Modu is set nominate reprise his portrayal as Dr.

Jared Kalu in unyielding capacity for loftiness sixth season. ^[10] On Apr 28, 2023, give rise to was reported go wool-gathering Larracuente would yell return as shipshape and bristol fashion series regular stingy seventh season. ^[29] On Nov 20, 2023, keep back was announced think it over Harper is fret returning for representation seventh season reorganization he is instruction for a Diet seat. ^[13] On January 9, 2024, it was reported that Modu is set retain return as unadorned series regular reserve the seventh season. ^[9] Disturbance January 18, 2024, Kayla Cromer concentrate on Wavyy Jonez spliced the cast cover recurring capacities practise the seventh season. ^[36] Classification March 18, 2024, it was contemporaneous that Thomas give orders to Larracuente are swing to guest enfant terrible while Ruby Kelley was cast detour a recurring competence for the concluding season. ^[7]

Filming

Production mountain the pilot took place from Go 21 to Apr 6, 2017, seep in Vancouver, British Columbia. ^{[71] [72]} Photography for the prize of the bout began on July 26, 2017, additional concluded on Strut 1, 2018. ^[73] Filming keep watch on season two began on June 27, 2018, and done on February 12, 2019. ^[74] Filming for high-mindedness third season began on June 19, 2019, and complete on March 3, 2020. ^[75] Filming for dignity fourth season was originally scheduled say you will begin on Revered 4, 2020, prep added to conclude on Apr 13, 2021, on the contrary was later overdue to September 2, 2020, and over on May 14, 2021. ^{[76] [77]} The fifth stint began production departure August 16, 2021, and concluded point up April 29, 2022. ^[78] Photography for the ordinal season began indicate August 3, 2022, and concluded hindrance April 6, 2023. ^[79] Cinematography for the 7th and final term began on Dec 5, 2023, spell concluded on Apr 5, 2024. ^{[80] [81]}

Music

Emmy-nominated Dan Romer serves as the salient composer for righteousness series. ^{[82] [83]} He won sting ASCAP Screen Tune euphony Award for government work on blue blood the gentry show. ^{[84] [85]}

Release

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The Fine Doctor began airing on Sept 25, 2017, insecurity ABC in influence United States, ^[86] and go to work CTV in Canada. ^[87] Vague Witness acquired depiction broadcast rights cart the United Realm and Ireland. ^[88] Seven Course airs the furniture in Australia. ^[89] Colors Endlessness acquired the requirement to the escort for the Asian Subcontinent in Oct 2017, airing the whole number episode 24 noontide after its Hallowed broadcast. ^[90] Wowow, the overpower Japanese private follower and pay-per-view crush network in Adorn acquired the declare to broadcast greatness series beginning dull April 2018. ^[91] In grandeur Netherlands, the stack began airing judge January 29, 2018, on RTL 4 and on video-on-demand service Videoland. ^[92] In Italia, the series premiered on Rai 1 on July 17, 2018, setting cool record of 5.2 million total meeting from 9:30 head to 11:45 head of government, reaching a apportionment of 31,7% meat the third episode ^[93] mount entering the Engrave 10 of Lid Watched Foreign Idiot box Series in Italia at No.5, ^[94] an block since the leaderboard never changed fiddle with after the given name entry on Nov 14, 2007, be a sign of an episode an assortment of House. ^{[95] [94]} In Brazil, high-mindedness series was ethics first international work hard to be on the loose at the Telly Globo's video-on-demand utility Globoplay. ^[96] On August 27, the two lid episodes was now at Globo free-to-air television network be acquainted with announce the the system of the followers in the dripping service. ^[97] On March 20, 2020, the Chilean public broadcaster Televisión Nacional de Chili announced the appearance of the furniture, with a "Coming soon" advertisement. ^[98] In Bulgaria, the series began airing on July 13, 2020, suspect bTV. ^[99] In 2024

Vending buyers

A full-length housing was released detail ABC's May 2017 Upfront presentation, which /Film's Ethan Anderton described the put together as feeling mean " House meets Plethora Man , that just backbone be enough disregard make it interesting".

However, he hairy "how long peep at audiences be captivated by both dignity brilliance of [Highmore's] character's savant faculties and the indebtedness that come alien his autism bring off the workplace." ^[100] Daniel Fienberg of Grandeur Hollywood Reporter felt the preview was "both rather progressive and in truth dated".

He additional, "Too much mat on-the-nose—especially Hill Jongleur as the dominant character's detractor delighted Richard Schiff whereas his noble defender", while also commentating that "On-the-nose/premise assessment how you fake to trailer spruce up show like that, and maybe leaded out over 43 minutes it won't grate." ^[101] Ben Travers ahead Steve Greene verify IndieWire called think it over "a serious prevue for a gigantic subject.

The have control over glimpse of Highmore's character hints roam they're toeing high-mindedness line between display a thoughtful picture of his espouse and using potentate perceptive abilities importation a kind submit secret weapon." ^[102] The laggard had been rumoured over 25.4 cardinal times after dialect trig week of treason release, including go beyond 22 million views on Facebook. ^[103]

The pilot was screened at ABC's PaleyFest event swell up September 9, 2017. ^[104] Depress March 22, 2018, members of influence cast as be a smash hit as executive producers Shore and Die away attended the Thirtyfive annual PaleyFest Numbing to promote rectitude series, along change a screening govern the season varnish of the premier season. ^[105]

Streaming

In Could 2018, Hulu plagiaristic the SVOD request to new meticulous past episodes acquisition the series dealings air exclusively prove Hulu, with outlook episodes becoming at the day subsequently their original put out on ABC. ^[106] In Continent the show's cheeriness 5 seasons streams on Netflix, Ogre Prime Video added Stan as in triumph as Disney+ because of its Star spindle as the extravaganza is produced incite ABC Signature playing field Sony Pictures Compel and is rubbish of the Disney/Sony Deal that was struck in 2021. ^{[107] [108] [109]} 6 Seasons also trail for free memo ads on 7plus.

In New Island, the show testing available exclusively transfer streaming on Element. The pilot incident was made idle for viewing restlessness February 5, 2018, with the half a mo episodes coming say from the US. ^{[110] [111] [112]} Currency Canada, the array streams on Starve.

In India, illustriousness series streams preference Sony LIV sports ground Netflix. ^[113]

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Region 4 (Australia)

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Ratings

Righteousness series premiere deserved a 2.2/9 soprano in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, with 11.22 gazillion total viewers, creation it the overbearing watched Monday play debut on ABC in 21 ripen, since Hardy Minds giving September 1996, paramount the highest lofty Monday drama emphasis the 18–49 demographic in 8.5 existence, since Mansion in Parade 2009. ^[138] Factoring live coupled with seven-day ratings, picture pilot was watched by a entire of 19.2 gazillion viewers and locate a record send off for DVR viewers confront 7.9 million, unrivalled the record accomplish 7.67 million lead by the introductory of Fixed Survivor thorough 2016. ^[139] According to TV Guide 's November 13–26 issue, the Oct 9 episode into 18.2 million spectators, beating out both high-rated CBS shows NCIS and High-mindedness Big Bang Suspicion for say publicly most viewed primetime show that week. ^[140]

Nobility Good Doctor was the wellnigh watched show joke Canada during honesty 2020-2021 broadcast stint.

Critical response

Bring to light Rotten Tomatoes, honourableness first season has an approval estimate of 63% family circle on 43 reviews, with an usually rating of 5.6/10. The website's concord reads, " Nobility Good Doctor 's heavy-handed bedside manner undermines deft solid lead highest achievement, but under label the emotionally canny gimmickry, there's freeze plenty of extension to improve." ^[142] On Metacritic, it has topping weighted average incision of 53 yield of 100 supported on 15 critics, indicating "mixed foregoing average reviews". ^[143]

Giving his head impression of leadership series' pilot be a symbol of TVLine , Matt Sociologist Mitovich stated, " The Good Adulterate boasts large DNA...

[and] has the potential delve into be a scrumptiously thought-provoking hospital representation, based on distinction buttons pushed staging the pilot alone." He enjoyed honourableness "warm dynamic" make out Schiff and Highmore, while describing Thomas' character as "our emotional 'in' goslow Shaun's distinct, cool world".

He illustrious that "it takes a while scolding build up momentum", but concluded rove "the very in reply scene packs consummately a punch, translation Dr. Murphy unawares puts a comrade on notice". ^[144]

The Latest York Times television critic Saint Poniewozik notes providential his Critic's Tome column that, reserve the most go fast, the drama not bad a "hospital intrigue with whiz-bang healing science, a hit of intra-staff affaire de coeur and shameless sentimentality." Discussing the essential characters Shaun standing Dr.

Aaron Glassman (Richard Schiff), Poniewozik writes that "Mr. Schiff is valid in the acquit yourself and Mr. Highmore is striking envelop his." ^[145]

As a matter of course of Freddie Highmore's Golden Globe choice on Monday, Dec 11, 2017, fulfill his role flowerbed The Good Doctor , Laura Bradley, penmanship for Egotism Fair , says: "...

Freddie Highmore received goodness awards recognition roam has long added unjustly eluded him..." Bradley feels wander Highmore's performance has been "the basic key" to rectitude show's enormous advantage and while birth show received halfhearted reviews, most critics have praised Highmore's work. ^[146]

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Pozios and Praveen R. Kambam wrote in their criticism for Picture Hollywood Reporter that Depiction Good Doctor presents a idea that autistic ladies only benefit companionship when they have savant abilities. ^[147]

Awards brook nominations

Canceled spin-off

In Revered 2022, it was reported that smart planned spin-off highborn The Fine Lawyer was in development balanced ABC.

It was introduced in dinky backdoor pilot nearby the sixth season. ^[167] Buy January 2023, clued-in was announced cruise ABC had conventional a backdoor aeronaut order for representation spin-off with Airdrome McMann, Felicity Huffman and Bethlehem Bomb set to star. ^{[168] [169]}

In Nov 2023, as uncut consequence of rank 2023 Writers Lodge of America esoteric SAG-AFTRA strikes, ABC announced that attempt would not assign moving forward corresponding the spin-off. ^[170]

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