The Good Doctor on Channel 7 – Shaun seeks legal representation to help him win a case and puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer who has obsessive compulsive disorder.
This episode is a backdoor pilot for a potential new spin off series, The Good Lawyer. A decision to pick this up for a full series is pending.
The Good Doctor on Channel 7 – Tuesday 4 April, 2023 at 8:30pm on Channel 7 and 7plus
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About the show
THE GOOD DOCTOR stars (Freddie Highmore, Bates Motel) as Shaun Murphy, a gifted, young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome. Shaun relocates from a quiet country life when he is recruited to join the pediatric surgical unit at the prestigious San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.
Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun struggles as he
deals with the traditional social interaction in the workplace, but is brilliantly intuitive when it comes to medical diagnosis and human physiology. He uses his extraordinary medical skills to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
Filmed in Vancouver, Canada, this touching drama also stars Richard Schiff (The West Wing) as Dr Aaron Glassman, Hill Harper (CSI: NY) as Dr Marcus Andrew and Beau Garrett (Entourage) as Jessica Preston.
Based on the 2013 Korean format of the same name David Shore (House) is the writer and executive producer of the series. Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-O, Lost), David Kim and Sebastian Lee are also executive producers. Seth Gordon directed the pilot and is also an executive producer. The series is produced by Shore Z Productions and 3 AD in association with Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios.
