''
The Good Doctor'' is an American
medical drama television series developed for
ABC by
David Shore
David Shore (born July 3, 1959) is a Canadian television writer. Shore worked on ''Family Law'', ''NYPD Blue'' and ''Due South'', also producing many episodes of the latter. He created the critically acclaimed series ''House'' and more recently, ...
, based on the
South Korean series of the same name. The series is produced by
Sony Pictures Television
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and
ABC Studios
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, with Shore serving as
showrunner.
The series stars
Freddie Highmore
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as Shaun Murphy, a young
autistic
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surgical resident with
savant syndrome
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, alongside
Nicholas Gonzalez
Nicholas Edward Gonzalez is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Alex Santiago on the Showtime television series '' Resurrection Blvd'' and Dr. Neil Melendez on the ABC television series ''The Good Doctor''.
Early li ...
,
Antonia Thomas
Antonia Laura Thomas (born 3 November 1986) is a British actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Alisha Daniels in the E4 comedy-drama series ''Misfits'', Evie in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series '' Lovesick'' and Dr. Claire ...
,
Chuku Modu
Chukuma Modu (born 19 June 1990) is an English actor best known for his roles in ''Game of Thrones'', '' The Good Doctor'' and ''The 100''.
Biography
Modu was born to a Nigerian-German father and an Anglo-Irish mother in Chiswick, West London. ...
,
Beau Garrett
Beau Jesse Garrett (born December 28, 1982) is an American actress and model. She began her career appearing in GUESS advertisements in the late 1990s after being discovered by an Elite modeling agent at age fourteen. She made her feature film d ...
,
Hill Harper,
Richard Schiff
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, and
Tamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese-American actress and singer. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986) and reprised the character for the streaming series ''Cobra Kai'' (2021). She is also ...
.
Will Yun Lee
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,
Fiona Gubelmann
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,
Christina Chang,
Paige Spara
Paige Spara (born August 9, 1989) is an American actress best known for her main roles as Audrey Piatigorsky in the ABC Family sitcom ''Kevin from Work'' and Lea Dilallo in the ABC medical drama '' The Good Doctor''.
Early life
Spara was bor ...
,
Jasika Nicole
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, Bria Samoné Henderson,
Noah Galvin
Noah Egidi Galvin (born May 6, 1994) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Dr. Asher Wolke in the TV series '' The Good Doctor'', Kenny O'Neal in the ABC sitcom ''The Real O'Neals'' and later taking over the titular ro ...
, and
Osvaldo Benavides
Osvaldo Benavides (born June 14, 1979, in Mexico City, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, writer, producer and cinematographer.
Early life
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, currently resides in Tepoztlán, Morelos. Osvaldo began acting at age 9 years. ...
joined the principal cast in later seasons.
The series premiered on September 25, 2017.
In March 2022, the series was renewed for a sixth season, which premiered on October 3, 2022.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2017–18)
Season 2 (2018–19)
Season 3 (2019–20)
Season 4 (2020–21)
Season 5 (2021–22)
Season 6 (2022)
Ratings
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
References
External links
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Lists of American drama television series episodes