''Do No Harm'' is an American

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television series that aired on

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from January 31 through September 7, 2013. The series follows Dr. Jason Cole as he balances working as a neurosurgeon with suppressing his evil alter ego, Ian Price. ''Do No Harm'' is a modern take on

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's classic 1886 novella ''

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''. The series was panned by critics, and holds a 15% on

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. The network placed a series order in May 2012. On November 12, 2012, NBC reduced its episode order for the series from 13 to 12 episodes, due to scheduling conflicts (13 episodes were produced and eventually aired). On February 8, 2013, it was announced that NBC had cancelled the series after airing two episodes, due to low ratings. On April 26, 2013, NBC announced that the remaining episodes would be burned off, beginning June 29, 2013.

Cast and characters

Main cast

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as Dr. Jason Cole (chief of neurosurgery at Independence Memorial Hospital) and as Ian Price, his alternate personality *

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as Dr. Lena Solis, a neurologist at IMH and Dr. Cole's love interest *

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as Olivia Flynn, Dr. Cole's estranged former fiancé and the mother of his son, Cole *

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as Dr. Vanessa Young, chief of surgery at IMH *

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as Dr. Kenneth Jordan, a neurosurgeon at IMH who is suspicious of Dr. Cole *

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as Will Hayes, a construction contractor and the leader of Dr. Cole's dissociative personality disorder support group

Recurring cast

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as Dr. Ruben Marcado, a clinical pharmacologist at IMH and Dr. Cole's friend *

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as Josh Stern, Dr. Cole's administrative assistant * Jeremy Davidson as Rob, another doctor at IMH and Lena's boyfriend *

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as Dr. Patricia Rivers * James Cromwell as Dr. Phillip Carmelo *

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as Abby, Dr. Young's daughter who has just left drug rehab * Brendan McHale as Cole Flynn, Jason/Ian and Olivia's son

Episodes

Reception

The series has received a 38 out of 100 on

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, and 15% on

. It also had the lowest-rated in-season scripted premiere ever on the four major broadcast networks. The series was criticized for being far-fetched and having poor writing, although Steven Pasquale's performance as Jason Cole/Ian Price was praised.

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of the ''

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'' described the series "not so much a thrilling psychological drama as a mismatched roommate comedy. Oscar and Felix, if one of them was a doctor and they had to share the same body." ''

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'' wrote that "the Jekyll-and-Hyde medical drama...set a record as the lowest-rated in-season drama debut in modern history...and was axed after two episodes," the show being one of many that harmed NBC's winter line-up.

Streaming

All episodes are available from

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platforms such as iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and Vudu.

References

External links

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