The actor first noticed the series and bought the rights for his production company. Eventually, and Kim worked out a deal and brought oncreator of the Fox hit medical dramato develop the series. The show is produced by andin association with production companies Shore Z Productions,and Entermedia. David Shore serves as and Daniel Dae Kim is an executive producer for the show. The series stars as Shaun Murphy, a young surgical resident at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital who lives with the challenges of. The series received a commitment at after a previous attempted series did not move forward at in 2015; The Good Doctor was ordered to series in May 2017. The series is primarily filmed in. The series debuted on September 25, 2017. The Good Doctor has received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with particular praise given to Highmore's performance, and strong television ratings. He relocates toto work at the prestigious San Jose St. Shaun Murphy, a surgical resident under Dr. Melendez with autism and savant syndrome. His savant abilities include near-photographic recall and the ability to note minute details and changes. He is portrayed in flashbacks to his teen years by. Neil Melendez, an surgeon in charge of surgical residents. Claire Browne, a surgical resident under Dr. Melendez who forms a friendship with Shaun. Later on, she was removed from Dr. Melendez's team and became Dr. Jared Kalu, a surgical resident under Dr. Melendez from a wealthy family. He moves to Denver after conflicting with Dr. She is the granddaughter of the hospital founder and a friend of Dr. Marcus Andrews, President of the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, Chief of Surgery. Aaron Glassman, former President of the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital andwho has been a mentor and good friend of Shaun since he was 14. Bonaventure Hospital Board and Vice President of the foundation that controls the hospital's funding. Alex Park, an ex-cop who decided to become a doctor. A surgical resident under Dr. Morgan Reznick, a surgical resident under Dr. Morgan has a subtle rivalry with Claire as they have opposite personalities and work ethics. Audrey Lim, an in charge of the and surgical residents. Later after she returned, they decided to be just friends and become roommates. He also portrays The good doctor season 2 Gallico, a boy in the present that resembles Shaun's brother and is suffering from stage 4. Shaun mentioned that he was arrested when Lea returned. Kelley is the wife of Richard Schiff, who plays Glassman. Shaun Murphy witnesses an airport sign fall and shatter glass onto a young boy. With his unique ability to visualize the internal body and using improvised methods and tools, Shaun is able to stabilize the boy. In a hospital board meeting, Dr. Aaron Glassman, president of the hospital, tries to convince the board to hire Shaun, despite his autism. Flashbacks give us a picture of Shaun's childhood and his motivation for becoming a doctor. Neil Melendez is doing rounds with Dr. Melendez calls out Shaun for arriving late on his first full day. Shaun immediately diagnoses a malignant tumor. As punishment for lateness, Shaun is assigned 'scut work', where his attention to detail gets him in trouble. After rechecking a discharged young girl's test results, Shaun races to her home, annoying her parents over the late hour, but eventually saving the girl's life. Additionally, Shaun's idea saves the cancer patient's life, but Jared presents the idea as his own and takes all of the credit. Afterwards, Andrews stands up for Shaun and forces Melendez to put Shaun back on the team. After learning the helicopter can't take off due to bad weather, they resort to a police escort. Meanwhile, at the Hospital, Chuck, the recipient of the liver, is discovered to have alcohol in his system, a development that could void his transplant eligibility. Chuck later confesses he had one drink at his daughter's graduation. In order to protect its reputation and ability to supply transplants to future patients, the hospital denies Chuck the liver. Shaun and Claire arrive back, having kept the liver viable, only to learn that it is to be taken to a patient at another hospital. Moran October 16, 2017 2017-10-16 10. Bonaventure, hoping the doctors can save their baby. A large non-cancerous tumor is growing on the fetus and must be removed in order to save his life.
