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The Good Doctor

"Everyone operates differently."

8.5
7 seasons
126 episodes
Ended
Drama

Plot Summary

Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.

First Aired:September 25, 2017
Last Aired:May 21, 2024
Episode Runtime:Unknown
Networks:
ABC
Created By:
David Shore

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (7)

Season 1
7.7

Season 1

18 episodes

Aired: 2017

Season 2
8.0

Season 2

18 episodes

Aired: 2018

Dr. Shaun Murphy’s world has begun to expand as he continues to work harder than he ever has before, navigating his new environment and relationships to prove to his colleagues at the prestigious St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit that his extraordinary medical gifts will save lives.

Season 3
8.1

Season 3

20 episodes

Aired: 2019

Dr. Shaun Murphy continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. As his friendships deepen, Shaun tackles the world of dating for the first time and continues to work harder than he ever has before.

Season 4
7.9

Season 4

20 episodes

Aired: 2020

Dr. Shaun Murphy continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. As his romantic relationship with Lea deepens, he will also face new responsibilities as a fourth-year resident when he is put in charge of supervising a new set of residents that will test him in ways he cannot predict. Meanwhile, the team must deal with the uncertainty and pressure that the COVID-19 pandemic brings now that it has hit their hospital.

Season 5
8.5

Season 5

18 episodes

Aired: 2021

Season 6
8.7

Season 6

22 episodes

Aired: 2022

Season 7
8.4

Season 7

10 episodes

Aired: 2024

Shaun and Lea get off to a bumpy start as new parents, while at work Shaun tries to navigate a problematic with one of the new residents he has to supervise: another doctor with Autism Spectrum DIsorder who idolizes him but also seems to "push all his buttons" by their very nature. Life hasn't run out of curveballs for Dr. Glassman, either, and it seems determined to force him to relive one of the hardest lessons he's yet refused to learn. Not all is bleak, though, as Drs. Park and Reznick take stock of their relationship and a chance reunion between Drs. Kalu and former team member Dr. Claire Brown soon has them entangled again as though no time had passed.

Production

ABC Studios

3AD

Sony Pictures Television

ABC Signature