

#THE GOOD DOCTOR PODUCER SERIES#
The American series is a gamble that has paid off for executive producer Daniel Dae Kim. "The Good Doctor" is based on a 2013 South Korean limited series of the same name that had only 20 episodes. Midseason, they are joined by ambitious and calculating new resident Morgan Reznick (Fiona Gubelmann) and ex-cop-turned-doc Alex Park ( Will Yun Lee). Neil Melendez ( Nicholas Gonzalez), the attending cardiothoracic surgeon in charge of surgical residents, Shaun finds a friend in Claire Brown ( Antonia Thomas) and a buddy in Jarel Kalu (Chuku Modu). The chairman and vice president, Allegra Aoki ( Tamlyn Tomita), is the neutral voice between the two men.

Now the president of San Jose Bonadventure Hospital, Glassman has championed Shaun as a resident in his hospital against the skeptical attitude of chief of surgery and board member Dr. As a child, he ran away from an abusive home with his younger, protective brother, but following his brother's accidental death, he found sympathy and understanding from a doctor named Aaron Glassman ( Richard Schiff), who has his own tragic backstory.

The series is about a brilliant surgical resident named Shaun Murphy ( Freddie Highmore), who has been diagnosed with autism and savant syndrome. On board for the panel Thursday night were eight members of the production with ABC7 entertainment reporter George Pennacchio moderating. "The Good Doctor" was one of the panels at PaleyFest LA 2018 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. There's a lot of "good" being tossed around on TV these days, from NBC's "The Good Place" to CBS's "The Good Fight," but it's "The Good Doctor" on ABC that is the good word in diversity and is changing television.
