The 2017 American medical drama ‘The Good Doctor is based on the South Korean series of the same name of 2013. The series centers upon a young surgeon living in a small city having autism and savant syndrome. Shaun Murphy also has a troubled past in his small hometown.
The plot opens with his relocating to the big city of San Jose, California. There he will join a prestigious hospital- San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. The series follows his struggle to cope with the big city environment with the complex people there.
Freddie Highmore stars as Dr. Shaun Murphy in the series. Other cast members of the series include Nicholas Gonzalez, Antonia Thomas, Chuku Modu, Beau Garrett, Irene Keng, Hill Harper, etc.
The first season of the series was released on September 25, 2017, on ABC. Premiering on September 26, 2021, season 5 if the show is bringing more episodes in 2022.
If you are a fan of medical drama, there are some more similar TV shows that are bound to catch your attention.
Must Watch TV Series If You Like ‘The Good Doctor:
The Resident-
Number of Seasons- 5
This medical drama is based on Marty Makary’s book ‘Unaccountable’ and is created by Amy Golden Jones, Hayley Schore, and Roshan Sethi. The series delves deeper into bureaucracy inside the medical industry.
It centers around Chastain Park Memorial Hospital. The personal and professional lives of the staff of this hospital are featured in the series through which the bureaucratic practices of the hospital are also revealed.
Cast members of ‘The Resident‘ are Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Bruce Greenwood, Moran Atias, Merrin Dungey, Rob Yang, etc. The first season of the series aired on Fox Network on January 21, 2018, with the fifth season premiering on September 21, 2021.
House-
House Wiki – FandomNumber of Seasons: 8
The celebrated medical drama ‘House’ is created by the same creator of ‘The Good Doctor’- David Shore. The protagonist of the series is Dr. Gregory House who is a genius doctor with unconventional nature and characteristics.
He is also misanthropic which stands him in stark contrast with his profession. Dr. House is a doctor of the fictional Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital where he leads a number of diagnosticians though he himself is on pain medication.
Hugh Laurie stars as the titular Dr. House. The series ran from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012, on Fox Network. Among the many awards that the series achieved, there are five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
The Night Shift-
NetflixNumber of Seasons: 4
Most of the plot of the series is set in San Antonio Memorial Hospital. It mainly focuses on three doctors who are connected with the US military.
Created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, the series stars Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Ken Leung, Brenden Fehr, Robert Bailey Jr., etc. The show ran on NBC from May 27, 2014, to August 31, 2017.
Chicago Med-
PeacockNumber of Seasons: 7
Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead created this medical drama. It is the third installment of the Chicago franchise of Wolf Entertainment. The plot is set in the Chicago Medical Center where it revolves around the lives of doctors and nurses and their fight to save the lives of patients.
These doctors and nurses work mainly in the Emergency department. ‘Chicago Med‘ sometimes do crossovers with characters of the first two installments of the Chicago franchise- ‘Chicago Fire‘ and ‘Chicago P.D’.
The first season premiered on November 17, 2015, on NBC with the seventh season premiering on September 22, 2021.
Good Doctor-
IMDbNumber of Seasons: 1
Last but not the list is the series which is the inspiration for the American adaptation ‘The Good Doctor. This K-drama is created by Park Jae-bum and falls under the category of a medical romance comedy. The protagonist of the series Park Si-on was discovered to have savant syndrome of autism in his childhood.
The specialized care center where he was sent found out the genius-level memory and the extraordinary spatial skill of Si-on. Later he embarks upon the field of pediatric surgery. Despite the hostile attitude of people around him including his peers and patients who considered him unreliable and childlike for his autism, Si-on paved his way through all ups and downs.
Though he also comes across some sympathetic colleagues who support him like Cha Yoon-seo and Han Jin-wook. The hospital proves to be a fierce battleground for Si-on. And on top of that, he falls in love with fellow doctor Yoon-seo which makes things even more complicated.
Joo Won stars as the protagonist Park Si-on with Choi Ro-woon paling the part of the young Si-on. Other cast members are Moon Chae-won (Cha Yoon-seo), Joo Sang-wook, Kim Min-seo, etc. The series ran from August 5 to October 8 of 2013. The hit K-drama inspired not only the American version ‘The Good Doctor but a ‘Good Doctor’ in Japan and a ‘Mucize Doktor’ in Turkey.
