16th episode of the sixth season good doctor it was different. titled good lawyer, it takes place outside of St. Bonaventure Hospital, and it takes place primarily in a law firm and in a courthouse. In it, Shaun Murphy faces a medical malpractice lawsuit. The episode introduces Johnny DeGroot (Kennedy McMann), a lawyer with autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder, as the main character. Also his boss, Janet Stewart (Felicity Huffman).
This chapter actually served as a pilot project for the first spin off from good doctorwhich will be called good lawyer. The series, also produced by Sony Pictures and ABC Signature, is created by Liz Friedman and David Shore, who serve as executive producers along with Erin Gunn.
Although Shor and Friedman currently work as showrunners from good doctorthey will also do it with good lawyer. Which is a very positive prerequisite for the approval of the first season of the series and its success.
ABC, the network that will air the new series, has not yet given the green light to produce the first season. But given the level of producers involved and the quality of the pilot, we’ll likely see it on TV in the fall of 2023.
This is not the first time that producers good doctor They are trying to create a spin-off of the series. After the end of the fourth season, when Claire Brown (Antonia Thomas) travels to Guatemala as part of the MSF program, an attempt was made to create a series about her. In the end, the project did not receive the desired response between the production house and the network and was cancelled.
But ABC managed to create spin-off successful popular series. From Grey’s AnatomyFor example, two new series are being released that have proven themselves very well with viewers: private practice which ran for six seasons and Station 19which is still on the air with six seasons.
what will it be about good lawyer?
good lawyer will be supported by the great success she has achieved good doctor for six seasons, but it won’t be a medical drama, but a legal drama. As with the series it stems from, we’ll see the challenges its main character, Joni, faces as she tries to succeed as a lawyer with obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism.
Like medical dramas, legal dramas are very successful as procedural series. After a large audience reached good doctorit is logical that they seek to expand this universe through spin-offs.
synopsis good lawyer
Although we still don’t have an official synopsis good lawyer This is one of the episodes that serves as the series’ pilot:
“When Sean gets in trouble with the law, he turns to Joni (Kennedy McMann), a young lawyer with obsessive-compulsive disorder, for help. he was treated differently from the rest of his colleagues, even though his symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder affect him both professionally and personally.
“At some point, the firm she works for tries to fire her, so she has to sue them. One of those involved in getting her fired is Janet (Felicity Huffman), a respected attorney who represented Dr. Glassman (Richard Schiff). several times over the years. Glassman wants Janet’s team to protect his protégé Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), but he decides to let Joni protect him, forcing Janet to reconsider her firing.”
Where will the broadcast be? good lawyer
good lawyer will air on ABC just like good doctor. A green light for the production of the first season has not been confirmed. If it does, then it will probably come out in the fall of 2023.
In Spain, good lawyer it may be seen on the same platforms as The Good Doctor. That is, on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Movistar+.
Trailer of the film “The Good Lawyer”
ABC has released the first trailer for The Good Lawyer, officially introducing the two main characters of the series, Johnny DeGroot (Kennedy McMann) and Janet Stewart (Felicity Huffman). Both actresses talk about their respective roles and what it means to them to be part of this new production.
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