The Good Lawyer is transferring ahead at ABC.
The spinoff of The Good Physician is ready to air its backdoor pilot on Monday, March 6, at 10/9c.
Nancy Drew’s Kennedy McMann has landed the lead function within the potential collection, starring alongside Determined Housewives veteran Felicity Huffman.
The backdoor pilot finds Dr. Shaun Murphy searching for authorized illustration to assist together with his case.
He places his religion in Joni DeGroot (McMann), a younger girl with obsessive compulsive dysfunction.
Joni is described as “the good, humorous and self-aware lawyer who is comparatively new to her prestigious regulation agency when she takes Shaun’s case.”
“Residing with OCD, Joni has by no means wished to be handled in another way. Whereas her signs take a toll on her private {and professional} life, her consideration to element permits her to see circumstances by way of a distinct lens.”
Huffman performs Janet Stewart, who’s described as “a extremely regarded lawyer and accomplice on the regulation agency with a fierce mind and dry wit,” in keeping with the character breakdown.
“A seasoned veteran, Janet has represented Dr. Aaron Glassman (Richard Schiff) in a number of authorized issues through the years, so he turns to her to signify his beloved protégé.”
“However when Shaun declares that he desires Joni to signify him, Janet is pressured to let Joni take lead on the case.”
ABC beforehand aired Boston Authorized, which starred Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, who additionally had obsessive-compulsive dysfunction.
Boston Authorized was a wonderful authorized drama. We miss that one!
McMann is coming off a four-season run on The CW’s Nancy Drew, which was introduced to be ending late final yr.
A premiere date for the ultimate season has but to be set by the community
The Good Physician has been an enormous hit for ABC.
The dwell numbers have dropped significantly in the previous couple of years, however the present stays a robust performer in delayed viewing, one thing the networks are paying increasingly consideration to.
ABC is a fan of franchising its hit dramas. Gray’s Anatomy is airing with spinoff Station 19 on Thursdays, whereas The Rookie has teamed up with The Rookie: Feds on Tuesdays.
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