“The Good Doctor,” based on the 2013 South Korean drama of the same name, has some pedigreed talent both in front of and behind the camera. Freddie Highmore, who was a perfect replacement for Anthony Perkins as a young Norman Bates in the A&E show “Bates Motel,” plays the titular doctor, Shawn Murphy. The Good Doctor is a medical drama that airs on the ABC television network and premiered in September 2017. It follows Shaun Murphy, a 25-year-old surgeon with Autism and Savant Syndrome. It is based on a South Korean drama series of the same name from 2013. This subreddit is dedicated to the show and discussion of the issues that arise in the The Good Doctor is based on a South Korean TV series of the same name. The original iteration of the medical drama — known simply as Good Doctor — aired in South Korea in 2013 and Good Manager (Korean: 김과장; Hanja: 金科長; RR: Kimgwajang; lit. Chief Kim ) is a South Korean television drama starring Namkoong Min , Nam Sang-mi , Lee Jun-ho , and Jung Hye-sung . It aired on KBS2 from January 25 to March 30, 2017 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST ) for 20 episodes. .

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