The Good Doctor will hardly be the only medical drama that will dive into COVID, with Chicago Med on NBC and Grey’s Anatomy on ABC launching in just over a week, not to mention those that will premiere in 2021.
After seeing the fantastic Season 4 premiere, however, I’m ready to argue that The Good Doctor set the standard for medical dramas handling COVID.
Spoilers ahead for the Season 4 premiere of The Good Doctor on ABC, called “Frontline Part 1.”
The first major network TV medical drama of fall 2020 made its premiere with the Season 4 launch of The Good Doctor, and “Frontline Part 1” immersed the doctors of St. Bonaventure in the COVID-19 pandemic.