The production shutdowns throughout the entertainment industry that cut many shows’ seasons short in the spring and delayed fall debuts meant that The Good Doctor couldn’t return for its usual September premiere, and it will be one of many medical dramas that will address the real-life COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, if you had asked me back when Season 3 ended for my thoughts on how Season 4 should handle Melendez’s death, my answer would have been very different than now that we’re just days away from the premiere.