Season Four of ‘The Good Doctor’ on ABC Nov. 2

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Freddie Highmore stars in David Shore’s medical drama

The Good Doctor
(Image credit: ABC)

Season four of The Good Doctor begins on ABC Nov. 2. Freddie Highmore stars and Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios produce the medical drama. 

Highmore plays Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, who uses his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital. 

David Shore is the executive producer and showrunner. Daniel Dae Kim, Erin Gunn, David Kim and Sebastian Lee are also executive producers. 

Karey Burke, ABC Entertainment president, called the show a “cornerstone” for the network earlier this year and “one of those special heartfelt series that fearlessly tackles inclusivity.”

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.