Doc introduced Fox again into the medical drama sport this 12 months for the primary time since The Resident resulted in 2023, and the record-breaking rankings for the premiere proved that there was positively an viewers for the story of Dr. Amy Larsen as a health care provider who misplaced her reminiscence in an accident. After all, that premise may need run out of steam fairly shortly if nothing else was happening, so the present threw in a “recent” type of love triangle and any person to root towards: Scott Wolf’s Dr. Richard Miller. Now, forged modifications are occurring, and I’m involved about any person returning (or not returning) after Season 1.
Solid Adjustments For Season 2
Let’s begin with the excellent news! Two actors from Season 1 shall be round much more within the second season, as Deadline reviews each Patrick Walker and Charlotte Fountain-Jardim have been promoted from recurring to sequence common standing. I’m not terribly stunned by Walker’s bump up, since Dr. TJ Coleman began getting meatier storylines within the second half of the season and his standing as a first-year resident meant that he might very properly have a future at Westside Hospital. (You’ll be able to stream the sequence now with a Hulu subscription.)
I used to be much less sure about Fountain-Jardim, who performs Amy and Michael’s daughter Katie. With a lot of the motion set on the hospital and Amy probably regaining a few of her workaholic methods the extra she will get used to her intense work as a health care provider once more, I might think about Katie truly having a much less outstanding position in Season 2. Nonetheless, the actress was nice within the first season, and Amy and Michael sharing a kiss towards the tip of Season 1 within the spring 2025 TV schedule means messiness for the already sophisticated household.
So, excellent news throughout, proper? Effectively, possibly so for seeing extra of TJ and Katie, however these modifications make me a bit of nervous about Scott Wolf.
What About Dr. Richard Miller?
I’ll admit it – I used to be as prepared as anyone when Doc premiered to hate Dr. Richard Miller for what he was doing to Amy. Then, the season slowly however certainly launched context to the fateful resolution that led to him killing a affected person, mixed with Scott Wolf’s efficiency, made me respect the character much more. Root for him to get away with shifting blame for killing the person? After all not, however Richard was a way more compelling character than I anticipated from the beginning.
The opposite shoe dropped for Richard on the finish of Season 1, when Amy discovered the reality about Dixon’s dying and Richard confronted penalties for his actions. He was seen packing up his workplace, however the episode technically by no means confirmed what the long run holds for him. Realistically, Richard looks as if he would by no means work at Westside Hospital once more even when he did handle to maintain his medical license.
However who watches the present concerning the amnesiac doc and her love triangle for realism? Scott Wolf was a standout performer in Season 1, and I’m keen to droop disbelief for Season 2 if it means protecting Wolf round in some type or different. I want I might be assured come what may, however the medical drama had not but been renewed once I spoke with the Doc showrunners and forged earlier this 12 months, and Michael Ecker didn’t spoil the long run when he broke down the Season 1 finale to CinemaBlend both.
I’m unsure if it’s something to go on, however Scott Wolf did drop an encouraging remark when Fox introduced Doc’s renewal for Season 2 on Instagram. He wrote: “🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏🔥🔥❤️” Does that translate to “I’m positively coming again subsequent season?” Perhaps not, however Season 1 had already completed filming by the point episodes had been airing on Fox. There’s hope for extra of Richard when Doc returns to Fox within the fall, particularly with the episode rely being bumped as much as 22.
For now, you may at all times rewatch Season 1 streaming on Hulu and keep tuned for extra updates on Doc. I bought my want for the medical drama to be paired with Season 2 of Homicide in a Small City, so viewers needs to be in for dramatic Tuesday nights within the fall.