The Good Doctor Season 7: Release Date, Cast Changes, Trailer & Everything We Know
ABC’s hit medical drama series The Good Doctor has been renewed for a seventh season, and the latest news is positive after months of delay. The Good Doctor follows a young autistic surgeon with savant syndrome named Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) as he rises up the ranks in his medical career and attempts to foster a successful personal and social life. Due to his diagnosis, Shaun can come off as callous and has a few idiosyncrasies, but he befriends several other doctors and residents during his residency at the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital who help him along the way.
As with many medical dramas such as Grey’s Anatomy or ER, The Good Doctor has experienced its fair share of tragic main character deaths and exits. The narrative has pushed past the boundaries of the inner workings of the hospital itself and into Shaun’s personal life, including his marriage to Lea (Paige Spara) in The Good Doctor season 5 and the birth of their child in season 6. However, the show is an ensemble effort, seeing intriguing plot threads for all of its characters. Audiences are eagerly awaiting The Good Doctor season 7 after season 6 ended with some major cliffhangers.
The Latest The Good Doctor Season 7 News
As the release date looms nearer, the latest news sees ABC release the full-length trailer for The Good Doctor season 7. Knowing season 7 would be the last, the trailer starts with a bang, showing that many of the storylines that concluded season 6 will be carried over. Shaun and Lea’s son presents new challenges for the brilliant surgeon, and his issues with Dr. Glassman aren’t resolved. Though it is barely a minute long, the trailer is quite telling.
The Good Doctor Season 7 Release Date
Though the Hollywood strikes forced The Good Doctor to miss its usual fall release time, season 7 of the series will nevertheless begin airing on February 20th, 2024. The Good Doctor joins a slew of other hit ABC series that were delayed beyond the fall season and into early 2024.
The Good Doctor Is Ending After Season 7
Even as the new season gets closer and closer, ABC has officially confirmed that The Good Doctor will end after season 7. Though sad, the news isn’t necessarily surprising considering the important life events that Shaun has tackled in recent years. While a strong conclusion is still expected from the final season, Shaun and his contemporaries have grown enough over the show’s near-decade on the air to leave on a satisfactory note.
