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Best Medicine Makes Its Timeslot Debut on Fox After Special Premiere

The Doc Martin adaptation favors small‑town warmth over hospital puzzles.

Overview

  • Following a Jan. 4 special premiere, new episodes air Tuesdays at 8/7c beginning Jan. 6 on Fox.
  • Josh Charles headlines as Dr. Martin Best, a Boston heart surgeon who relocates to Port Wenn, Maine after a trauma that impairs his ability to operate.
  • Showrunner Liz Tuccillo frames the series as a cozy fish‑out‑of‑water dramedy that uses medical cases to explore community stories, including a will‑they‑won’t‑they with schoolteacher Louisa.
  • The team says it is not a scene‑for‑scene remake, with elements borrowed from Doc Martin and original star Martin Clunes appearing as Best’s icy father.
  • Though set in Maine, production filmed in Cornwall, New York, and the ensemble includes Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra, Cree, and Annie Potts.