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.