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Good Sam is an American medical drama television series created by Katie Wech for CBS which premiered on January 5, 2022.[1]

Premise

Heart surgeon Dr. Samantha Griffith (Sophia Bush) becomes the top surgeon at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital after her boss and father, Dr. Rob Griffith (Jason Isaacs), falls into a coma. Her life becomes complicated when he awakens and wants to resume surgery, which means Samantha would be supervising him.[2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Special guest stars

Episodes

Main article: List of Good Sam episodes

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Production

Development

On September 19, 2019, CBS put Good Sam into development.[8] Good Sam is a family medical drama from writer Katie Wech. She will produce the series with Jennie Snyder Urman through her Sutton St. Productions and CBS Television Studios. In February 2020, the series was given a pilot order, with further development paused during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] On May 14, 2021, the show was given a series order.[10]

Casting

In February 2020, Sophia Bush was cast as lead role.[11] In March 2020, Jason Isaacs joined the main cast.[12] In January 2021, Skye P. Marshall and Michael Stahl-David were cast in starring roles.[13][14] In February 2021, Edwin Hodge joined the cast in a starring role.[15]

Filming

Principal photography for the series began on October 18, 2021 and is scheduled to conclude on March 22, 2022, in Oakville, Ontario.[16]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 7 critic reviews.[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[18]

Ratings

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References

  1. ↑ "CBS Midseason Schedule: Sophia Bush vs. Chicago P.D., Celebrity Big Brother vs. Olympics, S.W.A.T. Moves and More". TVLine (November 10, 2021).
  2. ↑ Porter, Rick (2020-02-28). "Sophia Bush to Star in CBS Medical Drama ‘Good Sam’" (en-US). The Hollywood Reporter.
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  4. ↑ "Sendhil Ramamurthy Joins Good Sam in Recurring Role — See First Photos" (en-US). news.yahoo.com.
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  7. ↑ "The New Good Sam Doctor Stirs Up Trouble in Flirty Sneak Peek". E! Online (2022-04-06).
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (September 19, 2019). "CBS Buys Family Medical Drama 'Good Sam' From Katie Wech & Jennie Snyder Urman". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 7, 2020). "CBS Orders Drama Pilots 'Good Sam' From Katie Wech & 'Out The Door' From Evan Katz". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. ↑ White, Peter (May 14, 2021). "Sophia Bush's 'Good Sam' & Pete Holmes' 'Smallwood' Picked Up To Series At CBS".
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 28, 2020). "Sophia Bush To Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2020). "Jason Isaacs To Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise (January 8, 2021). "Skye P. Marshall Joins CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'". Deadline Hollywood.
  14. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2021). "Michael Stahl-David Joins CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'". Deadline Hollywood.
  15. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 2, 2021). "Edwin Hodge Joins CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'". Deadline Hollywood.
  16. ↑ "Current Productions | IATSE 873". IATSE 873.
  17. ↑ "Good Sam". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Template:Cbignore
  18. ↑ "Good Sam: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc.. Template:Cbignore

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