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Yahoo
11-07-2025
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- Yahoo
'Young Sheldon' Favorite Lands Role as Feisty Aunt in New Medical Show
'Young Sheldon' Favorite Lands Role as Feisty Aunt in New Medical Show originally appeared on Parade. Annie Potts, who played the beloved role of the sharp-tongued yet warm-hearted Meemaw on CBS' Young Sheldon, is stepping into a new and exciting role. The 72-year-old star officially joined the regular cast of Best Medicine, an upcoming TV show from Fox based on the U.K. hit comedy-drama series Doc Martin, according to Variety. The veteran actress will star alongside Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer and Josh Segarra, who were previously confirmed for their roles. In the upcoming one-hour TV show, viewers will see Potts play the role of Joan, a tough-as-nails and fiercely independent aunt of the lead character, Martin Best. She makes her living by catching lobsters on her boat every day. However, behind her charming yet stern exterior, Aunt Joan harbors a few secrets, including why she lost touch with her nephew for years. The soon-to-be-released medical dramedy follows the story of Martin Best, played by Charles. He is set to take on the role of a highly respected surgeon in Boston. However, amid his almost perfect career, he suddenly quits and leaves the big city to work as a general doctor in a small, charming seaside town on the East Coast. Although the quaint neighborhood felt familiar, setting foot back in it wasn't easy for Martin, especially given his blunt, no-nonsense attitude. His directness quickly caused friction with Louisa Glasson, a local school teacher played by Spencer. Best Medicine is set to begin production this summer in upstate New York and will premiere as part of FOX's midseason lineup for the 2025-2026 season.'Young Sheldon' Favorite Lands Role as Feisty Aunt in New Medical Show first appeared on Parade on Jul 10, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
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Abigail Spencer to Star Opposite Josh Charles in Fox's Doc Martin Adaptation
Timeless talent Abigail Spencer has a new gig: being the sunshine to Josh Charles' grumpy. Spencer has joined the cast of Fox's upcoming Best Medicine, TVLine has learned. She'll play Louisa Glasson, whom the official character description calls 'a warm, charming local school teacher who immediately gets off on the wrong foot with Martin Best' — a frosty physician played by Charles — 'yet she's intrigued by him…' More from TVLine No Good Deed Done (For Now) at Netflix The Last of Us Co-Creator to Depart Ahead of Season 3: 'Now Is the Right Time' Casting News: Alison Brie's FX Pilot, One Tree Hill Vet Joins Emily in Paris and More When Is Your Favorite TV Show Back? An A-to-Z List of 300+ Scripted Series View List Based on the British medical dramedy Doc Martin and described as a 'charmingly complicated one-hour comedy,' Best Medicine centers on Charles' character, a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child.' Martin's bedside manner leaves much to be desired, and the locals don't love him. But what the townies don't know, the official logline says, 'is that Martin's terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and deep-seated psychological issues that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.' Fox ordered the adaptation to series in May. Production starts this summer in Upstate New York, and the series is slated to premiere during the 2025-26 TV season. In addition to Timeless, Spencer's TV work includes Rectify, True Detective, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy, Suits, Extended Family and 9-1-1. Are you looking forward to watching Spencer on ? Hit the comments with your thoughts!Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Abigail Spencer to Star Opposite Josh Charles in Fox's Best Medicine
Timeless talent Abigail Spencer has a new gig: being the sunshine to Josh Charles' grumpy. Spencer has joined the cast of Fox's upcoming Best Medicine, TVLine has learned. She'll play Louisa Glasson, whom the official character description calls 'a warm, charming local school teacher who immediately gets off on the wrong foot with Martin Best' — a frosty physician played by Charles — 'yet she's intrigued by him…' More from TVLine No Good Deed Done (For Now) at Netflix The Last of Us Co-Creator to Depart Ahead of Season 3: 'Now Is the Right Time' Casting News: Alison Brie's FX Pilot, One Tree Hill Vet Joins Emily in Paris and More When Is Your Favorite TV Show Back? An A-to-Z List of 300+ Scripted Series View List Based on the British medical dramedy Doc Martin and described as a 'charmingly complicated one-hour comedy,' Best Medicine centers on Charles' character, a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child.' Martin's bedside manner leaves much to be desired, and the locals don't love him. But what the townies don't know, the official logline says, 'is that Martin's terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and deep-seated psychological issues that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.' Fox ordered the adaptation to series in May. Production starts this summer in Upstate New York, and the series is slated to premiere during the 2025-26 TV season. In addition to Timeless, Spencer's TV work includes Rectify, True Detective, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy, Suits, Extended Family and 9-1-1. Are you looking forward to watching Spencer on ? Hit the comments with your thoughts!Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
Chicago Tribune
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
TV for summer 2025: 15 shows coming up, including the return of ‘The Bear'
Heading into summer means first closing the book on yet another network TV season, which still follows the fall-spring slot on the calendar. I like that regularity and I think most viewers miss it when it comes to streaming. 'The Bear' is an outlier, premiering new episodes each June like clockwork. This time of year is also when broadcasters announce cancellations and the biggest changes are coming to NBC, where five shows got the ax: the dramas 'Found,' 'The Irrational' and 'Suits: LA' and comedies 'Night Court' and 'Lopez vs. Lopez.' Some of those decisions were likely a way to make room for NBC's new deal to carry NBA games. I'm not seeing anything particularly interesting on the horizon just yet for the broadcast networks next season, with one exception. Fox has ordered a U.S. adaptation of the British series 'Doc Martin' called 'Best Medicine,' which will star Josh Charles ('The Good Wife') in an hour-long comedy about a 'successful surgeon who abruptly leaves his post in Boston to become a general practitioner in the East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a kid.' That's still a few months off. In the meantime, here's a look at 15 shows on tap for the summer months, when streaming is your best bet for new and returning series, listed here in chronological order. Programming note: The 78th Tony Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, June 8. 'The Librarians: The Next Chapter' (May 25 on TNT): It's been a good while since TNT carried original programming outside of sports, but the network has two series slated for this year, including a miniseries called 'High Value Target' about a real-life CIA analyst's 2003 interrogation of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (no date announced yet) and this spinoff of TNT's adventure series 'The Librarians,' which last aired new episodes in 2018. The new version centers on a librarian time traveler from 1847 named Vikram who now finds himself stuck in the present. When he returns to his castle in Belgrade, he discovers that it is now a museum, and he 'inadvertently releases magic across the continent,' a mess he then has to clean up with a team of eclectic comrades. The first episode premieres Sunday after the NBA playoffs. The next episode premieres the next night on Monday, following NHL playoffs. (The show will then continue with a Monday night schedule.) 'And Just Like That …' (May 29 on HBO Max): Not a fan of this continuation of 'Sex and the City,' so much so I didn't even bother with the second season, nor am I planning to watch its third. So consider this just a heads-up for anyone who feels otherwise and has stuck with the show despite it all. 'Dept. Q' (May 29 on Netflix): A stubborn and sarcastic police detective in Edinburgh (Matthew Goode) is exiled to his department's basement to work as his own one-man cold case unit. It's a PR stunt his boss fixes up, mostly to get him out of her hair — nobody can stand the guy; he can barely stand himself — but slowly he builds a small team, who try to find out what happened to a prosecutor who went missing four years prior. The series blends droll humor and well-worn cop show tropes to focus on a grisly case. 'Stick' (June 4 on Apple TV+): Owen Wilson stars in this comedy as a pro golfer who has mediocre personal and professional prospects ('Tin Cup,' anyone?). With nothing else to lose, he decides to back a teenage golf phenom who has problems of his own. Apple is calling it a 'heartfelt, feel-good comedy about a found family and their relationships set within the world of golf as it has never been shown before.' 'Art Detectives' (June 9 on Acorn TV): Stephen Moyer ('True Blood') stars as an art-loving police detective, who works in the Heritage Crime Unit of this UK-set series, where he and his partner tackle murder cases connected to the art and antiquities world, 'from Old Master paintings, to Banksy street art, medieval manuscripts and collectible vinyl.' Plot twist: He must contend with the sudden reappearance of his father, who is a notorious art forger. You don't say! Sounds fun, but it's all in the execution. 'Grantchester'(June 15 by Masterpiece on PBS): It's the 1960s in an English village, where a police detective teams up with the local vicar to solve crimes. Sure, there have been three vicars over the show's many seasons, all young and handsome and somehow each finds himself doing some freelance sleuthing. The show was losing steam there for a while, but then Rishi Nair joined the cast last year as the newest vicar, bringing a charisma to the role that was otherwise absent, and he's back again for Season 10. 'We Were Liars' (June 18 on Amazon): The series is based on the 2014 novel from E. Lockhart about a group of wealthy teenagers who summer on a private island. Everything about the protagonist's life is enviable, until she suffers a head injury that affects her memories one summer. What really happened? And why are certain things so different when she next returns? 'Outrageous' (June 18 on BritBox): Based on the true story of the aristocratic Mitford sisters who, according to Wikipedia, 'gained widespread attention for their stylish and controversial lives as young people.' Set in the 1930s as a second World War loomed, there were major divisions in the family, some of whom were pro-fascist. The sisters include the British novelist Nancy Freeman-Mitford, who wrote about the upper crust. 'Ironheart' (June 24 on Disney+): Picking up after the events of the 2022 movie 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,' the series centers on Riri Williams, the 'genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world (returning) to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka 'The Hood.'' 'The Bear' (June 25 by FX on Hulu): As with previous seasons, all 10 episodes of Season 4 will be available to stream at once, which I know has been a controversial choice for audiences who prefer a weekly conversation about the show. I think a binge drop is fine in this instance. I had some mild critiques of Seasons 1 and 2, but overall really liked the show. Season 3? Less so. The narrative felt stalled in place and I think there are other characters getting short shrift whose stories are more interesting to explore than yet more Carmy angst. Here's hoping Season 4 bounces back. 'Smoke' (June 27 on Apple TV+): A crime drama centering an arson investigator (Taron Egerton) and a police detective (Jurnee Smollett) from Dennis Lehane (best known for novels such as 'Gone, Baby, Gone' and 'Mystic River') based on true events as the pair track down two serial arsonists. 'Nautilus' (June 29, AMC and streaming on AMC+): A reimagining of Jules Verne's 1870 science fiction adventure classic 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.' Originally made for Disney+ (which then declined to release the series) AMC has picked it up for U.S. distribution. The title comes from the name of the vessel in Verne's book, with Shazad Latif starring as Nemo, who 'plans to reach the fabled Viking treasure buried at the Pillars of Halvar. But first, he must win the trust of his crew, and keep out of the clutches of the ruthless East India Mercantile Company, who will do whatever it takes to stop him.' 'Too Much' (July 10 on Netflix): The 10-episode series follows a millennial workaholic named Jessica (Megan Stalter, so good on 'Hacks') who, fresh off a breakup, moves from New York to London to start over. From the streamer that brought you 'Emily in Paris' comes a show I'm sure they referred to internally as 'Jessica in London.' Stalter has a lot of talent and tang, so here's hoping the series is actually much better than that. Will Sharpe ('White Lotus') plays the handsome Brit who catches her eye. 'Wednesday' (Aug. 6 on Netflix): I liked the Addams Family spinoff series well enough when it premiered in November 2022. Was it good enough to be one of the more popular offerings from Netflix? Not in my opinion. It's a teen drama — one with style, though not an especially inventive one; executive producer Tim Burton is recycling old ideas by this point — which works best when it's simply being funny. The heavy plotting around a mysterious supernatural something or other? Didn't do anything for me. It's back for Season 2 and once again, Netflix is weirdly not premiering it around Halloween. This installment will be divided into two chapters, with the second picking up a month later in September. 'Peacemaker' (Aug. 21 on HBO Max): Season 2 of the DC Studios series starring Jon Cena arrives after a three-plus year delay. Well, maybe audiences are inured to these kinds of things by now. I like the first season well enough. It's a ridiculous show that knows it's ridiculous, with a fully R-rated Saturday morning cartoon sensibility that refuses to take itself too seriously. I was less interested in the way Peacemaker is presented as a racist and sexist figure who really just needs a hug: A cuddly Cro-Magnon. It's worth thinking about why, even within a largely comedic endeavor, this type of character has been designed to generate our sympathy.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
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‘Doc Martin' Gets U.S. Adaptation ‘Best Medicine' Starring Josh Charles at Fox
Popular U.K. dramedy 'Doc Martin' is coming stateside. Fox has given a series order to 'Best Medicine,' a one-hour comedy series starring Josh Charles as doctor Martin Best, which will debut during the 2025-2026 season. Per the official series description, Martin is 'a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child. Unfortunately, Martin's blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he's all they've got. Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he's really just desperate to be left the hell alone. Instead, he keeps getting dragged right smack into the middle of their personal chaos, feuds and fantasies. What the locals don't know is that Martin's terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and deep-seated psychological issues that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.' More from Variety 'Night Court' Canceled After Three Seasons at NBC 'American Idol,' 'Shark Tank,' 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' and More Unscripted Series Renewed at ABC 'Law & Order,' 'Law & Order: SVU' Renewed at NBC 'Best Medicine' is executive produced by Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell, Liz Tuccillo, Mark Crowdy and Philippa Braithwaite. In the U.K., 'Doc Martin' was produced by Buffalo Pictures in association with Homerun Film Productions. The format, from All3Media International, was brought to the U.S. by Propagate Content. 'The story of Doc Martin has resonated worldwide with its humanity, originality and humor, and with 'Best Medicine' coming to FOX, that eccentricity gets a smalltown America spin, complete with idyllic charm and absurdity,' said Michael Thorn, president of Fox Television Network. 'Liz, Mark, Philippa, Ben and Rodney have done a terrific job adapting this signature character for the Fox audience, especially in casting the terrifically talented Josh Charles as our lead.' 'The entire Propagate team is thrilled to be working with Fox Entertainment on this extraordinary adaptation by Liz Tuccillo of the global hit Doc Martin,' said Silverman. 'Josh Charles is the perfect lead for this brilliantly character-driven comedic procedural. 'Best Medicine' is a world we'll all want to be part of.' News of 'Best Medicine' comes ahead of Fox's upfront presentation to ad buyers in New York next week. Deadline was first to report on the greenlight. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
