Best Medicine
| Best Medicine | |
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| Based on | Doc Martin by Dominic Minghella |
| Developed by | Liz Tuccillo |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | Fox |
Best Medicine is an upcoming American medical comedy drama television series on Fox based on the 2004–2022 ITV series Doc Martin created by Dominic Minghella.
Premise
[edit]A doctor moves from the city of Boston, Massachusetts to a small practice in the east-coast fishing village where he vacationed as a child.[1]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Josh Charles as Dr. Martin Best
- Abigail Spencer as Louisa Glasson
- Josh Segarra as Mark Mylow
- Annie Potts as Aunt Joan
- Cree as Elaine Denham
Recurring
[edit]- Didi Conn as Geneva Potter
- Clea Lewis as Sally Mylow
- Stephen Spinella as Greg Garrison
- Jason Veasey as George Brady
- John DiMaggio as Bert Large
- Carter Shimp as Al Large
- Cindy De La Cruz as Jeannie
- Wattson as Copernicus
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]On March 5, 2025, American adaptation of Doc Martin from writer Liz Tuccillo was announced by Fox.[2] On May 9, 2025, Best Medicine is owned and produced by Fox Entertainment along with Propagate Content and received a series order from Fox in May 2025. All3Media International owns the Doc Martin format. The series is written by Liz Tuccillo. Propagate's Ben Silverman is an executive producer with Rodney Ferrell, Tuccillo and Doc Martin executive producers Mark Crowdy and Philippa Braithwaite.[3][1]
Casting
[edit]The cast is led by Josh Charles as Dr. Martin Best.[3] In July 2025, Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra, Annie Potts and Cree joined the main cast.[4][5][6][7] In September 2025, Didi Conn, Clea Lewis, Stephen Spinella, Jason Veasey, John DiMaggio, Carter Shimp, Cindy De La Cruz and a dog named Wattson were cast in recurring roles.[8]
Filming
[edit]Filming is scheduled for summer 2025 in up-state New York.[9] On August 5, 2025, it was reported that the series began filming in Cornwall, New York.[10]
Broadcast
[edit]The series is slated to premiere during the 2025–26 season.[1][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (May 9, 2025). "Josh Charles To Star In Fox Adaptation Of British Hit 'Doc Martin' Ordered To Series For 2025-26". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2023). "Pilot Season 2025 Forecast: Drought With A Chance Of Few Orders In Broadcast TV's New Normal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (May 9, 2025). "Josh Charles to Star in 'Doc Martin' Adaptation at Fox". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (July 7, 2025). "Abigail Spencer Joins Cast Of Fox Medical Comedy 'Best Medicine'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy. "Josh Segarra Joins Fox's Medical Comedy 'Best Medicine' As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (July 10, 2025). "Annie Potts Joins Fox Medical Comedy 'Best Medicine'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (July 22, 2025). "Fox Comedy 'Best Medicine' Adds 'Turtles All the Way Down' Star Cree (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on July 23, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 4, 2025). "Fox Medical Comedy 'Best Medicine' Adds 8 To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ Porter, Rick (July 7, 2025). "Abigail Spencer Boards 'Best Medicine' at Fox". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Gomez, Blaise (August 5, 2025). "Fox medical dramedy 'Best Medicine' films in Cornwall". News 12 Westchester. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ Hailu, Selome (May 9, 2025). "'Doc Martin' Gets U.S. Adaptation 'Best Medicine' Starring Josh Charles at Fox". Variety. Archived from the original on May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.