In another broadcast season, The Good Lawyer would have been a Spring series.
But not in this one where a six-month work stoppage from dual strikes has thrown the Fall and now Spring schedules into chaos. ABC has opted to pass on The Good Doctor spinoff starring Kennedy McMann.
The Vancouver-filmed pilot aired as an episode of The Good Doctor last season.
Dr. Shaun Murphy ( Freddie Highmore) seeks legal representation to help him win a case and puts his faith in promising, young lawyer Joni deGroot (Kennedy McMann) who has obsessive compulsive disorder.
Why is everything covered in plastic? — Dr. Shaun Murphy.
They’re getting ready to paint – lawyer Joni deGroot.
I thought it was because of your obsessive compulsive disorder — Dr. Shaun Murphy.
Shaun chooses Joni to be his lawyer.
Joni is my lawyer now. She’s smart and because of her OCD she is thorough and understands my situation. . . . it will be her first trial. – Dr. Shawn Murphy.
Felcity Huffman was Janet Stewart, a partner at the law firm who’s forced to let Joni take lead on Dr. Murphy’s case, despite having represented Richard Schiff’s Dr. Aaron Glassman for years.
The role marked Huffman’s return to acting after her conviction in the college admissions scandal.
The Good Lawyer pilot:
Co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman.
Cast: Kennedy McMann, Felicity Huffman, Bethlehem Million.
Filming in Vancouver:
Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman filmed scenes at the Vancouver Art Gallery (former Law Courts) in January.
Felicity Huffman as Janet.
On location at the Vancouver Art Gallery (formerly the Vancouver Courthouse).
