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One of the most common tropes in modern television is that of the medical dramedy, and very few can match the success and impact of the USA Network's Scrubs. It is, however, expected that other shows could attempt to replace it in the subconscious of the audience and that is what Fox's upcoming medical comedy, Best Medicine, hopes to achieve. The upcoming show follows a doctor from Boston, who moves to a small practice in an east coast fishing village where he vacationed as a child. According to Variety, the series has added the exciting talent of Cree Chiccino, also known as Cree, to its cast. The Turtles All The Way Down star will play the role of Elaine Denham, a character described as "adorable, energetic, and ambitious, with enormous dreams," who harbors ambitions of becoming a YouTube star.

The show is set to premiere during the 2025-26 broadcast season,...

Fox’s upcoming medical comedy “Best Medicine” has added Cree in a series regular role, Variety has learned exclusively.

The actress joins previously announced series stars Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Annie Potts, and Josh Segarra. The one-hour show was originally announced in May and serves as an American adaptation of the popular British series “Doc Martin.”

The official description of the show states:

“The series centers on Martin Best (Charles), 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, especially local school teacher Louisa Glasson (Spencer), however tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.”

Cree will play Elaine Denham.

In 1979, Annie Potts was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category of New Star of the Year – Actress. It was her appearance in Corvette Summer (which was her big-screen debut) with Star Wars actor Mark Hamill that brought attention to the rising star. Since then, the actress has become one of the faces of the Ghostbusters franchise, starring as receptionist Janine Melnitz. Potts continues to add roles to her list of credits, recently joining the U.S. adaptation of the popular U.K. medical drama-comedy, Doc Martin. The series, which will air on Fox, is called Best Medicine, and its cast is already shaping up to be something special.

According to Variety, Josh Charles (The Good Wife) will star in the leading role as Martin Best. Martin is a skilled surgeon who has trouble fitting in when he makes the move from Boston to Maine. His not-so-welcoming attitude...

Annie Potts has joined the cast of “Best Medicine,” Fox’s upcoming U.S. adaptation of the hit U.K. medical dramedy “Doc Martin.”

The series stars Josh Charles as Martin Best, a brilliant surgeon whose gruff, lone-wolf attitude sticks out when he moves from Boston to a quaint fishing town in Maine. Underneath his harsh exterior he masks debilitating psychological issues that prevent him from connecting with others, but that stands to change as he gets dragged into the chaotic social sphere of the locals.

Potts will play Martin’s aunt Joan, who is described as “strong, sturdy, lobster woman who still goes out every day on her boat, and no one better tell her to stop if they know what’s good for them. She’s salt of the earth and underneath her stern demeanor she has a heart as big as the sea. She loves her small...

Fox’s Best Medicine has added Annie Potts to its series regular cast, joining the previously announced Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer and Josh Segarra. The series, based on the popular British series Doc Martin, will go into production this summer in upstate New York.

Best Medicine is a one-hour comedy series that centers on Martin Best (Charles), 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, especially local school teacher Louisa Glasson (Spencer); however, tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town,...

A guest star occasionally appears in a TV show for several episodes, elevating the season. Abigail Spencer guest-starred in 9-1-1 Season 8 as Amber Braeburn, a police detective who turned out to be a serial killer. Amber set her sights on Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and kidnapped her, but Maddie saved herself by killing her kidnapper. Spencer is shifting gears in her next project, according to a report by Deadline. The All My Children and Timeless star has joined Josh Charles in Fox's remake of Doc Martin titled Best Medicine. She plays Louisa, described as a "warm, charming teacher who immediately gets off on the wrong foot with Martin, yet she’s intrigued by him."

Best Medicine is inspired by the popular British series and stars Charles as Martin Best. The hourlong comedy series centers on Best, "a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become...

Exclusive: Josh Segarra has joined the cast of Fox’s medical comedy Best Medicine, starring opposite Josh Charles and Abigail Spencer. The series, based on the popular British series Doc Martin, will go into production this summer in upstate New York.

Best Medicine is a one-hour comedy series that centers on Martin Best (Charles), 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, especially local school teacher Louisa Glasson (Spencer); however, tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he...

Fox has added Abigail Spencer to “Best Medicine,” its upcoming one-hour medical comedy led by Josh Charles and inspired by the long-running British hit Doc Martin. Spencer will portray Louisa Glasson, a primary-school teacher whose first encounter with Charles’ brusque surgeon, Dr. Martin Best, is anything but cordial, setting up the show’s central clash of temperament and attraction.

Announced in May and slated for the network’s 2025-26 mid-season, “Best Medicine” marks Fox’s first hour-long scripted comedy in nearly a decade, part of an effort executives say broadens the definition of network comedy beyond the half-hour format.

The series transplants Doc Martin’s fish-out-of-water premise from Cornwall to a quaint New England fishing village, where Martin’s clinical brilliance is offset by a newly revealed phobia that fuels both medical cases and character tension.

Michael Thorn, president of the Fox Television Network, praised Spencer’s casting as “the...

Fox has found the female lead for its forthcoming series Best Medicine.

Abigail Spencer (Grey’s Anatomy, Rectify) will star opposite Josh Charles in the series, an adaptation of the long-running British dramedy Doc Martin. Spencer will play Louisa Glasson, a teacher in the small East Coast fishing village where Dr. Martin Best (Charles) relocates after leaving a decorated career as a surgeon in Boston.

Fox describes Best Medicine as an hour-long comedy following Martin, who abruptly leaves his post in Boston to work as a general practitioner in the town where he spent summers as a kid. “Unfortunately,” the show’s logline reads, “Martin’s blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, especially local school teacher Louisa Glasson. However, tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Abigail Spencer will star alongside Josh Charles in the upcoming Fox medical comedy “Best Medicine.”

The one-hour show, originally announced in May, is an American adaptation of the popular British series “Doc Martin.” Production is slated to begin this summer in upstate New York. The official description of the series states:

“The series centers on Martin Best (Charles), 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, especially local school teacher Louisa Glasson (Spencer), however tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.”

Louisa Glasson was played by Caroline Catz in the British series. The character appeared...

Abigail Spencer is joining Josh Charles as leads of the new Fox medical comedy Best Medicine, based on the popular British series Doc Martin. Production will take place this summer in upstate New York.

Best Medicine is a one-hour comedy series that centers on Martin Best (Charles), 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, especially local school teacher Louisa Glasson (Spencer); however, tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he’s really just desperate...

Fox will be starting the 2025-2026 season with six new series, including upcoming drama “Memory of a Killer,” a revival of “Fear Factor” as well as the return of “American Dad!” and the network’s Sunday night Animation Domination block.

The news was announced ahead of Fox’s upfront presentation on Monday. Fox also revealed that this past season it ranked No. 1 among broadcasters when it came to the targeted 18-to-49 demographic and that it was the only network among Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC to be up year-over-year in the demo.

“Building on our winning position in both key demos and co-viewing this season, Fox delivers a 2025-26 schedule that’s filled with irreverence, fun and much-needed laughter,” Rob Wade, Fox Entertainment CEO, said. “Next year more than ever, we’re bringing that promise to life with a terrific slate to delight our audiences across linear, Hulu and beyond.

Josh Charles stars in ‘Best Medicine’ (Photo Cr: Mark Mann © 2025 Fox Media LLC)

Two-time Emmy nominee Josh Charles (The Good Wife) will star in Fox’s Best Medicine, an adaptation of the popular Doc Martin series. The original series starred Martin Clunes as Dr. Martin Ellingham. Charles will play Dr. Martin Best in the Fox comedy.

The network just gave the one-hour comedy a series order and expects it to premiere during the 2025-2026 primetime season.

“The series centers on Martin Best, 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,” reads Fox’s synopsis. “Although Martin can...

After the success of Fox's medical drama, Doc, which debuted earlier this year, the network is now giving the green light to a U.S. adaptation of a popular U.K. medical series. Doc Martin will come stateside as Best Medicine, with new details emerging about the upcoming series.

Variety reports that Doc Martin, a popular British medical comedy/drama that ran from 2004 to 2022, will be adapted into Best Medicine, a one-hour comedy series with Josh Charles starring as Doctor Martin Best. "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.

Best Medicine will be executive produced by Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell, Liz Tuccillo, Mark Crowdy and Philippa Braithwaite. "[The executive producers] have done a terrific job adapting this signature character for the Fox audience,...

After Martin Clunes played the original Dr. Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin for nearly 20 years, another star is set to step into the role. Deadline reports that Josh Charles, best known for his role in Dead Poets Society and for recently starring as Commander Gabriel Wharton in The Handmaid’s Tale, will lead a new American remake of Doc Martin for Fox. Sex and the City scribe Liz Tuccillo has been tapped to write the new series, and she will also executive produce. While there is no word on when it will begin production, Deadline reports that the series is being eyed for release sometime during the 2025-2026 season, meaning it could come as early as the end of this year.

Charles is also known for his work in Four Brothers, the gritty crime drama led by Mark Wahlberg that’s been making the rounds on Paramount+ recently. He’s also...

Josh Charles will star in Fox’s latest medical series “Best Medicine,” an adaptation of the British hit series “Doc Martin.”

The medical comedy, which will premiere during the 2025-26 TV season, follows the success of the network’s medical drama “Doc” — which was also adapted from a hit Italian series.

“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,” President of Fox Television Network Michael Thorn said.

“Best Medicine” will center around Martin Best (Charles), a talented surgeon who abruptly leaves his career behind in Boston and moves to a quaint East Coast fishing village to become a general practitioner. Martin’s blunt, big-city bedside manner does not quite mesh with the locals in the small town. In his attempts to distance himself from the residents of the town,...

Fox is adding another medical show to its roster.

The network has given a series order to Best Medicine, an adaptation of the long-running British series Doc Martin. Josh Charles will star in the show, which Fox describes as an hour-long comedy, as a successful surgeon who abruptly leave his post in Boston to become a general practitioner in the East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a kid. It’s slated to premiere in the 2025-26 season

Fox Entertainment will own the series outright, with Fox Entertainment Studios producing. All3Media International owns the Doc Martin format, which Propagate Content brought to Fox. Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the City, Divorce) executive produces with Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell of Propagate and Mark Crowdy and Philippa Braithwaite, EPs of the original series.

“The story of Doc Martin has resonated worldwide with its humanity, originality, and humor,...

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...

Exclusive: Doc, meat Doc Martin. On the heels of Doc‘s breakout success, Fox is doubling down on medical procedurals with a series order to one-hour comedy Best Medicine, based on the hugely popular British series Doc Martin. Josh Charles will take on the iconic character famously played by Martin Clunes for almost two decades.

Charles is set as the lead, the peculiar and brilliant Doctor Martin Best, in Best Medicine, from writer/executive producer Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the City). Wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, the series, produced by Fox Entertainment Studios, is slated to premiere during the 2025-26 season.

As Deadline noted in its annual pilot season report this past March, the Doc Martin adaptation had emerged as a frontrunner on the hourlong side at Fox. With the project headed to a likely series green light, Fox recently approached Charles for the lead...

Doc Martin, starring Martin Clunes as the grumpy British doctor, is to hang up his stethoscope next year with the tenth and final season of the UK drama.

ITV has renewed the series, which airs on Acorn TV in the U.S., for a final run with production set to start in 2021.

The show follows Clunes’ Dr. Martin Ellingham, a Gp with a brusque bedside manner and a phobia of blood who lives in the idyllic hamlet of Portwenn in Cornwall.

The cast also features Caroline Catz playing Doc Martin’s wife, Louisa Ellingham; Dame Eileen Atkins, who plays Doc Martin’s formidable Aunt Ruth; Ian McNeice’s local businessman Bert Large, with Joe Absolom as his son, Al; John Marquez is PC Joe Penhale; Jessica Ransom is the doctor’s receptionist Morwenna Newcross; and Selina Cadell is pharmacist Mrs Tishell.

Created by Dominic Minghella, Doc Martin has been on...