ABC extends Good Doctor appointment

The Good Doctor is based on a show that first aired on KBS2

ABC in the US has ordered a second season of its freshman medical drama The Good Doctor, which is based on the Korean series of the same name.

The network commissioned additional episodes for the first season last year and has now extended it into a second run after the show became ABC’s most watched freshman drama in 13 years.

The US version, which is based on the Korean series that aired on KBS2, is produced by Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios. It was developed by David Shore (House).

The Good Doctor follows a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome who leaves his quiet country life behind to join a prestigious hospital’s surgical unit.

Russian pay TV and SVoD firm Amedia TV, Sky Living in the UK, TF1 in France and CTV in Canada have all bought the first season.