The Good Doctor: Season 1

2017 · 18 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 1 of The Good Doctor

Shaun Murphy is a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome. He leaves Casper, a small town in Wyoming where he endured a difficult childhood, and arrives at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital in San Jose, California, to join the surgery department. There, a team awaits him that doubts his abilities and his way of working. Shaun wants to prove he can practice surgery despite his diagnosis and his past, and to do so he must win over colleagues who make things hard for him. Skepticism also comes from the patients. Freddie Highmore stars in this series created by David Shore and aired on ABC.

18episodes

Sep 25, 2017premiered

Mar 26, 2018Latest episode

12.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Burnt Food
Sep 25, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.1
Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join the prestigious St. Bonaventure hospital’s surgical unit. Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, his only advocate, Dr. Aaron Glassman, challenges the skepticism and prejudices of the hospital’s board and staff when he brings him in to join the team. Shaun will need to work harder than he ever has before, as he navigates his new environment and relationships to prove to his colleagues that his extraordinary medical gifts will save lives.
Directed by: Seth Gordon · Written by: David Shore · Starring: Tamlyn Tomita, Graham Verchere, Irene Keng, Orlando Lucas
1x02 Mount Rushmore
Oct 2, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Dr. Shaun Murphy’s attention to detail complicates his first day at St. Bonaventure Hospital. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne learns a valuable lesson about honesty when confronted with a difficult diagnosis for her patient.
Directed by: Mike Listo · Written by: David Shore · Starring: Jasika Nicole, Graham Verchere, Eve Gordon, Nancy Stone
1x03 Oliver
Oct 9, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Jared Kalu discover their patient isn’t being completely honest with them which may cost him his chance at a life-saving surgery. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne must learn to communicate with Dr. Shaun Murphy as they race back to St. Bonaventure Hospital with a donated organ.
Directed by: John Dahl · Written by: William L. Rotko · Starring: Paige Spara, Tamlyn Tomita, Jasika Nicole, Graham Verchere
1x04 Pipes
Oct 16, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Dr. Neil Melendez and the team have to wade through legal waters when a husband and wife have to make a life-changing decision about their unborn child. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy struggles to adjust to his new environment at home and makes a huge step forward with his colleagues.
Directing: Stephen DePaul · Writing: Thomas L. Moran · Starring: Paige Spara, Tamlyn Tomita, Graham Verchere, Sara Waisglass
1x05 Point Three Percent
Oct 23, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
While in the exam area of St. Bonaventure Hospital, Dr. Shaun Murphy encounters a young patient who looks eerily similar to his deceased brother, Steve. After discovering his parents have hidden his diagnosis from him, Shaun struggles to understand why he doesn’t deserve to hear the truth about his own health. Meanwhile, the team can’t figure out what keeps triggering their patients’ increasingly severe allergic reactions and races to find the cause before the next one kills another patient.
Directed by: Larry Teng · Written by: David Hoselton · Starring: Graham Verchere, Brett Rice, Jesse Moss, Samantha Sloyan
1x06 Not Fake
Oct 30, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Claire Browne devise an experimental procedure that can save the leg and life of a young groom, that is if his bride-to-be and parents can learn to work together. Meanwhile, Jared struggles to emotionally connect with his patient whose scars may prove too deep to overcome.
Directing: Michael Patrick Jann · Writing: Simran Baidwan · Starring: Christina Chang, Gloria Garayua, Rubén Garfias, Kandyse McClure
1x07 22 Steps
Nov 13, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Dr. Shaun Murphy has to confront prejudice from an unlikely source when he takes on the case of a patient with autism, and Dr. Jared Kalu has to learn to accept his limitations as a surgeon.
Directing: David Straiton · Writing: Johanna Lee · Starring: Christina Chang, Paul Dooley, Coby Bird, Catherine Lough Haggquist
1x08 Apple
Nov 20, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
During a robbery at the grocery mart Dr. Shaun Murphy is shopping at, his communication limitations puts lives at risk. Meanwhile, after Shaun's traumatic day, Dr. Aaron Glassman worries that he isn't doing enough to help Shaun.
Directed by: Nestor Carbonell · Written by: David Renaud · Starring: Christina Chang, Paige Spara, Tamlyn Tomita, Zachary Gordon
1x09 Intangibles
Nov 27, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
As part of St. Bonaventure hospital's international humanitarian program, the team takes on the case of a young boy from the Congo who has severe congenital heart anomalies. Dr. Neil Melendez has doubts about the safety of the procedure, while Dr. Shaun Murphy works out the best course of action. Meanwhile, Murphy's latest encounter with his neighbor Lea has him confused.
Directed by: Bronwen Hughes · Written by: Karen Struck · Starring: Paige Spara, Tamlyn Tomita, Jasika Nicole, Pej Vahdat
1x10 Sacrifice Mid-Season Finale
Dec 4, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
A charming young doctor puts a member of the surgical team in an awkward position at work; Dr. Glassman suggests that Dr. Shaun Murphy meet with a therapist.
Directing: Michael Patrick Jann · Writing: Lloyd Gilyard, Jr. · Starring: Manny Jacinto, Eric Winter, Rhona Rees, Andrew Airlie
1x11 Islands (1)
Jan 8, 2018 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Dr. Marcus Andrews enlists Dr. Neil Melendez on a very sensitive kidney transplant between a pair of twins; Dr. Shaun Murphy decides to take an impromptu trip with his friend Lea and leave his problems behind.
Directed by: Bill D'Elia · Written by: William L. Rotko, Thomas L. Moran · Starring: Paige Spara, Necar Zadegan, Elizabeth Hinkler, Emily Hinkler
1x12 Islands (2)
Jan 15, 2018 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
The twins suffer complications from their surgery forcing the team at San Jose Boneventure Hospital to make a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy returns to the hospital after his trip with Lea and decides he needs a more permanent change and gives Dr. Aaron Glassman his two weeks’ notice.
Directing: Cherie Nowlan · Writing: William L. Rotko, Thomas L. Moran · Starring: Paige Spara, Tamlyn Tomita, Robert Moloney, Sunita Prasad
1x13 Seven Reasons
Jan 22, 2018 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
Dr. Shaun Murphy suspects his patient is lying about the reason for her injury and makes a controversial assumption about her motives. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez’s personal life could be affecting his work and, ultimately, his patients lives.
Directing: Mike Listo · Writing: David Shore, David Hoselton · Starring: Christina Chang, Tamlyn Tomita, Hayley Sales, Chelah Horsdal
1x14 She
Feb 5, 2018 · 43 min · ★ 6.7
Dr. Shaun Murphy is surprised to learn that his young cancer patient identifies as a girl while being biologically male. Shaun must quickly learn to understand his patient, her medical needs and how to work with her family, who all feel they know what is best for her.
Directing: Seth Gordon · Writing: Simran Baidwan · Starring: Fiona Gubelmann, Christina Chang, JoBeth Williams, Sophie Giannamore
1x15 Heartfelt
Feb 26, 2018 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Dr. Shaun Murphy's teenage patient has been confined to her home her entire life due to a rare heart condition. Despite her condition, she has cultivated a large group of friends online and hopes that the surgical team can find a way to give her the life she has always dreamed of having. Meanwhile, a young patient's perfectly matched organ donor is causing a moral dilemma for the parents and the patient.
Directed by: Regina King · Written by: Johanna Lee, Thomas L. Moran · Starring: Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, Christina Chang, Tamlyn Tomita
1x16 Pain
Mar 12, 2018 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
When the team treats a patient who has to decide between a dangerous surgery that could change his life or remain the same, he asks Dr. Shaun Murphy what he would if he had that same choice.
Directing: Allison Liddi-Brown · Writing: William L. Rotko, David Renaud · Starring: Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, Tamlyn Tomita, Ryan Robbins
1x17 Smile
Mar 19, 2018 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Dr. Shaun Murphy questions the need for an elective surgery that will allow his young patient to smile for the first time. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Brown and Dr. Morgan Reznick discover that their patient lied about her identity.
Directing: Bill D'Elia · Writing: David Hoselton, Karen Struck · Starring: Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, Tamlyn Tomita, Olivia Steele-Falconer
1x18 More Season Finale
Mar 26, 2018 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
The team at St. Bonaventure needs to quickly discover the truth behind a young college student’s unexplained injuries before his condition worsens. Meanwhile, after losing his most prized possession, Shaun’s distraction during a surgical procedure may end up risking more than just his job.
Directing: Mike Listo · Writing: David Shore, Lloyd Gilyard, Jr. · Starring: Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, Christina Chang, Tamlyn Tomita