Since the early 1990s, actress Felicity Huffman has been a mainstay of the small screen. Desperate Housewives a american crime a sports evening a Golden years. (Meet the Stephen King miniseries in which he made an appearance as a bus driver). His most recent TV project was Netflix when they see uswhich he filmed before plaintiff and other defendants in the high-profile college admissions scandal. Now, more than three years after serving a shorter prison sentence, Huffman has landed his next big role, and it’s hitting our televisions sooner than viewers might have expected.
Felicity Huffman is one of two names set to star in the ongoing drama. the good lawyerthe Spin Off ABC the good doctor which was first revealed in August 2022. The new concept will be introduced via the Freddie Highmore-starring series via a backdoor pilot, currently airing on Monday, March 6.
In the episode, which will be written by co-showrunners Liz Friedman and David Shore, Highmore’s Dr. Shaun Murphy will seek impressive legal representation to help him win a case. Eventually she will land on a young lawyer with OCD, choosing to trust his efforts.
When the episode arrives, viewers will see Nancy drew It stars Kennedy McMann as the TOC-challenged lawyer whose name is Joni DeGroot. She’s portrayed as smart and funny, and though she’s green behind the ears at her new job at a top law firm, she’s self-aware enough to know it. Also, although she doesn’t want to be seen as different from her peers, her condition helps her see facts and details in a certain way that works in her favor.
Meanwhile, Felicity Huffman will take on the role of Janet Stewart, who would be the opposite of Joni’s experience spectrum. Janet is a partner in the aforementioned law firm, possessed of great intelligence and great appreciation of spirit. Your connection with the good doctorRichard Schiff’s characters are Dr. Aaron Glassman, who has played him many times in previous cases. (Huffman starred in the drama starring Schiff The west wingfor those in the know.) But when trying to get him to take Shaun’s case, the young doctor turns things around and asks Joni.
It’s not so clear at this point how this story would kick off the larger Joni and Janet universe, but it doesn’t take long to imagine some serialized elements mixed into the case-of-the-week format. What is clear is that ABC would like to reproduce some of them the good doctorThe success of , as it currently ranks as the network’s biggest show in terms of viewership and key demo ratings, tied with Nathan Fililon. The noob. The drama’s DVR numbers are also through the roof, so there’s definitely an audience for more characters in this world.
For what it’s worth, Felicity Huffman signed up for a new TV project shortly after the hype surrounding the college admissions scandal died down. She was supposed to be in an old baseball comedy-drama Yours writer Becky Hartman Edwards. However, there have been no major updates to this project since its announcement in late 2020.
Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the good lawyerThe tailgate pilot is put into the air via the good doctorfirst episode in the ABC Monday, March 6 at 10pm ET. Fans can see both when they see us and the originally delayed comedy film otherness with a Netflix subscription . and meet in our 2023 TV premiere schedule to see what other new and returning shows are on the way.
Source: Cinemablend
