Five months on from the Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. Season 2 finale, we have an answer about the show's fate.
Unfortunately, it's not good news.
TV Line reports that the medical drama reboot has been canceled and won't return for a third season.
It's unclear at this stage whether the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes governed the decision to end the show, and we'll probably never get an answer.
The series was a coming-of-age dramedy inspired by the hit medical series Doogie Howser, M.D. It follows Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.
With the support of her caring and comical 'ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path.
Guiding Lahela (and also complicating things) is her career-driven mother, Dr. Clara Hannon, who's also her supervisor at the hospital, her doting father Benny,...
Unfortunately, it's not good news.
TV Line reports that the medical drama reboot has been canceled and won't return for a third season.
It's unclear at this stage whether the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes governed the decision to end the show, and we'll probably never get an answer.
The series was a coming-of-age dramedy inspired by the hit medical series Doogie Howser, M.D. It follows Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.
With the support of her caring and comical 'ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path.
Guiding Lahela (and also complicating things) is her career-driven mother, Dr. Clara Hannon, who's also her supervisor at the hospital, her doting father Benny,...
- 8/26/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Disney+ has canceled “Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.” after two seasons.
Inspired by ABC’s 1989-1993 sitcom “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” the series was set in Hawaii and followed Lahela “Doogie” Kamealoha (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.
The cast also included Kathleen Rose Perkins as Dr. Clara Hannon, Lahela’s mother who’s also her supervisor at the hospital; Jason Scott Lee as Benny, Lahela’s father; Matt Sato as Kai, her older brother; Wes Tian as Brian Patrick, her younger brother; Emma Meisel as Steph, her best friend; Alex Aiono as Walter, her first boyfriend; Milo Manheim as Nico, her patient and new love interest. Starring as Lahela’s hospital colleagues were Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Mapuana Makia and Ronny Chieng.
Season 1 ran from September to November of 2021 and introduced Lahela as she embarked on her medical career while pursuing her crush on Walter.
Inspired by ABC’s 1989-1993 sitcom “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” the series was set in Hawaii and followed Lahela “Doogie” Kamealoha (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.
The cast also included Kathleen Rose Perkins as Dr. Clara Hannon, Lahela’s mother who’s also her supervisor at the hospital; Jason Scott Lee as Benny, Lahela’s father; Matt Sato as Kai, her older brother; Wes Tian as Brian Patrick, her younger brother; Emma Meisel as Steph, her best friend; Alex Aiono as Walter, her first boyfriend; Milo Manheim as Nico, her patient and new love interest. Starring as Lahela’s hospital colleagues were Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Mapuana Makia and Ronny Chieng.
Season 1 ran from September to November of 2021 and introduced Lahela as she embarked on her medical career while pursuing her crush on Walter.
- 8/26/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
There will be no third season for Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. Disney+ has canceled the series after two seasons, Deadline has confirmed.
The move comes five months after all 10 episodes of Season 2 of the coming-of-age medical half-hour dramedy launched on the streamer.
Created and executive produced by Kourtney Kang, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. followed the adventures of Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha (Lee), a 16-year-old girl, juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager in modern-day Hawaiʻi.
The cast of the series, a reboot of the popular ’90s medical drama Doogie Howser, M.D. starring Neil Patrick Harris, also included Jason Scott Lee, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Emma Meisel, Mapuana Makia and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Ronny Chieng, Alex Aiono and the late Al Harrington recurred in Season 1.
Executive producing alongside Kang were Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Dayna Bochco, Jesse Bochco, Erin O’Malley, Matt Kuhn and Justin McEwen.
Doogie Kamealoha,...
The move comes five months after all 10 episodes of Season 2 of the coming-of-age medical half-hour dramedy launched on the streamer.
Created and executive produced by Kourtney Kang, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. followed the adventures of Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha (Lee), a 16-year-old girl, juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager in modern-day Hawaiʻi.
The cast of the series, a reboot of the popular ’90s medical drama Doogie Howser, M.D. starring Neil Patrick Harris, also included Jason Scott Lee, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Emma Meisel, Mapuana Makia and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Ronny Chieng, Alex Aiono and the late Al Harrington recurred in Season 1.
Executive producing alongside Kang were Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Dayna Bochco, Jesse Bochco, Erin O’Malley, Matt Kuhn and Justin McEwen.
Doogie Kamealoha,...
- 8/25/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Janelle James, the actor whose role as principal Ava Coleman on “Abbott Elementary” earned her an Emmy nomination, has been named host of the 75th annual Writers Guild Awards on the West Coast.
“I am honored to be hosting the WGA Awards this year,” James said in a statement. “I was told that I can say whatever I want. And after making sure that was true and that it would not be televised…that’s exactly what I’m going to do.”
Hugh Fink, executive producer of the awards show, quipped, “A few years ago, when I first worked with the hilarious and fearless Janelle James, my goal was to get her to host the WGA Awards. To commemorate this amazing event, all nominees will be receiving a 10,000 cash gift, redeemable at all participating Ftx Bitcoin Exchanges.”
“Abbott Elementary” received nods in WGA’s best comedy series and best new series categories.
“I am honored to be hosting the WGA Awards this year,” James said in a statement. “I was told that I can say whatever I want. And after making sure that was true and that it would not be televised…that’s exactly what I’m going to do.”
Hugh Fink, executive producer of the awards show, quipped, “A few years ago, when I first worked with the hilarious and fearless Janelle James, my goal was to get her to host the WGA Awards. To commemorate this amazing event, all nominees will be receiving a 10,000 cash gift, redeemable at all participating Ftx Bitcoin Exchanges.”
“Abbott Elementary” received nods in WGA’s best comedy series and best new series categories.
- 2/17/2023
- by Julia MacCary, Katie Reul and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
“Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.,” Disney Plus’ “Doogie Howser” reboot about the adventures of a 16-year-old mixed-race girl juggling adolescence and a prodigious medical career in Hawai’i, will return to Disney Plus for a second season. The half-hour, family-friendly medical dramedy starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee in the titular role of Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha, was originally released on the streamer on Nov. 10, 2021.
Lee is best known for starring in the hit Disney Channel series “Andi Mack,” also in the title role, and has also starred in the Disney Plus original movie “Secret Society of Second-Born Royals.” Her other credits include ABC’s “Stumptown” and “Scandal,” and Showtime’s “Shameless.” She was included in Variety‘s Young Hollywood Impact Report in 2019. Starring opposite Lee on “Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.,” are cast regulars Kathleen Rose Perkins, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Jason Scott Lee and Emma Meisel.
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Lee is best known for starring in the hit Disney Channel series “Andi Mack,” also in the title role, and has also starred in the Disney Plus original movie “Secret Society of Second-Born Royals.” Her other credits include ABC’s “Stumptown” and “Scandal,” and Showtime’s “Shameless.” She was included in Variety‘s Young Hollywood Impact Report in 2019. Starring opposite Lee on “Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.,” are cast regulars Kathleen Rose Perkins, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Jason Scott Lee and Emma Meisel.
The Disney Branded Television series,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Doogie’s journey through medicine and adolescence in Hawai’i will continue. Disney+ has picked up a second season of Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee as the titular prodigy. The renewal comes almost three months after the Season 1 finale of the coming-of-age medical half-hour dramedy was released Nov. 10.
Created and executive produced by Kourtney Kang, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. follows the adventures of Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha (Lee), a 16-year-old girl, juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager in modern-day Hawaiʻi.
The cast of the series, a reboot of the popular ’90s medical drama Doogie Howser, M.D. starring Neil Patrick Harris, also includes Jason Scott Lee, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Emma Meisel, Mapuana Makia and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Ronny Chieng, Alex Aiono and the late Al Harrington recurred in Season 1.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season...
Created and executive produced by Kourtney Kang, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. follows the adventures of Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha (Lee), a 16-year-old girl, juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager in modern-day Hawaiʻi.
The cast of the series, a reboot of the popular ’90s medical drama Doogie Howser, M.D. starring Neil Patrick Harris, also includes Jason Scott Lee, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Emma Meisel, Mapuana Makia and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Ronny Chieng, Alex Aiono and the late Al Harrington recurred in Season 1.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season...
- 2/3/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix announced that 10 more actors have been added to the cast of “Wednesday,” the upcoming reboot of “The Addams Family” starring Jenna Ortega in the titular role.
Thora Birch joins the cast as Wednesday’s dorm mother Tamara Novak, while Riki Lindhome will play Wednesday’s therapist Dr. Valerie Kinbott, and Jamie McShane is Sheriff Donovan Galpin, who has a vendetta against Wednesday’s father Gomez (Luis Guzmán).
The newly announced actors portraying classmates of Wednesday Addams at Nevermore Academy are Hunter Doohan as Wednesday’s friend Tyler Galpin, who happens to also be the sheriff’s son; Georgie Farmer as shy Nevermore Academy student Ajax Petropolus; Moosa Mostafa as beekeeping club president Eugene Otinger; Emma Myers as Wednesday’s roommate Enid Sinclair; Naomi J. Ogawa as vampire Yoko Tanaka; Joy Sunday as popular girl Bianca Barclay, and Percy Hynes White as artist and rich kid Xavier Thorpe.
Along with Ortega and Guzmán,...
Thora Birch joins the cast as Wednesday’s dorm mother Tamara Novak, while Riki Lindhome will play Wednesday’s therapist Dr. Valerie Kinbott, and Jamie McShane is Sheriff Donovan Galpin, who has a vendetta against Wednesday’s father Gomez (Luis Guzmán).
The newly announced actors portraying classmates of Wednesday Addams at Nevermore Academy are Hunter Doohan as Wednesday’s friend Tyler Galpin, who happens to also be the sheriff’s son; Georgie Farmer as shy Nevermore Academy student Ajax Petropolus; Moosa Mostafa as beekeeping club president Eugene Otinger; Emma Myers as Wednesday’s roommate Enid Sinclair; Naomi J. Ogawa as vampire Yoko Tanaka; Joy Sunday as popular girl Bianca Barclay, and Percy Hynes White as artist and rich kid Xavier Thorpe.
Along with Ortega and Guzmán,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+ is taking viewers back to the Doogie Howser, M.D. universe.
The streamer on Tuesday announced spinoff Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., starts streaming September 8, with new episodes premiering every Wednesday.
Disney+ also revealed the series' title sequence featuring a new rendition of the iconic Doogie Howser, M.D. theme song re-imagined and performed by music composer Wendy Wang and world-renown ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro.
The new series is a coming-of-age dramedy inspired by the hit medical series Doogie Howser, M.D.
It follows Lahela “Doogie” Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.
With the support of her caring and comical ‘ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path.
Guiding Lahela (and also complicating things) is her career-driven mother, Dr. Clara Hannon, who’s also her supervisor at the hospital, her doting father Benny,...
The streamer on Tuesday announced spinoff Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., starts streaming September 8, with new episodes premiering every Wednesday.
Disney+ also revealed the series' title sequence featuring a new rendition of the iconic Doogie Howser, M.D. theme song re-imagined and performed by music composer Wendy Wang and world-renown ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro.
The new series is a coming-of-age dramedy inspired by the hit medical series Doogie Howser, M.D.
It follows Lahela “Doogie” Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.
With the support of her caring and comical ‘ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path.
Guiding Lahela (and also complicating things) is her career-driven mother, Dr. Clara Hannon, who’s also her supervisor at the hospital, her doting father Benny,...
- 8/3/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Disney Plus announced that Tony Hale and Christian Slater have joined “Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales” alongside a returning lineup of voice cast regulars.
The animated Halloween special, premiering Oct. 1, follows Poe and Bb-8 on the volcanic planet Mustafar, where they meet the greedy Graballa the Hutt, who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is transforming it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel.
The voice cast includes Jake Green as Poe Dameron, Raphael Alejandro as Dean, Dana Snyder as Graballa the Hutt, Tony Hale as Vaneé, Christian Slater as Ren, Trevor Devall as Emperor Palpatine, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Ni-L8 and Matt Sloan as Darth Vader.
Writer David Shayne executive produces with James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jacqui Lopez, Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone and Jason Cosler, while Ken Cunningham directs. “Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales” is a produced by Lucasfilm and Lego in collaboration with Atomic Cartoons.
The animated Halloween special, premiering Oct. 1, follows Poe and Bb-8 on the volcanic planet Mustafar, where they meet the greedy Graballa the Hutt, who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is transforming it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel.
The voice cast includes Jake Green as Poe Dameron, Raphael Alejandro as Dean, Dana Snyder as Graballa the Hutt, Tony Hale as Vaneé, Christian Slater as Ren, Trevor Devall as Emperor Palpatine, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Ni-L8 and Matt Sloan as Darth Vader.
Writer David Shayne executive produces with James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jacqui Lopez, Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone and Jason Cosler, while Ken Cunningham directs. “Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales” is a produced by Lucasfilm and Lego in collaboration with Atomic Cartoons.
- 8/3/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
If comedy pilots are hard, bringing an established laffer to a satisfying conclusion is nearly impossible. Yet that’s the task many series, from “The Good Place,” “Fresh off the Boat,” “Silicon Valley” and “Modern Family,” to “Schitt’s Creek,” “Vida” and “Will & Grace” faced this season.
The pressure to end “Vida” unexpectedly with a shortened third season left showrunner Tanya Saracho nauseous at first, she says. But the season overall became the easiest to write because they could “pick the best fruit” of their ideas, she continues. The ending itself was inspired by the song “Luna Llena”; once Saracho heard it, the scribe knew the feeling with which she wanted to leave viewers and the song became the finale pitch.
“A great final season has a feeling of satisfaction,” she says. “It’s an essence. It’s not always story or that the things get resolved. It’s not necessarily a formula.
The pressure to end “Vida” unexpectedly with a shortened third season left showrunner Tanya Saracho nauseous at first, she says. But the season overall became the easiest to write because they could “pick the best fruit” of their ideas, she continues. The ending itself was inspired by the song “Luna Llena”; once Saracho heard it, the scribe knew the feeling with which she wanted to leave viewers and the song became the finale pitch.
“A great final season has a feeling of satisfaction,” she says. “It’s an essence. It’s not always story or that the things get resolved. It’s not necessarily a formula.
- 6/25/2020
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
Fresh Off the Boat will not be back for a seventh season. The family comedy series end its run with an hour-long series finale on Friday, February 21 at 9 Pm.
The decision was expected. Ratings for the series have not been particularly strong this fall on Friday. What’s more, most TV cast contracts are up after six seasons, and judging by star Constance Wu’s reaction to the Season 6 renewal in May, few expected that she would be eager to continue when her deal is up in May as her feature career had taken off with Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers.
Other key auspices also have moved on or preparing their new chapter. Fotb creator Nahnatchka Khan earlier this year left her longtime studio home, 20th Century Fox TV, which produces Fotb, for a deal at Universal TV. And star Randall Park recently launched a production company, signing a first-look...
The decision was expected. Ratings for the series have not been particularly strong this fall on Friday. What’s more, most TV cast contracts are up after six seasons, and judging by star Constance Wu’s reaction to the Season 6 renewal in May, few expected that she would be eager to continue when her deal is up in May as her feature career had taken off with Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers.
Other key auspices also have moved on or preparing their new chapter. Fotb creator Nahnatchka Khan earlier this year left her longtime studio home, 20th Century Fox TV, which produces Fotb, for a deal at Universal TV. And star Randall Park recently launched a production company, signing a first-look...
- 11/8/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC comedy “Fresh Off the Boat” will not be back for a seventh season.
Variety has confirmed that the single-cam sitcom is set to end with its current sixth season, with the final episodes of the series set to air at the beginning of 2020. With its conclusion, the show will have aired over 100 episodes since it first debuted in 2015.
While “Fresh Off the Boat” is ending, the world of the show may live on with a potential spinoff. An episode of “Fresh Off the Boat” will begin filming in mid-November that will introduce the characters that would form the basis of the new series. Currently titled “Magic Motor Inn,” the spinoff would center on an Indian family whose daughter goes to school with Eddie Huang (Hudson Yang). Vir Das has been cast as father DC while Preity G. Zinta has been cast as the mother, Meena. “Fresh Off the Boat...
Variety has confirmed that the single-cam sitcom is set to end with its current sixth season, with the final episodes of the series set to air at the beginning of 2020. With its conclusion, the show will have aired over 100 episodes since it first debuted in 2015.
While “Fresh Off the Boat” is ending, the world of the show may live on with a potential spinoff. An episode of “Fresh Off the Boat” will begin filming in mid-November that will introduce the characters that would form the basis of the new series. Currently titled “Magic Motor Inn,” the spinoff would center on an Indian family whose daughter goes to school with Eddie Huang (Hudson Yang). Vir Das has been cast as father DC while Preity G. Zinta has been cast as the mother, Meena. “Fresh Off the Boat...
- 11/8/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has renewed a flurry of shows, including Season 2 of cop drama “The Rookie” and four comedies. “Fresh Off the Boat” will receive a sixth season, “American Housewife” is getting a fourth, and both “Bless This Mess” and “Single Parents” are returning for Season 2, respectively.
“The Rookie” stars Nathan Fillion as the oldest rookie on the Los Angeles police force after starting over to pursue his dream of being a cop. Alexi Hawley serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner. Mark Gordon, Fillion, Michelle Chapman and Jon Steinberg are executive producers. Entertainment One (eOne) was the lead studio on “The Rookie,” a co-production with ABC Studios.”
“The Rookie” averaged 4.17 million total live viewers during its season, as well as a 0.73 in the 18-49 demographic.
Set in the ’90s, “Fresh Off the Boat” centers on hip-hop loving teenager Eddie Huang (Hudson Yang) and his family, who have adjusted to Orlando and the suburban American lifestyle.
“The Rookie” stars Nathan Fillion as the oldest rookie on the Los Angeles police force after starting over to pursue his dream of being a cop. Alexi Hawley serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner. Mark Gordon, Fillion, Michelle Chapman and Jon Steinberg are executive producers. Entertainment One (eOne) was the lead studio on “The Rookie,” a co-production with ABC Studios.”
“The Rookie” averaged 4.17 million total live viewers during its season, as well as a 0.73 in the 18-49 demographic.
Set in the ’90s, “Fresh Off the Boat” centers on hip-hop loving teenager Eddie Huang (Hudson Yang) and his family, who have adjusted to Orlando and the suburban American lifestyle.
- 5/10/2019
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
The final "How I Met Your Mother" of 2012 promises to bring the Barney-Robin-Patrice story that's been playing out over the past few weeks to a head.
Just how, though, we can't tell you -- because co-creator Carter Bays won't tell us.
Bays does say, however, that "The Final Page," an hour-long episode airing Monday (Dec. 17) will be the "culmination" of that story. "It's a very big, romantic, Christmasy episode," he tells Zap2it.
We spoke with Bays recently about the state of the show, how the writers are dealing with final-season limbo and some upcoming stories.
Zap2it: How did the hour-long episode come together?
Carter Bays: Because of Hurricane Sandy we got pre-empted a week ... and we had episode 12, we knew we wanted it to be our Christmas episode, and we were thinking of creative ways to catch up. ... Episodes 11 and 12 really felt like two halves of the same story,...
Just how, though, we can't tell you -- because co-creator Carter Bays won't tell us.
Bays does say, however, that "The Final Page," an hour-long episode airing Monday (Dec. 17) will be the "culmination" of that story. "It's a very big, romantic, Christmasy episode," he tells Zap2it.
We spoke with Bays recently about the state of the show, how the writers are dealing with final-season limbo and some upcoming stories.
Zap2it: How did the hour-long episode come together?
Carter Bays: Because of Hurricane Sandy we got pre-empted a week ... and we had episode 12, we knew we wanted it to be our Christmas episode, and we were thinking of creative ways to catch up. ... Episodes 11 and 12 really felt like two halves of the same story,...
- 12/17/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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