‘Doc’ Season 2 Trailer: Amy’s Having Memory Flashes, Plus Felicity Huffman Takes Over (VIDEO)
The good news is that when Doc Season 1 ended, we already knew that it would be returning for more.
The medical drama will return for a second season on Tuesday, September 23 at 9/8c, and there’s going to be a major change from its first. There have also already been some cast changes announced, with two promotions and Felicity Huffman is joining as a new series regular. Plus, on Friday, August 22, Fox released a trailer that offers tantalizing teases of what’s to come. Read on for everything we know so far about Doc Season 2, from a premiere date to an episode count to the cast, and more.
When was Doc renewed for Season 2?
Fox renewed the medical drama for a second season on Wednesday, February 26. (The renewal came with two episodes still to air in the first season.) The network noted that it was its most-watched debut in over five years, with 16 million tuning in to the premiere across platforms to-date (including encores, viewing through February 19).
“We are thrilled that audiences have embraced Season One of Doc,” Michael Thorn, President, Fox Television Network, said in a statement. “Barbie [Kligman] and Hank [Steinberg] have done an outstanding job bringing one of the most emotionally powerful series on television to life. Renewing for a second season was an easy decision, thanks to this incredible team, our partners at Sony, and an exceptional cast, led by the talented Molly Parker.”
Added Katherine Pope, President, Sony Pictures Television Studios, “We’re ecstatic Doc has been picked up for a second season – a testament to the exceptional writing, captivating performances from our talented cast, and the incredible reception from audiences. We’re so grateful to our partners at Fox for their unwavering support as we continue making more episodes of this show!”
How many episodes will be in Doc Season 2?
While Season 1 consists of 10 episodes, that count is being upped, with 22 coming for Season 2.
Who’s in the Doc Season 2 cast?
Doc stars Molly Parker, Omar Metwally, Amirah Vann, Jon Ecker, Anya Banerjee, Patrick Walker, and Charlotte Fountain-Jardim. Walker and Fountain-Jardim were promoted to series regulars for Season 2. Scott Wolf recurred in Season 1. As co-showrunner Hank Steinberg told TV Insider, the hope is to have him appear in the second half of the season “in a pretty clever way.”
Felicity Huffman has joined the cast in the series regular role of Dr. Joan Ridley, Amy Larsen’s med school professor and early mentor – and the new Chief of Internal Medicine at Westside Hospital.
How did the Doc Season 1 finale end?
The Season 1 finale ended with Richard (Wolf) caught in his lies about accidentally causing the death of a patient. That led to the chief position, which Huffman’s Joan will now fill, being vacant. Meanwhile, the love triangle is going strong. Amy (Parker) rekindled her romance with Jake (Ecker), who then saw her close to her ex-husband Michael (Metwally) in his office to end the finale.
When will Doc Season 2 premiere?
Doc will have a special premiere on Sunday, September 14, before moving into its regular day and time period on Tuesday, September 23, at 9/8c.
What will happen in Doc Season 2?
Doc, inspired by a true story and based on the globally acclaimed Italian series Doc — Nelle tue mani, follows the story of Dr. Amy Larsen, the hard-charging, brilliant ex-Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital and her colleagues, loved ones and rivals who must navigate a new reality when she returns to work after a brain injury erases the past eight years of her life.
In Season 2, Fox’s official description teases, “Amy will continue to confront hard truths about her missing years, work to repair fractured relationships and seek to reconcile the person she used to be with the one everyone else has come to know. Determined to get her memory back and piece together who she really is, Amy’s goal is to become the doctor she used to be in those missing years and to eventually, once again, be Chief of Internal Medicine. In the interim, her ex-husband/Westside Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Hamda (Omar Metwally) fills the position with Amy’s former mentor and friend Dr. Joan Ridley (Felicity Huffman), whose motives and priorities remain hidden, just as long as Amy still can’t recall Joan’s life-changing secret. Amy’s best friend and colleague, Dr. Gina Walker (Amirah Vann), is weary of Joan’s motives and continues to be a beacon of support for those around her, while finally learning to put on her own oxygen mask first.”
It continues: “While re-learning eight years of medical advancements is complicated, it pales in comparison to learning to navigate her new/old/current romantic entanglements. Amy continues to fight her feelings and let Michael go, especially now with the birth of his son with his new wife, bringing up emotions for both Amy and their daughter Katie Hamda (Charlotte Fountain-Jardim). Amy’s on-again, off-again relationship with Chief Resident Dr. Jake Heller (Jon Ecker) is a bit more delicate as he struggles to protect his heart from her this time around. However, Dr. Sonya Maitra (Anya Banerjee) would only be too glad to pick up the pieces, navigating the balance between her feelings for Jake and her complicated resentment towards Amy. The second season of Doc begins as Amy’s past comes back to haunt her when a desperate father sacrifices everything to secure his daughter’s heart transplant. Chaos and confusion reverberate through the hallways of Westside Medical when a subsequent high stakes emergency leaves a doctor’s life in the balance.”
Is there a Doc Season 2 trailer?
Yes, there is! (You can also check out the new key art, which TV Insider exclusively debuted, here, along with scoop on the love triangle and Amy and Joan’s dynamic.)
Amy’s going to be dealing with a lot, from being an intern after running the department, Michael having a baby with another woman, and Jake, whom she described as “a really good man who loves some other version of me.” She admits, “Without my memories, I’m trapped in time. I need my life back.” And she’s willing to go pretty far to do so, even when it becomes clear the treatments are hurting her because “it’s my only shot,” she says.
As for Joan being the new chief, she warns the doctors that she’s planning an official evaluation in two months and “some of you will not survive it.” She’s also reviewing Amy’s cases, telling her that she’s “still auditioning,” and Amy makes it clear: “I’m not going anywhere.”
Plus, which character is in danger of being shot?! Watch the trailer above.
Doc, Season 2 Premiere, Tuesday, September 23, 9/8c, Fox
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