Doctor Odyssey

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Doctor Odyssey
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Genre Medical drama
Created by Ryan Murphy & Jon Robin Baitz & Joe Baken
Starring
Music byJulia Newman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Byron Crawford
  • Franzis Müller
CinematographySimon Dennis
EditorFranzis Müller
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 26, 2024 (2024-09-26) 
present (present)

Doctor Odyssey is an American medical drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken for ABC. [1] It premiered on September 26, 2024. [2]

Contents

Premise

Max, a new doctor on board a luxury cruise ship, and his small but capable team handle unique medical cases and each other far away from the nearest shore. [3]

Cast and characters

Main

Notable guest stars

Episodes

No.Title [5] Directed byWritten by [6] Original air date [5] Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18-49)
1"Pilot" Paris Barclay Ryan Murphy & Jon Robin Baitz & Joe BakenSeptember 26, 2024 (2024-09-26)1LGV014.23 [7] 0.4/4 [7]
2"Singles Week"TBARyan Murphy & Jon Robin Baitz & Joe BakenOctober 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)TBATBDTBA
3"Plastic Surgery Week"TBARyan Murphy & Jon Robin Baitz & Joe BakenOctober 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)TBATBDTBA
4"Wellness Week"TBATBAOctober 17, 2024 (2024-10-17)TBATBDTBA

Production

Development

On March 20, 2024, Doctor Odyssey was given a straight-to-series order by ABC. The series is created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken who are expected to executive produce alongside Joshua Jackson, Paris Barclay, Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, and Nissa Diederich. Production companies involved with the series are 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television. [1]

Casting

Upon the straight-to-series order announcement, Jackson was cast to star. [1] In April 2024, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo joined the main cast in undisclosed roles. [8] [9] On May 2, 2024, Sean Teale was cast in an undisclosed starring role. [10] In August 2024, a trailer for the series revealed Shania Twain making a guest appearance. [11] The full official trailer was released in September 2024 and revealed additional guest stars that would be appearing throughout the series, including John Stamos and Kelsea Ballerini. [12]

Filming

Filming was expected to have begun in Los Angeles in July 2024. [13] First look images from the set were released to the press in August 2024. [3]

Broadcast

Doctor Odyssey premiered on September 26, 2024 on ABC. [2]

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