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Q: Hands down, my favorite new show is “The Good Doctor.” Please tell me that it has been renewed for another season! – Patti T., via email
Freddie Highmore (ABC/Stuart Pettican)
A: ABC’s breakout freshman medical drama has indeed been renewed. As you know, the show centers on Dr. Shaun Murphy (expertly played by Freddie Highmore), a first-year surgical resident at Chastain Medical Center in San Jose, California. Shaun has autism and savant syndrome, which serves to help him see solutions that his colleagues sometimes can’t when tough medical cases cross their paths. According to the numbers, “The Good Doctor” is ABC’s most-watched new series in 13 years, and its audience holds steady each week. Earlier this season, Freddie received a Golden Globe nomination for his work as the unique doctor. The series, which airs Monday nights at 10/9c, also stars Richard Schiff, Antonia Thomas, Nicholas Gonzalez, Chuku Modu, Beau Garrett, Hill Harper and Tamlyn Tomita.
Q: I remember there had been talk of a “Sopranos” movie before James Gandolfini passed away a few years ago, in order to let us know how everyone is doing after that shocking series finale. Are there any plans to resurrect that idea? – Jonathan F., Trenton, NJ
A: Because of James’ death back in 2013, the possibility of a “Sopranos” where-are-they-now movie is pretty much nil; however, series creator David Chase recently announced that there is a movie prequel in the works. Warner Bros. recently announced that Chase and Lawrence Konner (a writer for “The Sopranos” and “Boardwalk Empire”) have already written a script, tentatively titled “The Many Saints of Newark.” According to The New York Times, the story will take place in Newark during the 1960s and revolve around the city’s race riots, which pitted the Italian and African-American communities against each other during the “Long Hot Summer of 1967.”
READERS: Let’s talk reboots (again)! In the past few weeks, I’ve been mentioning older series that have gained new life, including “Roseanne,” “Charmed,” “American Idol,” “Will and Grace,” “Full House,” “Murphy Brown,” etc. Now you can add “Roswell” to list of revived series. The CW has given a pilot order to revisit the fantasy/alien drama series, which, like the original series, is based on the Melinda Metz book “Roswell High,” with this go-round having an immigration twist.
The CW gave this description: “After reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a police officer: He’s an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. She protects his secret as the two reconnect and begin to investigate his origins, but when a violent attack and long-standing government cover-up point to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance.”
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