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Good Sam is an American medical drama television series created by Katie Wech for CBS, starring Sophia Bush and Jason Isaacs, which premiered on January 5, 2022.[1] In May 2022, the series was canceled after one season.[2]

Good Sam
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Katie Wech
Starring	Sophia Bush Jason Isaacs Skye P. Marshall Michael Stahl-David Omar Maskati Wendy Crewson Edwin Hodge Davi Santos
Music by	Zach Robinson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Tamra Davis Frank Siracusa John Weber Joanna Klein Jennie Snyder Urman Katie Wech
Producers	Sophia Bush Jason Isaacs Norman Denver Aaron Miller Chris Agoston
Production locations	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography	Celiana Cardenas Michael McMurray Kristin Fieldhouse
Editors	David L. Bertman Gregg Featherman Benjamin Bumgarner Christina Castro
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Kitchen Door, Inc. Sutton Street Productions CBS Studios
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	January 5 (2022-01-05) – May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04)

Premise

Heart surgeon Dr. Samantha Griffith (Sophia Bush) becomes the top surgeon at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital after her boss and father, Dr. Rob Griffith (Jason Isaacs), falls into a coma. Her life becomes complicated when he awakens and wants to resume surgery, which means Samantha would be supervising him.[3]

Cast

Main

• Sophia Bush as Dr. Sam Griffith, Cardiac Fellow and Interim Chief at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital
• Jason Isaacs as Dr. Rob "Griff" Griffith, one of the country's best cardiothoracic surgeons, the hospital's current Chief Medical Officer and Sam's father
• Skye P. Marshall as Dr. Lex Trulie, Sam's best friend who is having an affair with Griff
• Michael Stahl-David as Dr. Caleb Tucker, Sam's ex and member of her team
• Omar Maskati as Dr. Isan M. Shah, a doctor on Sam's team
• Wendy Crewson as Vivian Katz, a former orthopedic surgeon, the hospital's former Chief Medical Officer, Sam's mother, and Griff's ex-wife
• Edwin Hodge as Malcolm A. Kingsley, part of the Kingsley Family Foundation, Lakeshore's main donor, and the hospital's new Director of Finance
• Davi Santos as Dr. Joey Costa, a doctor on Sam's team

Recurring

• Yanna McIntosh as Dr. Rhonda Glass
• Evan Parke as Byron Kingsley, Malcom's father
• Stephen Tracey as Tim Davis, Joey's boyfriend of five years
• Sendhil Ramamurthy as Asher Pyne,[4] Vivian's husband
• Victoria Rowell as Tina Kingsley,[5] Malcolm's mother
• Travis Van Winkle as Dr. Eric Kace[6]
• Gerardo Celasco as Dr. Nick Vega

Special guest stars

• Hilarie Burton as Gretchen Taylor[7]
• Bethany Joy Lenz as Amy Taylor[7]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [8]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Tamra Davis	Katie Wech	January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)	2.72[9]
Dr. Rob “Griff” Griffith, the Chief of Surgery at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital, is shot at his hospital and he falls into coma. Six months later Dr. Sam Griffith, his daughter, takes over as the new chief of surgery. Griff wakes from his coma on the night of Sam’s reception as the new chief. Sam meets Malcolm A. Kingsley, the hospital's new Director of Finance. Griff rejoins the hospital as a proctor but starts interfering with Sam’s work undermining her authority. Sam finds out that Dr. Lex Trulie, her best friend and fellow doctor, is having an affair with Griff. Sam performs a complicated heart transplant successfully with Griff’s help.
2	"Natural Order"	Randy Zisk	Katie Wech	January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)	2.43[10]
3	"Butt of the Joke"	Gina Rodriguez	Jen Klein	January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19)	2.40[11]
4	"Attachments"	Gina Lamar	Joshua Troke	January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26)	2.63[12]
5	"Wake Up"	Kate Woods	Natalia Fernandez	February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)	2.59[13]
6	"Truce"	Marie Jamora	Lydia Teffera	February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)	1.95[14]
7	"Chronic Insult"	Craig Siebels	Bashir Gavriel	March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)	1.90[15]
8	"Keep Talking"	Oz Scott	Jeremy Svenson	March 23, 2022 (2022-03-23)	2.15[16]
9	"A Light in the Storm"	Tessa Blake	Sara Casey & Manuel Herrera	March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30)	2.13[17]
10	"I Thought I Lost You"	Bosede Williams	Anna Mackey & Bashir Gavriel	April 6, 2022 (2022-04-06)	1.87[18]
11	"Family/Business"	Jason Isaacs	Lydia Teffera & Jeremy Svenson	April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20)	1.74[19]
12	"The Griffith Technique"	Milena Govich	Natalia Fernandez & Joshua Troke	April 27, 2022 (2022-04-27)	2.05[20]
13	"To Whom It May Concern"	Craig Siebels	Jen Klein	May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04)	2.10[21]

Production

Development

On September 19, 2019, CBS put Good Sam into development.[22] Writer Katie Wech produced the series with Jennie Snyder Urman through her Sutton St. Productions and CBS Television Studios. In February 2020, the series was given a pilot order, with further development paused during the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] On May 14, 2021, the show was given a series order.[24] On May 12, 2022, CBS canceled the series after one season.[2]

Casting

In February 2020, Sophia Bush was cast as lead role.[25] In March 2020, Jason Isaacs joined the main cast.[26] In January 2021, Skye P. Marshall and Michael Stahl-David were cast in starring roles.[27][28] In February 2021, Edwin Hodge joined the cast in a starring role.[29] In January 2022, it was reported that Sendhil Ramamurthy was cast in a recurring role while Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz are set to guest star.[4][7] In February 2022, Victoria Rowell joined the cast in a recurring role.[5]

Filming

Principal photography for the series began on October 18, 2021 and concluded on March 24, 2022, in Oakville, Ontario.[30]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 63% approval rating with an average rating of 7.5/10, based on 8 critic reviews.[31] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[32]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Good Sam

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	January 5, 2022	0.3	2.72[9]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	"Natural Order"	January 12, 2022	0.2	2.43[10]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	"Butt of the Joke"	January 19, 2022	0.3	2.40[11]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
4	"Attachments"	January 26, 2022	0.3	2.63[12]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
5	"Wake Up"	February 2, 2022	0.4	2.59[13]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
6	"Truce"	February 23, 2022	0.3	1.95[14]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
7	"Chronic Insult"	March 2, 2022	0.2	1.90[15]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
8	"Keep Talking"	March 23, 2022	0.2	2.15[16]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
9	"A Light in the Storm"	March 30, 2022	0.2	2.13[17]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
10	"I Thought I Lost You"	April 6, 2022	0.2	1.87[18]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
11	"Family/Business"	April 20, 2022	0.2	1.74[19]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
12	"The Griffith Technique"	April 27, 2022	0.2	2.05[20]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
13	"To Whom It May Concern"	May 4, 2022	0.3	2.10[21]	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

References

External links

• Good Sam at IMDb 

На других языках

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- [en] Good Sam (TV series)

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[ru] Добрая Сэм (телесериал)

«Добрая Сэм» (англ. Good Sam) - американская медицинская драма созданная Кэти Вех. Премьера телесериала состоялась 5 января 2022 года на американском телеканале CBS[1].

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