Good Sam (TV series)

Good Sam is an American medical drama television series created by Katie Wech for CBS, starring Jason Isaacs and Sophia Bush which premiered on January 5, 2022. In May 2022, after receiving low ratings over the course of their 13 episode season, the series was canceled.

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.

Cast

 * 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
 * Sophia Bush as Dr. Sam Griffith, Cardiac Fellow and Interim Chief at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital
 * 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, Vivian's husband
 * Victoria Rowell as Tina Kingsley, Malcolm's mother
 * Travis Van Winkle as Dr. Eric Kace
 * Gerardo Celasco as Dr. Nick Vega

Special guest stars

 * Hilarie Burton as Gretchen Taylor
 * Bethany Joy Lenz as Amy Taylor

Development
On September 19, 2019, CBS put Good Sam into development. 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. On May 14, 2021, the show was given a series order. On May 12, 2022, CBS canceled the series after one season.

Casting
In February 2020, Sophia Bush was cast as lead role. In March 2020, Jason Isaacs joined the main cast. In January 2021, Skye P. Marshall and Michael Stahl-David were cast in starring roles. In February 2021, Edwin Hodge joined the cast in a starring role. 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. In February 2022, Victoria Rowell joined the cast in a recurring role.

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

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. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".