''Good Sam'' is an American

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television series created by Katie Wech for

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, starring

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and

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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 (

) becomes the top surgeon at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital after her boss and father, Dr. Rob Griffith (

), falls into a coma. Her life becomes complicated when he awakens and wants to resume surgery, which means Samantha would be supervising him.

Cast

as Dr. Rob "Griff" Griffith, one of the country's best cardiothoracic surgeons, the hospital's current Chief Medical Officer and Sam's father *

as Dr. Sam Griffith, Cardiac Fellow and Interim Chief at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital *

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as Dr. Lex Trulie, Sam's best friend who is having an affair with Griff *

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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 Wendy Jane Crewson (born May 9, 1956) is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film ''The Doctor''. Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, inc ...

as Vivian Katz, a former orthopedic surgeon, the hospital's former Chief Medical Officer, Sam's mother, and Griff's ex-wife *

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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

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as Dr. Rhonda Glass *

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as Byron Kingsley, Malcom's father * Stephen Tracey as Tim Davis, Joey's boyfriend of five years *

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as Asher Pyne, Vivian's husband *

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as Tina Kingsley, Malcolm's mother *

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as Dr. Eric Kace * Gerardo Celasco as Dr. Nick Vega

Special guest stars

Hilarie Burton Hilarie Ros Burton (born July 1, 1982), also known as Hilarie Burton Morgan, is an American actress. A former host of MTV's ''Total Request Live'', she portrayed Peyton Sawyer on The WB/The CW drama '' One Tree Hill'' for six seasons (2003–200 ...

as Gretchen Taylor *

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as Amy Taylor

Episodes

Production

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

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. 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,

was cast as lead role. In March 2020,

joined the main cast. In January 2021, Skye P. Marshall and

were cast in starring roles. In February 2021,

joined the cast in a starring role. In January 2022, it was reported that

was cast in a recurring role while

and

are set to guest star. In February 2022,

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

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Reception

Critical response

The

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website

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reported a 63% approval rating with an average rating of 7.5/10, based on 8 critic reviews.

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

Ratings

References

External links

* {{IMDb title CBS television dramas 2020s American medical drama television series 2022 American television series debuts 2022 American television series endings Canadian English-language television shows Television series by CBS Studios Television shows filmed in Ontario