The Mob Doctor

''The Mob Doctor'' is an American television drama that aired on Fox from September 17, 2012, to January 7, 2013, as a part of the 2012–13 network television season. The series was created by Josh Berman and Rob Wright and is based on the book ''Il Dottore: The Double Life of a Mafia Doctor'' by Ron Felber. Berman, Wright, Michael Dinner, and Carla Kettner serve as executive producers.

On November 28, 2012, Fox cancelled the series after one season.

Premise

The series follows Grace Devlin, a surgical resident, who juggles her hospital duties with protecting her brother from the Mob. Grace works off her brother's debt by helping anyone they demand.

Cast

Main

* Jordana Spiro as Grace Devlin; well-educated doctor and surgical resident who took on her brother's debt to the mob.
* William Forsythe as Constantine Alexander; returned Chicago Outfit boss and Grace's protector.
* James Carpinello as Franco Leoni; Constantine's enforcer and Grace's ex-boyfriend. Undercover FBI agent working to bring down the Chicago mob.
* Zach Gilford as Brett Robinson; Grace's boyfriend to whom she has to lie at times to protect her secrets.
* Željko Ivanek as Stafford White, Chief of Surgical Department; supervises Grace, favors her as a promising surgeon.
* Floriana Lima as Rosa "Ro" Quintero; nurse at the hospital and friend of Grace.
* Jaime Lee Kirchner as Olivia Watson; rival doctor working in the same surgical unit residency as Grace.
* Wendy Makkena as Daniella Devlin, mother of Grace and Nate; she has a history with Constantine.
* Jesse Lee Soffer as Nate Devlin, Grace's brother; owed a debt to mob boss Paul Moretti but his sister took it on for him. Works in Constantine's crew after Moretti is overthrown.

Recurring

* Michael Rapaport as Paul Moretti, former leader of the mob until Constantine takes over.
* David Pasquesi as Ian Fanagan, a senior colleague of Grace's, who Grace frequently disagrees with.
* Kevin J. O'Connor as Stavos Kazan, personal attorney to and ''consigliere'' of Constantine's mob family.
* Adam J. Harrington as Owen York, an FBI agent investigating Constantine.
* Shohreh Aghdashloo as Jayana Baylor, a senior doctor at the hospital.
* Kevin Corrigan as Titus Amato, an acquaintance of Constantine and new business partner in the poker machine business.
* Terry Kinney as Donte Amato, brother of Titus, friend of Constantine, and knew Grace's father.
* Jennifer Beals as Celeste LaPree, a madam standing as a proxy for a mob boss in Constantine's underground circle.
* Mike Starr as Al Trapani, a member of Constantine's underground circle.
* Michael Madsen as Russell King, an associate of one of Constantine's former rivals, who attempted to take over Downtown Chicago, before being out-muscled by Constantine.

Production

On May 9, 2012, Fox placed a series order for the drama for the 2012–13 television season.

In production, a working title for the show was ''Dirty Medicine''.

Episodes

International broadcasts

*In Canada, ''The Mob Doctor'' was broadcast on Sunday nights at 9:00pm on CTV, premiering on September 16, 2012.
*In Mexico, Televisa started showing ''The Mob Doctor'' from June 5, 2013, Monday to Thursday at 11:30pm on Canal 5 under the title ''La Doctora de la Mafia''.
*In the United Kingdom, Sky Living have obtained first run premiere rights to the first and only season of ''The Mob Doctor''. Originally, the series was billed to air on Tuesday nights at 10:00pm from August 6, 2013. However, the premiere was moved to Friday nights at 10:00pm from August 9, 2013.

Home media

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released ''The Mob Doctor - The Complete Series'' onto DVD on March 12, 2013, on a 3-disc set.

Reception

Critical response

The show has been met with "mixed or average" reviews, with a collective score of 42/100 from Metacritic. Mary McNamara of the ''Los Angeles Times'' gave the show a neutral rating, observing that 'Despite the frantic and at times clunky initial execution, there are times when ''The Mob Doctor'' shows signs of transcending the typical doc-with-something-extra medical procedural'. Linda Stasi of the ''New York Post'' gave the show one and a half stars, saying, "They tried for the tried and true, hoping they'd get ''The Sopranos'' meets ''Grey's Anatomy'' while filling the hole ''House'' left in the schedule. And, like a camel, they ended up with an animal made by committee." David Wiegand of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' gave the show a 0 rating, saying, "The two-taste-treats-in-one thing worked for Hostess Ding-Dongs, so maybe Fox figured it would work for this ding-dong of a dud for the masochists in the crowd".

A few critics, however, had favorable reviews. Glenn Garvin of the ''Miami Herald'' praised the concept of the show, saying, "Devlin's complex relationship with the gangsters is what elevates ''The Mob Doctor'' into something a cut or two above a ''Grey's Anatomy'' rip-off". Diane Werts of ''Newsday'' noted that "No, it's not exactly ''House''. But it isn't like any other show, either, with its mad mix of moral dilemmas, medical crises, family ties, double-life-living and, y'know, rubouts 'n' stuff"

Ratings

See also

* ''The Cleaning Lady'' (American TV series)—Another television series about a doctor forced into a life of crime

References

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