‘Doc’ Star Molly Parker on That Satisfying Finale Twist, the Show’s Love Triangle and Looking Forward to Season 2
variety.comMax Gao SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “…Must Come Down,” the Season 1 finale of Fox’s “Doc.” Molly Parker never expected to lead a project that she considers as mainstream as a network procedural.
In her 30 years in the business, the Canadian actor has tended to gravitate toward the margins, making a name for herself as an indie darling (“Kissed,” “Sunshine”) and a strong supporting player in the early years of prestige TV (“Deadwood,” “House of Cards”).
But in spring 2023, just days before the writers went on strike in Hollywood, Parker took a meeting with “Doc” executive producers Barbie Kligman and Hank Steinberg about headlining their new gender-flipped Fox adaptation of a popular Italian medical drama.
At the time, Parker could not bear the thought of spending time away from her teenage son — who was then going into his junior year in high school in Los Angeles — in order to shoot a months-long project in Toronto.
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