Noah Galvin‘s character Dr. Asher Wolke has exited The Good Doctor and a source is speaking out to explain why the actor left the long-running ABC series.
This is currently the final season of The Good Doctor, but Noah‘s exit happened just five episodes into the season.
So, why did he leave? And why did the writers decide to end his storyline that way? Keep reading to find out more… A source told TheWrap that “Galvin was indeed interested in pursuing other opportunities, which prompted the writers to craft an earlier exit for Asher.” Asher was beaten to death in an antisemitic attack.
Series writer Adam Scott Weissman told the outlet that Asher’s death was a way to highlight the rise of antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ attacks in the U.S. “We came into this [episode] with the thought that life doesn’t always have happy endings.
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