'The Good Doctor' Eyes Legal Spinoff Called 'The Good Lawyer' - Details

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The Good Doctor is looking to expand its franchise at ABC. According to reports, a legal spinoff has been eyed at the network with a female lead. Click inside to read more about the possible “The Good Doctor” spinoff… Deadline reports that the potential spinoff would be set up as a backdoor pilot on The Good Doctor. The Good Lawyer would center on Joni, “a twentysomething woman who battles obsessive compulsive disorder but is a brilliant lawyer.” She’d be introduced when she is hired as a defense attorney for Freddie Highmore’s Dr.

Shaun Murphy. “Relatively new to her upscale law firm, Joni, who is funny, eager, self-aware and a bit anxious, is part of Shaun’s legal defense team,” the outlet adds. “Despite breezing through law school and her Bar exam, Joni’s OCD symptoms take a severe toll on her personal and professional life.

Living with OCD, Joni has never wanted to be treated differently and is often embarrassed of her symptoms. She is a great lawyer but was forced to threaten to sue the firm (for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act) when they tried to fire her because of her peculiar behaviors.” If you didn’t see, check out the 10 best episodes of The Good Doctor here.