US Edition‘Best Medicine’: Annie Potts Joins Josh Charles in ‘Doc Martin’ Adaptation
MAINE, USA, JUL 10 – Annie Potts joins Fox’s Best Medicine as strong-willed Aunt Joan in the U.S. remake of Doc Martin, set in a Maine fishing town with a cast led by Josh Charles.
- On July 10, 2025, it was announced that Annie Potts would be joining Fox’s new U.S. comedy adaptation of the UK series Doc Martin, titled Best Medicine.
- Best Medicine follows Dr. Martin Best, played by Josh Charles, who leaves his Boston career to become a general practitioner in a small Maine fishing town.
- Potts plays Martin's aunt Joan, described as a strong lobster woman who still works on her boat daily and loves her small town and family, while Abigail Spencer and Josh Segarra also star.
- Fox plans to produce Best Medicine in summer 2025 for a midseason premiere during the 2025-2026 season, with executive producers including Liz Tuccillo who adapted the original format.
- The adaptation aims to capture the original’s mix of humor and humanity, and Fox expects Best Medicine to offer a distinct small-town American spin on a globally acclaimed story.
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Meemaw no more? Annie Potts (Designing Women, Young Sheldon) has been cast in Best Medicine, Fox’s adaptation of the popular UK series Doc Martin. Described as a “charmingly complicated one-hour comedy,” Best Medicine centers on Dr. Martin Best (played by The Good Wife’s Josh Charles), “a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to […]
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