CBS is adding the new half-hour comedy DMV to their primetime lineup beginning on October 13, 2025 at 8:30pm ET/PT. The new single-camera workplace comedy, set in the world of East Hollywood’s Department of Motor Vehicles, joins a Monday lineup that includes The Neighborhood at 8pm, FBI at 9pm, and the new drama CIA at 10pm.
Harriet Dyer stars as Colette, Tim Meadows plays Gregg, Tony Cavalero is Vic, Molly Kearney is Barbara, Alex Tarrant is Noa, and Gigi Zumbado plays Ceci. Dana Klein created the series, writes, and executive produces. Additional executive producers include Matt Kuhn, Aaron Kaplan, Wendi Trilling, and Robyn Meisinger. Trent O’ Donnell directed and executive produced the pilot.
“DMV is a single-camera comedy set in the place everyone dreads going most—the Department of Motor Vehicles—where employees are making minimum wage dealing with customers who are annoyed before they even walk in the door,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “Working at the East Hollywood DMV office are Colette (Dyer), a driving examiner with a big heart and bad boundaries; Gregg (Meadows), a misanthropic former English teacher; Vic (Cavalero), a former bouncer who loves putting difficult drivers in their places; Barbara (Kearney), a newly promoted manager who tries hard but often misses the mark; Noa (Tarrant), a charming surfer who seems destined for much greater things; and Ceci (Zumbado), a scrappy photographer who isn’t afraid to speak her mind. Fortunately, this quirky crew has each other to navigate the twists and turns of the DMV together.”
“Pilot” Plot: East Hollywood Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driving examiner Colette pines for her coworker Noa while enduring teasing from colleagues Gregg, Vic, and Ceci. Also, new manager Barb rallies the crew to save their branch from government shutdown.
Netflix just released new photos from Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller A House of Dynamite, which will get a theatrical release prior to its streaming debut. The new photos tease the tense situation spelled out by the official synopsis:
“When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.”
Rounding out the ensemble are Malachi Beasley, Brian Tee, Brittany O’Grady, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Willa Fitzgerald, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kyle Allen, and Kaitlyn Dever.
Noah Oppenheim wrote the screenplay and serves as a producer along with Bigelow and Greg Shapiro. Brian Bell and Sarah Bremner are the executive producers. Bigelow’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Barry Ackroyd, production designer Jeremy Hindle, costume designer Sarah Edwards, editor Kirk Baxter, and casting director Susanne Scheel.
The 82nd Venice Film Festival will host A House of Dynamite‘s world premiere on September 2, 2025. Following its premiere, the film will open in select UK theaters on October 3, 2025 and select theaters globally on October 10. The thriller will stream on Netflix on October 24.
ABC confirmed American Idol judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood are returning for season nine. The announcement came a day ahead of the new season’s “Idol Across America,” a live virtual nationwide search kicking off on August 26, 2025.
Jamal Roberts, winner of season eight, released his first single, “Heal,” in May 2025. The single debuted in the top spot on Billboard’s Hot Gospel chart. Season nine, which is actually the 24th season if you include its original run on Fox, is expected to air in 2026.
ABC offered the following details on the upcoming “Idol Across America” auditions:
“Those auditioning will be given the opportunity to showcase their talents face-to-face with an American Idol producer, from anywhere in America, across any official audition date for a chance to proceed to the judge auditions. Contenders will also be allowed to audition during open call dates, and auditions will be open worldwide to all those eligible.”
• “First 900” VIP Event (Aug. 26)
• Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi (Aug. 27)
• Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas (Aug. 28)
• Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina (Sept. 2)
• Nationwide open call (Sept. 3)
• Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (Sept. 4)
• Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, Tennessee (Sept. 8)
• Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington (Sept. 9)
• Florida, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia (Sept. 11)
• East Coast open call (Sept. 12)
• The South open call (Sept. 15) Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin (Sept. 16)
• West and Midwest open call (Sept. 18)
• Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C. (Sept. 19)
• Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming (Sept. 22)
• Nationwide open call (Sept. 24)
Megan Wolflick is the season nine showrunner and serves as executive producer along with Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman. The series is produced by Fremantle and 19 Entertainment.
Maika Monroe’s in the enviable position of being caught between Emma Corrin and Nicholas Galitzine in the teaser trailer for 100 Nights of Hero. Based on Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero, the romantic fantasy will have its world premiere during Venice Critics’ Week’s closing night on September 6, 2025.
Independent Film Company will release 100 Nights of Hero in theaters on December 5.
“When her neglectful husband departs after placing a secret wager to test her fidelity, Cherry (Monroe) and her sharp-witted maid, Hero (Corrin), must fend off a dangerously seductive visitor: Manfred (Galitzine),” reads the official synopsis.
The film also stars Amir El-Masry, Charli XCX, Richard E. Grant, and Felicity Jones. Julia Jackman adapted the graphic novel and directs, with Stephanie Aspin, Helen Simmons, and Grant S. Johnson serving as producers.
Emma Corrin and Nicholas Galitzine in ‘100 Nights of Hero’ (Courtesy of Alex Rusu / Independent Film Company Release)
Discovery Channel’s Expedition X season 10 episode three explores the property connected to one of the best horror films in Hollywood history, The Conjuring. Josh Gates’ team of paranormal investigators heads to Rhode Island to the site of TheConjuring house after reports of paranormal activity terrorizing another family.
Episode 10, “Curse of the Conjuring,” will air on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel.
“The boundary between reality and the unknown blurs once again when Expedition X returns with an all-new season of eerie adventures and chilling encounters. Exploring the stranger side of the unknown, adventurer Josh Gates and his team—paranormal researcher Heather Amaro and scientist Phil Torres—chase down answers to the world’s most spine-tingling legends and mysteries, from haunted prisons to supernatural hotspots and mystical creatures,” reads Discovery Channel’s synopsis.
“In the all-new episode ‘Curse of the Conjuring,’ Phil Torres and Heather Amaro travel to the location of the original Conjuring House to investigate a family’s claims that similar dark paranormal activity is haunting their home. Could the Warrens’ unfinished business be terrorizing another family?”
Heather A. and Phil T. investigate the attic in Boylan Family home in ‘Expedition X’ season 10 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Discovery Channel)
Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby star in ‘Eden’ (Photo Credit: Jasin Boland / Vertical)
Eden, directed by Ron Howard, is set against the backdrop of a broken world economy and rising fascism in 1929. German physician and writer Dr. Friedrich Ritter (Jude Law, Black Rabbit) and his companion Dore Strauch (Vanessa Kirby, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) flee Germany for the desolate yet beautiful island of Floreana in the Galapagos. Dr. Ritter’s declared (and overreaching) mission is to create a new philosophy capable of saving a dying world. Howard’s thriller dives into the true story of what was intended to be a utopian society, providing a compelling examination of human nature in its most extreme form.
As Friedrich’s letters to the mainland spread the word about his radical retreat, others looking for a fresh start are drawn to this remote sanctuary. Heinz (Daniel Brühl, All Quiet on the Western Front) and his pregnant wife, Margret Wittmer (Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria), are looking for a way out of a cruel world and a miracle for their sick son, Harry (Jonathan Tittel). Their arrival in 1932, drawn by the promise of happiness in a world gone mad, is the first crack in Friedrich’s carefully constructed utopia. Heinz and Margret’s uninvited presence undermines the very philosophy that Friedrich built his island paradise on.
But it’s the bold and flamboyant Austrian Baroness Eloise Wehrborn de Wagner-Bosquet (Ana de Armas, Ballerina) who presents the real test for this delicate community. Carried ashore on the shoulders of her lovers, Robert (Toby Wallace) and Rudolph (Felix Kammerer), she brings with her a heady mixture of ambition, glitz, and total indifference to the peaceful existence of the island’s current residents. The Baroness uses her sexuality to drive a wedge between factions, becoming a disruptive force that transforms the fight for survival into a psychological game with consequential stakes. The tension builds to a breaking point when the fragile alliances and personal convictions of the islanders are put to the ultimate test.
The fight for survival in this harsh environment is unending, and every drop of water and bite of food is a hard-won victory. The gorgeous cinematography shows the brutal beauty of the island, a place that’s as much a pivotal character as the flesh-and-blood characters who populate it.
Two-time Oscar winner Ron Howard has loaded his film with impressive actors, all of whom do terrific jobs of creating sympathy for these unlikeable characters. Shifting alliances within the group directly lead to shifts in perspective over who has the moral high ground and who’s the real antagonist of the piece.
Ana de Armas goes full camp as the Baroness, an absolute requirement for playing such a hedonistic shapeshifter. Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are outstanding as the doctor, who’s slowly sinking into madness, and his partner, who’s far too late in questioning her life choices. Daniel Brühl and Sydney Sweeney seem an odd match as the WWI vet and his milquetoast wife, but their performances drive most of the narrative. It’s, at least initially, Friedrich’s island, but the pivotal players turn out to be Heinz and Margret.
Eden’s three different storylines make the film feel disjointed up until the final act, when the narrative threads deliver a satisfying payoff. Each group of settlers is worthy of their own film, and there’s a glossed-over feeling where too many of the essential details couldn’t be squeezed into a feature-length project. Friedrich’s obsessive behavior isn’t built out; he’s relegated to a supporting player even though the true story of his time on Floreana Island is incredibly fascinating.
Still, Eden’s exploration of what happens when unrealistic, lofty aspirations clash with grim reality makes for a gripping drama. Strong performances live up to the ambitious story, and in the end, Eden is a thought-provoking tale that leaves you pondering the price of paradise.
GRADE: B- Rating: R
Running Time: 129 minutes
Release Date: August 22, 2025
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Mark Ruffalo and Fabien Frankel star in ‘Task’ (Photograph by Peter Kramer/HBO)
Four-time Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo, Emmy nominee Tom Pelphrey, and House of the Dragon‘s Fabien Frankel star in the crime thriller Task, premiering on HBO Max in September 2025. The streamer’s September schedule also includes the debuts of Friendship starring Paul Rudd and Warfare with D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, and Finn Bennett.
The two-part documentary Seen & Heard: The History Of Black Television premieres on HBO Max on September 9, and New Zealand’s 40th Prime Minister Jacinda Arden is the focus of the documentary Prime Minister debuting on September 30.
HBO Max September 2025 Lineup
September 1
A Life of Her Own
Almost Christmas
Barney’s World, Season 1D
Caged (1950)
Charley Chase Silent Shorts
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
December 7th (1943)
Dog Day Afternoon
Emmanuelle (2024)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Fireworks (2017)
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Gasoline Alley (1951)
Ghost Cat Anzu
Goodfellas
Helen of Troy (1956)
Jonah Hex
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
Kismet (1944)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Love & Pop
Man From The Black Hills
Mary of Scotland
Misery
Montana Incident
Mr. District Attorney
Murder Is My Beat
Mystery Street
Night Nurse
No End in Sight
No Questions Asked
Nobody Lives Forever
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Our Miss Brooks
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Pirate Radio
Presenting Princess Shaw
Prometheus
Rick and Morty, Season 8 (Adult Swim)
Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence (ID)
Safe Haven
Scene of the Crime
Se7en
Selena (1997)
Shadow of a Woman
Splinter (2008)
Stranger on Horseback
Summer Storm (1944)
Susan and God
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Charge at Feather River
The Command (1954)
The Fallen Sparrow
The Fate of the Furious
The Fate of the Furious: Extended Director’s Cut
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
The Sea of Grass
The Secret Garden (1949)
The Sitter (2011)
The Sitter: Unrated (2011)
The Woman in White (1948)
The Woman on the Beach
Thirteen Women
Veronica Mars (2014)
Vigil in the Night
When Ladies Meet (1941)
Without Love
Young Bess
Your Name
September 2
The 33
September 3
Bobby’s Triple Threat, Season 4 (FOOD Network)
Guy’s Grocery Games, Season 39 (FOOD Network)
Modern Warfare 2.0, Season 1 (Science)
September 4
Billionaire Boys Club (CNN Original)
The Last Wright: Building the Final Home Design of America’s Greatest Architect, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in ‘Friendship’ (Photo Credit: Courtesy of A24)
September 5
Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 11 (Magnolia Network)
Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 2F (Cartoon Network)
House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 204 (HGTV)
House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 245 (HGTV)
Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On The World (CNN Original)
Most Wanted: Teen Hacker (Max Original, Finland)
My Lottery Dream Home, Season 17 (HGTV)
FRIENDSHIP – Film
Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, but Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives. Starring Tim Robinson, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Paul Rudd.
September 6
Maneet’s Eats, Season 1 (FOOD Network)
September 7
Magnolia Table: At The Farm, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
We Baby Bears, Season 2D (Cartoon Network)
Have I Got News For You, Season 3 (CNN Original)
TASK – Weekly at 9pm ET/PT
Set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey). Also stars Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Raúl Castillo, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox, and Martha Plimpton.
September 9
90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, Season 7 (TLC)
Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 7 (Discovery)
SEEN & HEARD: THE HISTORY OF BLACK TELEVISION – Part 1 at 9pm
SEEN & HEARD takes audiences on a two-part journey through the history of Black representation on television, showcasing how Black artists and creators both shaped and revolutionized the medium while confronting the systemic challenges that have often undermined their contributions. From early, stereotypical portrayals, to today’s more authentic and complex narratives, the series highlights how Black television makers have not only survived but thrived, despite the industry’s early reluctance to fully recognize their power and creativity.
September 10
The Tech Bro Murders
September 11
Dylan’s Playtime Adventures, Season 1C (Max Original)
Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa, Season 3B (HGTV)
A scene from ‘Warfare’ (Photo Credit: Murray Close / A24)
September 12
WARFARE – Film
Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War, 28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs on a surveillance mission gone wrong in insurgent territory. A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare and brotherhood, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it. Starring D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Taylor John Smith, Michael Gandolfini, Adain Bradley, Noah Centineo, Evan Holtzman, Henrique Zaga, Joseph Quinn and Charles Melton.
September 13
Vacation House Rules, Season 6 (HGTV)
September 14
Build for Off-Road, Season 2
Love & Marriage: Huntsville, Season 10 (OWN)
September 15
Signs of a Psychopath, Season 10 (ID)
Truck U, Season 21
September 16
Chopped: Volume 4, Season 62 (FOOD Network)
Halloween Baking Championship, Season 11 (FOOD Network)
September 17
100 Day Dream Home, Season 7 (HGTV)
Built in the Bronx (Discovery)
Truck Dynasty, Season 1 (Discovery)
September 18
Bea’s Block, Season 1D (Max Original)
Destruction Decoded, Season 1 (Science)
Sin City Rehab, Season 1 (HGTV)
Who Killed Our Daughter? (Max Original, Mexico)
September 20
Scariest House in America, Season 2 (HGTV)
September 21
Greatest Mysteries Ever, Season 2 (Science)
September 22
Halloween Wars, Season 15 (FOOD Network)
September 23
American Prince: JFK Jr. (CNN Original)
The Kim Kardashian Heist (w/t), Season 1 (discovery+)
Seeking Sister Wife, Season 6 (TLC)
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, Sports Betting: America’s Biggest Gamble (CNN Original)
THE DEVIL IS BUSY – Documentary Short
THE DEVIL IS BUSY takes viewers behind the scenes of a women’s healthcare clinic in Atlanta, Georgia as the employees, including Tracii, the head of security, carry out their daily work of securing the safety of their patients while providing medical services where clinics face daily threats of danger.
September 24
Hustlers Gamblers Crooks, Season 2 (Discovery)
September 25
Help! I Wrecked My House, Season 5 (HGTV)
On The Case with Paula Zahn, Season 28 (ID)
Jesse & Joy: Lo que nunca dijimos, Season 1
September 26
Quiet In Class (Max Original, Sweden)
The Graft, Season 1 (Max Original, Turkey)
September 27
90 Day Diaries, Season 7 (TLC)
Ready to Love, Season 10 (OWN)
September 28
Heart & Hustle: Houston, Season 1 (OWN)
September 29
Sister Wives, Season 20 (TLC)
Two Guys Garage, Season 24
Women Wearing Shoulder Pads: English Dub, Movie-Length Version (Adult Swim)
September 30
Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain (CNN Original)
Good Cop/Bad Cop, Season 1
My Happy Place (CNN Original)
Prime Minister (HBO Original)
PRIME MINISTER – Documentary
Going behind the scenes of her administration and her private life, PRIME MINISTER follows Jacinda Arden, New Zealand’s 40th Prime Minister, over seven years as she is catapulted to the top of New Zealand politics, becomes a global political icon, resigns from office, and continues to champion the fight against isolationism, fear, and the distortion of truth. Intimate home footage shot by her husband and audio interviews from her time in office give viewers unparalleled access and an unfiltered window into her years in power.
Tawiah M’Carthy, Joe Freeman, and Ben Barnes in ‘The Institute’ (Photo: Chris Reardon / MGM+)
MGM+’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Institute scored the highest premiere ratings in the streamer’s history. Given that, it’s no surprise that MGM+ has ordered a second season of the horror thriller.
“Set free but hunted, new dangers await the escapees from the Institute and I can’t wait,” stated Stephen King. King’s involved as an executive producer, with Jack Bender (Mr. Mercedes, Game of Thrones) as director and executive producer and Benjamin Cavell (Justified, The Stand) as writer and executive producer.
Season one premiered in July 2025. The eight-episode second season hasn’t set a target date. The first season cast includes Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone), Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), Joe Freeman, Simone Miller (Run the Burbs), Fionn Laird (Under the Banner of Heaven), Jason Diaz, and Jane Luk.
“We’ve been so gratified by the response to our first season, which is a testament to the dedication of our fantastic cast and crew. We’re thrilled that Michael Wright and everyone at MGM have enabled us to continue Stephen’s powerful and timely story,” said Jack Bender and Benjamin Cavell. “From this project’s inception, we’ve felt there would be much more story to tell as our brilliant characters continue to navigate their way through the dangers of the world they’re facing.”
MGM+ offers this synopsis of season one: “The Institute follows the story of teen genius Luke Ellis (Freeman), who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson (Barnes) has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.”
Poster for ‘Death By Lightning’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Netflix has set a November 6, 2025 premiere date for the limited series Death by Lightning, based on the incredible true story of President James Garfield. The four-episode drama, created by Bad Education‘s Mike Makowsky, announced the date and unveiled the first official photos.
“Death by Lightning is a drama series that brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer, Charles Guiteau—the man who would come to kill him,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.
Michael Shannon stars as President James Garfield and Matthew MacFadyen plays Charles Giteau. Nick Offerman is Chester Arthur, Bradley Whitford is James Blaine, Shea Whigham is Roscoe Conkling, and Betty Gilpin is Crete Garfield. The limited series’ guest stars include Alistair Petrie as John Sherman, Archie Fisher as Joe Brown, Barry Shabaka Henley as Senator Blanche Bruce, Ben Miles as George Scoville, and Kyle Soller as Robert Todd Lincoln.
Additional guest stars include Laura Marcus as Mollie Garfield, Paula Malcomson as Franny Scoville, Shaun Parkes as Dr. Charles Purvis, Tuppence Middleton as Kate Chase Sprague, Vondie Curtis Hall as Frederick Douglass, and Željko Ivanek as Dr. Doctor Bliss.
Mike Makowsky wrote the limited series and serves as an executive producer along with David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Bernie Caulfield. Matt Ross directs and executive produces.
“The theme of corruption in politics and our bureaucracy feels particularly evergreen these days,” stated Makowsky, discussing the series’ setting with Tudum. “The idea of civil service reform and waging a battle to clean up the grift in our government—this is something that Garfield very much stood on the front lines of in his time. In 1881, it feels like America is sort of standing at a crossroads between the past and what the future of this country is going to look like, and it’s up to [people like Garfield] to really define how America, 100 years after its inception, is going to look and what kind of society they’re going to be.”
Fox’s medical drama Doc, starring Emmy nominee Molly Parker (House of Cards), returns for season two on September 23, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT. The network just released the first trailer for the upcoming season, which will find Amy still trying to piece together parts of her life prior to her horrible accident.
In addition to Parker, season two stars Omar Metwally as Dr. Michael Hamda, Felicity Huffman as Dr. Joan Ridley, Amirah Vann as Dr. Gina Walker, and Charlotte Fountain-Jardim as Katie Hamda. Jon Ecker plays Dr. Jake Heller and Anya Banerjee plays Dr. Sonya Maitra.
Barbie Kligman and Hank Steinberg guide season two as showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Erwin Stoff and Judith McCreary. The series is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and FOX Entertainment Studios.
Molly Parker stars in ‘Doc’ (Photo Credit: Fox)
Fox released the following description of the popular medical drama:
“Inspired by a true story and based on the hit eponymous Italian drama series, Doc begins its second season of the life-affirming medical drama following the heartbreak and victories of hard-charging, brilliant physician DR. AMY LARSEN (Parker) as she rebuilds her life after a car crash erased eight years of her memory. This season, Amy will continue to confront hard truths about her missing years, work to repair fractured relationships and seek to reconcile the person she used to be with the one everyone else has come to know.
Determined to get her memory back and piece together who she really is, Amy’s goal is to become the doctor she used to be in those missing years and to eventually, once again, be Chief of Internal Medicine. In the interim, her ex-husband/Westside Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, DR. MICHAEL HAMDA (Metwally) fills the position with Amy’s former mentor and friend DR. JOAN RIDLEY (Huffman), whose motives and priorities remain hidden, just as long as Amy still can’t recall Joan’s life-changing secret. Amy’s best friend and colleague, DR. GINA WALKER (Vann), is weary of Joan’s motives and continues to be a beacon of support for those around her, while finally learning to put on her own oxygen mask first.
While relearning eight years of medical advancements is complicated, it pales in comparison to learning to navigate her new/old/current romantic entanglements. Amy continues to fight her feelings and let Michael go, especially now with the birth of his son with his new wife, bringing up emotions for both Amy and their daughter KATIE HAMDA (Fountain-Jardim). Amy’s on-again, off-again relationship with Chief Resident DR. JAKE HELLER (Ecker) is a bit more delicate as he struggles to protect his heart from her this time around. However, DR. SONYA MAITRA (Banerjee) would only be too glad to pick up the pieces, navigating the balance between her feelings for Jake and her complicated resentment towards Amy.
The second season of Doc begins as Amy’s past comes back to haunt her when a desperate father sacrifices everything to secure his daughter’s heart transplant. Chaos and confusion reverberate through the hallways of Westside Medical when a subsequent high-stakes emergency leaves a doctor’s life in the balance.”
