Nancy Drew star Kennedy McMann and Oscar nominee Felicity Huffman will star in The Good Doctor spinoff, The Good Lawyer. McMann and Huffman’s characters will be introduced on an episode of The Good Doctor season six airing on March 6, 2023.
ABC offered the following details on The Good Lawyer‘s embedded pilot episode:
“Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) seeks legal representation to help him win a case and puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer who has obsessive-compulsive disorder. The episode is written by co-showrunners David Shore and Liz Friedman, and directed by Ruben Fleischer.
Kennedy McMann is set to guest star as Joni DeGroot, the brilliant, funny, and self-aware lawyer who is relatively new to her prestigious law firm when she takes Shaun’s case. Living with OCD, Joni has never wanted to be treated differently. While her symptoms take a toll on her personal and professional life, her attention to detail allows her to see cases through a different lens.
Felicity Huffman is set to guest star as Janet Stewart, a highly regarded attorney and partner at the law firm with a fierce intellect and dry wit. A seasoned veteran, Janet has represented Dr. Aaron Glassman (Richard Schiff) in several legal matters over the years, so he turns to her to represent his beloved protégé. But when Shaun declares that he wants Joni to represent him, Janet is forced to let Joni take lead on the case.”
Felicity Huffman was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 2006 for her performance in Transamerica. (Her Transamerica co-star Kevin Zegers is currently starring on ABC’s The Rookie: Feds.) Huffman’s been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning in 2005 for her work on Desperate Housewives.
Kennedy McMann was recently seen on Tell Me Lies, in addition to playing the titular character on four seasons of The CW’s Nancy Drew.
