Disney+ has formally given the female-led Doogie Howser, M.D. reboot, with a working title of Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a 10-episode collection order. The brand new present is a reimagining of the 1989 dramedy that may star a mixed-race 16-year-old woman because the titular Doogie, a task initially performed by Neil Patrick Harris.
Set in modern-day Hawaii, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. follows medical prodigy Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha, who’s juggling a budding profession in drugs and day-to-day life as a teen. Complicating issues are her mom who’s additionally her supervisor on the hospital, and her father, who’s having a tough time accepting that his daughter is not a child anymore. The reimagining comes from Fresh Off the Boat and How I Met Your Mother writer-producer Kourtney Kang, who can be writing the present.
The collection, which was initially introduced again in April, is at present aiming to debut on Disney+ in 2021. Along with Kang, Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar, who additionally labored on Recent Off the Boat, will function govt producers. Dayna and Jesse Bochco, the spouse and son of Doogie Howser, M.D. co-creator Steven Bochco, may also govt produce.
Doogie Howser is the newest traditional collection to get the reboot remedy. Will Smith not too long ago introduced {that a} reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, known as Bel-Air and primarily based on the viral trailer that reimagined the ’90s comedy as a drama, was picked up by Peacock for two seasons, and a Wonder Years reboot centering around a Black family is within the works over at ABC.
Neil Patrick Harris on Doogie Howser, M.D.