[DEADLINE] Adaptation of Korean medical drama ‘Good Doctor’ to be produced by Daniel Dae Kim for CBS

August 27, 2014
Good Doctor premiered last year on South Korea’s KBS.

Good Doctor premiered last year on South Korea’s KBS.

[DEADLINE.com] Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim is taking a homeland spin on the red-hot medical drama genre. The South Korean-born star has partnered with the network, CBS, and studio, CBS TV Studios, behind Hawaii Five-0 for an adaptation of the South Korean drama series Good Doctor. Written by another member of the CBS TV Studios family with Asian roots, Malaysian-born Adele Lim, the untitled drama centers on how a brilliant doctor with Aspergers uses his special gift for solving complex cases at a Boston teaching hospital. [READ MORE]