Some big changes are coming to The Good Doctor. TVLine reports both Nicholas Gonzalez and Jasika Nicole are leaving the ABC TV show after season three.
Gonzalez plays Neil Melendez and Nicole plays Carly Lever on the medical drama, which focuses on Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore), a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome. The cast also includes Antonia Thomas, Hill Harper, Richard Schiff, Christina Chang, Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, and Paige Spara.
WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW!
If you watched the season three finale of The Good Doctor, you won’t be surprised as to why Nicholas Gonzalez is leaving. During the episode, his character died after a tragic accident. As for Jasika Nicole, the reason for her exit is a little more unclear. EP David Shore told TVLine that while Nicole won’t be returning as a series regular for season four, he “would love to see her on the show, but it will not be in the same capacity.”would love to see her on the show, but it will not be in the same capacity.”
And what can fans expect from season four of the ABC TV show? Shore told TVLine we will see Shaun in a different light:
I think we’re going to be putting him in more of a supervisory role in Season 4 and see how he rises to that challenge. And, of course, the relationship [between Shaun and Lea]. Exploring that, as we discussed earlier, will be a big part of it.”
What do you think? Do you watch The Good Doctor? Are you excited for season four?
I love the good doctor is very interesting I am looking forward for season 4
I love the show sorry to see dr Melendez leave
So very sad to see Dr Melendez off the show! His character was amazing!!!! Love this show and Will miss Melendez….that was a total shock to loose him…tears flowed!!!!
All I can say is they better have a miracle happen and Dr Mendez comes back. It was getting real good and then they do this. Several of us will not continue to watch
I absolutely love The Good Doctor. It is a great show. The characters are so realistic. I am so glad that there will be a Season 4. Great writing and story lines. keep up the good work.
They also should bring doctor Melendez back as an identical twin brother who’s also a doctor that would also be a dynamite addition to the show
Doppelganger ? Genetic clone?
I was thinking the same thing or have his dying not real. His heart starts beating. I just loved him on the show as a surgeon. I just hate they let him die on the show. I will not get over this one.
I totally agree with, I’ve just watched it and I’m devastated Melendez was my favourite
Here’s something that should be added to the show although it is fantastic I think dr. Melendez should have been kept in Leah should have been taken out and also I agree that Carly be taken out as well they should have had a love connection with doctor Melendez and the other doctor Sean should be adopted by the older doctor and his wife then this will give Sean a closer connection to having a real mom and dad that he deserves these changes I think would be absolutely Dynamite to the show but hey what do I know
Maybe Melendez will return showering at Claire’s place in a dream sequence ala Bobby Ewing on Dallas….lol
Direct quotes from series creator and exec producer David Shore: “We wanted to lose a character that we would feel something about, and feel pain about, and certainly, he’s a character that so many of them have been in touch with,” Shore told the outlet. The creator also emphasized the significance of the relationships Melendez created with Lim, Browne, and Dr. Shaun Murphy. “Look, this is the nature of these sorts of shows, I believe, is you go forward, and people come and go,” he explained. “It’s a dynamic being, the show. New characters are going to come, old characters… Read more »
So sad he was a great character. I am not very happy about the ending!!
Fantastic series with super cast. So glad it’s been renewed for another season.
Great show. Sooo, sorry to see dr. Melendez leave. Wish him n Carly the best. Looking forward to next season. Can’t wait!
Ya, know they are just characters on a show. And they have real names. These people are actors. Take care. We just gotta live in reality. Or should.
Big mistake killing off Dr. Melendez. It turned the season finale into the series finale for me!!
Agree!!
Agree absolutely.
Me too
Don’t like that you let a main character die will not be watching again.
Mad
Why Melendez? Get rid of the but kisser blonde, or Leah the ****. Bring on challenges of medical Cases and less drama about shaun’s love life. Don’t get me Wrong, everybody plays their part. I don’t think getting rid of Melendez was a smart move. The show will do ok, till the middle of the season, but it won’t be renewed for another one, look what happened, to Lethal Weapon
I agree. I am not interested in Shauns love life.I am more focused on the surgeons and what the patients bring.
I stopped watching Lethal Weapon after the fired Rigg’s character.
Melendez is an important character to this show.
Love Good Doctor! Looking forward to season 4. Can’t wait to see how the characters evolve after the two actors leave the show.
I’m so disappointed with losing Nick I knew him and that younger girl doctor were in love for quite some time and how much time they left and never told each other
I felt like they should have put them together as a couple at least before killing him off. I dont care how much change the producer wanted to bring to the show, this was a bad move in my opinion.
I don’t watch much TV but The Good Doctor is the only program I will stay up late, to watch. Having a program where the main character has a disability is great. It shows that having a disability is no reason to assume inability to succeed. I’ve been disabled since 1946, when there was a nation wide polio epidemic and have had a very successful life. I hate the word disability and prefer capability. Hope this show stays on for a long time.