As TV fanatics gear up for another action-packed fall season, we’re geeking out about all the shows coming to our screens — both returning and new. Doctor Odyssey is an interesting twist on the standard medical drama geared up to entertain today’s eclectic TV audience with a new premise. While we’ve had plenty of medical mysteries over the years, Doctor Odyssey will be the story of a second-chance doctor solving medical cases aboard a luxury cruise boat.
Is that unique, or is it taking an already-done trope and trying to give it a new wig? Doctor Odyssey: Knock-Off or Unique Premise? News of Doctor Odyssey’s creation has been tight-lipped leading up to its ABC premiere on Thursdays at 9/8C starting September 26. Unlike other shows, like High Potential, which aired promos months ahead of their releases, Doctor Odyssey kept its secrets tight until just a month ago. Fans got their first taste of this modern-day Love Boat medical procedural through a brief teaser released during the Primetime Emmy Awards .
They received a second taste in the form of a longer trailer that Murphy withheld from release until a mere ten days before the series aired. There is no pilot episode. Once the trailer hit social media, it set a record for the most views — 77.
million within the first 48 hours — for a series that hasn’t aired yet. It surpassed the previous record held by This is Us , which starred Tracker ‘s Justin Hartley. This short promo introduced the location, the luxury.