Dr Odyssey: Ryan Murphy’s New Medical Drama on ABC Casts Joshua Jackson
Actor Joshua Jackson lands a lead role in a brand new medical drama, Dr Odyssey, for ABC. Created by Ryan Murphy, the series marks his first broadcast network show since 2020 and is expected to premiere this autumn.
Joshua Jackson is returning to network television to feature in an ABC comedy series created by Ryan Murphy. Jackson will feature in a drama called Dr. Odyssey. It is penned by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is set to launch in the autumn on ABC, and it will be the first new broadcast show from Murphy's production business since 9-1-1: Lone Star premiered on Fox in early 2020. Disney's 20th Television is producing it with Ryan Murphy Television. American Horror Story Season 12 Director Ryan Murphy Threatens Litigation Against WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight - Here's Why!.
It also marks Jackson's first network series since Fox's Fringe ended in 2013. The actor, who broke out on Dawson's Creek in the late 1990s, recently starred in Paramount+'s Fatal Attraction and the first season of Peacock's anthology Dr. Death; he'll also be part of Sony Pictures' next Karate Kid film. Murphy, who signed a nine-figure deal at Netflix in 2018, left the streamer when the deal ended. He still has several projects from his pre-Netflix days at 20th on the air, including 911, FX's American Horror Story and Feud, and the upcoming American Sports Story. Ryan Murphy's New Series #TheWatcher Stars Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, and Jennifer ... - Latest Tweet by Rotten Tomatoes.
Joshua Jackson All Set to Star in Ryan Murphy's Series
Murphy, Baitz, and Baken will executive produce Dr Odyssey with Jackson, director Paris Barclay, Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, and Nissa Diederich. Jackson is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, Imprint, and Hansen Jacobson. The drama, titled Dr Odyssey, is set to premiere in the fall of 2024, as per The Hollywood Reporter.