From show creator Kourtney Kang (Fresh Off the Boat), the Disney+ original series Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. follows Lahela Kamealoha (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), a 16-year-old prodigy who is trying to find a balance between her very adult medical career and life as a teenager in Hawaii. Everything from the blurred lines of her doctor mother (Kathleen Rose Perkins) also being her supervisor at the hospital, to surfing with her father (Jason Scott Lee), to saving a stranger on the side of the road, to wanting her crush to return her feelings, are all part of a typical but sometimes very complicated day for “Doogie.”
During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, Lee talked about the pressure of making a TV show that’s inspired by a previous hit, the responsibility that comes from leading a project, the unique insight she has when it comes to her character, getting comfortable with all of the medical jargon, developing a family bond, and how there’s still so much to explore on possible future seasons.
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