When it comes to a medical series with a gifted young doctor, the first place to start might be "Doogie Howser, M.D.," Neil Patrick Harris' 1980s family comedy series. In the series, Harris played a savant himself, a young boy who breezed through high school, college, and medical school by the age of 14, becoming a licensed physician and a hospital surgeon two years later. However, that's not the series we're actually recommending. Instead, you may want to check out the remake, "Doogie Kameāloha, M.D."
In this revived series updated for the 2020s, Peyton Elizabeth Lee takes over as the leading doctor Lahela Kameāloha, a teen prodigy who, at the age of 16, serves as a doctor at the fictional Oahu Health Medical Center in Hawaii. She gains the nickname 'Doogie' thanks to the 1980s TV series that her friends, family, and coworkers compare her to, which is fictional in the series just as it is in real life. A whip-smart teen, she struggles to balance her work and her ordinary teenage life while always having to prove herself against colleagues twice — or three times — her age.
A charming series that's just as much about Lahela's life and personal drama as it is about the medical cases she works on during the day, "Doogie Kameāloha, M.D." is a bit lighter in tone but will play well for audiences who appreciate often uplifting messaging of "The Good Doctor."
