New casting information has been revealed about the upcoming Fox medical comedyBest Medicine, with aYoung Sheldonalum joining the cast.Deadlinereports thatAnnie Potts has been cast in Fox’sBest Medicine.More recently known for playing Meemaw inYoung Sheldonand its spinoffGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageon CBS, Potts joins the already-announcedBest Medicinecast of Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, and Josh Segarra.
Based on the UK seriesDoc Martin,Best Medicinereceived a straight-to-series order and is a co-production of Fox and Warner Bros. TV. The medical comedy will likely diversifyTV’s medical series scene, which is seeing a resurgence.
Potts will reportedly play the character of Charles' Martin Best’s aunt, Joan, a no-nonsense lobster woman with a good heart underneath her stern demeanor. Described as “loyal but stubborn,” Aunt Joan will likely be a fixture of the East Coast fishing village Martin finds himself in after abruptly leaving his successful career in Boston.
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The description of Potts’ Aunt Joan hints at a compelling dynamic withBest Medicine’s protagonist, Martin, along with an intriguing role in and of itself, given how Joan is seemingly strong, determined, and extremely kind. Her love for her small Maine town and dedication to still going out every day on her boat only add to the character’s charm.
Best Medicinepreviously cast Josh Segarra as Sheriff Mark Mylowand Abigail Spencer as school teacher Louisa Glasson. Alongside the medical comedy’s protagonist and Potts' Aunt Joan, it promises the town’s dynamic will truly be atBest Medicine’s center. This checks out with Martin’s wish to be left alone, only to get dragged into the middle of the town residents’ personal chaos.
Potts being cast inBest Medicinealso potentially has consequences forGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. While she was never part of the main cast ofYoung Sheldon’s spinoff, Potts appeared as Meemaw repeatedly inFirst Marriage, even having a big role in the sitcom’s main fights in season 1.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1 finale further complicates Meemaw’s rolein the spinoff. As such,Best Medicinepresents another hurdle, given Potts’ likely difficulty in appearing inFirst Marriagedue toBest Medicinealso following a network TV schedule.
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Potts joiningBest Medicineis bound to be a major benefit of the upcoming medical comedy. Her role inYoung Sheldonas Meemaw already proved her ability to thrive in comedies with a high level of conflict, something that is also seemingly at the heart ofBest Medicine, inevitably making the upcoming medical comedy better as a result.
