Do No Harm (TV series)
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Article ImagesDo No Harm is an American medical drama television series that aired on NBC from January 31 through September 7, 2013.[1] The series follows Dr. Jason Cole as he balances working as a neurosurgeon with suppressing his evil alter ego, Ian Price.
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Genre | Medical drama |
Created by | David Schulner |
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Composer | James S. Levine |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Production location | Philadelphia |
Running time | 43 minutes |
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Network | NBC |
Release | January 31 – September 7, 2013 |
Do No Harm is a modern take on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.[2][3][4] The series was panned by critics, and holds a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]
The network placed a series order in May 2012.[6] On November 12, 2012, NBC reduced its episode order for the series from 13 to 12 episodes, due to scheduling conflicts[7] (13 episodes were produced and eventually aired).
On February 8, 2013, it was announced that NBC had cancelled the series after airing two episodes, due to low ratings.[8][9][10] On April 26, 2013, NBC announced that the remaining episodes would be burned off, beginning June 29, 2013.[11]
- Steven Pasquale as Dr. Jason Cole (chief of neurosurgery at Independence Memorial Hospital) and as Ian Price, his alternate personality
- Alana de la Garza as Dr. Lena Solis, a neurologist at IMH and Dr. Cole's love interest
- Ruta Gedmintas as Olivia Flynn, Dr. Cole's estranged former fiancé and the mother of his son, Cole
- Phylicia Rashad as Dr. Vanessa Young, chief of surgery at IMH
- Michael Esper as Dr. Kenneth Jordan, a neurosurgeon at IMH who is suspicious of Dr. Cole
- John Carroll Lynch as Will Hayes, a construction contractor and the leader of Dr. Cole's dissociative personality disorder support group
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Dr. Ruben Marcado, a clinical pharmacologist at IMH[12] and Dr. Cole's friend
- Samm Levine as Josh Stern, Dr. Cole's administrative assistant[13]
- Jeremy Davidson as Rob, another doctor at IMH and Lena's boyfriend
- Toni Trucks as Dr. Patricia Rivers[14]
- James Cromwell as Dr. Phillip Carmelo[15][16]
- Jurnee Smollett as Abby, Dr. Young's daughter who has just left drug rehab[17]
- Brendan McHale as Cole Flynn, Jason/Ian and Olivia's son
The series has received a 38 out of 100 on Metacritic,[30] and 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] It also had the lowest-rated in-season scripted premiere ever on the four major broadcast networks.[31]
The series was criticized for being far-fetched and having poor writing,[32][33] although Steven Pasquale's performance as Jason Cole/Ian Price was praised.[34][35]
Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times described the series "not so much a thrilling psychological drama as a mismatched roommate comedy. Oscar and Felix, if one of them was a doctor and they had to share the same body."[36]
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the Jekyll-and-Hyde medical drama...set a record as the lowest-rated in-season drama debut in modern history...and was axed after two episodes,"[37] the show being one of many that harmed NBC's winter line-up.
All episodes are available from electronic sell-through platforms such as iTunes,[38] Amazon Instant Video[39] and Vudu.[40]
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- ^ "NBC's "Do No Harm" Latest to Get Episode Trim". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 8, 2013). "'Do No Harm' Cancelled After Two Airings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 8, 2013). "'Do No Harm' Canceled by NBC". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (February 8, 2013). "'Do No Harm' pulled from NBC's schedule". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 26, 2013). "Cancelled 'Zero Hour' & 'Do No Harm' Get Summer Air Dates For Unaired Episodes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "Dr. Ruben Marcado". NBC. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ MacIntyre, April. "EXCLUSIVE: 'Do No Harm' new sneak peek revealed (VIDEOS)". M&C. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (December 19, 2012). "Exclusive: Made in Jersey Actress Jumps to NBC's New Medical Drama Do No Harm". TV Line. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "James Cromwell Joins Do No Harm". ATV Today. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ West, Kelly (January 7, 2013). "Do No Harm Adds American Horror Story's James Cromwell, Details Revealed". Television Blend. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (January 14, 2013). "Exclusive: Friday Night Lights Grad Joins NBC Thriller Do No Harm for Arc". TV Line. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 1, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up; No Adjustments for 'Scandal', 'American Idol' or 'Do No Harm'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 8, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Community' & 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up; 'Person of Interest' & 'Elementary' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (June 30, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: Baseball Beats Burnoffs, '666 Park Avenue', 'Brooklyn DA' & 'Zero Hour' Flat, 'Do No Harm' Returns Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 7, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: '666 Park Ave', 'Zero Hour' & 'Brooklyn DA' Burnoffs Stay Steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 21, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'Zero Hour' Flat, 'Do No Harm' Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (July 28, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'UFC on FOX' Beats Up the Competition, 'Zero Hour' & 'Do No Harm' Rise". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 4, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'Zero Hour' Goes Out on a Low Note + 'Do No Harm' Burnoff Flat". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (August 11, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: '20/20' Down, 'Do No Harm' Flat". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (August 18, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'Do No Harm' Rises, Low Score for Gymnastics Championships". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 25, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: Preseason Football Edges NASCAR + 'Do No Harm' Rises". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (September 1, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: College Football Lifts ABC to Nightly Win + 'Do No Harm' Steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 8, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: NASCAR & College Football in Dead Heat, 'Do No Harm' Finale Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Do No Harm". Metacritic.
- ^ "TV Ratings Thursday: 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'American Idol' Fall, '30 Rock' Finale Rises + 'Do No Harm' Flops". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Bianco, Robert. "'Do No Harm': Unbelievable, and unbelievably bad". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Stuever, Hank (January 30, 2013). "'Do No Harm,' and do no watching". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Do No Harm, Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot, Review". Den of Geek. February 2, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Seitz on Do No Harm: This Dual-Personality Tale Could Use More Jekyll, Less Hyde". Vulture. January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ McNamara, Mary (January 31, 2013). "TV review: 'Do No Harm' on NBC is more sentiment than grit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Hibberd, James (February 15, 2013). "Brutal Winter for TV". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Do No Harm, Season 1 on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Watch Do No Harm Season 1 – Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "VUDU – Watch Movies". www.vudu.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.