Mumbai Oct 26 PTI Actor Freddie Highmore believes one of the reasons themedical drama The Good Doctor became a worldwide hit is because the audience could connect with the optimism of his character Dr Shaun MurphyThe Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature show has brought global spotlight to the actor who earlier headlined the acclaimed psychological horror drama series Bates Motel and Tim Burton-directed 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryThe Good Doctor features Highmore as Murphy a young autistic surgeon with savant syndrome arare condition in which a person with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of averageThe 29-year-old actor said theshows successfulfive-season run has been nothing short of magicalI feel lucky that people have connected with the show and with the character that I play I dont think any of us could have anticipated the reaction the popularity that it would have found across the worldAnd its hard to say exactly why but perhaps its that optimism the positivity that Shaun has the fact that he wants to believe that people are inherently good at that That means people have been drawn to him and drawn to his journey and want him to succeed Highmore told PTI in a Zoom interviewThe latest season of the show currently streaming on SonyLIV sees Shaun Murphy making his way through more uncertainties as a major change comes to St Bonaventure HospitalThe rest of the team navigates the complexities of their own changing relationships as they continue to deal with life and death situationsHighmore said the shows success cant be traced back to any formula The London-born actor whose movie credits includes Finding Neverland August Rush and The Spiderwick Chronicles feels the authenticity in the narrative of The Good Doctor is one of the key factor for the series popularityWeve tried to portray Shaun and his journey as authentically and in the most nuanced way that we could It the success just means that people have connected with that The show has committed to that point of view on the world and portraying things in a certain way through the lens of Shaun And we have stuck to that We are proudofthe show and the issues that it has engaged with and the representation especially with regard to autism that it afforded he addedHighmore who also serves as an executive producer on the series and has directed a few episodes said playing the hopeful central character for five seasons has led to the good traits of Murphy being reflectedon himI think as a Brit were probably quite cynical people who have had a lot to be cynical about recently as well Shauns optimism and lack of cynicism is something that hopefully has rubbed off on me a little bit He certainly is a happier more hopeful character to get to play every day than Norman Bates So a little bit of Shaun has rubbed off on me and thats probably a good thing he addedThe series also stars Hill Harper Richard Schiff Christina Chang Fiona Gubelmann Will Yun Lee Paige Spara Noah Galvin Bria Samone Henderson and Osvaldo BenavidesHouse creator David Shore serves as the executive producer and showrunner of the series PTI JUR RB SHD SHD

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ABC’s superhit medical drama The Good Doctor is premiering in the US on September 27 and Freddie Highmore is all set to reprise his role of Doctor Shaun Murphy in the series. Murphy is a gifted autistic surgeon who works at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital and helps his team of doctors with his valuable insights as the […]