Juggling career & life: Disney announces new medical drama series, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D is a coming-of-age medical drama series which follows Lahela Doogie Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.
With the support of her caring and comical Ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path. The show is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios and will start streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from September 8, with new episodes dropping on Wednesdays.
Set in modern-day Hawaii, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. is shot on various locations of O’ahu. Creator and executive producer Kourtney Kang, who was born in Hawaii and raised in a Philadelphia suburb by her Irish mom and Korean dad, infuses her own life stories and experiences into this series.
It is centralised on a mixed-race Asian-American girl. Series guest stars include Randall Park, Max Greenfield, Margaret Cho, Al Harrington, Amy Hill, David S. Jung, Jae Suh Park and Ty Simpkins, amongst others.
