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Doogie Howser reboot for Disney

Reimagined series will centre around a mixed-race 16-year-old girl in Hawaii.

Disney+ has announced a reboot of Doogie Howser M.D., with a working title of Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.

The re-imagining of the series will centre around Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha, a mixed-race 16-year-old girl in Hawaii.

A 10 part series is scheduled to go into production later this year for 2021 with Kourtney Kang (Fresh Off the Boat, How I Met Your Mother) as writer and executive producer.

The original series ran for for four seasons from 1989 to 1993, starring Neil Patrick Harris.

“Thirty years ago, a young medical prodigy took the world by storm and left a lasting impact on pop culture,” said Ricky Strauss, president, Content and Marketing, Disney+. “Kourtney and the team at 20th Television have created a very modern take on this beloved property which will resonate with our global Disney+ audience. We can’t wait to introduce the world to the new Doogie!”

Doogie Howser MD is beloved by everyone at our studio, so we knew that if we were going to reinvent it for a new generation, we had to have both the blessing and participation of the Bochcos and a creator with a fresh, new take that made us lean in,” commented Carolyn Cassidy, president, 20th Television. “Kourtney’s vision for the character is so inspired, we’ve been dying to collaborate with Melvin and Jake again, and Disney+ is exactly the right home for this idea. We couldn’t be more excited.”

Set in modern-day Hawaii, the 10-episode comedy follows Lahela “Doogie” Kameāloha, a mixed race 16-year-old girl, juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager. Guiding Lahela (and also complicating things) is her family, including her spit-fire Irish mother who’s also her supervisor at the hospital, and her Hawaiian “Local Boy” father struggling to accept that his daughter is no longer his little girl.

“Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.” is written and executive produced by Kourtney Kang and produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios. Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar will executive produce and Dayna and Jesse Bochco will produce the half-hour comedy series.

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