Summary
Martin Best is a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 68Audiences 63GoodWatch 66
Time to watch it all
14 h
20 episodes, about 42 min each
An episode a night: about 3 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries
First aired
2026
January 4, 2026
Still running
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
45 people
Josh CharlesDr. Martin Best20 episodes
Abigail SpencerLouisa Glasson20 episodes
Josh SegarraSheriff Mark Mylow20 episodes
CreeElaine Denham20 episodes
Annie PottsAunt Joan20 episodes
Eliza CoupeEden Montgomery11 episodes
Stephen SpinellaGreg Garrison9 episodes
Jason VeaseyGeorge Brady9 episodes
Ben Lewis DohertyPeter Cronk7 episodes
Carter ShimpAl Large4 episodes
John DiMaggioBert Large4 episodes
Clea LewisSally Mylow3 episodes
Didi ConnGeneva3 episodes
Alison CimmetIrma3 episodes
Michael PottsGilbert Carlisle2 episodes
Wendy MakkenaSusan Carlisle2 episodes- ASAlexandra SicaHarley2 episodes
- LJLeah Janae ThomasAmelia2 episodes
- JHJosh Hoon LeeLiam2 episodes
Gene JonesOld Man Collins2 episodes
Adrian EnscoeDoug1 episode
Martin ClunesDr. Robert Best1 episode
Heléne YorkeSavannah Michaud1 episode- ABAlexandria BenfordBelinda1 episode
Directing · 6
- Todd Holland Director
- Marcos Siega Director
- Rebecca Asher Director
- Jason Winer Director
- Nancy Hower Director
- MJ Delaney Director
Writing · 5
- Scott Prendergast Writer
- Matt Ward Writer
- Ria Tobaccowala Writer
- Cindy Chupack Writer
- Elizabeth Evans Writer
Production · 12
- Liz Tuccillo Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
- Jamie Babbit Executive Producer, Director
- Jay Karas Executive Producer, Director
- Ben Silverman Executive Producer
- Tyson Bidner Executive Producer
- Howard T. Owens Executive Producer
Best Medicine episodes
2 seasons · 20 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Docked, 6.7
- S1 E2 Bean There Done That, 7.4
- S1 E3 Take Me Out of the Ballgame, 7.4
- S1 E4 All the World's Ablaze, 7.5
- S1 E5 Hello Darkness, My Port Wenn, 7.7
- S1 E6 Eyewitness Blues, 7.6
- S1 E7 There Might Be Blood, 7.8
- S1 E8 The Bogfather, 7.8
- S1 E9 Doc Martin, 8.2
- S1 E10 Port Wenn-ings and a Funeral, 8.2
- S1 E11 Mind Your Own Buboes, 8.0
- S1 E12 A Tale of Two Sister Cities, 7.9
- S1 E13 Norway No How, 8.0
- S2 E1 Be Careful What You Fish For, 8.1
- S2 E2 Breakin' in Is Hard to Do, 8.2
- S2 E3 Crate Expectations, 8.3
- S2 E4 No Place Like Om, 8.3
- S2 E5 Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow, 8.6
- S2 E6 , 8.2
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