4 Shows Like The Good Doctor (2017) to Watch When You're Done
Updated August 2026
View The Good Doctor details →This medical drama follows Shaun Murphy, a gifted young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, as he proves himself in a prestigious hospital that isn't sure it wants him. Earnest, emotional and case-driven, it became a warm-hearted crowd-pleaser. If its blend of medical tension and big feeling hooked you, seek out hospital dramas about brilliant outsiders earning their place one impossible case at a time.
If you loved The Good Doctor (2017) by Erin Gunn, here are 4 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Descendants of the Sun, House, Euphoria. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Shows Similar to The Good Doctor
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the shows that share the most with The Good Doctor in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Descendants of the Sun
2016
After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.
In common: Drama
House
2004 · Peter Blake
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
In common: Drama
Euphoria
2019 · Sara E. White
A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
In common: Drama
Game of Thrones
2011 · Miguel Sapochnik
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the wa
In common: Drama
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The Godfather
1972 · Francis Ford Coppola
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his y
12 Angry Men
1957 · Sidney Lumet
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and sh
Schindler's List
1993 · Steven Spielberg
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Casablanca
1942 · Michael Curtiz
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.