Hard blow for TF1. This Friday, January 12, 2024, the channel learned of the end of two American series that it has been broadcasting on its channel for several years. Indeed, according to Variety And Deadline, series Good Doctor will end at the end of the seventh season canned and which will be broadcast by the ABC network from next February. An announcement that the hero of the series, Freddie Highmorewas quick to confirm on Instagram: “Playing Dr. Shaun Murphy was an immense privilege and one of the most remarkable and rewarding experiences of my life. I will always be grateful to David, Liz and Erin, as well as the cast, writers and members of the cast. “Extremely talented – and lovely – team who made this series possible. It’s through caring deeply about others that we got to this point. Thank you to Sony and ABC, and to everyone who followed us at home.” said the 31-year-old actor.
Freddie Highmore, revealed at the age of 12 in the cinema by the film Neverland in which he opposite Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, acquired international notoriety in 2005 by playing young Charlie in Charlie and the chocolate factory by Tim Burton. He then played the hero Arthur of the trilogy for Luc Besson. Arthur and the Minimoysbetween 2006 and 2010. In 2013, he excelled on television by playing the title role of the new series Bates Motelwhich will stop in 2017. The same year, he agrees to play the role of a young autistic doctor in the new medical series by David Shore, to whom we owe in particular Dr. House. He becomes the hero of Good Doctora series in seven seasons which has been a hit on TF1 since August 2018, especially on housewives.
SWAT series gets reprieve
Good Doctor is unfortunately not the only series from which TF1 will have to part ways in the coming months. Indeed, SWATthe series hosted by Shemar Moore since 2017 as well, and broadcast by TF1 since 2018, will also be canceled after seven seasons. Originally, the producers had made the decision to abruptly end the series at the end of season 6, but faced with the fury of the fans, they finally reversed course, and will offer a final season, to offer an acceptable ending to the protagonists of the series: “We listened to our viewers and their immense passion for SWAT, and we reached an agreement to renew it for a final season of 13 episodes. We’re happy to have found a way to bring her back and bring some closure to the show’s character storylines, which is what viewers deserve.” said the producers in a press release released by broadcaster CBS. The latest adventures of the police officers SWAT will be available on TF1 in the coming months.