Second "The Good Doctor" Cast Member Exits Ahead of Season 4
by Ryan Schwartz
March 30, 2020


After the death of Dr. Neil Melendez, played by original series regular Nicholas Gonzalez, "The Good Doctor" will be down a great pathologist when it returns for Season 4.

Jasika Nicole, who plays Dr. Carly Lever, will not be a series regular moving forward, TVLine has learned exclusively.

“I would love to have her back here and there,” executive producer David Shore tells TVLine. “I love Jasika, and would love to see her on the show, but it will not be in the same capacity.”

https://tvline.com/2020/03/30/the-good-doctor-jasika-nicole-leaving-season-4-carly-lever-not-returning/

The Good Doctor boss on the Season 3 finale: "I can tell you it was a really, really difficult choice" (https://ew.com/tv/the-good-doctor-season-3-finale-david-shore-shaun-lea/)

"I’ve always felt in running shows that it can’t just be, 'Oh my God, is he going to die?! No he’s not.' I think in a medical show in particular, you have to set up situations where people might die regularly, guest cast and your regulars," says showrunner David Shore. "Every now and again you have to be true to that, or else the stakes lose their stakes even in the other stories. Dramatically, that is what a medical show is all about. It’s all about the risk of losing somebody and what you’re willing to do in those circumstances."