SummaryBoston surgeon Dr. Martin Best's (Josh Charles) lack of bedside manners does not deter the townspeople, including schoolteacher Louisa Gavin (Abigail Spencer), Sheriff Mark Mylow (Josh Segarra) and Martin's new assistant, Elaine Denton (Cree) in the US remake of the British dramedy series Doc Martin.
Best Medicine
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 4, 2026
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Generally Favorable
62
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Mixed or Average
6.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
45% Mixed
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9% Negative
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1 Review
May 4, 2026
80
Will it win awards and wind up on critics' top 10 lists come December? No. Will you see every line and plot development coming well before they happen? Yes. Will you nonetheless feel a soft spot for it, particularly if you have preexisting affection for this specific kind of small town dramedy? Quite possibly.
Jan 2, 2026
80
But if it’s not reinventing the wheel, it is building a very solid version of the wheel — one that, in the first four chapters sent to critics, strikes a winsome balance between heart and humor. Charles is excellent as Best.
User score
Mixed or Average
6.0
57% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
10% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
33% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Jan 28, 2026
10
This is a great show with a awesome cast. I can't wait to watch more of this show. The show is entertaining and the main character Dr. Best is relatable. Love this show and hope it has many seasons to come.
Jan 11, 2026
3
Just another rip-off of good entertainment with unfortunate results. Very poor all around show. Our view is: "skip this poor remake **** TV show you can watch instead - Doc Martin."
Jan 5, 2026
70
Martin will doubtless have his edges sanded down over time, though hopefully later rather than sooner. For now, the contrast between Martin and his patients has a productive friction that gives Charles plenty of grouchy misanthropy to work with.
Jun 9, 2026
60
Best Medicine is softer than Doc Martin. .... But it does exactly what it sets out to do – soothe viewers’ souls with a celebration of smalltown values, of the secret goodness hidden behind even the prickliest of men and the promise that nothing for the next 42 minutes plus ads will distress us. It’s perfect rubbish and we need it very much.
Jan 5, 2026
60
On the whole, it’s cuter, milder, more cuddly (multiple vomit jokes notwithstanding), more obvious and more whimsical, but less real, less intense and less sharply written than “Doc Martin.”
Jan 2, 2026
42
Charles and Spencer find brief moments of depth. It’s not until well into the second episode that they get an extended scene together, but they hint at what this show could be with stronger writing.
Dec 31, 2025
30
Unfortunately, “Best Medicine” fails to duplicate its source material’s charm. It translates the scaffolding, but none of the wry humor or heart, giving us a hackneyed, low-stakes adaptation.
Jan 8, 2026
0
There is only one Doc Martin, and no one on the planet is even a close second. I've watched every episode, every season, more than once, I can't believe that for some unknown reason someone believed the could do it better in America. There is no substitute for "The Doc" or genuine British television. Best Medicine was a #SnoozeFest.





























