Do No Harm is a drama that aired from January 31 through September 7, 2013, on NBC. The network placed a series order in May 2012. On November 12, 2012, NBC reduced its episode order for the series from 13 to 12 episodes, due to scheduling conflicts[3] (13 episodes were produced and eventually aired).
On February 8, 2013, it was announced that NBC had canceled the series after airing two episodes, due to low ratings. On April 26, 2013, NBC announced that the remaining episodes would be burned off, beginning June 29, 2013.
Premise
The series focuses on Dr. Jason Cole (Steven Pasquale), a successful neurosurgeon with a secret. Every night at 8:25 p.m., and lasting exactly 12 hours, Cole is switched into an alternate, evil personality named Ian Price. Cole has been able to suppress Price by injecting a strong pharmaceutical mixture that sedates their shared body, rendering it impossible for the evil alter ego to function. But one night Cole discovers that their body has grown immune to the drug and Price has emerged in a rage. Angry at having been suppressed, Cole's alternate personality is focused on wreaking havoc on Cole's life, creating problems that could cost him his romance, career, and even his life.
The series is a modern take on the classic Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Steven Pasquale as Dr. Jason Cole (chief of neurosurgery at Independence Memorial Hospital) and as Ian Price, his alternate personality
- Alana de la Garza as Dr. Lena Solis, a neurologist at IMH and Dr. Cole's love interest
- Ruta Gedmintas as Olivia Flynn, Dr. Cole's estranged former fiancée & mother of his son Cole.
- Phylicia Rashad as Dr. Vanessa Young, chief of surgery at IMH
- Michael Esper as Dr. Kenneth Jordan, a neurosurgeon at IMH who is suspicious of Dr. Cole
- John Carroll Lynch as Will Hayes, a construction contractor and the leader of Dr. Cole's dissociative personality disorder support group
Recurring cast
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Dr. Ruben Marcado, a clinical pharmacologist at IMH and Dr. Cole's friend
- Samm Levine as Josh Stern, Dr. Cole's administrative assistant
- Jeremy Davidson as Rob, another doctor at IMH and Lena's boyfriend.
- Toni Trucks as Dr. Patricia Rivers
- James Cromwell as Dr. Phillip Carmelo
- Jurnee Smollett as Abby, Dr. Young's daughter who has just left drug rehab[16]
- Brendan McHale as Cole Flynn, Jason/Ian and Olivia's son.
Reception
The series has received a 38 out of 100 on Metacritic. It also had the lowest-rated in-season scripted premiere ever on the four major broadcast networks.
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the Jekyll-and-Hyde medical drama...set a record as the lowest-rated in-season drama debut in modern history...and was axed after two episodes," the show being one of many that harmed NBC's winter line-up.
Season 1 1. 1-1 31 Jan 13 Pilot 2. 1-2 07 Feb 13 Don't Answer the Phone 3. 1-3 29 Jun 13 Morning, Sunshine 4. 1-4 06 Jul 13 Me Likey 5. 1-5 20 Jul 13 A Stand-In 6. 1-6 27 Jul 13 I Can't Keep Your Secret 7. 1-7 03 Aug 13 Six Feet Deep 8. 1-8 10 Aug 13 The Cookie Jar 9. 1-9 17 Aug 13 Circadian Rhythms 10. 1-10 24 Aug 13 Mine 11. 1-11 31 Aug 13 But I'm Allergic to Cats 12. 1-12 31 Aug 13 You Made Me Do This 13. 1-13 07 Sep 13 This Is How It Ends
Do No Harm is an American drama that aired from January 31 through September 7, 2013, on NBC. The network placed a series order in May 2012. On November 12, 2012, NBC reduced its episode order for the series from 13 to 12 episodes, due to scheduling conflicts.
On February 8, 2013, it was announced that NBC had canceled the series after airing two episodes, due to low ratings. On April 26, 2013, NBC announced that the remaining episodes would be burned off, beginning June 29, 2013.
Original Name: Do No Harm
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 13
Status: Ended
Type: Scripted
Network(s): NBC
First Air Date: January 31, 2013
Last Air Date: September 7, 2013
Episode Runtime: 43 mins
Primary Year: 2013
Created by: David Schulner
Genres: Drama
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United States of America
Seasons:
Season 1 — 13 Episodes — Air Date: January 31, 2013
Casting:
Steven Pasquale – Dr. Jason Cole / Ian Price
Phylicia Rashād – Dr. Vanessa Young
Ruta Gedmintas – Olivia Flynn
Alana de la Garza – Dr. Lena Solis
Michael Esper – Dr. Kenneth Jordan
John Carroll Lynch – Will Hayes
Tags: 2013, Alana de la Garza, dissociative identity disorder, Doctor, Drama, Ended, English, Hollywood, mental disorders, Michael Esper, neurosurgeon, Peter Traugott, Phylicia Rashād, Ruta Gedmintas, Scripted, Steven Pasquale, TV Series