<P> Production on the pilot took place from March 21 to April 6, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia . Filming for the rest of the season began on July 26, 2017, and is set to conclude on March 1, 2018 . Although The Good Doctor is set in San Jose, California, the real San Jose is rarely seen . In one of those scenes, a helicopter supposedly bound for San Francisco was clearly headed in the wrong direction . </P> <P> Dan Romer serves as the primary composer for the series . </P> <P> The Good Doctor began airing on September 25, 2017, on ABC in the United States, and on CTV in Canada . Sky Living acquired the broadcast rights for the United Kingdom and Ireland . Seven Network airs the series in Australia. . Wowow, the largest Japanese private satellite and pay - per - view television network in Japan acquired the rights to broadcast the series beginning in April 2018 . </P> <P> A full length trailer was released for ABC's May 2017 Upfront presentation, which / Film's Ethan Anderton described the concept as feeling like "House meets Rain Man, that just might be enough to make it interesting". However, he questioned "how long can audiences be entranced by both the brilliance of (Highmore's) character's savant skills and the difficulties that come from his autism in the workplace ." Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter felt the trailer was "both kinda progressive and really dated". He added, "Too much felt on - the - nose--especially Hill Harper as the main character's detractor and Richard Schiff as his noble defender", while also commentating that "On - the - nose / premise is how you have to trailer a show like this, and maybe spaced out over 43 minutes it won't grate ." Ben Travers and Steve Greene for IndieWire called it "a serious trailer for a serious subject . The first glimpse of Highmore's character hints that they're toeing the line between presenting a thoughtful depiction of his condition and using his perceptive abilities as a kind of secret weapon ." The trailer had been viewed over 25.4 million times after a week of its release, including over 22 million views on Facebook . </P>

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