This story contains plot points from the season one finale ofDocon Fox.
Amy confronts Richard over the mystery surrounding the death of his patient Bill Dixon.
Richard is finally held accountable for his actions and is fired at the end of the finale.
‘Doc’ star Molly ParkerFox
DEADLINE Medical shows are enjoying a resurgence right now.
Are you pinching yourself over the timing?
Theres something so great about them, obviously with the built-in stakes.
How can we make it feel different?
Thats what we have.
I think ours stands out as different.
Youre going to lean into these characters, youre going to care about them.
Theyre flawed, but youre going to root for them.
And I think people are connecting to these characters.
Theyre aspirational, theyre trying to be their best selves.
DEADLINE Is there a constant discussion about the balance of medical and personal stories?
So were rooting for the patients, but were seeing it through the eyes of the doctors.
KLIGMANI do think we get in more character than even we knew we would at the start.
You want to ensure everyone knows its still a medical procedural.
STEINBERGWe graduated from them pretty early on in season one.
The DNA of the concept is always there, but we made big changes from the beginning.
DEADLINE So lets jump into the finale.
Obviously Jake knows somethings afoot between Amy and Michael.
Are you going to play out that love triangle for a while?
KLIGMANTheres a lot more to mine from that triangle.
So I think we plan to play out the triangle for as long as theres something interesting to play.
STEINBERGWe thought we were going to prolong it.
Were asking the audience to suffer with her.
And so it felt fun to go, wow, what if we accelerate this?
And then it really paid off.
DEADLINE Jake always wears a chai necklace.
What is the story behind that?
Barbies got her chai on as we speak.
This was his chai that he wore every day before he passed.
So theres a beautiful thing to Jake wearing that necklace.
DEADLINE So what about Scott Wolfs Dr. Richard Miller?
KLIGMANHeres what Ill say.
We love Scott and we love the way hes played Richard.
So I dont think this is the last well be seeing of him.
But Im not giving you more.
Can you see yourself doing, say, a season opener about a measles outbreak?
STEINBERGWe try not to get overtly political and sledgehammer people with anything.
But yeah, I think well see how it develops.
Its a real thing thats happening in our world.
DEADLINE Whats it been like working with Molly Parker?
STEINBERGShes just breathtaking on screen.
One of the things I always talk about is theres old Amy and theres new Amy.
She doesnt make it Jekyll and Hyde.
She makes Amy a fully fleshed out human being no matter what era shes playing.
