‘Doctor Odyssey’ Star Joshua Jackson Relishes Leading ‘Beautifully Absurd’ ABC Drama

The actor tells TheWrap how Ryan Murphy pitched the show to him, wanting Reese Witherspoon to guest star and how long the show could run

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Joshua Jackson in "Doctor Odyssey." (Disney/Pari Dukovic)

Note: This story contains spoilers from the “Doctor Odyssey” series premiere.

“Doctor Odyssey” is the last in a wave of Ryan Murphy-produced dramas to premiere this fall — and it’s, by design, the most fun.

After the debuts of true crime dramas “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” and “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” and the FX serial killer drama “Grotesquerie,” the super-producer launched the breezy medical procedural starring Joshua Jackson Thursday on ABC. Equal parts “9-1-1” and “The Love Boat,” the show follows Dr. Max Bankman as he joins the crew of a luxurious cruise called the Odyssey as its on-board doctor, working alongside nurse Avery Morgan (Phillipa Soo), nurse Tristan Silva (Sean Teale) and Captain Robert Massey (Don Johnson).

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