Disney releases 1st look at 'Doogie Howser' reboot, 'Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.'
Peyton Elizabeth Lee plays the title role of a 16-year-old prodigy.
Disney+ has unveiled its first look at "Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.," the reboot of the Neil Patrick Harris medical dramedy "Doogie Howser, M.D."
For this version, the setting shifts to O'ahu, Hawaii, and "Andi Mack" veteran Peyton Elizabeth Lee plays the title role: a 16-year-old prodigy who's busy "juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager," according to a press release.
The teaser shows the series' title sequence: Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha even gets her own Hawaiian-themed version of the original "Doogie Howser" song, composed by Wendy Wang and performed by famed ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro.
The series, which also stars Kathleen Rose Perkins, Jason Scott Lee, Matthew Sato, Wes Tian, Emma Meisel and Ronny Chieng, debuts on Disney+ on Sept. 8.
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The original "Doogie Howser, M.D." ran four seasons on ABC, from Sept. 19, 1989, to March 24, 1993.