Daniel Dae Kim: CBS twice rejected The Good Doctor

The New York Times

The former Lost and Hawaii Five-0 star started developing an American adaptation of the Korean version of The Good Doctor in 2013, but CBS opted not to make a pilot after seeing the first script. Kim felt so strongly about the project he bought back the rights from CBS. Even when he was paired with House creator David Shore, who pitched a new script, CBS still wasn’t interested. “CBS actually passed on it twice,” Mr. Kim said. “That was really unfortunate to me, because they were my home studio. I really wanted to bring something home to them.” Now, as The New York Times points out, “In the end, CBS lost a prime time actor and ABC gained an executive producer who brought it an unexpected hit.”