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‘Doc’ Reveals Major Role Joan Played in Big Decision for Amy

Felicity Huffman debuts as Dr. Joan Ridley, a mentor and iconoclast who aims to elevate Westside Hospital, with the season expanded to 22 episodes, Fox said.

  • On Tuesday, September 30, Felicity Huffman, Primetime Emmy winner and Academy Award nominee, debuts as Dr. Joan Ridley in Season 2 Episode 2 of Doc, replacing Dr. Richard Miller at Westside Hospital.
  • After Dr. Richard Miller was outed at the finale, producers cast Dr. Joan Ridley, who Huffman said chose the chief role to champion Dr. Amy Larsen and elevate Westside Hospital.
  • Describing Ridley, Huffman called her an `outlier` and an `iconoclast` with a varied, questionable past in her first regular network role since Desperate Housewives ended in 2012.
  • The series' expanded 22-episode order gives more room for Ridley's arc, with producers saying her storyline will continue at least through the rest of the season.
  • By the end of Episode 2, Dr. Amy Larsen recalls a key dinner with Dr. Joan Ridley, linking Ridley's advice to prioritize work and end Amy's marriage to Michael .
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‘Doc’ Reveals Major Role Joan Played in Big Decision for Amy

Felicity Huffman made her debut in Season 2 Episode 2.

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