A new Fox medical drama, "Best Medicine," has arrived on Netflix, offering a gentler alternative to intense hospital dramas like "The Pitt." The series is an American remake of the long-running British show "Doc Martin," relocating its story from Cornwall to a fictional fishing village in coastal Maine, and blends light comedy with small-town charm rather than high-stakes emergencies.

The show, which first aired on 4 January 2026, stars Josh Charles as Dr Martin Best, a Boston heart surgeon who develops a fear of blood after a traumatic case and relocates to Port Wenn, a close-knit community he visited as a child. His blunt manner clashes with locals including schoolteacher Louisa (Abigail Spencer), her ex-fiancé Sheriff Mark (Josh Segarra), and his aunt Sarah (Annie Potts), with each episode weaving a medical mystery into village traditions and disputes between Martin and his stubborn patients.