Don Johnson Joins Joshua Jackson In Ryan Murphy Drama Series ‘Dr. Odyssey’ For ABC

EXCLUSIVE: Don Johnson is set to star opposite Joshua Jackson in Dr. Odysseya new ABC drama series from Ryan Murphy, which is targeting a fall launch. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.

As is the case with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, Dr. Odyssey is believed to be a medical procedural. According to sources, it is set on a cruise ship.

Details about Johnson’s character are being kept under wraps.

Dr. Odyssey is written and executive produced by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken. Paris Barclay is directing and executive producing. Eric Paquette, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Nissa Diederich also executive produce alongside Jackson.

Johnson is known for his roles as Det. Sonny Crockett on the classic 1980s NBC series Miami Vice and as the title character in the 1996 CBS series Nash Bridgeswhich he also reprised in the 2021 Nash Bridges movie for USA. Recent credits include the Emmy-winning HBO limited series WatchmenRian Johnson’s Knives Out and the Book Club feature franchise. He has coming up Book Club 2: The Next Chapter and Rebel Ridge. Johnson is repped by CAA and Laird & Sobel.