Peyton Elizabeth Lee stars as the new wunderkind doctor.
Move aside, Neil Patrick Harris!
EW spoke with Lee about her experience playing the young genius and what to expect from the new series.
Peyton Elizabeth Lee on ‘Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'.Disney/Karen Neal
Plus, check out the opening title sequence and exclusive first-look photos below.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Were you familiar with the originalDoogie Howser?
When I got the audition I started watching it, but that was my first introduction toDoogie Howser.
Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Mapuana Makia on ‘Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'.Disney/Karen Neal
How is your Doogie different from the one audiences know?
It has nods to the original but also feels very modern.
How would you describe Lahela?
Kathleen Rose Perkins, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Mapuana Makia on ‘Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'.Karen Neal/Disney
Lahela is a 16-year-old doctor.
[Laughs] As one is, you know.
I got very excited about this character because I definitely relate to her in a lot of ways.
Emma Meisel on ‘Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'.Disney/Karen Neal
As the series progresses we see Lahela navigating that and balancing those two worlds.
How difficult was it to pick up all the medical jargon?
Every night I would get home to learn my lines and have to Google everything.
[Laughs] It gave me a whole new level of respect for the actors onGrey’s Anatomy.
In terms of what to expect from the episodes, is there a case-of-the-week format?
Every episode has the medical story line, and then it also has her personal story line.
What was the most difficult aspect of this role for you?
What’s her relationship like with her parents?
But at the foundation of the relationship it’s all love.
It is Lahela’s parents that really ground her.
Are her friends able to understand the responsibilities of her job?
They relate to each other on that level.
Did you have a say in Lahela’s amazing footwear?
She’s in the hospital and she’s wearing her new Air Force 1s.
