Josh Charles to star in an American Doc Martin remake

In the American version of the show, Charles will play Dr. Martin Best, a high-powered Boston surgeon who abruptly moves to a “quaint East Coast fishing village.” (In the British series, Martin Clunes’ character developed a crippling fear of blood, ending his surgical career; the logline for the new show doesn’t reveal if that’ll be the reason Best departs his former position.) Also, we just now got why it’s being called Best Medicine, because we’ve got a bit of the slow-witted yokel in us, as well.

Interestingly, the series is—per The Wrap—being set up as an hour-long comedy, a rarity in American TV, which suggests that at its core it might look a bit more like a drama series than a more traditional sitcom. On the production side, the show is being executive produced by The Office‘s Ben Silverman, plus Rodney Ferrell and Howard T. Owens, both recently of Owen Wilson golf comedy Stick, and Sex And The City‘s Liz Tuccillo. No word yet on who’ll be joining Charles (who’s currently got a major role in the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale) for all these shenanigans, but rumors suggest that they’ll be wide-eyed, goofy, and possessed of an earthy wisdom that no amount of fancy Boston doctorin’ can replicate.