The hiring of Osvaldo Benavides in the ABC series ‘The Good Doctor’ lasted only a few months, Well, although at the end of the fourth season he was announced as a regular character for the fifth, the actor will be left out of the program, according to the TVLine portal.
Until the closing of this edition, the program had not confirmed the departure of the Mexican nor had he commented on the matter.
His character of Dr. Mateo Rendón Osma had had turbulent moments when entering the San Jose hospital on trial St. Bonaventure.
“Regarding his training, he is a fairly experienced doctor , but because of his past, because of his history, he’s going to have to learn to swallow his pride a bit, “explained executive producer David Shore to TVLine prior to the premiere of the new season.
Benavides joined the show in the fourth season episode “Venga”, where the team travels to Guatemala to help to patients in a rural hospital, after which his character falls in love with Dr. Audrey Lim (Christina Chang).
By June, the Monarca actor already announced his integration, shared photos of his chair and promoted the premiere of the new episodes, which began airing on 27 September.
“ See you in the operating room! I’m so excited to be back as a series regular for Season 5 with this bunch of really lovable people. What a thrill to be part of this beautiful project with such a loving group of people “, the actor posted on Instagram.
His incorporation came after the departure of Antonia Thomas at the end of the fourth season, but the cast changes in the series are so constant on the show that, from the first episode, only the actors Freddie Highmore, Hill Harper and Richard Schiff continue.