Fox’s Drama Set in Minnesota Now Makes Bold Return, Now Streaming

The highly anticipated second season of Fox’s breakout drama, set right here in the heart of Minnesota, is finally arriving on screens next week, promising new cast members, deeper twists, and unforgettable moments. Here's when you can watch!

America's favorite TV series set right here in Minnesota is set to drop new episodes in just days-- meaning fans of the Fox drama, Doc, and fans won’t have to wait long for their next appointment as the Season 2 premiere is here.

The show Doc, Fox's latest hit medical drama, is set at a fictitious hospital (sorry Mayo Clinic!) right here in the North Star State. It first premiered on screens across the country back in January, and almost immediately became one of the network's most-watched shows of last season.

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It's been a while since the Gopher State has been the setting for a network TV show. Over the years, Minnesota has had its share of famous moments, courtesy of TV and movies, though. The classic movie filmed and set in our backyard-- Grumpy Old Men-- just celebrated its 31st anniversary over the holidays last year. As did another '90s classic, The Mighty Ducks.

Minnesota characters were also front and center in TV shows more recently too. If you watched the sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which ran from 2005 to 2014, you already know that the character of Marshal Ericksen was a proud native of St. Cloud, Minnesota.

And now, the Fox series Doc, which airs Tuesdays at 8 pm and streams the next day on Hulu, is the latest show to be set here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It's based on the adventures of Dr. Amy Elias, the Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at the completely fictional 'Westside Hospital' in Minneapolis.

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Throughout its first season, Doc has been fairly accurate in its portrayal of  Minnesota. While the show is actually shot on location in Toronto, it DOES contain the establishing shots of Minneapolis, which are used to give viewers a sense of place. I noted both sweeping panoramic daytime and nighttime shots of the Minneapolis skyline used throughout the first season.

It also appears the Doc writing team has a Minnesota native on staff, or someone familiar with the Bold North, who created several different local references that have been accurate to our state. Episode 7 (S1 E7 'Secrets And Lies') included a reference to Prince and tours of his former home and recording studio at Paisley Park, as well as the classic Minneapolis record store, Electric Fetus.

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Minnesota Easter Eggs You May Have Missed in Season 1

Previous Season 1 Doc episodes have also included several accurate references to our fair state, including:

• In Episode 4, the plot concerns the treatment of a Marine and includes a reference to Fort McCoy, the US Army's Total Force Training Center near Sparta, Wisconsin.
• In Episode 4, a conversation mentions not getting a reservation at Spoon And Stable, the downtown Minneapolis restaurant created by James Beard Award-winning chef Gavin Kaysen.
• Also in Episode 4, a patient being treated says she's a professor at the University of Minnesota-- and the writers were familiar enough with Minnesota to call it the 'U of M.'
• A flashback scene of a school field trip in Episode 4 shows a school bus with 'Minneapolis Public Schools' written on the side.

Doc does get a few things incorrect, however. In addition to creating the fictitious Westside Hospital, Episode 3 sees Dr. Elias travel to a warehouse in 'Dobbs, Minnesota', which is portrayed as a small town near the Twin Cities. But, there doesn't appear to be any actual city or town with that name in Minnesota.

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Then, in Episode 4, Dr. Elias and her ex-husband head to the museum where their son's field trip took place. The Museum is called 'The Franklin,' but again, there doesn't appear to be any actual museum in Minnesota with that name.

Overall, for a show that isn't filmed here and doesn't have any Minnesota natives in the cast, it's done a pretty good job so far in accurately portraying our fair state. Let's hope they keep those Minnesota references coming in Season 2, which debuted on Fox Sunday night. (Tip: Listen for a reference to the 2020 burning of the Minneapolis Police Department's 3rd Precinct in S2 E1) It's streaming now on Hulu. Check out the official promo below!

Although not featured in this show, our state *does* have its share of famous residents, right? Keep scrolling to check them out and see where they went to high school here in the Bold North!

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