Disney + release the first episode of “Doogie Kamealoha“A family comedy of the medical genre based on the nineties hit” Doogie Howser “(starring a young Neil Patrick Harris). This time, the role falls to Peyton Elizabeth Lee, A 17-year-old actress who plays a Hawaiian teenager who is about to become a doctor.
Through a virtual meeting, RPP News talked to creator Kourtney Kang and the main stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Kathleen Rose Perkins, who play Lahela and her mother Clara, respectively. How is the new series of Disney + approaches children and adolescents to the medicine in a familiar language?
According to Kang, the biggest reason to work in “Doogie Kamealoha“He was in his childhood, he spent much of his life loving television and television sit comedy. “Doogie ‘s growth was a real inspiration and I think [también] all the comedies I grew up watching in my family home. And that’s one of the things we’re trying to do with this series: create a program that families can sit and watch, ”he detailed.
“Mom and Dad will have fun. The kids will be entertained. I have three daughters and I know that in my house it’s always tricky for us to find something we all agree on. That was one of the things we went through. proposing to do is create the program I wanted to see with my family, ”he adds.
‘Doogie Kamealoha ‘inspires kids at Disney +
Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Protagonist of “Doogie Kamealoha“She admits that it is very important to be able to play a character from which viewers can” learn something positive. “In this case, she is Lahela ‘Doogie’ Kamealoha, a prodigy girl who has a great passion for the world of medicine and about children in this profession.
“Lahela really embodies this mission. She’s very smart and makes being smart a great thing, something she’s very proud of, which I think is very important,” the actress told RPP News. “Being smart is great and working hard is great. And then I think through her determination, strength and intelligence, she’s a very strong role model that we hope young people want to be.”
For her part, Kathleen Rose Perkins takes on the role of her mother and professional mentor, Dr. Clara Hannon. She describes the relationship between the two in “Doogie Kamealoha“Like‘ complicated, ’but also very similar to each other.” They’re very motivated women. (…) We were obsessed with something, we just tried and got a little bit. “
“Writers have really touched the sensitive fiber with that. I think it’s a beautiful relationship because they face each other a lot, but they also support, love and understand each other,” he explains. “They are in each other’s lives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Not only are they mother and daughter, but they also work together, which is intense. It’s very intense, but it’s a beautiful relationship. “.
Besides, Peyton Elizabeth Lee says she “doesn’t need to have seen the original series” to entertain herself with this reinvention, which is distinguished by her feminine look and Hawaiian identity. Although there will be references to fiction with Neil Patrick Harris and certain aspects of the modern era, such as recording a YouTube vlog instead of a newspaper.
“Doogie Kamealoha“Released its first episode this Friday, September 10 at Disney +.
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