A real-life marriage is coming to Westside Hospital. Simone Missick and her husband, Dorian Missick, are joining Fox's medical drama Doc for a multi-episode storyline that begins tonight, TV Insider reported exclusively.
The couple plays husband and wife on the show. Dorian is Sam, a patient with a heart condition who signs on for the human trials of the artificial heart implant developed by Ben, played by Blair Underwood. Simone plays Marie, Sam's wife, who stays by his side through the process.
Their arc kicks off in "Heroic Measures," Season 3, Episode 7, which airs Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox. In a sneak peek released with the news, Sam jokes that he feels "like the bionic man" with all the wires attached to him, and Marie teases that he has been making that joke all day. Douglas Nyback and Jon Ecker also appear in the scene.
Why this casting stands out
The Missicks met at an audition in 2009 and married in 2012, and they have shared the screen before, including the 2019 thriller A Cold Hard Truth. Simone is known for leading CBS' All Rise as Judge Lola Carmichael and for playing Misty Knight in Marvel's Luke Cage. Dorian's credits include Six Degrees, For Life and Shirley.
Putting them opposite Underwood gives Ben's heart trial, one of the season's biggest storylines, an emotional center built on three veteran Black actors. It also arrives in a tense week for the show: the official synopsis for "Heroic Measures" says new revelations about Amy's brain health put her future at Westside in jeopardy.
Doc stars Molly Parker as Amy Larsen, a doctor who loses her memory in a car accident and has to rebuild her life and career. Underwood joined the series this season, which Cup of Soul covered when he scrubbed in for Season 3.
Doc airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox, and viewers can also stream it live on the Fox app with a TV provider sign-in.
