Portland General

Portland General is an American medical drama television series set in the fictional Portland General Hospital. The series focuses on the staff working at the hospital and the complications in both their professional and personal lives. The series premiered on January 25, 2016 on Fox and was a ratings and critical success, with many proclaiming it the new Grey's Anatomy. The series entered its sixth season on January 12, 2021. The first season starred Ashton Kutcher as Brandon Walsh, the hospital Chief of Staff. Kutcher signed on for the first season and left the series afterward, with Ashley Johnson taking over the lead role, following her supporting credit for the first season.
== Cast ==
Portland General has had a large revolving door of characters. The cast members introduced in the first season were Ashton Kutcher, Hannah John-Kamen, Ashley Johnson, James Lafferty, Brie Larson, Caity Lotz, Steven R. McQueen, Josh O'Connor, Alex Plank, and Laura Vandervoort. The cast is listed alphabetically after Kutcher for the first season, and after Johnson for the remainder of the series, while later additions to the cast are listed alphabetically, but are listed at the end of the starring credits, after all returning cast members from previous seasons. For the second season, Matt Czuchry, Anthony Ramos, and Dilshad Vadsaria were added to the main cast, while Plank left the series midway through the season, and King left after the finale. Debra Messing and Chace Crawford were both added in recurring roles for the second season, and both were promoted to the main cast for season three. Crawford initially only signed on for three episodes, but when Larson decided to leave the show, leaving an opening in the cast, good reception to Crawford's performance led to his role being extended.