{"id":214738,"date":"2026-01-05T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/is-best-medicines-port-wenn-a-real-place-filming-location-town-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T01:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:00:20","slug":"is-best-medicines-port-wenn-a-real-place-filming-location-town-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/is-best-medicines-port-wenn-a-real-place-filming-location-town-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Best Medicine&#8217;s Port Wenn a Real Place? Filming Location, Town Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-current\">\n<p>Fox\u2019s remake of <em>Doc Martin, <\/em><em>Best Medicine,<\/em> is set in Port Wenn \u2014 but is the town a real place?<\/p>\n<p><em>Best Medicine<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/foxs-best-medicine-what-to-know-about-doc-martin-cameos-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which has a special premiere<\/a> on Sunday, January 4, follows a doctor who \u201cmoves from the city of Boston, Massachusetts to a small practice in the East Coast fishing village where he vacationed as a child,\u201d according to the official synopsis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh Charles<\/strong> plays Dr. Martin Best while <strong>Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra, Cree, Annie Potts, Didi Conn, Clea Lewis, Stephen Spinella, Jason Veasey, Cindy De La Cru, John DiMaggio, Carter Shimp<\/strong> and dog cast member <strong>Wattson<\/strong> make up the rest of the cast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>While Port Wenn is introduced as a small town in Maine, filming actually took place in Cornwall, New York. During<em> Us Weekly<\/em>\u2018s set visit for <em>Best Medicine<\/em>, Spencer spoke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/best-medical-tv-shows-of-all-time-er-greys-anatomy-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about the change of scenery.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice. I\u2019ve actually done quite a few shows where we I lived in a house with my producer and my costars. When I did Rectify, we were in Georgia. It just feels more like you\u2019re going there to make something all together,\u201d the actress shared with Us. \u201cAnd then you\u2019re really invested in the community. I\u2019ve made friends a lot with the local businesses. That\u2019s part of what we get to do is invest in community as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for a glimpse at <em>Us<\/em>\u2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/how-the-new-medical-tv-shows-differ-doctor-odyssey-the-pitt-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">behind the scenes visit<\/a> to the <em>Best Medicine<\/em> set:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/is-best-medicines-port-wenn-a-real-place-filming-location-town-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox\u2019s remake of Doc Martin, Best Medicine, is set in Port Wenn \u2014 but is the town a real place? 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