Off the Map (TV series)

Cast and characters

Martin Henderson portrayed Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Keeton, described by Mina and Lily as "one of the world's greatest humanitarians." Ben was married to Abby, with whom he had a daughter; both died in an accident, but episode 4 reveals Abby is on life support at San Miguel Hospital, kept alive because her trust fund finances the clinic. After EEG scans show no change, Ben must decide whether to continue life support. He later became involved with Dr. Ryan Clark, a relationship he described as "about a year.

On and off. We fight, then we make up." Ben eventually decides to move on and commit to Ryan, leaving the clinic temporarily when she goes to New York for an investigation into her heart disease. In episode 12, he fires Mina for lying about being Clark's doctor.

Jason Winston George played Dr. Otis Cole, whose bark is "just as bad as his bite." Strict at work but silly off duty, Cole was once addicted to morphine and heroin and uses candy to stay clean. He and Zee began as friends with benefits, but after she ends things, he realizes he loves her. When Cole and Minard must retrieve heroin for painkillers, he contemplates relapsing before confessing to Ben, who takes the heroin and gives him candy.

Valerie Cruz played Zitajalehrena "Zee" Toledo Alvarez, the mother hen of the doctors who disapproves of workplace romances yet develops a casual relationship with Cole. After learning it is only friends with benefits for him, she ends it but is drawn back when he is injured on a rescue mission; they consider trying a real relationship.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, 18% of 22 critics' reviews were positive, with an average rating of 5.90/10; the consensus called the series "dreadfully painful in its efforts to be dramatic and earnest." Metacritic assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews." The premiere drew 7.57 million viewers, becoming ABC's highest viewed telecast in the timeslot since the premiere of Eastwick on September 23, 2009. The series received a nomination for Best Primetime Television Program at the 2011 Imagen Foundation Awards, and Jonathan Castellanos was nominated for Best Supporting Actor - Television.

Did You Know?

• In Canada, Off the Map aired on Global HD.
• The series became available on-demand through the ABC Studios channel on Sky in 2015.
• ABC Studios released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on August 23, 2011.