Hawthorne - Season 3 - A look at the season premiere

Hitfix's First look at season 3:



Before I saw the third season premiere of “HawthoRNe” (Tuesday, June 14 at 10 p.m. EST) I thought the big news was the addition of Derek Luke (remember “Antwone Fisher”?) to the cast. Luke plays Miles Bourget, the new protégé of Dr. Tom Wakefield (Michael Vartan) at the hospital. He’s a guy who prays for his patients, keeps a low profile and seems to be, like Tom, one of the good guys. Basically, a doctor you’d like to be on your insurance carrier’s list of health care providers but never is.

At last night’s screening party in Hollywood, I spoke to new guy Luke about Miles’ addition to the show. While we don’t see a lot of Miles in the premiere, we will be seeing more of him soon – and even Luke is still learning all the nuances of the character. “[The character] evolved as we were on set,” he said. “What I really enjoy about the show is every moment has been a surprise, because we’re filling him out as we go.”

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