Joshua Jackson Is a Luxury Cruise Ship Doctor in (Shirtless!) First Look at Ryan Murphy's Doctor Odyssey (Exclusive)

All aboard, the doctor is in!

In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at Ryan Murphy's new series, Doctor Odyssey, Joshua Jackson takes on the role of Max, an "on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the staff works hard and plays harder."

According to the series' official logline, "It’s all-hands-on-deck as Max and his small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore."

Alongside Jackson, the brand-new medical procedural will also star Phillipa Soo, Sean Teale and Don Johnson. In addition to writing the series, Murphy will serve as an executive producer with Jackson and Johnson.

The show's teaser begins with Johnson's character declaring that "this ship is heaven" while a montage features Jackson bearing his pearly whites and emerging shirtless from a pool. "Doctor, it's your job to keep everybody alive," he continues.

As Jackson and his team of medical professionals tackle cases while donning their cruise ship finest, they soon discover they're in for choppy waters when they rescue a man after he presumably went overboard.

They administer oxygen and attempt to resuscitate him with CPR but the team has their challenges out for them. "Come on!" Jackson urges as he continues his chest compressions.

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Doctor Odyssey premieres Thursday, September 26 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.