Ahead of the show’s January 2022 premiere, Sophia spoke with reporters about taking on her new leading role. Since she left Chicago P.D., fans have been clamoring for more of the actress but have only gotten to see her in guest spots on shows like This Is Us and Jane the Virgin.

Thanks to Good Sam, Sophia said that playing Dr. Sam fulfilled her own childhood dream of being a doctor. “As a young person, I said I wanted to be a doctor. And I was particularly fascinated with heart surgery,” she told reporters at CBS’s Winter TCA presentation, via Cinemablend.

“And then my high school drama teacher got in the way and helped put me up in my first play. You can imagine the shock when I told my parents I wasn't going to med school, I was going to go study theater… So, it really feels full circle,” she continued.

Sophia also joked that her parents were thrilled that she would finally be taking on her role as a doctor, even though it was a fictional one. “They're sort of like living out their moment,” she said.

New episodes of Good Sam air on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. EST on CBS.