New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam is an American medical drama television series, based on the book Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer, that premiered on September 25, 2018, on NBC and concluded on January 17, 2023, with 89 episodes over five seasons. The series was created by David Schulner and stars Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher, Tyler Labine and Sandra Mae Frank. Premise New Amsterdam follows Dr. Max Goodwin as he becomes the medical director of one of the United States' oldest public hospitals, aiming to reform the neglected facility by tearing up its bureaucracy to provide exceptional care to patients. Cast and characters Main Ryan Eggold as Dr. Maximus "Max" Goodwin, MD, FACS, the medical director at New Amsterdam Medical Center Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe, MD, FACS, Head of the Oncology Department (seasons 1–4; guest season 5) Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom, MD, FACS, Head of the Emergency Department Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds, MD,FACS, Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery Division Tyler Labine as Dr. Ignatius "Iggy" Frome, MD, FACS, Head of the Psychiatry Department Anupam Kher as Dr. Vijay Kapoor, MD, FACS former Head of the Neurology Department (seasons 1–3) Sandra Mae Frank as Dr. Elizabeth Wilder, a deaf surgeon and the newest Chief of Oncology (season 5; recurring season 4)