Bellevue hospital is the oldest public hospital in America. Inspired by Bellevue, NEW AMSTERDAM focuses on Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director. He’s arrived at his new job determined to upset the status quo. Instead of keeping things overly bureaucratic, he wants to tear down barriers to make it easier for the doctors and hospital staff to provide top-notch care. But even though the hospital is under-staffed, under-funded and under-appreciated, there’s still a great deal of resistance to Goodwin’s plans, particularly from the Dean of the hospital and some of the other prominent doctors. Still, this is a unique institution — the only one that is equipped to deal with Ebola patients, UN ambassadors and prisoners from Rikers all at the same time — and Goodwin wants to return it to its former glory.
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The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine. David Schulner (THE EVENT) will serve as executive producer. Kate Dennis will direct and executive produce the pilot and Peter Horton will also executive produce. NEW AMSTERDAM will Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. this fall on NBC (see NBC’s full fall schedule).