SummaryNew York City homicide detective John Amsterdam is cursed with immortality because he stopped the murder of a Native American girl in 1642 by stepping in front of a sword. Due to this act of kindness, the girl rescued Amsterdam from the stab wound by making him immortal, but warns that it is a curse that will only be lifted when John meets his tr... Read More
❮ New Amsterdam
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Mar 4, 2008
Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
64% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
28% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
8% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
80
The resulting series features trick photography, murder, romance, and--much like the Fox "Terminator" series--more clever ideas and witty jokes, not to mention cool jazz, than the audience expects or deserves.
75
Eight episodes or not, don't count this show dead before it's born.
User score
Generally Favorable
57% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
29% Mixed
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14% Negative
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1 Rating
Sep 30, 2018
10
Very realistic show; it reveals a lot about the health care system and hospitals in the U.S. Pay attention because these scenarios really play out in emergency rooms across the country. It's a shame it takes a drama series to tell the truth.
Nov 27, 2018
9
I'm giving this new TV series a "thumbs up!" for being one of the most innovative and heartwarming medical dramas on tv. I find it both easy to watch and socially redeeming. It surpasses "E.R." in terms of the quality of acting with the overlapping dramas occurring at the Hospital. I find myself 'at the edge of my seat' at certain points in the show, thanks to the fast-paced nature of the story line and great acting. Overall, a rewarding experience for the viewer.
70
This new drama has bad dialogue to spare, too, which mars an otherwise distinctive, better-than-average police show.
70
New Amsterdam is worth keeping an eye on as it develops. It could become consistently engaging television.
60
The shaman contrivance is surely tedious, but it appears that New Amsterdam uses the immortal design not as a way to Forrest-Gump its protagonist into a set of trite historical situations, but more cleverly, to ask questions about those situations.
50
Easy to dismiss at first glance, the series does exhibit some possibilities in its second episode, though it's still a relatively uninspired time-killer for those of us with just one life to live.
25
New Amsterdam is very average--and in many aspects is well below average. It never feels like much more than a cliche.
Oct 18, 2018
9
It is great to see the attempts of sincere professionals but the problem with the medical shows is that we're always thinking how much modern medicine is waste of everything in many its ****. in treating so-called incurable diseases such as cancer.
