New Amsterdam (2008– )

A New York homicide detective is cursed with immortality.

Creators:

Allan Loeb, Christian Taylor

Stars:

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zuleikha Robinson, Alexie Gilmore

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	John Amsterdam (8 episodes, 2008)
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Eva Marquez (8 episodes, 2008)
Alexie Gilmore	...	Dr. Sara Dillane (8 episodes, 2008)
Stephen Henderson	...	Omar (8 episodes, 2008)
Jian	...	Detective (8 episodes, 2008)
Robert Clohessy	...	Detective Santori (6 episodes, 2008)
Jamie Harrold	...	Mank (5 episodes, 2008)
Susan Misner	...	Callie Burnett (4 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

A Dutch soldier in the 1600's saves the life of a native woman and is granted the power of eternal youth in return. In the 2000's he is a police detective in New York City, and after 400 years, knows just about everything about the way the criminal mind works.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | immortality | new york city | love | supernatural power | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Fox Network

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

New Ámsterdam

Filming Locations:

Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

LaHa Films, Regency Television, Sarabande Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Native Americans performed their immortality ritual on John on the island of Manhattan, just south of where Times Square would be built, on Broadway.

User Reviews

Hoping FOX keeps it alive

It seems right now that New Amsterdam is on the fence on whether it will return for a 2nd season or not. I just hope FOX does see fit to renew it. To be honest, the pilot episode was so-so, but my DVR kept recording the shows and a month later I decided to catch the next one I had missed. That was all it took. I have eagerly watched all the episodes, even buying one on iTunes that I had deleted. I have no idea about all the prior Highlander references, but to me this show is fresh and different. Plain old cop shows are no fun to me, but this one has the twist of his being immortal and seeing into his past. Plus, Nikolaj is pretty to look at.

Give the viewers a chance to catch on and they will be hooked on this show, none of the premature canceling of it please...say like what happened with Firefly....