Pilot 

Dr. Max Goodwin shakes up the status quo on his first day as a medical director of New Amsterdam, while simultaneously dealing with his own personal issues.

Director:

Kate Dennis

Writers:

David Schulner (created for television by), David Schulner (written for television by)

Stars:

Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Freema Agyeman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Eggold	...	Dr. Max Goodwin
Janet Montgomery	...	Dr. Lauren Bloom
Freema Agyeman	...	Dr. Helen Sharpe
Jocko Sims	...	Dr. Floyd Reynolds
Tyler Labine	...	Dr. Iggy Frome
Anupam Kher	...	Dr. Vijay Kapoor
Rose Bianco	...	Patricia
Lizzy DeClement	...	Jemma
Zabryna Guevara	...	Dora
Jason Kisare	...	Alain
Lisa O'Hare	...	Georgia Goodwin
Gary Perez	...	Carlos Martin
Michael Basile	...	Paramedic Moreland
Alanna Blair	...	Teacher
Eric Martin Brown	...	TV Anchor Dan

Storyline

Dr. Max Goodwin shakes up the status quo on his first day as a medical director of New Amsterdam, while simultaneously dealing with his own personal issues.

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Plot Keywords:

carbon monoxide poisoning | jogging | walking in front of a car | reference to megyn kelly | reference to ellen degeneres | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Executive producer Peter Horton (thirtysomething) appears briefly as one of the cardiologists fired by Dr. Max Goodwin.

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Quotes

Dr. Max Goodwin: Any department that places billing above patient care *will* be terminated.

User Reviews

Pilot

St Elsewhere was the best American hospital drama I have seen in recent decades. I was going to say years but I realised the last episode was broadcast over 30 years ago.

The first episode carries an element over from St Elsewhere. Both shows had a major character afflicted with cancer.

Dr Max Goodwin is the new medical director at New Amsterdam Hospital. He wants to shake things up and his first act is to fire all the cardiologists as they are all lazy. Goodwin wants to put patients first.

The rest of the episode is the staff with everyday medical issues. A patient from Liberia who may have Ebola to a teenager with a history of abuse with psychiatric issues. There is even moments of doctors personal lives.

This was a pretty competent and zippy opener. There is nothing new here that was not found in ER or Chicago Hope. Making your lead character superhuman and heroic looks like a misstep. Goodwin goes around asking staff how he can help but he has come to the hospital with no big vision of his own.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2018 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pico Creek Productions, Mount Moriah, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD