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In a statement to PEOPLE, NBC confirms that its medical drama,New Amsterdam,will come to an end with a shortened 13-episode fifth season during the 2022-23 season.
“The story of Max Goodwin, and his never-ending commitment to patients at New Amsterdam, has been inspiring,” Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Programming, NBCUniversal Television & Streaming, said in a statement. “We’re so grateful to David Schulner, Peter Horton, and our cast and crew for their incredible dedication, talent and collaboration.”
The series focuses on Dr. Max Goodwin (Eggold) as he becomes the medical director of New Amsterdam, a fictionalized version of one of the country’s oldest public hospitals, and works to fight against bureaucracy and provide his patients with better care.
The show is currently airing its fourth season on NBC, with the finale episode scheduled for May 24, perDeadline.
Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin on New Amsterdam.NBC
“When I first read the pilot script forNew Amsterdam, I knew we had a winner,” Erin Underhill, the President of Universal Television, said in a statement. “We cheered Max’s disruption of the status quo and applauded when he asked his patients the simple yet profound question, ‘How can I help?'”
“Over the last four seasons, David, Peter and our incredible cast have tackled important and thought-provoking stories that have touched on the human condition, but also made us laugh and imbued hope,” Underhill added. “We’re so proud of this series and are indebted to everyone involved in bringingNew Amsterdamto life. Bravo!”
New Amsterdamreceived athree-season renewalin January 2020 during the show’s second season. At the time, NBC estimated that the series was averaging almost 10 million viewers.
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Christopher Bailey, the Arts and Health lead at the World Health Organization, later wrote a letter to the cast, in which he noted “how much many of us at WHO appreciate your work and your show,” according toDeadline.
Bailey also praised the series for its ability to “fold in public health issues and approaches that don’t often make it to hospital or medical television shows,” and added, “But perhaps the most important aspect of the show, an aspect of health that we hold centrally to our mission, is the ‘person centered’ approach to health the show takes.”
source: people.com
