Max Goodwin (played by Ryan Eggold) is a protagonist in New Amsterdam.
Brilliant and charming new medical director at America's oldest public hospital. He aims to tear down bureaucracy to provide exceptional care, disrupts the status quo, and stops at nothing to breathe new life into the understaffed, underfunded, and underappreciated hospital. The only facility capable of treating Ebola patients, Rikers Island prisoners, and the US President under one roof. Lauren Bloom (played by Janet Montgomery) is a protagonist in New Amsterdam.
An emergency medicine physician at New Amsterdam and one of the hospital's central doctors. She is blunt, driven, and deeply invested in saving patients. Over the course of the series, she also faces serious personal battles while continuing to support Max Goodwin's efforts to improve the hospital. Floyd Reynolds (played by Jocko Sims) appears in New Amsterdam.
A gifted cardiothoracic surgeon at New Amsterdam. He is principled and often one of the steadier voices among the staff, using his surgical skill and judgment to care for difficult patients while navigating the pressures of the public hospital system. Iggy Frome (played by Tyler Labine) appears in New Amsterdam.
Chief of psychiatry at New Amsterdam. He is empathetic and unorthodox, becoming personally involved in his patients' mental health struggles. He is a lasting part of the medical leadership trying to make hospital care more humane. Elizabeth Wilder (played by Sandra Mae Frank) appears in New Amsterdam.
A Deaf physician on the New Amsterdam staff. Brilliant and confident, she brings an important new perspective to the hospital, communicating with patients and colleagues in American Sign Language while delivering compassionate care.
New Amsterdam (2018) — Character Map & Story Timeline
New Amsterdam (2018) interactive character relationship network and AI-powered story timeline. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters across the narrative arc.
AI Narrative Summary
Comprehensive story architecture tracking institutional leadership, clinical crises, and character evolution across five seasons.
Character Network — 5 Characters
Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold) — protagonist Brilliant and charming new medical director at America's oldest public hospital. He aims to tear down bureaucracy to pro...
Lauren Bloom (Janet Montgomery) — protagonist An emergency medicine physician at New Amsterdam and one of the hospital's central doctors. She is blunt, driven, and de...
Floyd Reynolds (Jocko Sims) A gifted cardiothoracic surgeon at New Amsterdam. He is principled and often one of the steadier voices among the staff,...
Iggy Frome (Tyler Labine) Chief of psychiatry at New Amsterdam. He is empathetic and unorthodox, becoming personally involved in his patients' men...
Elizabeth Wilder (Sandra Mae Frank) A Deaf physician on the New Amsterdam staff. Brilliant and confident, she brings an important new perspective to the hos...
Key Relationships
→ (Director & Department Head)
→ (Medical Director & Surgeon)
→ (High-Risk Surgical Partners)
→ (Crisis Partners)
→ (Unconventional Method Advocate)
→ (Administrative & Clinical Disagreements)
→ (Protocol & Bedside Manner Clashes)
→ (Emergency & Surgical Coordination)
Rating: 8.3/10 (1,112 votes)
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Season 1: Foundation & Crisis
Season 2: Adaptation & Recovery
Season 3: Innovation & Systemic Change
Season 4: Transition & Turmoil
Season 5: Resolution & Legacy
Content sources
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(Q53582170), public domain (CC0).
Plot breakdown and analysis on this page are AI-generated from the title's synopsis and metadata.
