New Amsterdam (2018 TV Series) - Wikipedia

Development

On September 25, 2017, NBC announced that it had given the production, then titled Bellevue, a put pilot commitment. The pilot was written by David Schulner, who was also set to executive produce alongside Peter Horton. Eric Manheimer, the former medical director at New York City's Bellevue Hospital, was expected to serve as a producer. Universal Television was the production company involved with the pilot.[6] New Amsterdam Hospital is a fictional facility based on Bellevue Hospital in NYC.[7] Bellevue opened in 1736 and thus the oldest hospital in the US.[7] New York was founded as New Amsterdam in the 17th-century.[8]

On January 12, 2018, it was reported that NBC had given the production an official pilot order. It was further reported that Horton was expected to direct the pilot episode.[9] On May 4, 2018, it was announced that NBC had given the production a series order. It was also reported that Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah Productions would serve as additional production companies.[10][11][12] On October 10, 2018, it was announced that NBC had ordered an additional nine episodes of the series, bringing the first season total up to twenty-two episodes.[13] On February 4, 2019, it was announced during the Television Critics Association's annual winter press tour that the series had been renewed for a second season.[14] In January 2020, NBC renewed New Amsterdam for a third, fourth, and fifth season.[15] On March 14, 2022, it was announced that the series would end after its fifth season, which consisted of 13 episodes.[16]

Casting

In February 2018, it was announced that Freema Agyeman, Anupam Kher, Janet Montgomery, and Tyler Labine had been cast in lead roles in the pilot.[17][18][19] In March 2018, it was reported that Ryan Eggold and Jocko Sims had also joined the main cast.[20][21] On September 26, 2018, it was announced that Margot Bingham had joined the cast in a recurring role.[22] On November 6, 2018, it was reported that Sendhil Ramamurthy had been cast in a recurring role.[23] On April 19, 2021, it was reported that Frances Turner had been cast in a recurring role for the third season.[24] In August 2021, it was announced that Michelle Forbes, Sandra Mae Frank, and Chloe Freeman, were cast in recurring roles for the fourth season.[5][25] In May 2022, Frank was promoted to series regular for the fifth and final season.[26]

Filming

Filming for the series took place at New York City area hospitals including Bellevue Hospital and its surrounding area, Metropolitan Hospital Center, Woodhull Hospital, and Kings County Hospital Center. By October 2018, Universal Television had paid NYC Health + Hospitals, the corporation that oversees New York City's public hospitals, US$665,000 to film in the hospitals. Robert de Luna, a spokesman for Health + Hospitals, said certain areas that are "unoccupied and unstaffed... presents a great opportunity for a production company and a welcome source of revenue for our health system."[27]

On March 12, 2020, production of New Amsterdam and other Universal Television series was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28] A supply of personal protective equipment used by the series was donated to the New York State Department of Health.[29]