Directed and executive-produced by visionary Lasse Hallstrm ("My Life As a Dog," "The Cider House Rules," "Chocolat," "The Hoax") and written by Allan Loeb ("Things We Lost in the Fire," "21") and Christian Taylor ("Showboy," "Six Feet Under"), FOX's "New Amsterdam" is the story of a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, magnetic, unknowable. And he has a profound secret: he is immortal.
In 1642, John Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster Waldau, "Kingdom of Heaven"), then a Dutch solider in the colony of
New Amsterdam
later to become New York City stepped in front of a sword to save the life of a Native Indian girl during a massacre of her indigenous tribe. The girl in turn rescued Amsterdam, weaving an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him on "
New Amsterdam
." Amsterdam will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love. Only then will he become whole and ready for mortality on "
New Amsterdam
."
But Amsterdam has found this to be a mixed blessing. Over the course of three centuries on "
New Amsterdam
," he's experienced endless adventure and honed his many talents. But everyone Amsterdam meets must leave him in time; lovers and children die while he remains young on "
New Amsterdam
." His sole confidant and current lifelong friend is the sage jazz club owner Omar (
Stephen Henderson, "Law & Order: SVU"), the keeper of Amsterdam's secret, as well as a few of his own.
As the exhilaration of eternal life has given way to emotional isolation and bitter loneliness, Amsterdam discovers the blessing has become a curse on "
New Amsterdam
." Bringing to bear the unorthodox techniques and unique knowledge gained from his vast life experience, Amsterdam today is one of the NYPD's best homicide detectives, sparring with his vibrant, strong-willed partner Eva Marquez (
Zuleikha Robinson, "
Rome," "The Lone Gunmen") as they solve difficult murder cases on "
New Amsterdam
."
But when Amsterdam suffers and then recovers from what appears to be a massive heart attack while chasing a suspect, and Dr. Sara Dillane (
Alexie Gilmore, "Find Love") pronounces him dead in the ER, he realizes that the Indian girl's prophesy on may have come true; he felt the pain in his heart that she had foretold so long ago on "
New Amsterdam
." His soul mate must have been nearby. As he works to find a killer on the streets of New York, Amsterdam understands that his own life and possibly his death have changed forever.
"
New Amsterdam
" stars Nikolaj Coster Waldau as John Amsterdam, Zuleikha Robinson as Eva Marquez, Alexie Gilmore as Dr. Sara Dillane, and Stephen Henderson as Omar.
"
New Amsterdam
" is produced by Regency Television and Scarlet Fire Films. Allan Loeb, David Manson, Lasse Hallstrm, Leslie Holleran, and Steven Pearl are executive producers on "
New Amsterdam
." Allan Loeb & Christian Taylor penned the pilot for "
New Amsterdam
," while Lasse Hallstrm directed it.
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