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New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam
★ 7.1/10•2008•Drama•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Live like there's always tomorrow.

John Amsterdam is a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, and immortal. In 1642 he saved a Native Indian girl during a massacre of her indigenous tribe. In return, the girl cast an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him. Amsterdam will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love.

StatusCanceled
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 4, 2008

Episodes

Episode 1 - Immortal Being (Pilot)E160m

Immortal Being (Pilot)

John Amsterdam - a brilliant New York homicide detective who's also an immortal being. John will only start aging once he finds his true love which hasn't happened for the past 400 years of his life. John's homicide partner is a woman named Eva Marquez. The only person who knows John's secret of immortality is Omar, who also happens to have his own secret safe with John. John escapes death when he finds himself investigating the murder of a socialite who is somehow connected to his past.

Mar 4, 2008

Episode 2 - Golden BoyE260m

Golden Boy

John and Eva investigate the suspicious death of a student at a prestigious New York City private school which leads to the revelation of a twisted "affair." One of John's biggest secrets is revealed, following a flashback to 1941.

Mar 6, 2008

Episode 3 - Soldier's HeartE360m

Soldier's Heart

A homeless Gulf War veteran confesses to the grisly murder of a controversial psychiatrist, but Amsterdam is skeptical. While reviewing the psychiatrist's soon-to-be published book, Amsterdam contemplates the reliability of memories and the reasons people bury them. Could the motive for this murder lie in the psychiatrist's own research? The murder also brings Amsterdam closer to finding "the one" who he believes will unlock his heart and make him mortal. Though he's certain the sparks he feels are real, he encounters the unexpected.

Mar 10, 2008

Episode 4 - HonorE460m

Honor

John Amsterdam is called in to investigate the rape of an Indian supermodel, Amartya Vikram, who is reluctant to testify against her attacker. She finally does so over the objections of her conservative family, but the rapist, Phillip Long, is freed on a technicality. After Long apparently murders Amartya for revenge, John must ensure the killer is brought to justice while dealing with memories of his own past and another time he confronted a rapist.

Mar 17, 2008

Episode 5 - Keep the ChangeE560m

Keep the Change

John alongside Eva investigates the case of homeless man who died of overdose. The best friend of the homeless man believes it was a homicide. While searching the belongings of the dead homeless man, John gets hold of an expensive guitar in his locker. In the meanwhile, John remembers when he was an addict and entered a 12-step program in 1964 after being drunk too many times.

Mar 24, 2008

Episode 6 - LegacyE660m

Legacy

John and Eva investigate the murder of bullet-ridden body found in Chinatown. However, the body looks similar to Amsterdam's lost son from the 1900s, Roosevelt.

Mar 31, 2008

Episode 7 - ReclassifiedE760m

Reclassified

Andy Gleason, John's first partner on the force, is dying of leukemia brought on by a bullet wound fired by an unseen shooter. He asks John to bring his killer to justice due to his weakened condition. The investigation brings John into contact with the Russian Mafia while he flashes back to how he got started as a police detective.

Apr 7, 2008

Episode 8 - Love HurtsE860m

Love Hurts

Eva investigates the case of a woman who apparently drowned, alongside John who is recovering from a gunshot wound. The death is apparently related to robberies of wealthy men linked to a dating service. In the meanwhile, John looks back at his life in the 1920s, when he committed fraud and stole an expensive diamond pendant from his lover. Also, John wants to be sure if Sara is his true love, who can convert him to a mortal. But John is unwilling to hurt her feelings by keeping secrets about his past to himself, and as a result, decides to back away from the growing relationship between the two.

Apr 14, 2008

Actors

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

John Amsterdam

Zuleikha Robinson

Zuleikha Robinson

Eva Marquez

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Omar

Alexie Gilmore

Alexie Gilmore

Dr. Sara Dillane

Jian Leonardo

Detective

Robert Clohessy

Robert Clohessy

Detective Santori

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