Dr. Max Goodwin is brilliant, charming -- and the new medical director at America's oldest public hospital, where he's set on tearing down the bureaucracy to provide exceptional care.
Max works to find a new normal three months after the catastrophic accident at the end of the last season and the birth of his daughter. Mature themes. (S2, ep 1)
Max invokes a hospital-wide census in effort to get to know the staff of New Amsterdam on a deeper level. Mature themes. (S2, ep 2)
Max takes a chance on a new assistant and goes toe to toe with the board on a new plan. Mature themes. (S2, ep 3)
When Iggy and Kapoor discover a patient might be suffering from lead poisoning, they are forced to take on the city. (S2, ep 4)
Sharpe has a case that hits close to home, so teams up with Max to make things right for her patient. Mature themes. (S2, ep 5)
When a group of women on a retreat end up in the ED, Max gets some troubling information that could put a patient in jeopardy. Mature themes. (S2, ep 6)
Kapoor introduces a patient to Iggy's PTSD group, but a creative treatment plans causes turmoil. Mature themes. (S2, ep 7)
Sharpe lands herself in hot water when she goes out on a limb for a patient. Mature themes. (S2, ep 8)
When an inmate comes in with an entirely preventable illness, Max, Sharpe and Iggy head directly to the source - Rikers Island. Mature themes. (S2, ep 9)
The hospital goes into lockdown when the patients from Rikers escape their beds. Helen and Max find themselves in a life-threatening situation. (S2, ep 10)
Max and Luna make friends in an unexpected place as he struggles with the realities of being a single father. Mature themes. (S2, ep 11)
Sharpe comes to an important realisation that may affect the future of her medical career. (S2, ep 12)
Following a shocking realisation that prompts a change, the doctors stop at nothing to help their patients. Mature themes. (S2, ep 13)
Max races to rearrange the budget when faced with employees going unpaid. Kapoor is presented with a device that could be the future of medicine. Mature themes. (S2, ep 14)
When tasked with turning the opioid epidemic around, Max shuts down the ED and proposes a massive change. Mature themes. (S2, ep 15)
Max, Bloom and Reynolds frantically recount a patient's past encounter that could throw them into a massive lawsuit. (S2, ep 16)
Max searches for a solution to crowdfunding after his eye-opening appearance in a viral "Go Fund Me" video. Mature themes. (S2, ep 17)
As multiple patients begin to show similar, alarming symptoms, Sharpe and Bloom try to figure out the issue. Season two finale. Mature themes. (S2, ep 18)