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New Amsterdam

20081 season7.1 / 10

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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.

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Synopsis

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.

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Episode 1

Immortal Being (Pilot)

Mar 4, 20081h10.0 / 10

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.

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Directed by Lasse HallströmGuest stars Kristin Griffith, Ricardo Walker, Selenis Leyva, Stephen Schnetzer, Ken Marks, Judith Roberts, Justin Grace, Tom Mason

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Episode 2

Golden Boy

Mar 6, 20081h

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.

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Guest stars Anastasia Griffith, Charles Borland, Rosalyn Coleman, Casey Siemaszko, Chad L. Coleman, Yolonda Ross, Jamie Harrold, Lizbeth Mackay

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Episode 3

Soldier's Heart

Mar 10, 20081h

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.

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Directed by Bobby RothGuest stars Alice Barrett, Orlando Jones, Bruce Altman, Mark Blum, Thomas G. Waites, Richard Short, Joanna Adler, Stivi Paskoski

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Episode 4

Honor

Mar 17, 20081h

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.

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Directed by Ken GirottiWritten by David MansonGuest stars Kathleen McNenny, Marjan Neshat, Jamie Harrold, Freya Adams, Tom Mardirosian, Erik Jensen, Michael Pemberton, Howard W. Overshown

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Episode 5

Keep the Change

Mar 24, 20081h

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.

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Guest stars Bridget Regan, Susan Misner, Stephen Kunken, Brian Tarantina, Jamie Harrold, Nick Sandow, Justin Hagan, Edwina Findley

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Episode 6

Legacy

Mar 31, 20081h7.0 / 10

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.

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Directed by John David ColesWritten by Barry PullmanGuest stars Giancarlo Esposito, Nestor Serrano, Susan Misner, Adam Storke, Larry Keith, Jamie Harrold, Zachary Booth, Kathryn Meisle

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Episode 7

Reclassified

Apr 7, 20081h

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.

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Guest stars Chris Bauer, Susan Misner, David Vadim, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristine Sutherland, Olek Krupa, Timothy Devlin, Seth Reich

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Episode 8

Love Hurts

Apr 14, 20081h7.0 / 10finale

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.

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Directed by Matthew PennWritten by David Manson, David Manson, David Manson, Ashley GableGuest stars Susan Misner, Jennifer Van Dyck, Curtiss Cook, Darren Pettie, Laura Interval, Jamie Harrold, Annika Peterson, Ned Eisenberg

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Cast

Nikolaj Coster-WaldauJohn Amsterdam

Zuleikha RobinsonEva Marquez

Stephen McKinley HendersonOmar

Alexie GilmoreDr. Sara Dillane

Jian LeonardoDetective

Robert ClohessyDetective Santori

Kristin GriffithMrs. Carlton

Anastasia GriffithHannah Cleary

Credits

Created by: Allan Loeb
Written by: David Manson, Barry Pullman, David Manson, David Manson, Ashley Gable

Production details

Status: Canceled
Series type: Scripted
Episodes: 8
Original language: English

Networks & production

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Themes

complicateddramatichomicide detectiveimmortalitymurder investigationmysteriousnew york citynypd