New Amsterdam is an American medical drama television series which is based on the book Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer. The series premiered on 25 September 2018 on NBC and ended on 17 January 2023 with a release of a total of 89 episodes over five seasons. Medical dramas are getting more popular these days. The show was created by David Schulner. The series stars Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jacko Sims, Anupam Kher, Tyler Labine, and Sandra Mae Frank.
New Amsterdam revolves around Dr. Max Goodwin and how he became the medical director of one of the United States of America’s oldest public hospitals. He aims to reform the facility by breaking up his bureaucracy to provide the excellent care his patients deserve. The executive producers of New Amsterdam include Peter Horton, David Schulner, Kaye Dennis, David Foster, Michael Slovis, Shaun Cassidy, and Aaron Ginsburg.
The producers of the show are Graham Norris, Eric Manheimer, David Declerque, Mark A. Baker, and Ryan Eggold. All of the episodes of New Amsterdam have been shot in New York City. Each episode runs for approximately 40-43 minutes. The production companies for New Amsterdam are Mount Moriah, Universal Television, and Pico Creek Productions.
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Who is Georgia in New Amsterdam?
Georgia Bennet Goodwin plays the role of Dr. Max Goodwin in the show New Amsterdam. She is the mother of their daughter Luna. This role is played by actress Lisa O’ Hare. Georgia was raised in Connecticut by her parents, Gwen and Calvin. Georgia and Dr. Max first met in Chinatown when Georgia took her friend in due where he hurt himself when he challenged her to a fouette competition. Then and there, Max and Georgia continued to grow their relationship, and Max ultimately proposed to her, and they got pregnant.
Upon learning about the pregnancy Max and Georgie decided to quit their jobs to concentrate on raising their kid as both of them have quite busy keeping jobs, especially Max’s. In the pilot episode, we can witness that Georgia has placenta problems, and she immediately calls Max for help. When Max and Georgia dances at the gala Max tell her about his cancer.
While Georgia is shocked but she is fully supportive and attends a meeting with Helen Sharpe in The Domino Effect to know about possible treatments. Gerogia is full supportive of Max and agrees to stand by him the whole time despite being pregnant. Georgia’s placenta problems remain and Max is forced to choose between his baby and the love of his life.
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What Happened To Georgia Goodwin in New Amsterdam?
While on the way to the hospital the ambulance crashes into another which caused Georgia severe injuries post-crash and ultimately caused her brain bleeding at New Amsterdam Hospital. Max is grief strucken by hearing this news and ends up imagining her at times. He sometime imagines her playing her with their daughter Luna and cannot process the news of her death. In season 2 episode 1 titled ‘Your Turn’, Georgia Goodwin dies in New Amsterdam.
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At the start of the season 2, she died as at the end of the season 1 she got into labor. The viewers couldn’t process the death of Georgia and was shocked to watch. In the episode titled ‘This is all I need’ Max was seen visiting Georgia’s parents in Connecticut and also picking up their daughter. The premiers of the season 2 covered what happened after 2 months when Georgia went into labor. The episode also covered some flashbacks to that day. Max obviously is not in good condition as he is been seeing Georgia’s visions.
Before Max could say goodbye to Georgia, she already died in the hospital. This left Max grief strucken and shocked. Georgia’s death was planned beforehand only. The makers wanted to connect the first episode with the final episode to make sense. Everyone on the sets were worried about the death of the main character.
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