New Amsterdam

Ended2018United States5 seasons · 89 episodes

An idealistic medical director pushes a public hospital to put patients first, while its staff navigate the personal costs of demanding work.…Read more +Read less −

An idealistic medical director pushes a public hospital to put patients first, while its staff navigate the personal costs of demanding work. Emergency physician Lauren Bloom’s connection with Leyla Shinwari becomes a major relationship story as intimacy, career opportunity and unequal resources collide. The arc begins in season three, develops through season four and carries consequences into season five. It is a substantial part of an ensemble medical drama. Sapphic storyline seasons: Lauren/Leyla begins S3, develops S4, and has breakup aftermath in S5. Not a sapphic romance throughout S1–2.

Supporting sapphic storylineDrama Medical

Sapphic characters & cast

Janet Montgomery

as Dr. Lauren Bloom

Supporting sapphic character

Shiva Kalaiselvan

as Dr. Leyla Shinwari

Supporting sapphic character

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Details & credits

Country: United States
Language: English
Premiere: 2018-09-25
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 89

Image credits

Poster: Series production / original photographer; sourced via TVmaze catalogue · Source
Janet Montgomery: Series production / original photographer; sourced via TVmaze catalogue · Source
Shiva Kalaiselvan: Series production / original photographer; sourced via TVmaze catalogue · Source

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