The New Normal

"The New Normal"
Season 3
Episode 1
Information
Airdate	March 2, 2021
Viewers	4.19 million
Written by	David Schulner
Directed by	Peter Horton
Episode Chronology
Preceded by	A Matter of Seconds
Followed by	Essential Workers

"The New Normal" is the first and premiere episode of the third season on NBC drama series New Amsterdam, and the forty-first episode overall. It aired on March 2, 2021.

Synopsis

New Amsterdam is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic as a plane crash lands in the East River. When investigators come to interrogate the flight crew, Iggy fights against the clock to help the pilot uncover the truth.

Plot

New Amsterdam returns amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the staff must act quickly to save who they can. In the pandemic, life is determined by social distancing, intensive protection measures and online meetings. Dr. Kapoor is hanging in the balance and no one knows if he's going to make it. Dr. Goodwin calls Dr. Reynolds for cardiological support, who asks "How can I help?" An airplane makes an emergency landing on the nearby East River and the staff of New Amsterdam needs to treat multiple victims.

Cast

Starring Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome Anupam Kher as Dr. Vijay Kapoor Guest Starring Daniel Dae Kim as Dr. Cassian Shin Christine Chang as Dr. Agnes Kao Megan Byrne as Gladys Mike Doyle as Martin McIntyre Keren Lugo as Dr. Diana Flores Alejandro Hernandez as Casey Acosta Nora and Opal Clow as Luna Goodwin Michael Basile as Paramedic Rob Moreland Emma Ramos as Resident Mariana Stacey Raymond as Paramedic Kerry Whitaker Teresa Patel as Paramedic Harvell Jennifer Betit Yen as Nurse Aimee Kamoe Kim Ramirez as Anesthesiologist Alicia Smith Matthew Jeffers as Resident Mark Walsh Olivia Khoshatefeh as Resident Yasmin Turan Em Grosland as Nurse Kai Brunstetter LaRae Muscat as Sameera

Co-Starring Peter Jay Fernandez as Nelson Peña Maury Ginsberg as Dr. Leland Clark Raphael Sbarge as Captain Dane Starks Shereen Ahmed as Shenaz Shetty Elena Araoz as Dr. Miriam Kamnani Earl Baker Jr. as Dr. Mandle Erica Camarano as Trauma Surgeon Reyes Vince Edgehill as Dying Patient Melissa Glassman as Frumpy Dermatologist Carmen Noemi Guzman as Wife Stephen Hu as Dr. William Choi Andrew Mayer as Writhing Patient Namakula as FBI Agent Southern Melissa Navia as Co-Pilot Eva Schafer Sheilagh Weymouth as Dr. Florence Brighton

Trivia

• As the start of new episode, the staff of the New Amsterdam, see a plane landing on the Hudson river, which is similar to the plane that had landed on the Hudson river, because of a bird strike, which had aired on TV series Mayday s10e05 - Hudson River Runway and was made into a movie Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood. It starred Tom Hanks as Chester "Sully" Sullenberger and Aaron Eckhart as co-pilot Jeff Skiles.
• At the end of the episode, it says 'In Memory of Jerry Hewitt and the lives we lost in 2020.'
  

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New Amsterdam Season 3 Promo (HD)