New Amsterdam

S01E06: Legacy

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.

Overview

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.

Episodes

Immortal Being (Pilot)

S01E01 Immortal Being (Pilot)

March 4, 2008 10.0 60 min
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...
Golden Boy

S01E02 Golden Boy

March 6, 2008 60 min
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...
Soldier's Heart

S01E03 Soldier's Heart

March 10, 2008 60 min
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...
Honor

S01E04 Honor

March 17, 2008 60 min
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...
Keep the Change

S01E05 Keep the Change

March 24, 2008 60 min
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...
Legacy

S01E06 Legacy

March 31, 2008 7.0 60 min
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.
Reclassified

S01E07 Reclassified

April 7, 2008 60 min
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...
Love Hurts

S01E08 Love Hurts

April 14, 2008 7.0 60 min
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...

Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
John Amsterdam
Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson
Eva Marquez
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Omar
Alexie Gilmore
Alexie Gilmore
Dr. Sara Dillane
Jian Leonardo
Detective
Robert Clohessy
Robert Clohessy
Detective Santori

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