Will there be a New Amsterdam Season 6?
NBCIn the realm of hospital dramas, viewers have a plethora of options. Amidst the abundance of choices, rumors regarding New Amsterdam Season 6 persist. Here’s the latest update on what we know.
Though it’s not been long since New Amsterdam Season 5 aired on Netflix, fans have been hoping for more episodes.
With a cast led by Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, and Jocko Sims, the medical drama has had a rocky ride with viewers throughout its five seasons.
Its fate has been hanging in the balance, but there has since been concrete news about Season 6.
Will there be a New Amsterdam Season 6?
New Amsterdam was canceled, so there will be no Season 6.
Though it’s bad news for New Amsterdam fans, there are explanations for why it was canceled.
Season 5 of New Amsterdam was announced to be the last back in March 2022. The season cut its number of episodes to 13, making it the shortest season in the show’s history.
Declining viewership and poor ratings were the reasons for New Amsterdam Season 6 not being on the cards. Executive producer Peter Horton told Deadline, “I still think this thing could have, should have run for another couple years,” Horton explained.
“There are still so many stories to tell and these characters are so interesting. David came up with just a raft of amazing characters and I want to know more about all of them.”
Why did New Amsterdam get canceled?
NBCNew Amsterdam Season 6 was canceled due to low ratings. According to TVLine, the medical drama was down somewhere between 11-30% from its Season 3 ratings.
That plummet in ratings bumped New Amsterdam way down the rankings at NBC, with the show being the eighth-highest rated of the 11 dramas NBC was airing at the time.
It’s not all bad news for fans of the show, however. In March 2024, it was announced the series would get a sequel series, New Amsterdam: Tomorrow. The new series swill follow Max’s daughter, Luna, 30 years after the Season 5 finale.
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