‘New Amsterdam’ Creator David Schulner Answers Burning Questions After Series Finale: From Helen’s Absence to Max and Wilder’s Split

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Coming to an end. Following New Amsterdam‘s emotional series finale, creator David Schulner and co-showrunner Peter Horton opened up about the show’s memorable conclusion.In the final episode of the hit NBC show, Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold) discovered that his ex, Helen Sharpe (Freema Agyeman), was behind the problematic experimental trial for the cancer cure drug he was about to sign off on.Amid the shocking discovery, Max wrapped up his last day as medical director in order to be more present in daughter Luna’s (Nora and Opal Clow) life.

The series ended on a hopeful note with a flash forward showing Luna following in her father’s footsteps as the new medical director.Shortly after the two-hour finale aired on Tuesday, January 17, Schulner and Horton weighed in on what they felt was missing from the episode.“We felt really satisfied with the endings we came up for everybody who was still with us.

Obviously, we wish we could have had a great ending for Helen Sharpe and Freema, same thing with Anupam. They were such great characters in our show and such good actors,” Horton explained to Entertainment Weekly. “It would have been great to have been able to resolve their stories with as much freedom, so that’s a little frustrating.

Otherwise, I feel good about where everyone ended up.”For Schulner, knowing that the show was wrapping up helped their writing process.“It was a blessing and a curse to know we were ending.