In the second season, Dr. Castro takes a new turn by creating a new treatment plan to include more patients in the hospital. On the other hand, Max is trying to take a chance for a new assistant as he decided to plan again with the Council towards a better course that reflects the course of things.
The premiere pulled all the stops trying to give us misdirects and feeding us bits and pieces about what happened in the aftermath of New Amsterdam Season 1 Episode 22's accident.
New Amsterdam makes a bold statement about handling and processing grief through trauma, while taking time to focus a bit more on secondary characters.