March 04, 2008

Another NYC cop show, with history: 'New Amsterdam'

The cast of the new NY-based cop show "New Amsterdam" was at the Museum of the City of New York on Monday night for a preview of the pilot episode, which premieres tonight on FOX.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, (pictured, right) plays NYPD detective John Amsterdam, a one-time Dutch soldier in New Amsterdam who was made immortal by a Native American woman after he saved her life.

It's a bit like every other NYC cop show, with a little "Groundhog Day ("You sound just like my last 609 girlfriends,") and some NYC history thrown in for good measure -- including secret passageways in grand hotels, old speakeasies and elaborate murals hidden under history-may-care white paint.

The show also stars Zuleikha Robinson, Stephen Henderson and Alexie Gilmore.

Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.

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March 4, 2008 09:57 AM in Cheap Stuff, History, Museums

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