People.com Entertainment TV 'New Amsterdam' Season 3 Trailer Teases Dr. Kapoor Contracting COVID and More Max and Helen Sparks Season 3 of New Amsterdam kicks off on March 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. By Breanne L. Heldman Breanne L. Heldman Instagram Twitter Breanne L. Heldman is the Senior Editor of TV for PEOPLE. In this role, she oversees all television coverage — and coverage of TV stars — across print and digital. Heldman joined PEOPLE in April 2018 after two years as Senior Editor at Entertainment Weekly. Prior to that, she held editorial positions at Yahoo Entertainment, MTV, E!, and the New York Daily News. The Boston University alum and Cincinnati native frequently appears as an entertainment expert on programs such as Good Morning America, Access Hollywood and the People Every Day podcast and has moderated panels at Lincoln Center, 92Y, New York Comic Con and more. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 23, 2021 12:02 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Life at New Amsterdam Hospital was never easy — and that was before a global pandemic hit. Needless to say, the good doctors of New Amsterdam will be feeling the effects of the traumas and tragedies both in their professional lives and their professional ones. In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at the trailer for season 3, fans are reminded of where things left off — before the world took a turn. Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold) was struggling with being a single parent; Dr. Lauren Bloom (Janet Montgomery) was continuing to recover from an Adderall addiction; Dr. Iggy Frome (Tyler Labine) and his partner were preparing to adopt a baby but struggling to communicate; Dr. Floyd Reynolds (Jocko Sims) was having difficulty deciding between staying at New Amsterdam or following his fiancée to San Francisco; and Dr. Cassian Shin (Daniel Dae Kim) had just arrived to join the team. Oh, and major sparks continued to fly between Max and Dr. Helen Sharpe (Freema Agyeman). Let's not forget that! Virginia Sherwood/NBC Well, now Dr. Vijay Kapoor (Anupam Kher) is a patient, it seems, with COVID-19. "How could this have happened so fast?" asks Helen. "That's what I'm trying to figure out," says Max. New Amsterdam Renewed for 3 More Seasons at NBC As the footage shows Lauren pulling down her mask with her face covered in lines and bruises from wearing a mask so much for so long, Max's voiceover says, "We're tired, we're hurting, but we've survived." Virginia Sherwood/NBC The clip concludes with Max saying, "I don't want to fix the system. I want to build something better. Something better for my daughter. Something better for you." Oh, and yeah, he said that to Helen. Pass the tissues. New Amsterdam season 3 kicks off Tuesday, March 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.