The episode was written before the virus’s outbreak last year.
Series creator David Schulner said one of the show’s writers has also tested positive.
When panic sets in.
Ryan Eggold on ‘New Amsterdam’.Virginia Sherwood/NBC
When people are quarantined.
When people die," Schulner wrote in an essay forDeadline.
Some would say exploitative.
Some would say in bad taste."
Schulner added that the episode will air at a later date, TBD.
The last episode produced beforeNew Amsterdamshut down productionwill air April 14 as a season finale.
Reruns will air March 31 and April 7.
