New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam is a show whose entire dramatic premise is structured around the rejection of dominant masculine values in medicine and in life. All four main male characters are defined by emotional openness, caregiving, collaboration, and the willingness to ask for and receive help. It’s also the only mainstream American network drama to portray male body dysmorphia and an eating disorder with sustained, unflinching depth, explicitly rooted in a father’s masculine body shaming. The series offers wonderful depictions of relational masculinity, though it largely shows these values more than it voices them.