The wise mantra “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” seems to apply to TV show premises.

There’s a seemingly endless audience for investigative thrillers, superhero sagas, and medical dramas about the personal and professional chaos of people who save lives and solve crimes. It’s almost impossible to know about and watch all of them, but there is one new medical show that’s putting an interesting spin on the genre.

NBC’s New Amsterdam, premiering on Sept. 25, follows Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold), a new medical director who wants to shake things up at a major hospital with reformative measures to put patient care first. The show is based on Dr. Eric Manheimer’s memoir Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital about his own experience as a director.

Bellevue is well-known for being the oldest public hospital in the United States. In New Amsterdam‘s trailer, Goodwin is seen firing several staff members and getting major side eyes from others who are wary of his Good Samaritan tactics in an industry that has become more focused on dollars.

Yes, it does tie into the “male savior” trope a bit, but it is interesting to see a show that will give a lot of social commentary about the issues in public healthcare and society at large. And, there’s the interesting plot twist of Dr. Goodwin revealing that he is battling cancer.

New Amsterdam seems to have a hopeful yet emotional undercurrent that hints at compelling stories and solid characters. Yes, we all love some salacious drama a-la Grey’s Anatomy, but New Amsterdam is going to focus more on the profession and the heart behind holding lives in your hands.

Eggold told US Weekly that there will be romances, but the soap opera element will be dialed down in favor of exploring the dynamics of professional relationships and societal issues.

In the same interview, co-star Janet Montgomery (Dr. Lauren Bloom) revealed that she originally wasn’t interested because, like many of us, she didn’t think there was anything special about yet another medical show.

But, she changed her mind after reading the script and connecting with the story. If she agreed to jump on the team, then there has to be something interesting and novel in this series, right?

The show also stars the fantastic Freema Agyeman, whom many fans know as Dr. Martha Jones (Doctor Who) and Amanita (Sense8), as she returns to the small screen to portray Dr. Hana Sharpe.

The character is a prominent Bellevue doctor who is more focused on making public appearances and promotion than actually practicing medicine. She’s fearless, brilliant, and will certainly go through her own profound arc as she rediscovers her love for medicine.

In an interview with Build, Agyeman gushed about the entire creative team and said the show would highlight those important patient stories from the book. To prep for the role, Agyeman met and studied the real-life person behind her character, Dr. Mary Lynn Nierodzik, MD, who is currently the Director of Hematology/Oncology at Bellevue Hospital.

Her excitement over the stories that will be told via patients on New Amsterdam is more than enough to make you want to check it out. As expected, she was asked about Doctor Who and said she wasn’t above coming back to the show if there was proper character development for Martha.

But for now, her focus is on a bright future with New Amsterdam.

There’s a lot to choose from in the fall TV rush, but it looks like New Amsterdam is worth a watch. A story about a doctor who understands patients on a personal level and strives to make the world a better place via his work makes this series stand out from the crowd.