NEW AMSTERDAM Director Jean Lee on Digging into the Emotion and Character History for ‘Truth Be Told’

NEW AMSTERDAM — “Truth Be Told” Episode 419 — Pictured: (l-r) Director Jean Lee, Frankie Muniz as Jace — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)

When director Jean Lee stepped on the set of NEW AMSTERDAM, she was prepared.

Lee, a member of NBCU’s Female Forward program—which mentors female directors (including having them shadow on a series, before they step behind the camera to helm their own episode)—was not only familiar with the medical drama…she had rewatched every episode to prep for her TV directorial debut.

“A lot of great TV directors who have been mentoring me very much impressed upon me that it’s all about the prep,” she says. “So that included watching and studying all the preceding episodes.”

Here, Lee talks about stepping behind the camera for “Truth Be Told”… Read more