The Alienist

2017 • TNT

4.6

94 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (33)

1 The Boy on the Bridge

1/21/18

New York City. 1896. The heart of America's Gilded Age. When a young boy prostitute is found butchered on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge, an alienist named Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl), a newspaper illustrator by the name of John Moore, (Luke Evans), a secretary, Sara Howard (Dakota Fanning) and a police commissioner named Theodore Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) begin an investigation outside the law to find the serial killer.

2 A Fruitful Partnership

1/28/18

The investigation heats up as Sara (Dakota Fanning) gets her hands on a clue and Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) tries to connect the evidence left behind by the serial killer. Tensions rise within the police department. Kreizler takes Moore (Luke Evans), Sara, Marcus (Douglas Smith) and Lucius (Matthew Shear) to Delmonico's in New York and informs them they are going to be working together as a team to catch the killer.

3 Silver Smile

2/4/18

Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case has gone missing. Kreizler (Daniel Brühl) and Moore (Luke Evans) interview a witness to find out what happened to Moore at the Brothel. Sara (Dakota Fanning) attempts to live in a world outside the investigation. Kreizler challenges them to look within themselves.

4 These Bloody Thoughts

2/12/18

Kreizler (Daniel Br?hl) and Sara (Dakota Fanning) discuss the capacity to kill. Moore (Luke Evans) goes on a date. Byrnes (Ted Levine) and Captain Connor (David Wilmot) keep an eye on a potential suspect. Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) finds himself under public scrutiny.

5 Hildebrandt's Starling

2/19/18

The team learns more about the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler seeks advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt takes action.

6 Ascension

2/26/18

The team hatches a plan to catch the killer. Moore checks in on a friend. Kreizler faces his own self-doubt about the investigation. Roosevelt attends an event with the city's elite. Sara looks into Kreizler's past. Connor acts on impulse.

7 Many Sainted Men

3/5/18

Kreizler and Moore follow a lead. Sara visits a hospital and is forced to confront her past. Cyrus recovers from his injuries. Byrnes and Connor plot against the team. Detectives Marcus and Lucius Isaacson work on a clue.

8 Psychopathia Sexualis

3/12/18

Kreizler (Daniel Bruhl) and Moore (Luke Evans) travel to Washington, D.C., Sara (Dakota Fanning) goes rogue in pursuit of the truth. Lucius (Matthew Shear) tells Marcus (Douglas Smith) a secret. Byrnes (Ted Levine) and Connor (David Wilmot) tighten their grip on the investigation.

9 Requiem

3/19/18

Kreizler (Daniel Bruhl) mourns the loss of a friend. Sara (Dakota Fanning) pushes the team to forge ahead. Moore (Luke Evans) warns his friend the killer will strike again. Cyrus (Robert Ray Wisdom) seeks revenge.

10 Castle in the Sky

3/26/18

Kreizler (Daniel Bruhl) confronts the demons of his past. Moore (Luke Evans) tells Sara (Dakota Fanning) the truth. Connor (David Wilmot) takes matters into his own hands. The team closes in on the killer as time is running out.

101 Sneak Peek

11/27/17

Get a first look at a sneak peek for TNT's highly anticipated psychological thriller The Alienist.

102 Overview

11/27/17

Watch a special series overview of the highly anticipated psychological thriller The Alienist.

103 Inside The Alienist: Character Study

12/4/17

Get a sneak peek at the characters of The Alienist with its stars Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning.

104 Inside The Alienist: Character Profiles

12/11/17

Dive deeper into the characters of The Alienist, with cast interviews that reveal personal insights and historic details from the actors who portray them.

105 Inside The Alienist: Reimagining the Gilded Age

12/18/17

Take a closer look at the artistry that brings the grit and glamour of the Gilded Age to life through costumes, props, and set design in The Alienist.

106 Inside The Alienist: The Birth of Psychology and Forensics

1/3/18

Season-only

Explore the rise of criminal psychology and forensic science with the cast and creators of The Alienist.

107 Inside The Alienist: Get To Know The Cast

1/8/18

Get to know The Alienist stars Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning in a rapid fire Q&A interview session.

108 Inside The Alienist: Walking the Set with Luke Evans

1/8/18

Luke Evans gives an insider tour of the immense sets built for The Alienist and the immersive details that brought New York's Gilded Age to life.

109 Inside The Alienist: Behind Dakota's Look

1/15/18

Join Dakota Fanning for a tour of the outfits and accessories that help define her character in The Alienist, with additional insights from the costume designers themselves.

110 Inside The Alienist: Building the Guilded Age

1/22/18

Season-only

Explore New York's Gilded Age through the immense sets and elaborate production design that created the world of The Alienist.

111 Inside The Alienist: New York 1896

1/22/18

Season-only

Travel back to 1896 with the cast and creators, as they explore the gilded extravagance and dark underbelly of New York City in The Alienist.

112 Inside the Episode: The Boy on the Bridge

1/23/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 1 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

113 This Season On

1/29/18

Take a look ahead at the twists and turns still to come this season on The Alienist.

114 Inside the Episode: A Fruitful Partnership

1/30/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 2 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

115 Inside The Alienist: Fashion of the Gilded Age

1/30/18

Season-only

See how the creative team embraced the fashion of the Gilded Age in the carefully crafted and meticulously researched costumes of The Alienist.

116 Inside the Episode: Silver Smile

2/6/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 3 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

117 Inside the Episode: These Bloody Thoughts

2/13/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 4 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

118 Inside the Episode: Hildebrandt's Starling

2/20/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 5 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

119 Inside the Episode: Ascension

3/2/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 6 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

120 Inside the Episode: Many Sainted Men

3/9/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 7 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

121 Inside the Episode: Psychopathia Sexualis

3/16/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 9 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

122 Inside the Episode: Requiem

3/23/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 9 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

123 Inside the Episode: Castle in the Sky

3/30/18

Season-only

The cast and creators unpack Episode 10 by delving into pivotal scenes that reveal insights about the characters and story.

About this show

The Alienist is a psychological thriller set in 1896 about the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes that have gripped New York City. Based on the novel by Caleb Carr.

Ratings and reviews

4.6

94 reviews

Tyrion Lannister

April 6, 2018

I was very impressed with the book, like many people, when I read it years ago. I am considerably less impressed by its adaptation into a series. In addition to being thin in atmosphere and dumbed down for a contemporary mass audience, it lacked art and didn't stimulate my cortex as it should have. Also, Caleb Carr's research into the New York of this era was impeccable and a fair amount of the book was not occupied by the plot, but with a pleasurable tour through the sensory experience of that world--none of which was present in the series. All in all, a mediocre effort.

Kathi Stinner

March 20, 2018

Excellent Thriller. Quite a few incongruencies with regard to portraying the era both visually (the set as in how things looked in NYC in 1896) & character portrayal (how people truly behaved in 1896); however, the story is so good it is worth ignoring them.

M Torricella

July 27, 2020

The book was great so i wanted to like this adaptation. Detail is lacking but thats not the most bothersome point. The main character played by dakota fanning comes across as incredibly uptight rather than an advocate for womens rights. She seems like shes tryi g too hard to push the feminist point across. Not sure about the cast selection.

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