The Alienist

The Alienist

Madness lies within.

Ended First aired 22/Jan/2018 United States English 2 season(s) 18 episode(s)
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New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
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Season 2 · Angel of Darkness
8 episode(s) · Air date: 19/Jul/2020
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A year later, Sara is now running her own detective agency, which is tasked with finding the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish diplomat.

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A year later, Sara is now running her own detective agency, which is tasked with finding the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish diplomat.

S2E8
Better Angels
Air date: 09/Aug/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 56 min
Summary

While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the killer, and the team must overcome the wrath of the police and an underworld gang on the rampage.

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While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the killer, and the team must overcome the wrath of the police and an underworld gang on the rampage.

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S2E7
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Air date: 09/Aug/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn in search of clues. Byrnes plans to double-cross the team as the killer's behavior becomes unhinged. Sara and Moore's feelings for each other force them to confront difficult choices.

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Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn in search of clues. Byrnes plans to double-cross the team as the killer's behavior becomes unhinged. Sara and Moore's feelings for each other force them to confront difficult choices.

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S2E6
Memento Mori
Air date: 02/Aug/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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Sara and Moore return to the killer's abandoned house in search of new information about their suspect. Kreizler faces ruin after a tragic incident at the Institute. Sara and the team are enlisted to rescue another missing child.

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Sara and Moore return to the killer's abandoned house in search of new information about their suspect. Kreizler faces ruin after a tragic incident at the Institute. Sara and the team are enlisted to rescue another missing child.

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S2E5
Belly of the Beast
Air date: 02/Aug/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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After the horrific murder of a Lying-In Hospital employee, the team are now hot on the heels of the murderer. Sara enlists the help of Joanna to tail their prime suspect. Sara, Kreizler and Moore try and put the pieces together.

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After the horrific murder of a Lying-In Hospital employee, the team are now hot on the heels of the murderer. Sara enlists the help of Joanna to tail their prime suspect. Sara, Kreizler and Moore try and put the pieces together.

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S2E4
Gilded Cage
Air date: 26/Jul/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 52 min
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The clock is ticking for the team to locate baby Ana. Sara worries about her young undercover detective Bitsy Sussman. William Randolph Hearst hosts a lavish ball celebrating his goddaughter Violet's engagement to Moore.

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The clock is ticking for the team to locate baby Ana. Sara worries about her young undercover detective Bitsy Sussman. William Randolph Hearst hosts a lavish ball celebrating his goddaughter Violet's engagement to Moore.

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S2E3
Labyrinth
Air date: 26/Jul/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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All is not what it seems at the Lying-In Hospital as Sara persuades a young nurse to disclose what happens behind closed doors. Kreizler is convinced that hypnosis might unlock the traumatic memories of Senora Linares.

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All is not what it seems at the Lying-In Hospital as Sara persuades a young nurse to disclose what happens behind closed doors. Kreizler is convinced that hypnosis might unlock the traumatic memories of Senora Linares.

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S2E2
Something Wicked
Air date: 19/Jul/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 51 min
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Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her into dangerous territory. Moore struggles to balance his personal and professional life as he investigates a link to New York's criminal underworld.

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Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her into dangerous territory. Moore struggles to balance his personal and professional life as he investigates a link to New York's criminal underworld.

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S2E1
Ex Ore Infantium
Air date: 19/Jul/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 48 min
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New York City. 1897. Sara Howard has opened a pioneering private detective agency. She reunites with formidable alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and New York Times journalist John Moore to find the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish dignitary.

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New York City. 1897. Sara Howard has opened a pioneering private detective agency. She reunites with formidable alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and New York Times journalist John Moore to find the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish dignitary.

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Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 22/Jan/2018
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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.

Season Overview

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.

S1E10
Castle in the Sky
Air date: 26/Mar/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 54 min
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Kreizler confronts the demons of his past. Moore tells Sara the truth. Connor takes matters into his own hands. The team closes in on the killer as time is running out.

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Kreizler confronts the demons of his past. Moore tells Sara the truth. Connor takes matters into his own hands. The team closes in on the killer as time is running out.

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S1E9
Requiem
Air date: 19/Mar/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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Kreizler mourns the loss of a friend. Sara pushes the team to forge ahead. Moore warns his friend the killer will strike again. Cyrus seeks revenge.

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Kreizler mourns the loss of a friend. Sara pushes the team to forge ahead. Moore warns his friend the killer will strike again. Cyrus seeks revenge.

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S1E8
Psychopathia Sexualis
Air date: 12/Mar/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 44 min
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Kreizler and Moore travel to Washington D.C., Sara goes rogue in pursuit of the truth. Lucius tells Marcus a secret. Byrnes and Connor tighten their grip on the investigation.

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Kreizler and Moore travel to Washington D.C., Sara goes rogue in pursuit of the truth. Lucius tells Marcus a secret. Byrnes and Connor tighten their grip on the investigation.

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Many Sainted Men
Air date: 05/Mar/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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Kreizler and Moore follow a lead. Sara visits a hospital and is forced to confront her past. Cyrus, Kreizler’s carriage driver, recovers from his injuries. Byrnes and Connor plot against the team.

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Kreizler and Moore follow a lead. Sara visits a hospital and is forced to confront her past. Cyrus, Kreizler’s carriage driver, recovers from his injuries. Byrnes and Connor plot against the team.

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S1E6
Ascension
Air date: 26/Feb/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E5
Hildebrandt's Starling
Air date: 19/Feb/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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The team learns more about the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler seeks advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt takes action.

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

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S1E4
These Bloody Thoughts
Air date: 12/Feb/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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Kreizler and Sara discuss the capacity to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Captain Connor keep an eye on a potential suspect. Roosevelt finds himself under public scrutiny.

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Kreizler and Sara discuss the capacity to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Captain Connor keep an eye on a potential suspect. Roosevelt finds himself under public scrutiny.

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S1E3
Silver Smile
Air date: 05/Feb/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case is missing. Kreizler and Moore interview a witness to find out what happened to Moore at the Brothel. Sara attempts to live in a world outside the investigation. Kreizler challenges them to look within themselves.

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Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case is missing. Kreizler and Moore interview a witness to find out what happened to Moore at the Brothel. Sara attempts to live in a world outside the investigation. Kreizler challenges them to look within themselves.

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A Fruitful Partnership
Air date: 29/Jan/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 48 min
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Sara finds a clue and Kreizler tries to connect the evidence left behind by the serial killer. Kreizler takes Moore, Sara, Marcus and Lucius to Delmonico's in New York and informs them they're working together to catch the killer.

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Sara finds a clue and Kreizler tries to connect the evidence left behind by the serial killer. Kreizler takes Moore, Sara, Marcus and Lucius to Delmonico's in New York and informs them they're working together to catch the killer.

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The Boy on the Bridge
Air date: 22/Jan/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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A young boy prostitute is butchered on the Williamsburg Bridge, alienist Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore, secretary Sara Howard & police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt investigate outside the law to find a serial killer.

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A young boy prostitute is butchered on the Williamsburg Bridge, alienist Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore, secretary Sara Howard & police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt investigate outside the law to find a serial killer.

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Daniel Brühl
Daniel Brühl
Laszlo Kreizler
Luke Evans
Luke Evans
John Moore
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
Sara Howard
Matthew Shear
Matthew Shear
Lucius Isaacson
Brian Geraghty
Brian Geraghty
Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Smith
Douglas Smith
Marcus Isaacson
Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom
Cyrus Montrose
Rosy McEwen
Rosy McEwen
Libby Hatch
David Wilmot
David Wilmot
Captain Connor
Melanie Field
Melanie Field
Bitsy Sussman
Q'orianka Kilcher
Q'orianka Kilcher
Mary Palmer
Matt Lintz
Matt Lintz
Stevie Taggert
Ted Levine
Ted Levine
Thomas Byrnes
Sara Vickers
Sara Vickers
Jane Gooding
Lewin Lloyd
Lewin Lloyd
Beansie
Jacob James Beswick
Jacob James Beswick
Young Roundsman
Clare Calbraith
Clare Calbraith
Mrs. Zweig
Jack Kesy
Jack Kesy
Henry Wolff

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Celina Hollaender
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Robert Cowper
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Craig Gilroy
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Cser Kinga
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Mara LePere-Schloop
Mara LePere-Schloop
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Ruth Ammon
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Will Hughes-Jones
Will Hughes-Jones
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Ellen Freund
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Missy Parker
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Nimrod Hajdu
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Michael Allen Glover
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Stephan O. Gessler
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