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The Alienist

  • TV Series
  • 2018–2020
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
63K
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Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in The Alienist (2018)
Crime reporter, John Moore, meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
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Newspaper illustrator John Moore meets with criminal psychologist (alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.Newspaper illustrator John Moore meets with criminal psychologist (alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.Newspaper illustrator John Moore meets with criminal psychologist (alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.

  • Stars
    • Daniel Brühl
    • Dakota Fanning
    • Luke Evans
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    63K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,457
    163
    • Stars
      • Daniel Brühl
      • Dakota Fanning
      • Luke Evans
    • 429User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 26 nominations total

    Episodes18

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    The Alienist: The Final Showdown
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    The Alienist: The Final Showdown
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    The Alienist: Ambush
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    The Alienist: Dinner with Mary
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    The Alienist: Psych Ward
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    The Alienist: The Truth Is
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    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • Laszlo Kreizler
    • 2018–2020
    Dakota Fanning
    Dakota Fanning
    • Sara Howard
    • 2018–2020
    Luke Evans
    Luke Evans
    • John Moore
    • 2018–2020
    Robert Wisdom
    Robert Wisdom
    • Cyrus Montrose
    • 2018–2020
    Douglas Smith
    Douglas Smith
    • Marcus Isaacson
    • 2018–2020
    Matthew Shear
    Matthew Shear
    • Lucius Isaacson
    • 2018–2020
    Ted Levine
    Ted Levine
    • Chief Thomas Byrnes…
    • 2018–2020
    Martin McCreadie
    Martin McCreadie
    • Sergeant Doyle…
    • 2018–2020
    Brian Geraghty
    Brian Geraghty
    • Theodore Roosevelt
    • 2018
    Q'orianka Kilcher
    Q'orianka Kilcher
    • Mary Palmer
    • 2018
    Matt Lintz
    Matt Lintz
    • Stevie Taggert
    • 2018
    David Wilmot
    David Wilmot
    • Captain Connor
    • 2018
    Brittany Marie Batchelder
    Brittany Marie Batchelder
    • Joanna Crawford
    • 2018–2020
    Rosy McEwen
    Rosy McEwen
    • Libby Hatch
    • 2020
    Melanie Field
    Melanie Field
    • Bitsy Sussman
    • 2020
    Emily Barber
    Emily Barber
    • Violet Hayward
    • 2020
    Georgia Lowe
    • Milly
    • 2020
    Matt Letscher
    Matt Letscher
    • William Randolph Hearst
    • 2020
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    User reviews429

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    7jayeshdave78

    Brilliant first season but painful second season sidelining the Alienist himself ?

    Great first season with the lead character in full flow but then a spectacularly offshoot type second season - ideally should have been called "The Sara Howard detective agency show"-totally sidelining the main character and theme and name of the serial and the main essence ion dwelling into human mind and figuring out the riddle, per say. Very sad deviation in season 2.
    7veedess

    2nd season should be renamed " The Detective"

    First season great but the second season focused a lot on Sara Howard so the season should be renamed "detective Sahara Howard" as the antagonists in the series seems to be her.
    8twfe-95126

    Great series but season 2 might as well be called "Detective Sara Howard Show".

    I'm writing this having only seen 5 episodes of the second season but so far the Alienist himself has had little part to play. Instead Fanning's character Sara Howard has taken to the front and, while she does well and the show is still entertaining, it brings me to the question of why is the show even called "The Alienist" anymore? I'm not mad, it's still a good show after all.
    8kiranchacko

    Geniuenly good show

    Honestly just binged through 5 episodes. It's obviously not unique, but it is well worth the watch. Now I haven't read the book or anything so this is my review just based on the episodes I have seen not from any books and comparing them to the show. So if you're like me - who likes; crime, a psycho, bit of weirdness and a good story. Then this is definitely for you.
    7carlitarodriguez-45938

    Daniel Brühl...

    Seing Dakota Fanning in the cast was one of my motivations for watching the show. I've been very unimpressed by her performance, though. The plot itself sparks interest and is entertaining, but Daniel Brühl is the real reason I've kept up with it. He's outstanding as Dr. Kreizler. Inexplicably, he became Sara Howard's sidekick on season 2, which is a tiring feminist cliché... And I'm a woman.

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    • Trivia
      Theodore Roosevelt did serve as New York City police commissioner for two years beginning in 1895.
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Sharon Stone/Luke Evans/Ismo (2018)

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    • Is there a second season? There's a synopsis for it's first episode, but that seems to be all there is.

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Alienist: Angel of Darkness
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • TNT
      • Vanessa Productions
      • Studio T
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD
      • 2.00 : 1

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