The Alienist (TV series)

The Alienist (TV series)

The ten-episode limited series first aired on TNT as a sneak peek on January 21, 2018, before its official premiere on January 22, 2018. The series stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning as an ad hoc team assembled in mid-1890s New York City to investigate a serial killer.

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Summary The Alienist (TV series)The Alienist is an American period drama television series based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Caleb Carr. The ten-episode limited series first aired on TNT as a sneak peek on January 21, 2018, before its official premiere on January 22, 2018. The series stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning as an ad hoc team assembled in mid-1890s New York City to investigate a serial killer. TNT ordered a sequel series based upon the 1997 follow-up novel The Angel of Darkness, which premiered on July 19, 2020.

The first season is set in 1896, when a series of gruesome murders of boy prostitutes has gripped New York. In the second season, set a year later, Sara has opened her private detective agency, and she, Kreizler, and now–New York Times reporter Moore team up to find the Spanish consul’s kidnapped infant daughter. The second season takes a darker direction while giving the superb cast more time to shine.