The Alienist (2018–2020)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Crime, Thriller2 seasons, 18 episodes
The Alienist posterReview score: 74%

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Plot

The Alienist, based on the Anthony Award-winning New York Times bestseller by Caleb Carr, is a fast-paced and atmospheric psychological thriller set in the fascinating and gritty world of Gilded Age New York City. After a series of haunting and gruesome murders, psychiatrist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper reporter John Moore and police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt come together employing emerging disciplines of psychology and early crime investigation techniques to track down one of New York City's first serial killers.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Alienist S01E09RequiemS01E09 · 8.0Kreizler 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.
  2. 02The Alienist S01E06AscensionS01E06 · 7.9The 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.
  3. 03The Alienist S01E07Many Sainted MenS01E07 · 7.5Kreizler 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.

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2018Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01The Alienist S01E01The Boy on the BridgeJanuary 22, 2018 7.2A young boy prostitute is butchered on the Williamsburg Bridge, alienist Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore, secretary Sara H
  2. S01E02The Alienist S01E02A Fruitful PartnershipJanuary 29, 2018 6.8Sara finds a clue and Kreizler tries to connect the evidence left behind by the serial killer. Kreizler takes Moore, Sara, Marcus and Lucius
  3. S01E03The Alienist S01E03Silver SmileFebruary 5, 2018 7.4Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case is missing. Kreizler and Moore interview a witness to find out
  4. S01E04The Alienist S01E04These Bloody ThoughtsFebruary 12, 2018 7.3Kreizler and Sara discuss the capacity to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Captain Connor keep an eye on a potential suspect. Rooseve
  5. S01E05The Alienist S01E05Hildebrandt's StarlingFebruary 19, 2018 7.4The team learns more about the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler seeks advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt takes ac
  6. S01E06The Alienist S01E06AscensionFebruary 26, 2018 7.9The team hatches a plan to catch the killer. Moore checks in on a friend. Kreizler faces his own self-doubt about the investigation. Rooseve
  7. S01E07The Alienist S01E07Many Sainted MenMarch 5, 2018 7.5Kreizler and Moore follow a lead. Sara visits a hospital and is forced to confront her past. Cyrus, Kreizler’s carriage driver, recovers fro
  8. S01E08The Alienist S01E08Psychopathia SexualisMarch 12, 2018 7.4Kreizler and Moore travel to Washington D.C., Sara goes rogue in pursuit of the truth. Lucius tells Marcus a secret. Byrnes and Connor tight
  9. S01E09The Alienist S01E09Season's bestRequiemMarch 19, 2018 8.0Kreizler mourns the loss of a friend. Sara pushes the team to forge ahead. Moore warns his friend the killer will strike again. Cyrus seeks
  10. S01E10The Alienist S01E10Castle in the SkyMarch 26, 2018 7.5Kreizler confronts the demons of his past. Moore tells Sara the truth. Connor takes matters into his own hands. The team closes in on the ki

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2020Aired 6.7Season avg
  1. S02E01The Alienist S02E01Ex Ore InfantiumJuly 19, 2020 6.1New York City. 1897. Sara Howard has opened a pioneering private detective agency. She reunites with formidable alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler
  2. S02E02The Alienist S02E02Something WickedJuly 19, 2020 6.7Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her into dangerous territory. Moore struggles to balance his personal
  3. S02E03The Alienist S02E03LabyrinthJuly 26, 2020 6.7All 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
  4. S02E04The Alienist S02E04Season's bestGilded CageJuly 26, 2020 7.2The clock is ticking for the team to locate baby Ana. Sara worries about her young undercover detective Bitsy Sussman. William Randolph Hear
  5. S02E05The Alienist S02E05Belly of the BeastAugust 2, 2020 6.9After 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 Joann
  6. S02E06The Alienist S02E06Memento MoriAugust 2, 2020 7.1Sara and Moore return to the killer's abandoned house in search of new information about their suspect. Kreizler faces ruin after a tragic i
  7. S02E07The Alienist S02E07Last Exit to BrooklynAugust 9, 2020 5.8Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn in search of clues. Byrnes plans to double-cross the team as the killer's behavior becomes unhin
  8. S02E08The Alienist S02E08Better AngelsAugust 9, 2020 7.1While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the kill

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Daniel BrühlDaniel BrühlLaszlo KreizlerLuke EvansLuke EvansJohn MooreDakota FanningDakota FanningSara HowardMatthew ShearMatthew ShearLucius IsaacsonDouglas SmithDouglas SmithMarcus IsaacsonRobert WisdomRobert WisdomCyrus MontroseRosy McEwenRosy McEwenLibby HatchMelanie FieldMelanie FieldBitsy Sussman

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