Scripted series · TNT
The Alienist
Madness lies within.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Daniel Brühl
Laszlo Kreizler
18 eps
Luke Evans
John Moore
18 eps
Dakota Fanning
Sara Howard
18 eps
Matthew Shear
Lucius Isaacson
18 eps
Brian Geraghty
Theodore Roosevelt
10 eps
Douglas Smith
Marcus Isaacson
18 eps
Robert Wisdom
Cyrus Montrose
18 eps
Rosy McEwen
Libby Hatch
8 eps
David Wilmot
Captain Connor
10 eps
Melanie Field
Bitsy Sussman
8 eps
Q'orianka Kilcher
Mary Palmer
10 eps
Matt Lintz
Stevie Taggert
10 eps
Lewin Lloyd
Beansie
2 eps
Sean Young
Mrs. Van Bergen
4 eps
Michael Ironside
J. P. Morgan
4 eps
Falk Hentschel
Biff Ellison
2 eps
Jamie Kaye
Sally
3 eps
Tate Pitchie-Cooper
Fatima
3 eps
Eugenia Caruso
Mrs. Santorelli
3 eps
Nicolas Bro
Jacob Riis
3 eps
Peter McRobbie
Mayor William L. Strong
3 eps
Geoffrey Thomas
Roberts
3 eps
Tommy Rodger
Peter
3 eps
Jefferson White
Lincoln Steffens
4 eps
Antonio Magro
Paul Kelly
4 eps
Gados Béla
Counter Clerk
3 eps
Oliver Cater
Rosie
4 eps
Zsolt Páll
Bathhouse Cop
3 eps
Sean McGinley
Bishop Potter
3 eps
Grace Zabriskie
John's Grandmother
4 eps
Bill Heck
John Beecham
3 eps
Daisy Bevan
Esther
5 eps
Lily-Rose Aslandogdu
Alice Roosevelt
3 eps
Katie Brayben
Edith Roosevelt
3 eps
Jackson Gann
Joseph / Bernadette
5 eps
Dominic Boyle
Maxie
4 eps
Nicola Stephenson
Maebh Connor
3 eps
Maurice Byrne
Monckton
3 eps
Elena Delia
Helen
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Alienist actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Alienist reads strongest on Tension, Bingeability and Character Depth.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 18 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201810 episodes
7.4IMDbA 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.
Best episode · S01E09 Requiem
Season 2 · Complete
Angel of Darkness
20208 episodes
6.7IMDbA year later, Sara is now running her own detective agency, which is tasked with finding the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish diplomat.
Best episode · S02E04 Gilded Cage
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Requiem
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.
- Directed by Jamie Payne
S01E06
Ascension
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.
- Directed by Paco Cabezas
S01E10
Castle in the Sky
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.
- Directed by Jamie Payne
S01E07
Many Sainted Men
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.
- Directed by Paco Cabezas
S01E08
Psychopathia Sexualis
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.
- Directed by David Petrarca
S01E03
Silver Smile
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.
- Directed by Jakob Verbruggen
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Showrunner
Steve Golin
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Chris Symes
Executive producer
Jakob Verbruggen
Executive producer
Eric Roth
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Pavlina Hatoupis
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Stuart Carolan
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Alyson Feltes
Executive producer
Hossein Amini
Executive producer
David Caffrey
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Ben Rosenblatt
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Rosalie Swedlin
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
E. Max Frye
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Steve GolinExecutive Producer
- Chris SymesExecutive Producer
- Jakob VerbruggenExecutive Producer
- Cary Joji FukunagaExecutive Producer
- Eric RothExecutive Producer
- Pavlina HatoupisExecutive Producer
Direction
- Jakob VerbruggenDirector
- Clare KilnerDirector
- David PetrarcaDirector
- David CaffreyDirector
- James HawesDirector
- Jamie PayneDirector
Cinematography
- P.J. DillonDirector of Photography
- Cathal WattersDirector of Photography
- Alejandro MartínezDirector of Photography
- Gavin StruthersDirector of Photography
Music
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Bobby KrlicOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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