Miniseries · Hulu
The Patient
No one said therapy was easy.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Patient actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Patient reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
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
A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Intake
Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.
- Directed by Chris Long
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E05
Pastitsio
Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
- Directed by Kevin Bray
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E02
Alan Learns to Meditate
Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions. A gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.
- Directed by Chris Long
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E03
Issues
Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
- Directed by Kevin Bray
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E10
The Cantor's Husband
For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.
- Directed by Chris Long
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E06
Charlie
Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in. Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist’s advice to make different choices.
- Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E10
The Cantor's Husband
- Directed by Chris Long
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E09
Auschwitz
- Directed by Chris Long
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E07
Kaddish
- Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E06
Charlie
- Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
S01E05
Pastitsio
- Directed by Kevin Bray
- Written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Joe WeisbergExecutive Producer
- Caroline MooreExecutive Producer
- Victor HsuExecutive Producer
- Chris LongExecutive Producer
- Joel FieldsExecutive Producer
- Steve CarellExecutive Producer
Writing
- Joe WeisbergWriter
- Joel FieldsWriter
Direction
- Gwyneth Horder-PaytonDirector
- Chris LongDirector
- Kevin BrayDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- HuluStreaming
If you liked this
Similar Series
Series that share this one's texture, not just its genre tags.
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022
Moral complexity · Similar storytelling style
Daisy Jones & the Six
2023
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
Monster
2004
Moral complexity · Similar storytelling style
Deadwood
2004
Moral complexity · Similar storytelling style
The Americans
2013
Moral complexity · Shared creator
Black Bird
2022
Moral complexity
Khakee: The Bihar Chapter
2022
Moral complexity
The Scorpio Season
2023
Moral complexity
Shining Girls
2022
Moral complexity
The Incident
2023
Moral complexity
Laws of Attraction
2023
Moral complexity
Candy
2022
Moral complexity
Where to go from here
Watch Next
Our editors' suggestion for the show you should start tonight — and why.
Lucky
2026
Another morally complex epic for anyone who wanted more grey.
The Rookie
2018
Watch this next if you like protagonists you can't quite defend.
9-1-1
2018
A crime story told with the patience of a novel.
Reacher
2022
Another morally complex epic for anyone who wanted more grey.
The Sopranos
1999
Watch this next if you like protagonists you can't quite defend.
Peaky Blinders
2013
A crime story told with the patience of a novel.
Never stop watching
Related Collections
No related collections yet
This title isn't in a published Nutevio collection yet. It will appear here automatically as soon as it is.
Join the conversation