Season 1 – The Alienist

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Lachlan H @LachyH Oct 23, 2026 Dark and eerie with great performances. I particularly liked Dakota Fanning's portrayal of Sara Howard. See more PERCY B @P.BADINAGE Jan 30, 2026 Big fan of the talented Daniel Bruhl, but this series is horrible and disappointing. Didn't make it past 15 minutes. The dialogue is awful and unnatural, and the bleak depressing subject matter and dark sets are painful to watch. How can anyone think this is entertainment? See more John F @JohnFierce Aug 10, 2025 As a longtime fan of the Caleb Carr book series, I have long wanted a truly good version done with an amazing cast and a true period production of the Alienist and Angel of Darkness. I am amazed at how well they pulled this off. The cast of Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans and Daniel Bruhl are perfection, Fanning is luminescent and extraordinary, but also the supporting cast is extraordinarily good. Everything about this has a touch of realism and the same creepy cool mystery of the books; a profoundly excellent achievement in filmmaking. I’m sure it was very expensive to make, but the result is a masterwork. For fans of the darkly descriptive and vivid mysteries, I highly recommend this as one of the best we’ve seen on television in a very long time. John Fierce See more Marco B @Mbhshs Jul 1, 2025 While The Alienist is visually majestic, presenting an excellent and immersive representation of the late 1800s, its narrative falters significantly. The script, which initially shows promise, struggles to maintain its coherence and intrigue, particularly from the fifth episode onward. The latter half of the series is largely salvaged by the compelling performances of Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning, alongside a handful of plot twists that, despite their potential, often feel underdeveloped or poorly executed. See more Georgan G @RT98616417 Feb 9, 2024 Very intense period crime drama. Viewers see the world as it really was. New investigation techniques by those trying to use scientific methods. See more Michael Antony A @RT48850580 Oct 26, 2023 Mikey's TV Review: The Alienist (2018) Based on the novel by Caleb Carr, the show has a mood and aesthetic more in line with Martin Scorsese's 'Gangs Of New York' than with TNT's usual output such as 'Law & Order', 'Supernatural' or 'Castle'. The three leads are excellent. Luke Evans (Professor Marston And The Wonder Women, The Hobbit), as New York Times reporter John Moore, a natural leading man surely destined for bigger things, child star Dakota Fanning (Man On Fire, War Of The Worlds) as Sarah Howard, successfully transitioning into a visually striking and emotive adult actor, and Daniel Brühl (Goodbye Lenin, The Avengers: Civil War) a constantly surprising actor, who may have found THE perfect role for himself as Dr. Laszlo Kreizler. While the subject matter may cause a few raised eye brows (a serial killer of underage male prostitutes), there is no escaping the attention to detail, the slickness of style and occasional biting dark humour that drives these 10 episodes to binge watching status. Involving certain real life characters such as future President Teddy Roosevelt adds a believability and credibility to the story, along with a tangible grime and squalor. The dialogue is smart and the crime solving itself full of clever misdirection, as we enter a world perched at the edge of a new Century, and a new science that will ultimately become, Criminal Psychology. A suitably sinister score by my old pal / Sförzando keyboard player Rupert Gregson-Williams (The Crown, Wonder Woman) underlines the mood and wets the appetite for another slice of must-see-TV! Mikey's TV Rating: 4/5* See more Read all reviews

The Alienist — Season 1

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