Home > The Alienist > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Alienist: Season 1 (2018) Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Alienist Critics Consensus The Alienist boats an impressive cast and superb production design, but a sluggish pace and too many tropes keep it from truly standing out in an overcrowded genre. 66% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 76 78% Audience Score User Ratings: 911 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 The Boy on the Bridge Air date: Jan 22, 2018 The series premiere. A young boy prostitute is found butchered on an unfinished bridge, spurring an alienist, newspaper illustrator, secretary and police commissioner to begin an investigation outside the law to find the serial killer. More 2 A Fruitful Partnership Air date: Jan 29, 2018 The investigation heats up as Sara gets her hands on a clue and Kreizler tries to connect the evidence left behind by the serial killer. Tensions rise within the police department. Kreizler takes Moore, Sara, Marcus and Lucius to Delmonico's in New York and informs them they are going to be working together as a team to catch the killer. More 3 Silver Smile Air date: Feb 5, 2018 Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case has gone 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. More 4 These Bloody Thoughts Air date: Feb 12, 2018 Kreizler and Sara discuss the capacity to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Capt. Connor keep an eye on a potential suspect. More 5 Hildebrandt's Starling Air date: Feb 19, 2018 The team learns more about the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler seeks advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt takes action. More 6 Ascension Air date: Feb 26, 2018 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. More 7 Many Sainted Men Air date: Mar 5, 2018 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. More 8 Psychopathia Sexualis Air date: Mar 12, 2018 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. More 9 Requiem Air date: Mar 19, 2018 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. More 10 Castle in the Sky Air date: Mar 26, 2018 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. More The Alienist: Season 1 Videos 2:29 The Alienist: Season 1 Trailer 0:30 The Alienist: Season 1 Trailer - The Game 1:00 The Alienist: Season 1 Trailer - Are We All Ready 2:00 The Alienist: Season 1 Trailer #2 1:59 The Alienist: Season 1 Trailer - Madness 1:00 The Alienist: Season 1 Trailer - Capable 3:55 The Alienist: Season 1 Episode 2 Sneak Peek - A Toast to the Beginning 0:20 The Alienist: Season 1 Episode 3 Preview 2:53 The Alienist: Season 1 Episode 3 Sneak Peek - Confrontation 0:20 The Alienist: Season 1 Episode 4 Preview View All Videos (15) The Alienist: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (20) Tv Season Info The Alienist opens when a series of haunting, gruesome murders of boy prostitutes grips New York City. Newly appointed police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt (Geraghty) calls upon criminal psychologist (aka alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Brühl) and newspaper illustrator John Moore (Evans) to conduct the investigation in secret. They are joined by Sara Howard (Fanning), a headstrong secretary determined to become the city's first female police detective. Using the emerging disciplines of psychology and early forensic investigation techniques, this band of social outsiders set out to find and apprehend one of New York City's first serial killers. Genre: Drama Network: TNT Premiere Date: Jan 22, 2018 Exec. Producers: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Eric Roth, Hossein Amini, Jakob Verbruggen, Steve Golin, Rosalie Swedlin, E. Max Frye, Chris Symes Cast Daniel Brühl as Dr. Laszlo Kreizler Luke Evans as John Moore Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard Brian Geraghty as Theodore Roosevelt Douglas Smith as Marcus Isaacson Robert Wisdom as Cyrus Q'Orianka Kilcher as Mary Matthew Lintz as Stevie Taggert Matthew Shear as Lucius Isaacson Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Alienist: Season 1 The Best and Worst Reviewed Television Series of 2018 by Network and Streaming Service The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2019 Golden Globe Nominations 2018 TV Premiere Dates Calendar View All The Alienist: Season 1 News Episodes 1 The Boy on the Bridge Air date: Jan 22, 2018 The series premiere. A young boy prostitute is found butchered on an unfinished bridge, spurring an alienist, newspaper illustrator, secretary and police commissioner to begin an investigation outside the law to find the serial killer. More 2 A Fruitful Partnership Air date: Jan 29, 2018 The investigation heats up as Sara gets her hands on a clue and Kreizler tries to connect the evidence left behind by the serial killer. Tensions rise within the police department. Kreizler takes Moore, Sara, Marcus and Lucius to Delmonico's in New York and informs them they are going to be working together as a team to catch the killer. More 3 Silver Smile Air date: Feb 5, 2018 Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case has gone 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. More 4 These Bloody Thoughts Air date: Feb 12, 2018 Kreizler and Sara discuss the capacity to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Capt. Connor keep an eye on a potential suspect. More 5 Hildebrandt's Starling Air date: Feb 19, 2018 The team learns more about the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler seeks advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt takes action. More 6 Ascension Air date: Feb 26, 2018 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. More 7 Many Sainted Men Air date: Mar 5, 2018 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. More 8 Psychopathia Sexualis Air date: Mar 12, 2018 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. More 9 Requiem Air date: Mar 19, 2018 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. More 10 Castle in the Sky Air date: Mar 26, 2018 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. More Critic Reviews for The Alienist Season 1 All Critics (76) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (26) I found it hugely enjoyable, a quite unexpected treat, a beguiling amalgam of truthfully felt family drama and an exciting sci-fi survival adventure series. Apr 13, 2018 | Full Review… Graeme Blundell The Australian Top Critic The result is a series that has all of the brooding intensity of Fukunaga's HBO show, but little of the necessary narrative energy to pull it off. Jan 23, 2018 | Full Review… Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic Top Critic What must have come to life in the pages of the book struggles to find so much as a spark on the screen -- difficult, admittedly, through the pall of smoke and shadows that tend to choke it. Jan 22, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic It's a lushly rendered, gritty tale with the kind of nudity, gore and explicit themes often seen in today's quality TV shows. But it's still a largely predictable story. Jan 22, 2018 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic ... somewhat unique in setting but same old/same old in terms of the overall genre. Jan 22, 2018 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The Alienist spends more time telling you what's going on beneath the surface than allowing for any real depth to emerge. Jan 18, 2018 | Full Review… Allison Shoemaker RogerEbert.com Top Critic I was hoping that, because it was a period piece, it would do something different... But I felt like they basically took a recycled procedural drama format and threw it in 1896. Sep 7, 2018 | Full Review… Funmi Sunmonu Add This To Your List What makes this show special is the story they are exploring-it's disturbing, frightening, and morbid. Shows often shy away from controversial topics, but The Alienist dives headfirst into the dramatic pit of its story. Oct 7, 2019 | Full Review… Ariba Bhuvad Cultured Vultures What will entice viewers is how The Alienist does not shield the audience from the nitty-gritty details of the crime. Sep 18, 2019 | Full Review… Sarah Musnicky Legion of Leia at Vital Thrills If it's not something that appeals to you or you're looking for a quality series, there are many better ones out there. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 19, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… Juan Luis Caviaro Espinof An atmospheric and deliciously morbid period crime piece that the fans of the genre should not miss. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 16, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Sebastian Zavala Kahn No Es En Serie The series made a blatant bid for the inclusion of all those on the outside looking in. And in doing so, the show could not have been timelier or more modern or wholly necessary. Oct 21, 2019 | Full Review… Jeff York Creative Screenwriting View All Critic Reviews (76) Audience Reviews for The Alienist: Season 1 Jan 12, 2020 A true, well developed, psychological detective with an intriguing plot which makes you consume episodes one after another.. Audrius Z Dec 29, 2019 I loved it! Great story even better acting. I just hope it doesn't get cancelled because for some reason the critics are listened to more than the actual audience. Susie V Dec 09, 2019 this is my favoritt series of all time, I absoloutly loved it. The characters were so profound and there was put so much work in to them, and they where acted impecably. The story was also sooo great and it keept you interested through out the entire show. There was never a doll or boring moment. Can we please get a season two of this show Elise C Dec 09, 2019 The psychological perspectives, including homophobia are very knowledgeable, the setting of 1890's New York excellent, and the acting superb! A riveting spellbinder! Eleanor C Oct 08, 2019 I very much looked forward to this show, but it fell flat on its face. The lead, whatever his name was, was not good. His acting was terrible and ruined the entire show. Chad C Sep 15, 2019 The Alienist tries to go for that sweet spot created in us by the Sherlock Holmes movies starring RDJ. It's dark, it talks about society recluses and mixes sex with danger. On appearance. In general the plot is all over the place and lacks clear direction. The relationships between the characters are poorly defined. Sarah's character is not very credible, and this is not helped by how flat Dakota Fanning's acting is (there's a scene in episode 4 I think where she's supposed to be crying but all I have in mind is the fake tears they must have had to keep adding to her face between each sequence). The anachronisms are also hard to forgive (the characters basically invent forensics and psychological criminal profiling), but I suppose that is attributable to the book's author, not the screenplay. The "boy whores" are rubbed into the spectator's faces with little justification outside a desire to elicit scandal and remind us how scandalous it would have been back in those days. It is filled with clichés and badly executed ideas. I'm not saying the book was also bad, I haven't read it. But this show certainly didn't make me want to the way The Handmaid's Tale did. Justy R Jun 16, 2019 The Alienist has the look and feel of an HBO show with its superb costumes and set design, but it lacks the same quality of writing. The pace is painstakingly slow and the events unfold in a dull way for a murder mystery. Farah R Jun 03, 2019 A dark and involving series, very well done indeed. Zo D May 01, 2019 Catchy phrasing, great acting and good dialogue. The sets are amazing and seem authentic (I wasn't alive then so who knows?) and the story is compelling. Is it just a basic procedural? Mostly, although it does have the added enchantment of being set in a time when DNA testing and technology were not around to save the day....but ultimately I like it because I am simply looking for mildly entertaining yet somewhat intelligent TV fodder - not an Oscar winning drama that teaches me about humanity....so yeah, I love it. Apr 02, 2019 Love this, completely. I love this genre, the characters, the drama, on point!!! 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