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. 64% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 73 78% Audience Score User Ratings: 883 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review 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 (73) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (26) Squalor and sleuthing are blended with sadistic verve. Apr 20, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic Fanning is strikingly good as Sara, her face radiating an innocent glow as it lifts like a sunflower towards the Doctor. Apr 18, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Suzi Feay Financial Times Top Critic 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 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 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 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 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 The Alienist is lush without being ostentatious, every detail feels perfect for the time and setting. It's creepy without needing to have us in a dark corner every two seconds. Aug 26, 2018 | Full Review… Terence Johnson Le Noir Auteur View All Critic Reviews (73) Audience Reviews for The Alienist: Season 1 Nov 16, 2018 From TNT comes the period crime drama The Alienist, a limited series based on a best-selling novel. The story follows a psychologist who puts together a team to investigate a serial killer who's targeting boy prostitutes; meanwhile Commissioner Roosevelt attempts to weed out corruption in the police force, which is trying to cover-up the murders. Starring Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, and Ted Levine, the show has a pretty impressive cast. And the production values are incredibly well-done; the costumes, sets, score, etc. However, the tone is a little too gritty and dark in depicting child prostitution and violence. Also, the murder investigations get rather convoluted and are hard to follow at times. One of TNT's most disturbing series, The Alienist seems more interested in pushing the envelope than telling a good story. Dann M Super Reviewer 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!!! Alexia N Mar 17, 2019 I usually find these period pieces rather irrelevant. This one though is well made. The story is dark and compelling and though not always interesting it has enough to keep you engaged. As expected, the production design is top notch. I am a fan of Daniel Bruhl and again he didn't disappoint me with his performance - I also found Dakota Fanning very good. Aris T Jan 31, 2019 Great show, highly recommend! Enthralling story, very gritty. Mark S Dec 28, 2018 Alienist is purely remarkable, from the production, to script, the story line and characters. It's is easily a favourite and I hope they make a season 2!! Jordan M Dec 09, 2018 A classical storytelling, but it keeps every actions or plot really clear for the audience to follow as well as thrilling. Was very impressed by the Design and the storyboarding, Could have forgot some little plot even though it brings informations about some of the secondary characters. Too me simply brilliant and refreshing. Nov 06, 2018 It was fine until episode 8, than this series is just horrible. Do not recomend to watch! Timi S See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! Best of Netflix Movies and shows to binge now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES 200 Essential Movies To Watch Now – Rotten Tomatoes The Best LGBT Movies on Netflix Right Now – Rotten Tomatoes 10 Great TV Shows That Failed in Their Final Seasons – Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes’ First Book Rotten Movies We Love is Out This October – Rotten Tomatoes Cannes 2019 Movie Scorecard – Rotten Tomatoes Your Full List of All Upcoming DC Movies – With Key Details – Rotten Tomatoes Major Awards Need to Stop Ignoring Incredible Horror Performances – Rotten Tomatoes 10 Killer Movie Marketing Campaigns – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines View All Results Go back More trailers