The Alienist

"Madness lies within."

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.

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Created By

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Status

Ended

Original Name

The Alienist

First Air Date

January 22, 2018

Last Air Date

August 9, 2020

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

Anonymous Content Paramount Television Studios Vanessa Productions Studio T Stuma Productions

Networks

TNT

S02E08

Better Angels

While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the killer, and the team must overcome the wrath of the police and an underworld gang on the rampage.

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