Title: The Alienist
Genre: Period Drama
Years On Air: 2018 (10-part minseries)
Main Concept: In mid-1890s New York City, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a criminal psychologist, is called upon to help track down a serial killer. He is joined by his friend John Moore, a newspaper illustrator; Sara Howard, a police secretary; and young Detective Sergeants Marcus and Lucius Isaacson.
Network: TNT
The miniseries is based on the novel The Alienist by Caleb Carr, who was a consulting producer for the series.
Starring: Daniel Bruhl as Dr. Laszlo Keizler
Luke Evans as John Moore
Brian Geraghty as Theodore Roosevelt
Robert Ray Wisdom as Cyrus Montrose
Douglas Smith as Marcus Isaacson
Matthew Shear as Lucius Isaacson
Q'orianka Pilcher as Mary Palmer
Matt Lintz as Stevie Taggert
Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard
When I first heard this show was coming on television, I decided to watch it because I had read the book a few years before. I didn't remember a lot of the book, but I remembered the main idea of it, and I think this show mainly stuck to the book. I think the characters were a different in the show than they were in the book, but the storyline of the show was good.
I will say, though, this show is rated 'Mature' for a good reason. Yes, there was some sexual content in a few episodes, but the subject matter and what the killer was doing was unsettling. If you're interested in the show, you might want to look more into what it's about to see if it's something for you.
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