The Alienist: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Alienist, based on the Anthony Award-winning New York Times bestseller by Caleb Carr, is a fast-paced and atmospheric psychological thriller set in the fascinating and gritty world of Gilded Age New York City. After a series of haunting and gruesome murders, psychiatrist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper reporter John Moore and police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt come together employing emerging disciplines of psychology and early crime investigation techniques to track down one of New York City's first serial killers.

Series details

• Title: The Alienist
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2018-01-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-08-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TNT
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 8800
• IMDb ID: tt4604612
• TVDB ID: 328690

Cast and credited roles

• Daniel Brühl — Dr. Laszlo Kreizler
• Luke Evans — John Moore
• Dakota Fanning — Sara Howard
• Douglas Smith — DS Marcus Isaacson
• Matthew Shear — DS Lucius Isaacson
• Robert Wisdom — Cyrus Montrose
• Matt Lintz — Stevie Taggert
• Brian Geraghty — Theodore Roosevelt
• Q'Orianka Kilcher — Mary Palmer
• Rosy McEwen — Libby Hatch
• Melanie Field — Bitsy Sussman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-01-22; final listed air date 2018-03-26; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-07-19; final listed air date 2020-08-09; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Alienist on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.