The Alienist (2018)

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.

Created by

Cary Joji Fukunaga

Themes19th centurybased on novel or bookcriminal investigationdetective agencyhistorical fictionmental illnessnewspaper reporternew york cityperiod dramaprivate detective