The Alienist: Angel of Darkness (2018)

Original title

The Alienist

Directed by

Jakob Verbruggen

Genre

drama television series, crime television series, LGBT-related television series

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 18 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 709 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1890s New York City, a team of investigators tracks a serial killer who targets street children. The group includes a psychiatrist, a newspaper illustrator, and a former police secretary. They navigate corrupt institutions and historical figures as they work to solve the murders.

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What happens

The Alienist is an American period crime drama–thriller television series based on the 1994 novel by Caleb Carr. The series stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning as an ad hoc team assembled in mid-1890s New York City to investigate a serial killer who is murdering street children. It incorporates both fact and fiction by including the characters that are historical figures, such as Theodore Roosevelt, who held the post of police commissioner from 1895 to 1897. The ten-episode limited series aired on TNT from January 21, 2018, to March 26, 2018. In August 2018, TNT ordered a sequel series based on the 1997 follow-up novel The Angel of Darkness. The second season, titled The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, premiered on July 19, 2020, and aired through August 9, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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