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The Patient (2022)

The Patient poster
Genre
psychological thriller
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 329 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A therapist is held captive by his patient, a man with homicidal urges who wants treatment. The show focuses on the psychological struggle between the two men in a confined space.

tenseclaustrophobicslow-burnunsettlingdarkcerebralsuspenseful

What happens

The Patient is an American psychological thriller limited series created and written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Chris Long, Caroline Moore, Victor Hsu, and Steve Carell. The series stars Carell alongside Domhnall Gleeson and Linda Emond in lead roles. It premiered on August 30, 2022, on FX on Hulu and concluded on October 25, 2022, after a ten-episode run. The series follows a therapist (Carell) who is held captive by a patient (Gleeson), seeking unconventional therapy for his homicidal urges. The Patient received positive reviews from television critics. Carell's performance earned him a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, while Gleeson received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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