David Farnor | On 06, Apr 2018

“Everything about this is disturbing.” That’s the sound of The Alienist returning to our screens, and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of Season 2.

Set amid the underbelly of New York City’s Gilded Age, the period crime drama follows Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl), a brilliant and obsessive “Alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies, who holds the key to hunting down a never-before-seen ritualistic killer murdering young boys.

A turn-of-the-century murder mystery, it charts the story of the emergence of the world’s most powerful city, which will stop at nothing to bury its darkest secrets. Uncovering them are Luke Evans as newspaper illustrator John Moore and Dakota Fanning’s Sara Howard, an ambitious secretary determined to become the city’s first female police detective.

“This grippingly dark crime drama is dripping with dread,” we wrote in our review of Season 1.

Based on the novel of same name by Caleb Carr, the psychological thriller airs on TNT but debuted exclusively on Netflix in the UK. That was way back in 2018, and now, two years later, it’s finally reared its head once more for a second season.

The Alienist: Angel of Darkness (based on the follow-up novel of the same name) premieres in the US on 26th July. In 2018, Netflix waited until after its weekly Stateside run to release it all-at-once as a box set, which means you can expect Season 2 on our screens around September. Until then, here’s the trailer:

 

Get to know the characters from Netflix’s The Alienist

16th April 2018

The Alienist arrives on Netflix UK this April, boasting a cool premise and an even cooler cast.

An unflinching psychological thriller set amidst the underbelly of New York City’s Gilded Age. A turn-of-the-century murder mystery, it charts the story of the emergence of the world’s most powerful city, which will stop at nothing to bury its darkest secrets.

Uncovering them are a cast that includes Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning – and a new video gives us an introduction to each of them.

There’s newspaper illustrator John Moore, played by Evans. There’s Sara Howard, an ambitious secretary determined to become the city’s first female police detective, played by Fanning. And Laszlo Kreizler (Brühl), a brilliant and obsessive “Alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies, who holds the key to hunting down a never-before-seen ritualistic killer murdering young boys.

“To play one of the most compelling characters I’ve ever read on the page has been a huge honour”, says Daniel Brühl. “Caleb Carr devised a fascinating world of intrigue and complexity, and I look forward to international audiences seeing how our brilliant cast and creatives have brought his words to life.”

The series also stars Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker) as police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, Douglas Smith (Miss Sloane) and Matthew Shear (Mistress America) as Marcus and Lucius Isaacson, twin brothers who help unravel the disturbing mystery.

Shot in Budapest and based on the novel of the same name by Caleb Carr, The Alienist is fast becoming one of the must-see TV shows of this spring. All episodes land on Netflix UK on Thursday 19th April.

 

Netflix nabs The Alienist for international release

22nd January 2018

Netflix has nabbed the international rights to The Alienist, a new period mystery drama starring Luke Evans, Daniel Brühl and Dakota Fanning.

The psychological thriller, which is based on the novel of the same name by Caleb Carr, premiered in the US today TNT. While its 10 episodes air weekly Stateside, Netflix has inked a deal to debut the whole thing in the UK at once this April.

Set amidst the underbelly of New York City’s Gilded Age, The Alienist follows Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl), a brilliant and obsessive “Alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies, who holds the key to hunting down a never-before-seen ritualistic killer murdering young boys.

A turn-of-the-century murder mystery, it charts the story of the emergence of the world’s most powerful city, which will stop at nothing to bury its darkest secrets. Uncovering them are Evans as newspaper illustrator John Moore and Dakota Fanning’s Sara Howard, an ambitious secretary determined to become the city’s first female police detective.

The series also stars Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker) as police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, Douglas Smith (Miss Sloane) and Matthew Shear (Mistress America) as Marcus and Lucius Isaacson, twin brothers who help unravel the disturbing mystery, Matt Lintz (Pixels) as Stevie, a tough, young boy employed by Dr. Kreizler as a driver, Robert Ray Wisdom (The Wire) as Cyrus, Kreizler’s valet, and Q’orianka Kilcher (The New World) as Mary, Kreizler’s mute maid with whom he shares a special, unspoken connection.

Shot in Budapest, Hungary, The Alienist is co-produced by Paramount Television and Turner’s Studio T. Jakob Verbruggen (Black Mirror) serves as director and executive producer, along with Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), Hossein Amini (Drive) and E. Max Frye (Foxcatcher), Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin and Rosalie Swedlin, plus Chris Symes and Cary Fukunaga. Serving as co-executive producers on the series are Marshall Persinger (Rectify) and Jamie Payne (The Driver).

“The response to the show in the US has been incredible and now I can’t wait for the rest of the world to watch it,” says Luke Evans.

The Alienist premieres on Netflix UK on Thursday 19th April. Here’s the first full trailer for the show:

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