TNT’s problematic adaptation of Caleb Carr’s novel makes it difficult to root for the good guys when they can’t help themselves. The killer of young boys on “The Alienist” is still at large because it ...

TNT’s period crime drama has thankfully deviated from the source material. Although it had been a week since “The Alienist” had shown a quick peek of its mysterious killer’s face, Monday’s episode ...

TNT's new drama series The Alienist (production designer: Mara LePere-Schloop) has probably already drawn you in with its star-studded cast featuring Luke Evans, Daniel Brühl, and Dakota Fanning. The ...

Nearly a century before the real-life FBI Behavioral Science agents who inspired Mindhunter were interviewing their 1970s serial killers, late 19th century psychologists were grappling with their own ...

Grim and atmospheric to the point of dank, “The Alienist” proves so derivative as to blunt its appeal. Adapted from Caleb Carr’s novel, this historical fiction is handsomely produced and smartly cast, ...

TNT's The Alienist tells the story of Daniel Brühl's Laszlo Kreizler, a psychologist who's investigating a never-before-seen ritualistic killer murdering children in New York. Across the ten episodes, ...