The Alienist (TNT) TV Show

Looks like TNT is trying to venture into "prestige drama" territory.

Executive produced by Cary Fukunaga. Starring Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning. Two of the directors listed on IMDB are Jakob Verbruggen (House of Cards, Black Mirror) and James Hawes (Penny Dreadful, Black Mirror, Genius).

 

Did anybody catch this last night? I thought it was pretty good. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

 

i watched this morning and i'm into it.
didn't watch this whole thing but for anyone interested:

 

yeah this is good enough to stick with so far, i guess

 

Is this about (or inspired by) Albert Fish?

 

I'm enjoying this. It's been effectively moody/creepy so far.

 

After this finishes up those that watch let me know if it’s worth watching

 

The finale was pretty anti-climatic but I really enjoyed the show overall

 

I’d def say it’s worth watching. The visuals, production values, costumes, etc. are top notch.

The actors’ charisma pulls you in more than the dialogue. And the show really suffers from having to be constructed with commercial breaks factored in, IMO.

But overall, it’s a solid technical achievement with enough other stuff to make it worth your time.

 

It's pretty reserved, but it's so well made that I was always engaged. This is probably my favorite show the year so far.

 

How did I miss that there was going to be another season of this?! Was just watching TNT and they showed some clips in their upcoming slate montage. I know not a lot of people watched the first season, but I thought it was a great slow burn.

Here's an article about it from last year.
Melanie Field Joins TNT’s ‘Alienist’ Sequel ‘The Angel Of Darkness’; Rosy McEwen To Recur – Deadline

 

Couple weeks

 

Did anybody watch S2? It's on HBO Max now, so I'm starting it.

 

i'm about halfway through

 

Finished S2. Thought it was excellent. Dakota Fanning was particularly good this season.

 

Been watching this and it’s pretty good. The setting in particular is very captivating.