'The Alienist' gets down and dirty in old timey New York
by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Jan 22, 2018
3 minutes
Part "Gangs of New York," part "The Knick" and part "Mindhunter," TNT's "The Alienist" pairs gruesome, serial killer carnage with horse-and-carriage charm for this psychological thriller set in 19th century Manhattan.
The 10-episode limited series, which was to premiere Monday, is as much about a murder investigation as it is about the roots of our present-day ideas on gender, mental illness and socio-economics.
Adapted from Caleb Carr's bestselling 1994 novel, "The Alienist" takes viewers through
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