THE ALIENIST Series Trailers, Promos, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Poster

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The new ten-episode period crime drama series "The Alienist" premieres tonight on TNT at 9p. The series is executive-produced and co-written by Cary Fukunaga ("True Detective") and Hossein Amini ("Drive"), and based on the Anthony Award-winning international bestseller written by Caleb Carr.

Set in 1896 amidst the vast wealth, extreme poverty and technological innovation of New York during the Gilded Age, the show follows the hunt for a series killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Brian Geraghty, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Matt Lintz, Robert Wisdowm and Q'orianka Kilcher.

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"The Alienist is an upcoming American drama television series based on the novel of same name by Caleb Carr. The psychological thriller drama is set in 1896, when a series of gruesome murders of boy prostitutes has gripped the city. Newly appointed top cop Teddy Roosevelt calls upon Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a criminal psychologist -- aka alienist -- and newspaper illustrator John Moore to conduct the investigation in secret. Joining them in the probe is Sara Howard, a headstrong secretary at Police Headquarters."