Although TNT has carried Turner’s drama banner for a while, in the last year or so, they’ve tried to reposition it as the home for edgier content, even going so far as to cancel Major Crimes — its best Nielsen ratings performer. Is The Alienist — a Gilded Age period mystery — a good fit with the cable network’s grittier focus? Since it features a serial killer, does that mean it fills the bill? Will The Alienist be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
Based on the Caleb Carr novel, The Alienist TV show stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Brian Geraghty, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Matt Lintz, Robert Ray Wisdom, and Q’orianka Kilcher. Set in 1896 in New York City, the TNT drama centers on Laszlo Kreizler (Brühl), an alienist, i.e. a criminal psychologist. When a ritualistic serial killer starts targeting boy prostitutes, Police Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt (Geraghty) drafts Kreizler to head up his secret investigation into the murders.
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What do you think? Do you like The Alienist TV series on TNT? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*6/13/18 update: Cast members have confirmed that the series ended with one season, though they’d be open for a second season. Details here.
*8/16/18 update: TNT has ordered a sequel series called The Angel of Darkness. Details here.
*5/21/20 update: TNT has changed the title of the sequel series to The Alienist: The Angel of Darkness and is treating it like a second season.
The Alienist should definitely be renewed. The cast is great!
I absolutely loved this show. It was intellectually stimulating and great acting/directing/costumes! Please bring it back for a second season.
Please keep this show. I look forward to it all week
Loved this show
Please,please.please keep this show love all these characters and the bit of history of it all GREAT SHOW
The “trio” Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning are so great!!! The show is FABULOUS! The actors give stellar performances. Absolutely intrigued with this series. Writing is great, acting magnificient, sets are beautiful and doing a time piece period of early 1900’s show how far we have come and in the same breath how somethings are still familiar. PLEASE, please have a 2nd season!
I loved it right up until he smashed the cat into the wall. Turned it off and will never watch again
I enjoyed watching the series but am uncertain whether I want to watch a season 2. After watching the final episode I was left with the feeling that the parts were greater than the sum. There was never any great mystery as to who the killer was and we never met him till the last episode. This led to a lack of suspense throughout. The story telling was very linear with the villains not particularly interesting.
I absolutely loved this series ! I DVR’d all episodes so I can binge watch at my liesure.
Sincerely hoping it renews for a second season.
Incredibly Well Done! Outstanding Ensemble Cast! One Of the Finest Period Dramas So far! We Can Only Hope TNT Knows a Big HIT When They Have One And Does Another Season!
An amazing show at the edge of our seats every single night not A single episode disappointed please bring a second season back. We looked forward to every episode as Mondays became one of our favorite nights. The writers have done a phenomenal job.
I love this show. It kept my thinking and trying to figure out who the murderer was. There is nothing like it on TV. I hope it comes back because I will never miss an episode like I didn’t the first one. So interesting.
I love the show. I think the actors did a very good job in making the show interesting to watch. I love the dr. Who is Alienist.
In the last part when he is speaking in German to his father it makes u see the reason why he does what he does.
Please keep the show.
Horrible. Dark, perverted, not enjoyable.
It should be cancelled ASAP
book was amazing, no way tv could duplicate, but show is still very very good. please do second season based on second book which was also excellent. I cant take anymore reality tv give us season two.