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The Patient (2022)
Popularity 9.1
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A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
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Top Cast
Steve CarellAlan Strauss
Domhnall GleesonSam Fortner
Linda EmondCandace Fortner
Laura NiemiBeth Strauss
Andrew LeedsEzra Strauss
David Alan GrierCharlie Addison
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Caroline MooreExecutive Producer
Chris LongExecutive Producer
Joe WeisbergExecutive Producer
Joel FieldsExecutive Producer
Steve CarellExecutive Producer
Victor HsuExecutive Producer
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Miniseries
10 episodes · First aired 2022-08-30 · ★ 7.5
E01
Intake
2022-08-30 · 21 min
Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.
E02
Alan Learns to Meditate
2022-08-30 · 22 min
Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions. A gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.
E03
Issues
2022-09-06 · 23 min
Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
E04
Company
2022-09-13 · 24 min
On the threshold of crisis, Sam honors the promise Dr. Strauss made him make as a condition for continuing their work together. The trust built between patient and doctor is tested, with a life in the balance.
E05
Pastitsio
2022-09-20 · 31 min
Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
E06
Charlie
2022-09-27 · 29 min
Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in. Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist’s advice to make different choices.
E07
Kaddish
2022-10-04 · 28 min
Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.
E08
Ezra
2022-10-11 · 38 min
Dr. Strauss is honest with himself about his failures, past and present. A revelation about his relationship with Ezra leads him back to the urgency of escape. Sam loses faith in his doctor.
E09
Auschwitz
2022-10-18 · 35 min
Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.
E10
The Cantor's Husband
2022-10-25 · 47 min
For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.
