TV series

The Alienist: Angel of Darkness

2018–2020 · 2 seasons

A soot-stained, methodical plunge into Victorian institutions, rewarding patience with creeping dread and quiet moral unease.

Tagline: Madness lies within.
Overview: New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, corruption, class, gender
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
class
gender
justice
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild