The Alienist
James Hawes, Jakob Verbruggen, Paco Cabezas, Jamie Payne, David Petrarca, 2018-2020
The Alienist
Caleb Carr, 1994
The Alienist is a TV series directed by James Hawes, Jakob Verbruggen, Paco Cabezas, Jamie Payne and David Petrarca in 2018 and based on the book of the same name by Caleb Carr, first published in 1994. The TV series features Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Martin McCreadie, Anson Boon, Eugenia Caruso, and others.
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“The TV series is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
The first season is set in 1896, when a series of gruesome murders of boy prostitutes has gripped New York City. Joining them in the probe is Sara Howard, Roosevelt’s headstrong secretary, as well as twin brothers Marcus and Lucius Isaacson, both detective sergeants in the New York City Police Department.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
60
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
TV Series
The Alienist
Director: James Hawes, Jakob Verbruggen, Paco Cabezas, Jamie Payne, David Petrarca
Country: USA
Year: 2018-2020
Length: 1h / 18 episodes
Year
1994
Pages
498
Book Rate
8.10
S: Goodreads
Book
The Alienist
Author: Caleb Carr
Country: USA
First published in: 1994
Length: 498 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Dr. Laszlo Kreizler
User polls & recommendations
“I was impressed with Lynch's Dune, but it was not what I had dreamed of. I'll go back to the book and to the images that came out when I read it.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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