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The Alienist
2018–2020
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 2 seasons
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
50–80
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 50, highest is RatingGraph on 80.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Newspaper illustrator John Moore meets with criminal psychologist (alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Details
- Created by
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Based on
- The Alienist by Caleb Carr
- Released
- 22 January 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 18 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 24 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 24 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2019 | Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series | Mara LePere-Schloop, Karl Probert, Bill Crutcher, Robert Cowper, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, et al. | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role | Kent Houston, Wendy Garfinkle, Tim Barter, Rasik Gorecha, Martin Lake, Doug Larmour, Alison Griffiths, Steve Murgatroyd, Harin Hirani (for "The Boy on the Bridge") | Winner |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2021 | Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series | Ruth Ammon | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2019 | Best Miniseries or Television Film | The Alienist | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2019 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Daniel Brühl | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) | Mara LePere-Schloop, Bill Crutcher, Karl Probert, Alice Baker (for "The Boy on the Bridge") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie | PJ Dillon (for "The Boy on the Bridge") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Limited Series | The Alienist | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role | Kent Houston, Wendy Garfinkle, Tim Barter, Rasik Gorecha, Martin Lake, Doug Larmour, Alison Griffiths, Steve Murgatroyd, Harin Hirani (for "The Boy on the Bridge") | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie | PJ Dillon (for "The Boy on the Bridge") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited Series | The Alienist | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Angus Wall, Lisa Bolan, Yongsub Song, Charles Khoury, Heidi Berg, Felix Soletic | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period Costumes | Michael Kaplan, Rudy Mance, Beáta Merkovits, Andrew Hunt (for "A Fruitful Partnership") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) | Mara LePere-Schloop, Bill Crutcher, Karl Probert, Alice Baker (for "The Boy on the Bridge") | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series | Mara LePere-Schloop, Karl Probert, Bill Crutcher, Robert Cowper, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, et al. | Winner |
| Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series | Ruth Ammon | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Daniel Brühl | Nominee |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film | The Alienist | Nominee |
MPSE Golden Reel Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Effects/Foley | Matthew Skelding, Al Sirkett, Tom Jenkins, Mathias Schuster, Barnaby Smyth (for "Belly of the Beast") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Music | Alistair Hawkins (for "Belly of the Beast") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form – Music | Andrew Glen, Alistair Hawkins, and Fiona Cruickshank (for "A Fruitful Partnership") | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama TV Spot (Trailer/Teaser) for a Series | TNT, Zealot (for "Game") | Nominee |
| Best Horror/Thriller TV Spot (Trailer/Teaser) for a Series | TNT, Trailer Park, Inc. (for "Monster" Trailer) | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film | Daniel Brühl | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film | Dakota Fanning | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series | The Alienist | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress on Television | Dakota Fanning | Nominee |
British Academy Television Craft Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects | Kent Houston, Asa Shoul, Peerless, Freefolk | Nominee |
Canadian Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Editing in TV Drama | Jay Prychidny and Liyana Mansor (for "Gilded Cage") | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Period Television | Michael Kaplan | Nominee |
ICG Publicists Awards
1 nomination
| Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Television Award | Gabriela Zapata | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Kent Houston, Wendy Garfinkle, Steve Murgatroyd, Drew Jones, Paul Stephenson (for "The Boy on the Bridge") | Nominee |