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The Alienist S1E1 — The Boy on the Bridge

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The Alienist•Season 1•Episode 1

The Boy on the Bridge

7.6/10 · 2,772 votesJan 22, 201849 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

A young boy prostitute is butchered on the Williamsburg Bridge, alienist Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore, secretary Sara Howard & police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt investigate outside the law to find a serial killer.

Directed byJakob Verbruggen

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Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Laszlo Kreizler

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

John Moore

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Sara Howard

Matthew Shear

Matthew Shear

Lucius Isaacson

Brian Geraghty

Brian Geraghty

Theodore Roosevelt

Douglas Smith

Douglas Smith

Marcus Isaacson

Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

Cyrus Montrose

David Wilmot

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Captain Connor

Q'orianka Kilcher

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Mary Palmer

Matt Lintz

Matt Lintz

Stevie Taggert

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T

Tanya Swerling

Editor

P

P.J. Dillon

Director of Photography

M

Matt Platts-Mills

Editor

Hossein Amini

Hossein Amini

Teleplay

K

Kristina Lauren Anderson

Consulting Producer

H

Harriet Warner

Consulting Producer

Jakob Verbruggen

Jakob Verbruggen

Director

Michael Kaplan

Michael Kaplan

Costume Design

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Episode Summary

"The Boy on the Bridge" is episode 1 of The Alienist season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 2,772 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Jakob Verbruggen, it aired on January 22, 2018.

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