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The Alienist S1E6 — Ascension

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The Alienist•Season 1•Episode 6

Ascension

8.1/10 · 1,914 votesFeb 26, 201846 min

Ranked #3 of 10 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

The team hatches a plan to catch the killer. Moore checks in on a friend. Kreizler faces his own self-doubt about the investigation. Roosevelt attends an event with the city’s elite. Sara looks into Kreizler’s past. Connor acts on impulse.

Directed byPaco Cabezas

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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

David Wilmot

Captain Connor

Q'orianka Kilcher

Q'orianka Kilcher

Mary Palmer

Matt Lintz

Matt Lintz

Stevie Taggert

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E. Max Frye

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Simon Tyrrell

Consulting Producer

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Sarah Byrd

Consulting Producer

Paco Cabezas

Paco Cabezas

Director

Will Hughes-Jones

Will Hughes-Jones

Production Design

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Episode Summary

"Ascension" is episode 6 of The Alienist season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 1,914 votes, ranking #3 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Paco Cabezas, it aired on February 26, 2018.

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