It is a production set at the end of the 19th century in New York City that interacts with the supernatural in a very interesting way.
With picturesque scenery and costumes, The Alienist is one of the Netflix series that interacts between reality and science fiction in a very believable way. It mixes problems of social classes, immigration, and crimes that attract attention for their brutality. It focuses on the use of fingerprints and psychology as a research method.
It is a series directed by Hossein Amini and premiered in 2018. It currently has 2 seasons, with 9 episodes each with a duration of approximately 50 minutes each.
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What is The Alienist, Netflix series about?
The Alienist is set in New York at the end of the 19th century and focuses on the search for a serial killer. For the investigation they use methods that are novel, such as fingerprint analysis and psychology. What stands out at first is the brutality of the murders. The first victim is a 13-year-old immigrant who has had his eyes removed, his genitals mutilated and other unpleasant injuries caused.
The immigration phenomenon is very present in the series, and is one of the main problems because it is the focus of the murderer’s attack, and investigators believe that he is among different interest groups that seek to maintain the status quo of the city of New York. Emblematic figures from American history such as Theodore Roosevelt and JP Morgan also appear.
Trailer for The Alienist, Netflix Series.
Cast of The Alienist, Netflix series.
- Dakota Fanning
- Daniel Bruhl
- Luke Evans
- Douglas Smith
- Robert Wisdom
- Brian Geraghty
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