[s1e1] The Boy On The Bridge ❲Direct❳

: Dr. Kreizler, an "alienist" (an early psychiatrist), believes a serial killer is at work. He conducts a parallel, covert investigation because the police have wrongfully charged a man just to close the case.

Set in during the Gilded Age, the episode introduces a visceral and dangerous world where a brutal murder sets a high-stakes investigation in motion.

: The mutilated body of a young boy prostitute is discovered on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge. The victim was found dressed as a girl, a detail that reminds psychologist Laszlo Kreizler of a previous unsolved murder of one of his former patients. [S1E1] The Boy on the Bridge

(Dakota Fanning): A strong-willed NYPD secretary who becomes a vital asset to the team.

(Douglas Smith & Matthew Shear): Detective brothers skilled in the new science of forensics who join the team. Set in during the Gilded Age, the episode

(Brian Geraghty): The police commissioner who provides covert support for the investigation while trying to clean up police corruption.

"The Boy on the Bridge" is the title of the (Season 1, Episode 1) of the historical crime drama The Alienist , which originally aired on TNT . Episode Overview (Dakota Fanning): A strong-willed NYPD secretary who becomes

(Luke Evans): A newspaper illustrator who assists Kreizler in gathering evidence.