Tag: The Alienist
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2018 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series Or Movie Emmy Predictions
This is simply a bizarre Emmy category this year with notable performances from a ton of projects that earned mixed reviews at best. Laura Dern “should” get in for a film that debuted at Sundance before HBO acquired it, “The Tale,” as should Jessica Biel for “The Sinner,” but everyone else? Their chances are tenuous…
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‘The Alienist’ Finale Tracks Down Its Killer and Leaves the Door Open for Season 2
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for “The Alienist” finale “Castle in the Sky.”]After months of research, late nights, stakeouts, and diving into dark psyches, “The Alienist” investigative team finally finds their man … and then promptly loses him when a rogue police officer shoots and kills him. It’s a frustrating outcome for all involved,…
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‘The Alienist’ Shocker: Kreizler’s Team Falls Victim to a Terrible TV Trope
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “The Alienist” episode “Psychopathia Sexualis.”]Well, that was disappointing.“The Alienist” has made an effort to present more progressive viewpoints in its story, overlaying this modern mindset onto the Victorian-era murder mystery. Issues about class, gender, race, and more have been explored in such a way that feels as natural…
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‘The Alienist’ Humbles Its Hero to Tackle Issues of Class, Privilege, and Systemic Oppression
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “The Alienist” episode “Many Sainted Men.”]Set in 1896, TNT’s “The Alienist” hasn’t just been invested in the central mystery of a serial killer preying on boy prostitutes, but also in exploring how society is on the brink of change during the turn of the century. Advances in criminal…
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‘The Alienist’: Revealing the Murderer’s Identity Early Is the Show’s First Killer Move
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “The Alienist” episode “Hildebrandt’s Starling.”]Although it had been a week since “The Alienist” had shown a quick peek of its mysterious killer’s face, Monday’s episode “Hildebrandt’s Starling” allows him to own the screen for a significant amount of time. And the results are unsettling in a way that’s…
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Studiocanal takes ‘Alienist’ in France
Series launched in the Us last month on Turner Broadcasting System cable channel TNT.Paramount Television’s period thriller series The Alienist has been licensed to Studiocanal in France, with a premiere on Canal Plus’ crime channel Polar+ set for April.The series, handled internationally by Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution, launched in the Us last month…