The Patient
TV Show · Thriller · Drama

Therapist, Alan Strauss, is held prisoner by a patient, Sam Fortner, who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Sam has an unusual therapeutic demand for Alan: curb his homicidal urges. In order to survive, Alan must unwind Sam's disturbed mind and stop him from killing again but Sam refuses to address critical topics, like his mother Candace. Alone in captivity, Alan excavates his own past through memories of his old therapist, Charlie, and grapples with waves of his own repressed troubles -- the recent death of his wife, Beth, and the painful estrangement from his religious son, Ezra. Over the course of his imprisonment, Alan uncovers not only how deep Sam's compulsion runs, but also how much work he has to do to repair the rift in his own family.

2022 · 21m
Starring Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Linda Emond

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Intake
    Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client; as the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them together.
    20 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Alan Learns to Meditate
    Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions; a gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.
    21 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Issues
    Sam's desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies; Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
    22 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Company
    On the threshold of crisis, Sam honors the promise Dr. Strauss made him make as a condition for continuing their work together; the trust built between patient and doctor is tested, with a life in the balance.
    23 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Pastitsio
    Sam reaches out to a woman from his past; trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
    29 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Charlie
    Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in; Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist's advice to make different choices.
    27 min

Related

Cast & Crew

  • Steve Carell
    Alan Strauss
  • Domhnall Gleeson
    Sam Fortner
  • Linda Emond
    Candace
  • Laura Niemi
    Beth
  • Andrew Leeds
    Ezra
  • David Alan Grier
    Charlie
  • Steve Carell
    Producer
  • Joe Weisberg
    Producer
  • Joel Fields
    Producer
  • C‌M
    Caroline Moore
    Producer
  • Chris Long
    Producer

About

The Patient

Thriller

Therapist, Alan Strauss, is held prisoner by a patient, Sam Fortner, who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Sam has an unusual therapeutic demand for Alan: curb his homicidal urges. In order to survive, Alan must unwind Sam's disturbed mind and stop him from killing again but Sam refuses to address critical topics, like his mother Candace. Alone in captivity, Alan excavates his own past through memories of his old therapist, Charlie, and grapples with waves of his own repressed troubles -- the recent death of his wife, Beth, and the painful estrangement from his religious son, Ezra. Over the course of his imprisonment, Alan uncovers not only how deep Sam's compulsion runs, but also how much work he has to do to repair the rift in his own family.

Information

Studio
FX
Released
2022
Region of Origin
United States

Languages

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English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), German (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Italian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Polish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Portuguese (Brazil) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Spain) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Turkish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

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