[s1e1] The Boy On The Bridge Site

: 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.

The episode establishes the series' dark atmosphere, blending early forensic thinking with the grit of late 19th-century New York. The Alienist Episode 1 Review: The Boy on the Bridge [S1E1] The Boy on the Bridge

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

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

"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