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The Patient is a psychological thriller from the minds of Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (The Americans) about a therapist, “Alan Strauss” (Steve Carell), who's held prisoner by a patient, “Sam Fortner” (Domhnall Gleeson), 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” (Linda Emond). Alone in captivity, Alan excavates his own past through memories of his old therapist, “Charlie” (David Alan Grier), and grapples with waves of his own repressed troubles – the recent death of his wife, “Beth” (Laura Niemi), and the painful estrangement from his religious son, “Ezra” (Andrew Leeds).
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. With time running out, Alan fights desperately to stop Sam before Alan becomes complicit in Sam's murders or worse – becomes a target himself.
Original Release
08/30/2022 on FX
US Release
08/30/2022
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Steve Carell | Alan Strauss |
Domhnall Gleeson | Sam Fortner |
Laura Niemi | Beth Strauss |
Andrew Leeds | Ezra Strauss |
Linda Emond | Candace Fortner |
Amy Handelman | Chava / Chava Strauss |
Alex Rich | Elias |
Renata Friedman | Shoshana Cohen |
David Alan Grier | Charlie Addison |
Luke Patrick Dodge | Menachem Strauss |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Intake | Tuesday, 30 August 2022 |
2 | Alan Learns to Meditate | Tuesday, 30 August 2022 |
3 | Issues | Tuesday, 06 September 2022 |
4 | Company | Tuesday, 13 September 2022 |
5 | Pastitsio | Tuesday, 20 September 2022 |
6 | Charlie | Tuesday, 27 September 2022 |
7 | Kaddish | Tuesday, 04 October 2022 |
8 | Ezra | Tuesday, 11 October 2022 |
9 | Auschwitz | Tuesday, 18 October 2022 |
10 | The Cantor's Husband | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 |
Directors
Chris Long, Kevin Bray, Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writers
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Steve Carell | Alan Strauss |
Domhnall Gleeson | Sam Fortner |
Laura Niemi | Beth Strauss |
Andrew Leeds | Ezra Strauss |
Linda Emond | Candace Fortner |
Amy Handelman | Chava / Chava Strauss |
Alex Rich | Elias |
Renata Friedman | Shoshana Cohen |
David Alan Grier | Charlie Addison |
Luke Patrick Dodge | Menachem Strauss |
Paxton Booth | Dov Strauss / Dov (Ezra Child #1) |
Alan Blumenfeld | Chaim Benjamin |
Jake Broder | Rebbe |
Josh Covitt | Tom Cohen |
Levi Allen | (Aiden (Shoshana Child #2) / Aiden (Shoshana Child #2) / Aiden Cohen |
Lila Karp-Ziring | Lindsey Cohen |
Lee Bachrach | Yudit (Ezra Child #3) / Yudit Strauss |
Emily Davis | Mary |
Diane Kelber | Denise Benjamin |
Tim Ransom | Kyle / Kyle Donohue |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steve Carell | Executive Producer |
Chris Long | Executive Producer |
Joel Fields | Executive Producer |
Victor Hsu | Executive Producer |
Caroline Moore | Executive Producer |
Joseph Weisberg | Executive Producer |
Nicole McCormick | Producer |
Michael Maccarone | Producer |
Justin Weinberger | Producer |
Dennis Palumbo | Producer |
Jillian Nordby | Producer |
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Behind the Scenes
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2023 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |