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No one said therapy was easy.

Overview

A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.

  1. Joe Weisberg

    Creator

  2. Joel Fields

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Steve Carell

    Alan Strauss

  2. Cast 1

    Domhnall Gleeson

    Sam Fortner

  3. Cast 1

    Linda Emond

    Candace Fortner

  4. Cast 1

    Laura Niemi

    Beth Strauss

  5. Cast 1

    Andrew Leeds

    Ezra Strauss

  6. Cast 1

    David Alan Grier

    Charlie Addison

Last Season

Poster

Miniseries

2022 | 10 episodes

season 1 of The Patient premiered on Aug 30, 2022.

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For some reason The Patient recalls, for me, the screen adaptation of Stephen Kings novel, Misery. Only this time, the "greatest fan" is an obsessively homicidal patient of a notable, published, psychotherapist. A reserved educated man, who is drawn, quite literally into the insane world, of his patient. This is a highly polished, superbly acted, slow burn thriller.Interestingly, the creators opted for short episodes. Perhaps they were concerned the limited scope of this story, might bore the audience? They needn't have worried. This is highly addictive fare where the polite, contr...

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Status Ended

Network Network

TypeMiniseries

Original LanguageEnglish 

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