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The Patient

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Plot

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

Cast

Steve Carell as Alan Strauss
Steve Carell

as Alan Strauss

Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner
Domhnall Gleeson

as Sam Fortner

Linda Emond as Candace Fortner
Linda Emond

as Candace Fortner

Laura Niemi as Beth Strauss
Laura Niemi

as Beth Strauss

Andrew Leeds as Ezra Strauss
Andrew Leeds

as Ezra Strauss

David Alan Grier as Charlie Addison
David Alan Grier

as Charlie Addison

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • August 30, 2022

Last Aired Date

  • October 25, 2022

Production Companies

  • FX Productions

Type

  • Miniseries

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 10

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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 crea…

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