The genre of Psychological thriller is amazing. It hits the fans till the end and engages the viewers deeply. The psychological thriller has a great risk to the director and producer, as not every thriller series stands out. Many psychological thrillers have been flops and sometimes even a disaster. Many times it becomes complex for the viewer to understand the plot of the series and they leave the series in between.
But ‘The Alienist’ is one of those series that has hit the OTT platform with its mind-blowing storyline. The Alienist is an American Period drama and psychological thriller series which was first broadcast on TNT in the US.
The series had already released its 2 seasons. It is also available on Netflix. The series was first released in 2018. The Alienist is based on the book of the same name written by Cabel Carr. He first published his novel in 1994. The series has very perfectly depicted this novel in the first two seasons. The series starred Luke Evans, Daniel Bruhl, and Dakota Fanning. It is based on the investigation of the serial killer in New York who killed many street children in the mid-1890s.
The fans can’t stop talking about the series. They are full of hunger to know more about the series and the suspense of the series was not dying in the previous seasons with its wonderful plot. Netflix fans who enjoyed watching this thriller series are all excited to know about season 3.
The Alienist Season 3 Release Date
The Alienist Season 3 was expected to have it’s released in August 2022. But till now we don’t have any update regarding season 3 of the series. It was all set to release this year but due to the covid pandemic, it got delayed. The shooting of the series was pushed further owing to which the release date is still unknown to the fans.
As of now, predictions are made that the series will soon come up with its brand-new season in early 2023.
The series premiered on 22 January 2018 and lasted till 26 March 2018. Season 2 titled “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness” was released on 19 July 2020 and ended on 9 August 2020. There are a total of 18 episodes with a running time of 43-55 minutes. The series got a positive response from the fans and got 7.7 out of 10 on IMDB.
| Name of the Show | The Alienist |
|---|---|
| Season Number | Season 3 |
| Genre | Period Drama |
| The Alienist Season 1 Release Date | 19 July 2020 |
| The Alienist Season 3 Release Date | Not Announced Yet |
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The Alienist Season 3 Story
The plot of season 3 might be the continuation or not the continuation of season 2. As the series has a different story in season 2 and has the same cast as season 1, it is expected that season 3 will also have the same cast. Season 3 is expected to continue the story of the novel written by Cabel Carr.
In the upcoming season, the three main casts might team up once again to solve another mysterious case. The teams will once again blow the mind of the viewer with their fascinating role in season 3. The upcoming season is expected to be a brand new season with one more thrilling plot which will astonish the fans once again.
As of now, the plot of season 3 is not known. The release date of season 3 has also not been announced yet officially.
The fans can only make predictions based on the storyline of the upcoming season.
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The Alienist Season 3 Cast
The cast of Season 3 is not yet confirmed. Daniel Brühl as Laszlo Kreizler, Brian Geraghty as Theodore Roosevelt, Luke Evans as John Schuyler Moore, Robert Ray Wisdom as Cyrus Montrose, Matthew Shear as Lucius Isaacson, Douglas Smith as Marcus Isaacson, Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard and Melanie Field as Bitsy Sussman is expected to be the part of season 3 of the series.
The Alienist Season 2 Recap
The Alienist story revolves around a series of serial killings during the period of the 1890s. Both seasons show the crime, and corruption that has taken place during that time. The three main casts of the series are shown solving cases in New York in the 1890s. The season will continue the story of the book written by Caleb Carr. As season 1 and season 2 have different stories, It is assumed that the plot of season 3 will come up with a new story.
The first season revolves around the brutal murders of the young boys who used to stay in the streets of New York. The whole story takes place in 1896. Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and John Moore, a criminal psychiatrist and a newspaper illustrator respectively, were called by Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt to investigate this case privately. Sara Howard, Roosevelt’s secretary, and twin brothers Lucius and Marcus Isaacson, detective sergeants joined them in the probe in the New York City Police Department (NYPD). They find hindrances in solving the case as they are opposed by the NYPD’s captain Connor. The caption is more concerned with the reputation of the NYPD rather than solving the gruesome case. They find their way to catch the killers.
The story started with Laszlo Kreizler, who finds the body of a young boy named Giorgio, who used to work at a whorehouse. As an alienist, he started taking interest in Giorgio’s case. To find out more about this case he sends John More to inspect the scene. They both got deep into the case and found much evidence related to the case. Later news of twins came out as they both died and the twin’s case was related to the case they were investigating. The twin was Benjamin Zweig and Sophia was brother and sister. They both were not only the victims, even more children were kidnapped and found dead.
Here captain Connor was also finding the killer. His team was also all into it. Meanwhile, considering that period Sara Howard was the only woman to hold the position in the department. She was the secretary of Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt. She was also working on the same case. She is shown as a charming and hardworking woman in the series. They all form a team and start working together to find the culprit. Laszlo was very desperate to find the culprit so he makes a plan to catch the culprit. According to his plan, he must think as the culprit thinks, the way he lures the victim, and everything related to him. His every activity must be captured which will become easy for the whole team to catch the killer.
Season 2 of the series shows that Sara Howard has opened her private detective agency. She team’s up once again with Laszlo and John and gets deep into another case. She teams with them to solve the case of a series of infant kidnappings. The Spanish consul’s infant daughter was also one among them. They started taking this case seriously and ended up in the hospital where they found that the nurse and gangster’s moll Libby Hatch was behind all these illegal things.
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Even after they got successful in finding the daughter of the Spanish consul and handing her safely to him, Libby kidnapped another infant. This time Libby kidnapped the grandchild of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt from a high-profile family. After all these kidnappings, the trio decided to find out more about her past life. This will help them to solve the case simply. What is the motive behind kidnapping the infants? The complexity of the case will decrease and it will become easy for them to solve the case.
After seeing into her past they found out she gave birth to a child and her mother forced her to give up on her daughter.
Later Sara and her team found Lobby’s baby safe and sound. Libby kidnapped her daughter and the trio started locating her. During this time they had to lose their two team members which was the heartbreaking part of the season. Marcus Isaacson and Lucius Isaacson both helped Sara to solve the case and died.
However, Sara and Laszlo were somehow able to locate her and requested to hand over Clara; her daughter to them and was finally arrested for her bad deeds.
Season 2 showed that John and her fiance were expecting a child. Meanwhile, Laszlo was shown departing for Vienna as he had been invited to work with Sigmund Freud.
The Alienist Season 3 Trailer
The official trailer for season 3 has not been officially announced by the maker.
According to the prediction, season 3 will be released next year. Netflix has not made any official statement related to the release date of the trailer of the series yet.
The trailer for season 1 was released on the official YouTube in 2018 and the season 2 trailer was out in 2020.
The fans are all waiting for the trailer for season 3 which has no news yet. So the audience can watch seasons 1 and 2 of the series till then.
Where To Watch The Alienist Season 3 Online?
The Alienist season 3 will have its release on Netflix and TNT app. The audience can also watch this series on Vudu, Yes movies, HBO Max, and Google Play Movies.
Seasons 1 and 2 of the series were aired on TNT and were released on Netflix. As of now, there is no news about season 3 of the series; the audience can watch seasons 1 and 2 available on Netflix.
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