No one said therapy was easy.
A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
CreatorsJoe Weisberg, Joel Fields
Intake
Aug 30, 2022
Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.
Alan Learns to Meditate
Aug 30, 2022
Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions. A gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.
Issues
Sep 6, 2022
Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
Company
Sep 13, 2022
On the threshold of crisis, Sam honors the promise Dr. Strauss made him make as a condition for continuing their work together. The trust built between patient and doctor is tested, with a life in the balance.
Pastitsio
Sep 20, 2022
Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
Charlie
Sep 27, 2022
Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in. Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist’s advice to make different choices.
Kaddish
Oct 4, 2022
Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.
Ezra
Oct 11, 2022
Dr. Strauss is honest with himself about his failures, past and present. A revelation about his relationship with Ezra leads him back to the urgency of escape. Sam loses faith in his doctor.
Auschwitz
Oct 18, 2022
Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.
The Cantor's Husband
Oct 25, 2022
For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.
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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, controlled conversations between the patient and his therapist, are always on the potential cusp of unspeakable acts, of uncontrollable violence. Its a tight rope the audience walks, along with the tales primary protagonist's. In summary, novel, engrossing, polished and thoroughly addictive.
