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TNT | Season Premiere Date: July 19, 2020

Summary: Set a year after season one, Sara, now running her own detective agency, teams up with Dr. Kreizler and John Moore to help find the Spanish Consular's kidnapped baby in the second season subtitled: Angel of Darkness and based on the Caleb Carr's novel of the same name.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction

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S2:E8. Better Angels
Air Date: August 9, 2020
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Jacob Oller

Jul 13, 2020

The second season, subtitled Angel of Darkness after the novel of the same name by source author Caleb Carr, improves its storytelling significantly while maintaining one of the most interesting aesthetics on air. Read full review

Adam Chitwood

Jul 20, 2020

The Alienist never quite joined the ranks of The Americans or even Boardwalk Empire as a “great” period drama series, and Angel of Darkness doesn’t really see the show making that leap in quality. But sometimes all you want is a really compelling murder mystery with high production value and compelling characters, and in that way The Alienist: Angel of Darkness delivers. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Jul 20, 2020

While “Angel of Darkness” has its blaringly anachronistic moments — “sounds like a plan,” Sarah says at one point — it’s well-tooled and visually detailed enough to keep you coming back for more genteel punishment. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Jul 20, 2020

“The Alienist” maintains its high production values — costumes by Rudy Mance and Ruth Ammon’s production design help retain the series’ meticulous elegance — but it’s still an empty, purposeless exercise in dramatic drudgery. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Jul 20, 2020

If Fanning's relative stiffness was excusable in "The Alienist" owing to the idea that Sara's confidence in her intellect was new and constantly being assaulted in this man's world, here she's calcified her emotions. Brühl's Kreizler feels even stiffer, to the point of making Ted Levine's still-crooked Thomas Byrnes, the former police chief, achieve Snidely Whiplash levels of hamminess. He's only one character among a bevy of side players who come off as cartoonishly two-dimensional which is good news for Evans, who comes off OK in the midst of this. Read full review

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Lottiesychantha

Jul 30, 2020

I'm enjoying this season even more then last! There's excitement every twist & turn. The show has me on the edge o seat. If you haven't been watching, your missing out! This show has what others shows lack. At the same time giving us a history lesson on how things played out in the past. II'm enjoying this season even more then last! There's excitement every twist & turn. The show has me on the edge o seat. If you haven't been watching, your missing out! This show has what others shows lack. At the same time giving us a history lesson on how things played out in the past. I learned people use to photograph dead children. Like they were alive. But still its a part of history. Brilliantly written. Excellent acting. I'm only on 4 can't wait on the rest. Your still think after you walk away from a show, tell me what show has made you do that in a while.… Expand

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Tony1984

Apr 7, 2021

Aesthetically this show is as good as it gets. The attention to detail is excellent. The wardrobe, architecture, props, CGI, cinematography, and even cultural touches such as modes of speech are as close to perfection as possible.
Weaker is the use of a 19th-century lens to pushAesthetically this show is as good as it gets. The attention to detail is excellent. The wardrobe, architecture, props, CGI, cinematography, and even cultural touches such as modes of speech are as close to perfection as possible.
Weaker is the use of a 19th-century lens to push 21st-century social issues positions. This is common throughout tv and it looks like season 3 if it's renewed will be full-on feminism.
The weakest of all is the script which starts well but completely runs out of steam by episode 4 and drags like a broken cat's tail for 2 more episodes. Shame really.… Expand

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geewah

Jan 6, 2021

SLightly disappointing second season. While the characters have evolved it's a shame the story hasn't.

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adverb

Dec 28, 2020

Season 2 was really disappointing. It felt like the producers awarded the task of writing the script to the winners of a high-school writing contest. Also, and unlike Season 1, it dragged. They could have told the story in at least 2 fewer episodes.

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damckaig

Jul 28, 2020

Wow what a huge failing. Angel of Darkness is a rich textured story. Carr switches and uses Stevie Taggart as the book's narrator and we don't even see Stevie other than a cameo. The plot has been destroyed. I have never seen a worse adaptation. 1 point for the sets and CGI of old New York.

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jbragg

Mar 4, 2021

After how gripping and exciting season 1 was I couldn’t wait until season 2, the characters along with the costumes and set design were fantastic, it was extremely disappointing when all of this was ruined in season 2, I can only assume they hate having viewers and want the series cancelledAfter how gripping and exciting season 1 was I couldn’t wait until season 2, the characters along with the costumes and set design were fantastic, it was extremely disappointing when all of this was ruined in season 2, I can only assume they hate having viewers and want the series cancelled because no sane person would have changed the whole formula of the show which attracted so many people to begin with, the show Alienist was no longer about the Alienist but about Sara Howard and her detective agency, I can only hope that if there is to be a season 3 they return to the formula which was so popular in the first sffifirsto.season.formula which was so popular… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 19, 2020
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  S2:E8. Better Angels
  Air Date: August 9, 2020
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  S2:E8. Better Angels
  Air Date: August 9, 2020
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  S2:E7. Last Exit to Brooklyn
  Air Date: August 9, 2020
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  S2:E7. Last Exit to Brooklyn
  Air Date: August 9, 2020
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  S2:E6. Memento Mori
  Air Date: August 2, 2020
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  S2:E6. Memento Mori
  Air Date: August 2, 2020
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  S2:E5. Belly of the Beast
  Air Date: August 2, 2020
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  S2:E5. Belly of the Beast
  Air Date: August 2, 2020
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  S2:E4. Gilded Cage
  Air Date: July 26, 2020
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  S2:E3. Labyrinth
  Air Date: July 26, 2020
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  S2:E2. Something Wicked
  Air Date: July 19, 2020
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  S2:E1. Ex Ore Infantium
  Air Date: July 19, 2020
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 22, 2018