The Patient

22min

Drama

Crime

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

Episodes

Cast

Intake

1. Intake

21min

30th Aug 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

2. Alan Learns to Meditate

22min

30th Aug 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

3. Issues

23min

6th Sep 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

4. Company

24min

13th Sep 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

5. Pastitsio

31min

20th Sep 2022

Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.

Charlie

6. Charlie

29min

27th Sep 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

7. Kaddish

28min

4th Oct 2022

Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.

Ezra

8. Ezra

38min

11th Oct 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

9. Auschwitz

35min

18th Oct 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

10. The Cantor's Husband

47min

25th Oct 2022

For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.

First air date

30th Aug 2022

Last air date

25th Oct 2022

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks