The Patient: Limited Series

TV-MA
2022
Trailer
Poster for The Patient: Limited Series

Steve Carell plays a psychotherapist who finds himself counselling a serial killer (Domhnall Gleeson, Ex Machina) with an unusual request:... More

Where to watch The Patient: Limited Series

The Patient: Limited Series is available to stream in Australia... More now on Disney+.

The Patient: Limited Series episodes

Episode 1.1

Intake

Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his... More 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.

Episode 1.2

Alan Learns to Meditate

Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy,... More 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.

Episode 1.3

Issues

Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his... More inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.

Episode 1.4

Company

On the threshold of crisis, Sam honors the promise Dr.... More 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.

EPISODE 1.5

Pastitsio

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

EPISODE 1.6

Charlie

Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in.... More Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist’s advice to make different choices.

EPISODE 1.7

Kaddish

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

EPISODE 1.8

Ezra

Dr. Strauss is honest with himself about his failures, past... More and present. A revelation about his relationship with Ezra leads him back to the urgency of escape. Sam loses faith in his doctor.

EPISODE 1.9

Auschwitz

Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot... More with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.

EPISODE 1.10

The Cantor's Husband

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

The Patient: Limited Series | Ratings & Reviews

"A sublime and crushing work that sticks with you long after the credits roll in the finale."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

"Similar to the show itself, Carell’s turn isn’t loud or attention-seeking; it’s thoughtful and lived-in."

IndieWireIndieWire

"The Patient is more distinctive and complex than a synopsis suggests, and it's often highly entertaining in its modulated, cagey way."

The New York TimesThe New York Times

"The well-worn genres of the therapy drama and the serial-killer thriller are revitalised by their union in The Patient."

The Washington PostThe Washington Post

"The Patient, like its central killer, is as fascinating as it is frustrating..."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"Carell is a fine actor, and Alan’s exasperation and fright are notes he’s equipped to play well, but we can watch him plead in the same way for only so long."

VarietyVariety

"The performances are strong. The story is not."

Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune

"An overlong, dull mind game."

RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

"It’s an exercise in “less is more”, and Carell and Gleeson are especially good at reining in their characters’ extreme emotions."

DeciderDecider

"Thanks to the crisp writing and the stellar work from Carell and Domhnall Gleeson as the patient from hell, we’re willing to overlook a few credulity-stretching plot developments..."

Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Sun-Times

"It may not be the most uplifting series you’ll watch this year, but it’s certainly one of the most thought-provoking and absorbing."

VultureVulture

"Unpredictability is a crucial ingredient here, and so is the constant reexamination of motives and the past."

NPRNPR

"The Patient is careful, meticulous, and malicious, but never so much that it pushes us away."

IGNIGN

"Gleeson, virtually unrecognisable at first, is suitably enigmatic as the mysterious Sam."

StuffStuff

"The Patient demands patience, but the performances at the heart of this claustrophobic two-hander reward it."

The AgeThe Age

The Patient: Limited Series | Details

Rating
TV-MA,
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Country of origin
USA
Studio
FX

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