The Alienist: Season 2

2020 · 8 episodes · ★ 6.9

Angel of Darkness

What Season 2 of The Alienist

One year after the events of season one, Sara Howard runs her own detective agency. A Spanish diplomat turns to her when his baby is kidnapped, and Sara takes the case with the help of John Moore and Dr. Kreizler. The search forces them to move through a city where the police are more focused on protecting high society's reputation than on the victim. The group must also win the trust of working-class neighbors, who still distrust outsiders. Kreizler brings his psychological method, while Sara takes the lead on the ground.

8episodes

Jul 19, 2020premiered

Aug 9, 2020final episode

6.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Ex Ore Infantium
Jul 19, 2020 · 48 min · ★ 6.3
New York City. 1897. Sara Howard has opened a pioneering private detective agency. She reunites with formidable alienist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and New York Times journalist John Moore to find the kidnapped infant daughter of a Spanish dignitary.
Directed by: David Caffrey · Writer: Stuart Carolan · Starring: Ted Levine, Hebe Beardsall, Dominic Herman-Day, Wendy Albiston
2x02 Something Wicked
Jul 19, 2020 · 51 min · ★ 7.0
Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her into dangerous territory. Moore struggles to balance his personal and professional life as he investigates a link to New York's criminal underworld.
Directed by: David Caffrey · Writer: Stuart Carolan · Starring: Ted Levine, Oliver Maltman, Charlotte Hamblin, Mercè Rovira
2x03 Labyrinth
Jul 26, 2020 · 49 min · ★ 6.9
All is not what it seems at the Lying-In Hospital as Sara persuades a young nurse to disclose what happens behind closed doors. Kreizler is convinced that hypnosis might unlock the traumatic memories of Senora Linares.
Directing: Clare Kilner · Writing: Gina Gionfriddo · Starring: Ted Levine, Alice Krige, Elena Delia, Liadán Dunlea
2x04 Gilded Cage
Jul 26, 2020 · 52 min · ★ 7.4
The clock is ticking for the team to locate baby Ana. Sara worries about her young undercover detective Bitsy Sussman. William Randolph Hearst hosts a lavish ball celebrating his goddaughter Violet's engagement to Moore.
Directed by: Clare Kilner · Writer: Alyson Feltes · Starring: Ted Levine, Ryan Ellsworth, Maurice Byrne, Julia Dearden
2x05 Belly of the Beast
Aug 2, 2020 · 49 min · ★ 7.2
After the horrific murder of a Lying-In Hospital employee, the team are now hot on the heels of the murderer. Sara enlists the help of Joanna to tail their prime suspect. Sara, Kreizler and Moore try and put the pieces together.
Directing: Clare Kilner · Writing: Gina Gionfriddo, Karina Wolf · Starring: Ted Levine, Liadán Dunlea, Bruna Cusí, Diego Martín
2x06 Memento Mori
Aug 2, 2020 · 49 min · ★ 7.3
Sara and Moore return to the killer's abandoned house in search of new information about their suspect. Kreizler faces ruin after a tragic incident at the Institute. Sara and the team are enlisted to rescue another missing child.
Directing: David Caffrey · Writing: Alyson Feltes · Starring: Ted Levine, Michael McElhatton, James Faulkner, Henry McGrath
2x07 Last Exit to Brooklyn
Aug 9, 2020 · 47 min · ★ 5.8
Sara, Kreizler and Moore travel to Brooklyn in search of clues. Byrnes plans to double-cross the team as the killer's behavior becomes unhinged. Sara and Moore's feelings for each other force them to confront difficult choices.
Directing: David Caffrey · Writing: Amy Berg, Tom Smuts · Starring: Ted Levine, Matt Letscher, Matilda Ziegler, Alexandra Grey
2x08 Better Angels Season Finale
Aug 9, 2020 · 56 min · ★ 7.1
While Sara, Moore and Kreizler struggle with decisions about their future paths, New York is in the grips of an all-out manhunt for the killer, and the team must overcome the wrath of the police and an underworld gang on the rampage.
Directing: David Caffrey · Writing: Karina Wolf, Stuart Carolan · Starring: Ted Levine, Martin McCreadie, Brittany Marie Batchelder, Demetri Goritsas