Set in during the Gilded Age, the episode introduces a visceral and dangerous world where a brutal murder sets a high-stakes investigation in motion.
(Brian Geraghty): The police commissioner who provides covert support for the investigation while trying to clean up police corruption. [S1E1] The Boy on the Bridge
(Dakota Fanning): A strong-willed NYPD secretary who becomes a vital asset to the team. Set in during the Gilded Age, the episode
"The Boy on the Bridge" is the title of the (Season 1, Episode 1) of the historical crime drama The Alienist , which originally aired on TNT . Episode Overview "The Boy on the Bridge" is the title
: Dr. Kreizler, an "alienist" (an early psychiatrist), believes a serial killer is at work. He conducts a parallel, covert investigation because the police have wrongfully charged a man just to close the case.
: Kreizler enlists his college friend, newspaper illustrator John Moore, and Sara Howard—the first woman hired by the NYPD and secretary to Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. Cast and Key Characters