A therapist, Alan Strauss, is held prisoner by a affected person, Sam Fortner, who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Sam has an uncommon therapeutic demand for Alan: curb his homicidal urges.
That’s the premise behind The Affected person, a 10-episode restricted sequence debuting Aug. 30 on Hulu. Its official trailer is out at the moment.
Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (The Individuals) are the group behind the sequence, serving as cocreators and EPs.
As a way to survive, Alan (Steve Carell) should unwind Sam’s disturbed thoughts (performed by Domhnall Gleeson) and cease him from killing once more… however Sam refuses to handle vital matters, like his mom, “Candace” (Linda Emond). Alone in captivity, Alan excavates his personal previous by reminiscences of his outdated therapist, “Charlie” (David Alan Grier), and grapples with waves of his personal repressed troubles – the current loss of life of his spouse, “Beth” (Laura Niemi), and the painful estrangement from his non secular son, “Ezra” (Andrew Leeds).
Over the course of his imprisonment, Alan uncovers not solely how deep Sam’s compulsion runs, but additionally how a lot work he has to do to restore the rift in his family. With time operating out, Alan fights desperately to cease Sam earlier than Alan turns into complicit in Sam’s murders, or worse – turns into a goal himself.
Fields and Weisberg are writers on The Affected person, and Carell serves as an EP together with Caroline Moore, Victor Hsu, and Chris Lengthy. The sequence is produced by FX Productions.
