[s1e1] The Boy On The Bridge Apr 2026

: 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

"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 [S1E1] The Boy on the Bridge

(Luke Evans): A newspaper illustrator who assists Kreizler in gathering evidence. : Kreizler enlists his college friend, newspaper illustrator

(Daniel Brühl): A brilliant but intense psychologist dedicated to understanding the "alienated" minds of criminals. : Kreizler enlists his college friend

: 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.