(Douglas Smith & Matthew Shear): Detective brothers skilled in the new science of forensics who join the team.
(Daniel Brühl): A brilliant but intense psychologist dedicated to understanding the "alienated" minds of criminals.
: The mutilated body of a young boy prostitute is discovered on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge. The victim was found dressed as a girl, a detail that reminds psychologist Laszlo Kreizler of a previous unsolved murder of one of his former patients. [S1E1] The Boy on the Bridge
(Brian Geraghty): The police commissioner who provides covert support for the investigation while trying to clean up police corruption.
: 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 (Douglas Smith & Matthew Shear): Detective brothers skilled
"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
(Dakota Fanning): A strong-willed NYPD secretary who becomes a vital asset to the team. The victim was found dressed as a girl,
: 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.