The Patient

No one said therapy was easy.

A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.

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Seasons

1. Intake

Air Date: 2022-08-30

Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.

2. Alan Learns to Meditate

Air Date: 2022-08-30

Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions. A gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.

3. Issues

Air Date: 2022-09-06

Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.

4. Company

Air Date: 2022-09-13

On the threshold of crisis, Sam honors the promise Dr. Strauss made him make as a condition for continuing their work together. The trust built between patient and doctor is tested, with a life in the balance.

5. Pastitsio

Air Date: 2022-09-20

Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.

6. Charlie

Air Date: 2022-09-27

Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in. Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist’s advice to make different choices.

7. Kaddish

Air Date: 2022-10-04

Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.

8. Ezra

Air Date: 2022-10-11

Dr. Strauss is honest with himself about his failures, past and present. A revelation about his relationship with Ezra leads him back to the urgency of escape. Sam loses faith in his doctor.