[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.

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. [S1E1] The Boy on the Bridge

: 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. The victim was found dressed as a girl,

"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 : Dr. Kreizler

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

: 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.

(Dakota Fanning): A strong-willed NYPD secretary who becomes a vital asset to the team.