Dr. Laszlo Kreizler

Caleb Carr

In the gaslit streets of 1896 New York City, a revolutionary team assembles to hunt a cunning serial killer. A determined newspaper reporter and a pioneering psychologist, known as an alienist, delve into the darkest corners of the human psyche to profile a murderer whose brutality shocks the city. Their investigation, a groundbreaking application of early criminology, uncovers a chilling portrait of a disturbed mind amidst the opulence and squalor of the Gilded Age. As they race against time, they confront not only a dangerous killer but also the rigid societal beliefs of an era on the cusp of understanding true crime.