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
8.330-08-202221mDr. 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...
2.Alan Learns to Meditate
7.930-08-202222mSam 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 a...
3.Issues
7.706-09-202223mSam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
4.Company
7.213-09-202224mOn 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...
5.Pastitsio
8.120-09-202231mSam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
6.Charlie
7.427-09-202229mDr. 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
7.004-10-202228mBoth Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.
8.Ezra
7.111-10-202238mDr. 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 h...
9.Auschwitz
7.118-10-202235mDr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.
10.The Cantor's Husband
7.425-10-202247mFor Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.
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