UPFRONT 2017: TNT drops first trailer for
"The Alienist"
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
TNT Drops First Trailer for The Alienist
Link: youtu.be/JcJQnaXiCfI
TNT has released its first trailer for The Alienist, the eagerly anticipated psychological thriller based
on the Anthony Award-winning international bestseller by Caleb Carr. Set in 1896 amidst the vast
wealth, extreme poverty and technological innovation of New York during the Gilded Age, The Alienist
follows the hunt for a series killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes. Daniel
Brühl (Rush), Luke Evans (The Girl on The Train), Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) and Brian
Geraghty (The Hurt Locker) star in the series.
Currently shooting in Budapest, Hungary, with BAFTA-nominated director Jakob Verbruggen (Black
Mirror) at the helm, The Alienist also stars Douglas Smith (Miss Sloane), Matthew Shear (Mistress
America), Matt Lintz (Pixels), Robert Wisdom (The Wire) and Q'orianka Kilcher (The New World).
The series is a co-production of Paramount Television and Turner's Studio T, with Verbruggen,
Emmy® winner Cary Fukunaga (True Detective), Academy Award® winner Eric Roth (Forrest
Gump), Academy Award® nominee Hossein Amini (Drive), E. Max Frye (Foxcatcher) and
Anonymous Content's Steve Golin and Rosalie Swedlin serving as executive producers and
Marshall Persinger (Rectify) and Jamie Payne (The Driver) as co-executive producers.
Publicity Contacts
TNT
Carmen Davenporte-McNeal
404.575.9709
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Scott Radloff
818.729.7469
scott.radloff@turner.com
Paramount TV
Jessica Rovins
323.956.8265
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