

A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges.
7.5
Avg Rating
10
Rated Episodes
8.3
Best: S1E1
7.0
Worst: S1E7
Intake
S1 E1
Pastitsio
S1 E5
Alan Learns to Meditate
S1 E2
Kaddish
S1 E7
Auschwitz
S1 E9
Ezra
S1 E8
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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 tran…
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 reve…
Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
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…
Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
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.
Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.
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.
Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.
For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.