The Boy on the Bridge

"The grotesque homicide of a young boy initiates Dr. Kreizler's journey to stop a ritualistic killer."

### Writer

Hossein Amini (teleplay by)
 Caleb Carr  (based on the book by)

### Director

Jakob Verbruggen

**The Boy on the Bridge** is the first episode of ‘The Alienist.’ It premiered on Monday, January 22, 2018, at 9 p.m. ET/PT across TNT platforms.

## Synopsis

*New York City. 1896. The heart of America’s Gilded Age. When a young boy prostitute is found butchered on the unfinished Williamsburg Bridge, an alienist named Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Brühl), a newspaper illustrator by the name of John Moore, (Luke Evans), a secretary, Sara Howard (Dakota Fanning) and a police commissioner named Theodore Roosevelt (Brian Geraghty) begin an investigation outside the law to find the serial killer.*

## Cast

* Luke Evans as John Moore
* Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard
* Robert Wisdom as Cyrus Montrose
* Douglas Smith as Marcus Isaacson
* Matthew Shear as Lucius Isaacson
* Matt Lintz as Stevie Taggert
* Brian Geraghty as Theodore Roosevelt
* Q'orianka Kilcher as Mary Palmer

Guest Starring* David Wilmot as Captain Connor
* Falk Hentschel as Biff Ellison
* Jack Kesy as Henry Wolff
* Antonio Magro as Paul Kelly
* Martin McCreadie as Sergeant Doyle
* Emanuela Postacchini as Flora
* Jefferson White as Lincoln Steffens
* Ted Levine as Thomas Byrnes
* Nicolas Bro as Jacob Riis
* Freddie Stewart as Nick Oldham
* Oliver Cater as Rosie
* John Connors as Roundsman Gillory
* Mariateresa Creasey as Mrs. Mills / Ezra's Mother
* Jaqueline Deffrerary as Tessie
* Isabelle De Hertogh as Two-Ton Annie
* Andy Garthergood as Mr. Mills / Ezra's Father
* Michael Jibson as Dr. Fuller
* Lewin Lloyd as Beansie
* Jamie Kaye as Sally
* Roland Miskey as Ezra Mills
* Jed O'Hagan as Razor Riley
* Tate Pitchie-Cooper as Fatima

Extras* Jacob James Beswick as Young Roundsman
* Joe Bone as Police Clerk
* Nicolo Borgatti as Giorgio Santorelli / Gloria
* Dominic Boyle as Maxie / Bath House Boy
* Eugenia Carus as Mrs. Santorelli
* Harvey Weedon as Paresis Hall Boy #1
* Aldo Maland as Paresis Hall Boy #2
* Luke Walker as Paresis Hall Boy #7

## Memorable Quotes

**Dr. Kreizler:** "*As an alienist, I treat mental and emotional disorders in my patients, and I try to alleviate their condition. I do not presume to cure them.*"
**John Moore:** "*My God, Laszlo, sometimes you can be as subtle as a blowtorch.*"
**Sara Howard:** "*You will please accord me the respect that my position demands.*"
**John Moore:** "*I'm afraid once seen, those images will remain forever in my head.*"
**Dr. Kreizler:** "*I'm certain cold-blooded killers walk among us.*"
**Dr. Kreizler:** "*I must follow this wherever it goes. Even if it leads me to the darkest pit of Hell.*"
## Gallery

* Promotional Stills
* Episode Stills
* Screencaps

 *Photo by Kata Vermes and Jesse Giddings. [Courtesy of TNT Pressroom]*

 *Photo by Kata Vermes and Jesse Giddings. [Courtesy of TNT Pressroom]*

## Videos

The Alienist It's All Right There - Season 1, Ep. 1 CLIP TNTThe Alienist The Respect My Position Demands - Season 1, Ep. 1 CLIP TNTThe Alienist The Boy on the Bridge - Season 1, Ep. 1 BEHIND THE SCENES TNT
## Notes

* The episode covers the first seven chapters of Part One of Caleb Carr's novel, with some changes.

## References

1. ↑ *‘The Alienist’ Crime Report*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *‘The Alienist’ Episode Synopses on Turner Pressroom*