The Patient - Miniseries
1 - Intake
Air Date: August 30, 2022
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 transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.
2 - Alan Learns to Meditate
Air Date: August 30, 2022
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 revelation about the house.
3 - Issues
Air Date: September 6, 2022
Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
4 - Company
Air Date: September 13, 2022
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 balance.
5 - Pastitsio
Air Date: September 20, 2022
Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
6 - Charlie
Air Date: September 27, 2022
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.
7 - Kaddish
Air Date: October 4, 2022
Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.
8 - Ezra
Air Date: October 11, 2022
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.
9 - Auschwitz
Air Date: October 18, 2022
Dr. 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
Air Date: October 25, 2022
For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.