The Patient

Miniseries

2022 · 10 episodes · 4h 58m in all · 7.5/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Intake

   30 Aug 2022 · 21 min · 8.3/10

   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. 

   2. Alan Learns to Meditate

   30 Aug 2022 · 22 min · 7.9/10

   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. 

   3. Issues

   6 Sept 2022 · 23 min · 7.7/10

   Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.

4. 

   4. Company

   13 Sept 2022 · 24 min · 7.2/10

   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. 

   5. Pastitsio

   20 Sept 2022 · 31 min · 8.1/10

   Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.

6. 

   6. Charlie

   27 Sept 2022 · 29 min · 7.4/10

   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. 

   7. Kaddish

   4 Oct 2022 · 28 min · 7.0/10

   Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.

8. 

   8. Ezra

   11 Oct 2022 · 38 min · 7.1/10

   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. 

   9. Auschwitz

   18 Oct 2022 · 35 min · 7.1/10

   Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.

10. 

    10. The Cantor's Husband

    25 Oct 2022 · 47 min · 7.4/10

    For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.