The Patient

FX, Hulu
TV Release: August 30, 2022
Streaming Release: August 30, 2022

Original Series

Studio: FX

A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request: curb his homicidal urges. But unwinding the mind of this man while also dealing with the waves of his own repressed troubles creates a journey perhaps as treacherous as his captivity.

Episode List for The Patient

Episode	Date	Title	Description
10	10/25/2022	The Cantor’s Husband	For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.
9	10/18/2022	Auschwitz	Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.
8	10/11/2022	Ezra	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.
7	10/4/2022	Kaddish	Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.
6	9/27/2022	Charlie	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.
5	9/20/2022	Pastitsio	Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
4	9/13/2022	Company	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.
3	9/6/2022	Issues	Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
2	8/30/2022	Alan Learns to Meditate	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.
1	8/30/2022	Intake	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.