Der Wahnsinn liegt im Inneren.
Im Schattten der brutalen Morde des Jack the Ripper stehen die Psychologen des 19. Jahrhunderts vor der Frage, was einen Menschen zu solch bestialischen Taten bewegt. Im Jahr 1896 wird schließlich auch Manhattan von einer blutigen Mordserie heimgesucht, bei der Kinder armer Migranten regelrecht abgeschlachtet werden. Als ein junger Stricher brutal verstümmelt aufgefunden wird, beschließt der New Yorker Polizeichef Theodore Roosevelt, den umstrittenen Psychologen Dr. Kreizler, den Illustrator John Moore und die Sekretärin Sara Howard abseits des Polizeireviers in dem Fall ermitteln zu lassen. Denn Roosevelt fürchtet aufgrund der prekären Umstände und Kreizlers umstrittener Psychologie ein politisches Debakel.
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Honestly, some of the best acting I have ever seen. The actress that played Libby Hatch was amazing! Her scenes with Dakota Fanning were intense. Daniel Brune makes the show. The time period is well portrayed.
I am not a big fan of Daniel Brühl so this wasn't very high on my watchlist. At the same time I like to watch period shows. This was a very good mini-series and Brühl did a really good job. The pacing and lenght was just right, it never felt boring. There are two more books by Carr that feature Kreizler but I don't know if there are plans to film them. I certainly would watch. I am thinking about buying the books as well. While the story itself might not be new or original in terms of the general content, the time period makes this very interesting. In a time where corruption wasn't uncommon and things like fingerprints, profiling were in its infancy (not to mention DNA not even existing) the way to catch a killer was very different. It made the hunt much more engaging. The costumes and sets look great and althought you can easily identify the CGI, it is incorporated very well and sells the time period. The cast is great as well, althought I never get the picture of little Dakota in _Taken_ out of my head. As I said I would welcome a continuation.
watched the teaser trailer, initially seems like / i got the idea in my head ... they extrapolated one of the more popular Jack the Ripper theories (syphillis induced psychosis, in a discrete/secretly gay member of the British royalty/aristocracy) into a forensic/thriller series. Hope i haven't spoiled the plot of the whole series entirely but ... it's probably a great concept for the Victorian Crime Procedural as long as you don't notice the concepts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle / Sherlock Holmes in the characters, sets, crimes etc. Will watch anyway.
I suppose this series is entertaining enough for a second season. While I wouldn't doubt if they decided, either way, making season 2 or canceling it, since better shows have been canceled, I doubt TNT will cancel this one. TNT doesn't have the best list of TV series out there, so this is a nice addition.
First season is excellent. Acting, writing, everything is on point. Second season seems to be lacking in many aspects, sadly. Some characters have very little substance and is underused, while Dakota Fannings now cold and barren character is now the main character.