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Polar+ picks up The Alienist

The Alienist debuted on TNT in the US

France’s Canal+ Group has picked up psychological thriller The Alienist for its crime network Polar+.

The series is based on Caleb Carr’s eponymous novel and is a coproduction between Paramount Television and Turner’s Studio T. Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution sells globally.

Jakob Verbruggen (Black Mirror) serves as director and executive producer alongside Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), Hossein Amini (Drive) and E Max Frye (Foxcatcher), among others.

The show, which debuted on TNT in the US in January, is set in New York City during the late 19th Century and follows a doctor treating mental pathologies who holds the key to hunting down a ritualistic murderer. It will air on Polar+ in April.

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