Everybody loves serial killer story, even Michael Scott. FX has launched the trailer for The Affected person, a brand new psychological thriller collection starring Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson. We’re seen Carell tackle dramatic roles earlier than, however this one seems notably darkish.
Steve Carell performs Alan Strauss in The Affected person, a therapist who finds himself being held prisoner by Sam Fortner (Gleeson), a troubled younger man who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Sam has an uncommon request for Alan: assist him to curb his homicidal urges. Whereas trying to assist Sam, Alan grapples together with his personal demons and trauma, all whereas preventing desperately to cease Sam’s compulsions earlier than he turns into a goal himself. The collection was created by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, who labored collectively on The People.
The official synopsis for The Affected person:
“The Affected person” is a psychological thriller from the minds of Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg (“The People”) a few therapist, “Alan Strauss” (Steve Carell), who’s held prisoner by a affected person, “Sam Fortner” (Domhnall Gleeson), who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Sam has an uncommon therapeutic demand for Alan: curb his homicidal urges. To be able to survive, Alan should unwind Sam’s disturbed thoughts and cease him from killing once more… however Sam refuses to handle crucial subjects, like his mom “Candace” (Linda Emond). Alone in captivity, Alan excavates his personal previous via recollections of his outdated therapist, “Charlie” (David Alan Grier), and grapples with waves of his personal repressed troubles – the latest demise of his spouse, “Beth” (Laura Niemi), and the painful estrangement from his spiritual son, “Ezra” (Andrew Leeds). Over the course of his imprisonment, Alan uncovers not solely how deep Sam’s compulsion runs, but additionally how a lot work he has to do to restore the rift in his family. With time operating out, Alan fights desperately to cease Sam earlier than Alan turns into complicit in Sam’s murders, or worse – turns into a goal himself.
Steve Carell can at the moment be heard voicing Gru in Minions: The Rise of Gru, the most recent installment of the extraordinarily well-liked Despicable Me franchise. As for Domhnall Gleeson, he’ll subsequent be seen starring alongside Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux in The White Home Plumbers, an HBO restricted collection that tells the true story of how Watergate masterminds E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy unintentionally toppled the Presidency they have been zealously making an attempt to guard. The Affected person will debut on FX on Hulu (and on Disney+ in Canada) on August thirtieth. What did you consider The Affected person trailer?
