Steve Carell Deals With A Dangerous Client In ‘The Patient’
etcanada.comDeath may be an occupational hazard for Steve Carell’s character in “The Patient.” The actor stars as therapist Alan Strauss in Disney+ and FX’s new psychological thriller.
Strauss is a man haunted by his own demons as he tries to help his patients understand themselves. His newest patient, however, may be more than he can handle. READ MORE: Steve Carell Stumped By Tough Questions To Determine How Evil The ‘Minions’ Star Is During Hilarious Kids Interview Domhnall Gleeson plays Sam Fortner, a killer who kidnaps Strauss and keeps him captive to help him resolve his compulsion for murder.
In order to survive, the therapist must help Fortner understand himself before time runs out. Strauss finds his own past haunting him, however, as he recalls his own therapist Charlie, deals with the death of his wife Beth, and struggles to heel the rift between him and his religious son Ezra.
The cast includes David Alan Grier, Linda Emond, Laura Niemi, and Andrew Leeds. READ MORE: Steve Carell Remembers The Time He Served His Doppelgänger Alice Cooper At A Chicago Restaurant Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg are co-creators, executive producers, and writers for the original series with Carell serving as an executive producer along with Caroline Moore, Victor Hsu and Chris Long.
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