The limited psychological crime series The Alienist cast an unflinching eye into the brutal murders of young boys in late 19th century New York City, pulling in six Emmy nominations including Outstanding Limited Series. TNT is tossing off the statutes of limitations to order Angel Of Darkness, a limited sequel series, according to Variety.
Based on Caleb Carr’s 1994 novel, The Alienist, TNT’s series starred Daniel Brühlas turn-of-the-century criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Luke Evans newspaper illustrator John Moore, and Dakota Fanning as Sara Howard, New York’s Finest’s first female employee. They are all coming back for Angel Of Darkness.
The Alienist was the number 1 new cable series among adults 18-49. “We could not be prouder of The Alienist’s outstanding, award-worthy performance and all of the work the incredible actors and crew put in to bring that story and time period to life,” Sarah Aubrey, TNT executive vice president of original programming, said in a statement.
“Our audience fell in love with these multi-dimensional, timeless characters and the journey of their struggles living in complicated times. With this new story in TNT’s Suspense Collection, we will further immerse viewers into their world as they are confronted with a new enemy.”
In the first book, and season, the group was assembled by then-New York police commissioner Teddy Roosevelt to investigate the murders. Angel Of Darkness, which Carr wrote in 1997, is set a year after the first book. Howard has become a private detective who needs Dr. Kreizler’s help finding the kidnapped infant daughter of a dignitary visiting from Spanish.
Angel Of Darkness will arrive in 2019.