The Patient - Season 1

First aired: 8/30/2022 10 episodes

Episodes

1. Intake

Aired: 8/30/2022

Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.

2. Alan Learns to Meditate

Aired: 8/30/2022

Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions. A gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.

3. Issues

Aired: 9/6/2022

Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.

4. Company

Aired: 9/13/2022

On the threshold of crisis, Sam honors the promise Dr. Strauss made him make as a condition for continuing their work together. The trust built between patient and doctor is tested, with a life in the balance.

5. Pastitsio

Aired: 9/20/2022

Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.

6. Charlie

Aired: 9/27/2022

Dr. Strauss struggles with the reality he finds himself in. Sam is consumed with practical necessities, but agrees to his therapist’s advice to make different choices.

7. Kaddish

Aired: 10/4/2022

Both Dr. Strauss and Sam try to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace.

8. Ezra

Aired: 10/11/2022

Dr. Strauss is honest with himself about his failures, past and present. A revelation about his relationship with Ezra leads him back to the urgency of escape. Sam loses faith in his doctor.

9. Auschwitz

Aired: 10/18/2022

Dr. Strauss leaves nothing unsaid. Sam gives it another shot with Mary. An idea sparks for Sam, and everything seems to click together.

10. The Cantor's Husband

Aired: 10/25/2022

For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.