The Patient is a limited series, created and written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, the executive producers of The Americans, following a therapist who must both confront and help a serial killer repress his urges to kill.
Featuring a stellar line-up of cast headlined by Steve Carell as captured therapist Alan Strauss and Domhnall Gleeson as serial killer Sam Fortner, their actors’ performances alone in this gripping psychological thriller make The Patient’s therapy sessions worth delving into.
What’s in this Guide?
The Patient TV show preview
The Patient follows Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, as he takes on an enigmatic new client with a mysterious past, Sam. Only his new patient has an unusual request – help him curb his homicidal urges, which results in the doctor being held prisoner.
To begin their professional relationship, Sam honors the promise Dr. Strauss made him make as a condition for their continuous work together – not kill again and attend his regular therapy sessions. But for how long?
In order to survive, Alan must pacify Sam’s disturbed mind to stop him from killing again, all the while digging his way through his own memories to confront his own personal troubles. He revisits his past choices with his old therapist, Charlie (introduced in The Patient Episode 6), who serves as the manifestation of Alan’s past memories and own therapeutic experience.
While Dr. Strauss struggles to keep it together, his sessions with Sam, and even his desperate attempt to make sense of his situation by talking to Charlie, somehow helps him gain clarity about his own troubled life. However, this doesn’t mean that he can leave anytime soon. When a setback in his relationship with his patient occurs, Sam loses faith in his doctor, threatening their arrangement and Alan’s own life.
With each episode, both men strive to make new connections in their pursuit of an elusive peace in their lives, but at what cost? Will they be able to find the solace they seek, or will their personal demons consume them?
The Patient TV show release date
The show received critical acclaim when it launched last August and now Australian audiences can join in on the suspenseful journey with all ten episodes available for streaming on Disney Plus.
| The Patient | Running Time | Streaming Service |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 21 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 2 | 22 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 3 | 23 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 4 | 24 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 5 | 31 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 6 | 28 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 7 | 28 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 8 | 38 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 9 | 34 mins | Disney Plus |
| Episode 10 | 46 mins | Disney Plus |
The Patient TV show trailer
You can watch the trailer here:
What other streaming services are The Patient on?
The Patient limited series is a Disney Plus exclusive in Australia. Fortunately, the streaming service offers an extensive catalogue of movies and TV shows, so it’s definitely worth signing up for. From Star Wars and Marvel to Disney and Pixar, as well as Nat Geo and Star, subscribers are treated to heaps of binge-worthy content!
Where to watch The Patient (2022) in Australia?
To watch all The Patient episodes online, Disney Plus offers exclusive access in Australia. New customers can choose between the monthly and the yearly plan, priced at $13.99 and $139.99. It’s worth noting that their free trial is no longer offered, although there are occasional Disney Plus offers that new customers can use.
With just a single tier, there’s no need to pick more expensive plans in order to stream simultaneously. Disney Plus allows users to stream on up to four screens at the same time for the monthly price of $13.99. If you want to save a little bit, you can opt for the $139.99 annual plan, which works out to be only around $12 per month.
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Cast of The Patient TV series
Check out the incredible cast that brought life to the show:
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Streaming devices for Disney Plus
Here’s a list of compatible devices for which you can stream movies and TV shows on Disney Plus.
Devices supported on Disney+
- Amazon Fire TV: Yes – All Fire TV devices & Fire TV Edition Smart TVs
- Amazon Fire Tablet: Yes – Fire OS 5.0 or later
- Apple TV: Yes – tvOS 11.0 and later; 4th-generation Apple TV
- Foxtel: Yes – Foxtel iQ5, iQ4 or iQ3
- Hubbl: Yes – Hubbl Glass & Hubbl Puck
- Chromecast: Yes – Version 1 and newer; Google Nest Hub and Google Nest Hub Max; Vizio Smart TVs (with built-in Chromecast); Android TV devices
- Chromebook: Yes – via Disney+ Android app
- Roku: Yes – Roku boxes and sticks and TVs
- Android TV: Yes – OS 7.0 or later on Google certified TVs
- LG Smart TV: Yes – LG models running webOS 3.0 and above
- Samsung Smart TV: Yes – 2017 models and newer (Tizen OS)
- Hisense Smart TVs and Toshiba Smart TVs: Yes – with VIDAA OS U6 1.2 and other selected models
- PC: Yes – Web browser only; Chrome (version 75+ on Windows 7 or later); Microsoft Edge (version 79+ on Windows 10 or later); Firefox (version 75+ on Windows 7 or later
- Mac: Yes – Safari 11+ is supported on macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and later; Chrome 75+ is supported on macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) and later; Firefox 75+ is supported on macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) and later
- Android phones/tablets: Yes – Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or later
- iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad: Yes – iOS 15.3 and later
- PlayStation: Yes – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Xbox: Yes – Xbox One, Xbox One X, Xbox One S, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Xfinity Flex and X1 TV Box: Yes; select Xfinity X1 models
- Fetch TV: Yes
