Paramount Licenses ‘The Alienist’ To StudioCanal

Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution licensed the psychological drama series The Alienistto France’s StudioCanal. Set in the time of New York City’s Gilded Age, the series follows an “Alienist” who works in the new field of mental pathology treatment. Based on the novel by Caleb Carr, the series is a co-production of Paramount Television and Turner’s Studio T. The Alienist premiered on TNT in the U.S. on January 22, 2018. In France, the series will debut on POLAR+ in April.