The physician is in…hassle! The taut drama The Affected person finds sympathetic therapist Dr. Alan Strauss (Steve Carell) held prisoner by his troubled affected person, Sam Fortner (a chilling Domhnall Gleeson), who believes having 24/7 care will assist him resolve his impulses — as a serial killer.

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That’s a prescription for terror. “There’s the stress that Sam would possibly bounce up and kill Alan at any minute,” says sequence co-creator Joe Weisberg (The Individuals).

Surprises abound — not the least of which is Sam defying some acquainted tropes.

“The core concept is you may have a serial killer — concerning the worst factor you possibly can be — however they wish to get higher,” says Weisberg. “And that makes him sympathetic.”

FX’s The Affected person, Collection Premiere, Tuesday, August 30, Hulu