S1:E1

Intake

August 30, 2022• 22 min

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.

S1:E1

Intake

S1:E2

Alan Learns to Meditate

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.

S1:E3

Issues

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

S1:E4

Company

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.

S1:E5

Pastitsio

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

S1:E6

Charlie

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.

S1:E7

Kaddish

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

S1:E8

Ezra

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.