How ‘The Alienist’ Finally Found a Screen

PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE JAN. 7, 2017. -- From left: Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning and Daniel Bruhl, who star in “The Alienist,” in Beverly Hills, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017. Nearly 24 years after it was published, the historical thriller is appearing onscreen, as a TNT series beginning Jan. 22. (Elizabeth Weinberg/The New York Times)