The Patient “Issues” S1E3 May 4 2023 on FX

Tonight (Thursday May 4 2023), FX broadcasts an episode of the series The Patient!

Issues Season 1 Episode 3 Episode Summary

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

What Time is the “Issues” Episode On?

The Issues episode of The Patient will be broadcast on May 4 2023 on FX at 10:00 PM at ET/PT.

Is the “Issues” Episode New?

The Issues episode of The Patient is all new!

The Patient Issues Cast & Stars

Main Cast
Steve Carell as Alan Strauss Jackson Dollinger as young Alan Strauss Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner Andrew Leeds as Ezra Strauss Laura Niemi as Beth Strauss Alex Rich as Elias David Alan Grier as Charlie Addison

Issues Episode Videos & Previews

Watch The Patient Issues Online

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The Patient Series Information

Therapist, Alan Strauss, is held prisoner by a patient, Sam Fortner, who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Sam has an unusual therapeutic demand for Alan: curb his homicidal urges. In order to survive, Alan must unwind Sam's disturbed mind and stop him from killing again but Sam refuses to address critical topics, like his mother Candace. Alone in captivity, Alan excavates his own past through memories of his old therapist, Charlie, and grapples with waves of his own repressed troubles -- the recent death of his wife, Beth, and the painful estrangement from his religious son, Ezra. Over the course of his imprisonment, Alan uncovers not only how deep Sam's compulsion runs, but also how much work he has to do to repair the rift in his own family.