Steve Carell plays a therapist taken captive by a serial killer in FX's The Patient

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Steve Carell plays a therapist held captive by a serial killer in FX's 'The Patient,' which begins streaming on Hulu in August.And on Thursday, Hulu released thefirst trailer for the upcoming 10-episode limited series, which showstherapist Alexander Strauss' (Carell) first session with a very troubled young man, Sam Fortner (played by Domhnall Gleeson).During the ominous sit-down, Fortner tells Strauss that he's 'not normal' and'needs to get better' - before admitting to having intense homicidal urges.

Creepy: Steve Carell plays a therapist who meets with a new client(Domhnall Gleeson) who reveals to him that he's a serial killer in the new FX series 'The Patient' airing on Hulu Bizarre request: The therapist, Carell, is stunned to hear that patient Sam Fortner (Gleeson) wants him to curb his craving for killing'I'm not content.

I get angry. That's the sort of thing you help people with, right?' Fortner tells Strauss off the top as they are positioned in chairs across from one another.The proceeding clips paint therapist Strauss's life as an idyllic one with a wife, a big suburban house, and white picket fence. 'My whole life I have been trying to figure myself out so I can help other people understand themselves so they have good relationships,' he says while chatting with a fellow therapist.'And here I am,' Strauss continues in voice-over as he's seen sleeping beside his wife, and then suddenly alone in bed - hinting that his home life is less than perfect.

First impressions: 'I'm not content. I get angry. That's the sort of thing you help people with, right?' Fortner explains during what appears to be an initial assessment meeting Tough task: Fortner takes Strauss captive and request that he help curb his homicidal.