Steve Carell To Star & Producer Thriller Series 'The Patient' at FX

Steve Carell is returning to network television in a brand new series.

According to TV Line, the -year-old former The Office actor is set to star in The Patient.

The site reveals that the 10-episode, half-hour series is a psychological thriller centered on Alexander Strauss, a therapist who recently lost his wife. He’s held hostage by a serial killer demanding that he help curb the killer’s homicidal urges.

An official summary adds, “but unwinding the mind of this man while also dealing with the waves of his own repressed troubles creates a journey perhaps as treacherous as his captivity.”

Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, who were showrunners on The Americans, will write and executive-produce the series along Steve.

Steve has recently starred on Apple’s The Morning Show and was brought back for season two.