I Am the Night
Inspired by true events, "I Am the Night" tells the gripping story of Fauna Hodel (India Eisley), a teenage girl who was adopted at birth and grew up outside of Reno, Nevada. Fauna lives more or less comfortably with the mysteries of her origin, until one day she makes a discovery that leads her to question everything. As Fauna begins to investigate the secrets of her past, she meets a ruined reporter (Chris Pine) haunted by the case that undid him. Together they follow a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to infamous Los Angeles gynecologist Dr. George Hodel (Jefferson Mays), a man involved in some of Hollywood's darkest debauchery--and possibly its most infamous unsolved crime.
- Metascore59
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- TNT
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
Inspired by true events, "I Am the Night" tells the gripping story of Fauna Hodel (India Eisley), a teenage girl who was adopted at birth and grew up outside of Reno, Nevada. Fauna lives more or less comfortably with the mysteries of her origin, until one day she makes a discovery that leads her to question everything. As Fauna begins to investigate the secrets of her past, she meets a ruined reporter (Chris Pine) haunted by the case that undid him. Together they follow a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to infamous Los Angeles gynecologist Dr. George Hodel (Jefferson Mays), a man involved in some of Hollywood's darkest debauchery--and possibly its most infamous unsolved crime.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Pilot
Sun, Jan 27, 2019 54 mins
India Eisley stars as Fauna Hodel, a naive girl growing up in mid-1960s Reno, Nevada who embarks on a quest to discover who she really is. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Jay Singletary (Chris Pine), a soldier recently returned from the Korean war and now a hack reporter, covers a gruesome murder.
Episode 2
Phenomenon of Interference
Tue, Feb 5, 2019 50 mins
Jay can't let go of the story that ruined him all those years ago and remains convinced that there's more to George Hodel (Jefferson Mays) than people think. Meanwhile, Fauna arrives in Los Angeles desperate to track down her family, which includes the mysterious George Hodel.
Episode 3
Dark Flower
Tue, Feb 12, 2019 49 mins
Fauna (India Eisley) meets up with Corinna (Connie Nielsen) but suspects the woman of lies and hiding her real mother, Tamar. Meanwhile, Jay (Chris Pine) gets a harsh visit from the LAPD, but this leaves him wondering how close he's getting to the truth.
Episode 4
Matador
Tue, Feb 19, 2019 49 mins
As Jay (Chris Pine) edges closer to the truth, he begins to realize that the MO for the case he is looking at has more than a passing resemblance to the Black Dahlia murder. Meanwhile, Fauna (India Eisley) receives a mysterious invitation to a "Happening" and, hoping for further information about her mother Tamar, heads to it.
Episode 5
Aloha
Tue, Feb 26, 2019 50 mins
With an address in hand, Fauna (India Eisley) and Jay (Chris Pine) head to Hawaii to find Tamar; Fauna in the hope of finding some answers about who she is, Jay hoping to find answers about the Hodel story he wrote about that ruined his career.
Episode 6
Queen's Gambit, Accepted
Tue, Mar 5, 2019 51 mins
Fauna is unknowingly drugged by Corinna Hodel and brought to her father George Hodel's mansion where she quickly realizes that she is intended to be Dr. Hodel's next victim unless she escapes from his imprisonment. Meanwhile Jay is being physically beaten while in police custody and he finds a creative way to convince the dirty cops to release him by agreeing to do their dirty work by falsifying his involvement with another murder so the cops can close a case.
