Basic Psych - A psychological thriller featuring Dr. Stuart Prince and Dan Riviello with Rorschach-style imagery

A psychiatrist is only as safe as his most dangerous patient.

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

About the Film

Dr. Stuart Prince enjoys a wonderful life. He has a gifted wife, an adorable daughter, and a successful psychiatric practice. He takes on a new patient, Dan Riviello, an elementary school principal complaining of nightmares.

Knowing psychiatrists are forbidden from reporting patient's past crimes, Dan reveals he is the killer in an unsolved double murder. Despite his misgivings, Stuart feels obligated to treat Dan.

As Dan reveals more lurid details about his past, he becomes a danger to Stuart and his family and the unravelling begins.

Meet the Cast

Meet the Cast

Michael Cerveris - Dr. Stuart Prince in Basic Psych

Michael Cerveris

Dr. Stuart Prince

Michael Cerveris was called, by Playbill, 'arguably the most versatile leading man on Broadway.' He has won two Tony Awards, two Grammys, and has been nominated for both numerous times. From Sweeny Todd to Hedwig and the Angry Inch, from Tommy to Fun Home, Michael is a critical and audience favorite and a genuine Broadway star. He's also a veteran of television and film known for The Gilded Age, Mindhunter, Watchmen 2024, Watchmen Chapter Two, Fringe, Gotham, Cirque du Freak, and The Good Wife to name just a few.

David Conrad - Dan Riviello in Basic Psych

David Conrad

Dan Riviello

David Conrad starred in The Ghost Whisperer on CBS from 2004-2010 and was a regular on Relativity, Miss Match, Marvel's Agents of the Shield, Boston Public, and Roswell. His film credits include Desperate Hours, Men of Honor, Wedding Crashers and many more. He currently lives in London.

Siena Goines - Sisi in Basic Psych

Siena Goines

Sisi

Siena Goines is a seasoned film and television actress, her credits are vast and include The Young and the Restless, Judging Amy, The Sweetest Thing, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane, Deputy and Westworld.

Cotter Smith - Dr. Grant Harrison in Basic Psych

Cotter Smith

Dr. Grant Harrison

Cotter Smith has spent the majority of his professional life in New York and Los Angeles, and has now happily settled in Pittsburgh. He has appeared in many plays on and off Broadway, and his television and film work ranges from his debut in 1982 as Robert Kennedy in the mini-series Blood Feud to the President in X2: X-Men United. Over the years his television series work has spanned from the early days of Hill Street Blues to his more recent roles on Mindhunter, The Americans and Madam Secretary.

Film Credits

Film Credits

Director

Melissa Martin

Writer

James Tucker

Three Rivers Film Festival Logo

Basic Psych was featured at the 2025 Three Rivers Film Festival. The psychological thriller was filmed entirely in Pittsburgh.

Dramatic scene from Basic Psych showing a character in intense psychological distress