Natalie Portman‘s highly anticipated Apple TV+ series, “Lady in the Lake,” has finally revealed its premiere date. The psychological thriller, which marks Portman's directorial debut, is set to premiere on Apple TV+ on May 10, 2024. The series is based on the novel of the same name by Laura Lippman and follows a journalist who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind a murder in 1980s Baltimore.
The series promises to be a gripping exploration of themes such as power, privilege, and the consequences of obsession. With Portman at the helm, fans can expect a masterclass in storytelling and atmospheric tension. The series, which stars Portman alongside talented actors such as Lupita Nyong‘o and Jennifer Jason Leigh, promises a gripping narrative filled with twists and turns.
The series is part of Apple TV+'s growing slate of original content, which has seen significant success with shows like “The Morning Show” and “Ted Lasso.” With “Lady in the Lake,” Apple TV+ is poised to continue its streak of producing high-quality, engaging content that captivates audiences worldwide.
Lady in the Lake official synopsis:
In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know—everyone, that is, except Madeline “Maddie” Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This year, she's bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life.
Maddie wants to matter, to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl—assistance that leads to a job at the city's afternoon newspaper, the Star. Working at the newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: a missing black woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake.
Cleo Sherwood was a young black woman who liked to have a good time. No one seems to know or care why she was killed except Maddie—and the dead woman herself. Maddie sets out to find the truth about Cleo's life and death, but Cleo's ghost, privy to Maddie's poking and prying, wants to be left alone.
Maddie's investigation brings her into contact with people who used to be on the periphery of her life—a jewelry store clerk, a waitress, a rising star on the Baltimore Orioles, a patrol cop, a hardened female reporter, a lonely man in a movie theater. But for all her ambition and drive, Maddie may fail to see the people right in front of her. Her inability to look beyond her own needs could lead to tragedy and turmoil for all sorts of people—including the man who shares her bed, a black police officer who cares for Maddie more than she knows.
