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Season 1 – Lady in the Lake

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When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course. Maddie Schwartz (Natalie Portman), a Jewish housewife seeking to shed a secret past and reinvent herself as an investigative journalist, and Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram), a mother navigating the political underbelly of Black Baltimore while struggling to provide for her family. Their disparate lives seem parallel at first, but when Maddie becomes fixated on Cleo's mystifying death, a chasm opens that puts everyone around them in danger. From visionary director Alma Har'el, "Lady in the Lake" emerges as a feverish noir thriller and an unexpected tale of the price women pay for their dreams.
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Dense with intriguing drama if too muddled by digressions and stylistic flourishes, Lady in the Lake is a well-acted mystery with a lot on its mind.

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Don Aucoin Boston Globe Portman and Ingram deliver thoroughly committed performances, but they’re too often forced to compete with heavy-handed atmospherics, all skewed camera angles and dim lighting and rapid-fire cutaways. Aug 29, 2024 Full Review Ronda Racha Penrice TheWrap Fortunately, through a magnificent performance from Ingram, Cleo tells her own story with a power rarely seen on TV for a woman with so many decks stacked against her. Aug 8, 2024 Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times While Lady in the Lake sometimes seems overloaded, it’s also far more intelligent, affecting and inventive than its pulpy title suggests. Rated: 4/5 Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Juan Carlos Galindo El Pais (Spain) A hard and complex drama... [Full review in Spanish] Sep 10, 2024 Full Review Steve Murray ArtsATL Lady in the Lake is literally too dark, complicated and grim to be much fun for anybody. Even the actors look unhappy. Aug 30, 2024 Full Review Aidan Smith Scotsman Alongside Maddie and Portman's zestful performance, there's Cleo Sherwood (Moses Ingram), equally unfulfilled as a harassed model and bar worker, and their stories collide. Rated: 4/5 Aug 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Avindu G A drama about two women fighting two different battles to achieve a common goal. A drama about freedom told with magnificent visuals supported with great music. Dynamic set of characters that enables a wide exploration into the western society that's undergoing rapid change. Sincere performances by the cast full of expression. There are no heroines even the central characters are criticized for their selfish desperations. It's different not the typical thriller most of us come looking for yet succeeds in keeping any viewer engaged till the very end. Absence of a one central theme makes this watch even more worthwhile. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review NASHVILLE I They took themselves so seriously that they forgot to entertain. The writers, actors, director, everyone broods so hard while trying to act mature that they come off as stone characters without personality. Natalie Portman underwhelms; not her best. The different narratives are also layered sloppy. Why are we paying attention to the Jewish side of town? The African American side of town? It feels aimless and random, because the narrative's sloppy. I know the writers though they created a clever headgame, but this is a disappointing product. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Arya S Lost interest after two episodes due to so much cutting back and forth between the to stories. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review DL W I liked it at times. I completely lost interest when they had symbolic dance numbers. It was too long and had too many stories intertwined. Natalie Portman’s character became annoying after awhile. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review Ollie U Beautifully shot and very well acted.... It's just too long. 7 hours (7x 50' eps) is way too indulgent. Don't get me wrong, it's enjoyable watching the images for 7 hours but the story feels too stretched. The penultimate episode is a complete overindulgence... but none the less it's there to see. Worth a watch, if it can hold your attention. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review Iyhel M Enthralling and thrilling, a masterpiece. The second to last episode is a bit self-indulging but that’s the only mishap. And what a soundtrack! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jul 19, 2024 Did You Know Seahorses Are Fish? Tessie Durst goes missing, sending shockwaves through Baltimore, Md.; Cleo and Maddie make life-changing choices; Maddie finds what she feared. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 19, 2024 It Has to Do With the Search for the Marvelous. Maddie takes an interest in the Durst case as she starts a new chapter; Cleo's work for Shell takes a turn. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 26, 2024 I Was the First to See Her Dead. You Were the Last to See Her Alive. Reeling from what happened under her watch, Cleo begins forming a plan for her safety; Maddie throws herself into the Durst investigation. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 2, 2024 Innocence Leaves When You Discover Cruelty. First in Others, Then in Yourself. Maddie scores a big interview but struggles to be respected at The Star; Cleo starts implementing her plan as Shell learns troubling information. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 9, 2024 Every Time Someone Turns up Dead in That Lake, It Does Seem to Lead To You. Cleo's body is discovered; as Maddie's obsession with Cleo grows deeper, she realizes they once crossed paths. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 16, 2024 I Know Who Killed Cleo Johnson Arrests, confessions and connections are made as Maddie comes closer to solving Cleo's murder. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 23, 2024 My Story Maddie is met with resistance when she tries spinning Cleo's story. Details

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Season Info

Director
Alma Har'el
Executive Producer
Alma Har'el, Boaz Yakin, Natalie Portman, Layne P. Eskridge, Julie Gardner, Marc A. Hammer, Amy J. Kaufman, Chris Leggett, Laura Lippman, Sophie Mas, Nathan Ross, Jean-Marc Vallée
Screenwriter
Alma Har'el, Nambi E. Kelley, Dre Ryan, Boaz Yakin, Briana Belser
Network
Apple TV+
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 19, 2024
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