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Get ready for a brilliant psychological thriller from Apple TV+ in its latest series, Lady in the Lake. Created by Alma Har’el, the Apple TV+ series is based on the 2019 novel of the same name by author Laura Lippman. Lady in the Lake has brilliant performances from its two leading actors and a thrilling story that will have you glued to your screens.

Lady in the Lake is set in 1960s Baltimore and it follows the story of Maddie Schwartz, an investigative journalist as she ditches her overbearing husband to pursue her career and work on the murder case of two mysterious separate killings, which brings her in conflict with a woman working to advance the agenda of the city’s Black community.

Lady in the Lake – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Come Out?) Credit – Apple TV+

Lady in the Lake consists of seven episodes in total. The...

Natalie Portman shines in Apple's Lady in the Lake, a murder mystery series based on the bestseller by Laura Lippman. The series delves into Maddie Schwartz's journey from housewife to investigative journalist, with references to real-life events. Cleo's son's sickle cell anemia adds depth to the show's exploration of race relations and discrimination in 1960s Baltimore.

Cleo's son has a chronic illness in Apple's new murder mystery series Lady in the Lake. Starring Natalie Portman in her first-ever leading role in a television series, Lady in the Lake is based on the 2019 bestselling novel by Laura Lippman. Portman plays Maddie Schwartz, a Jewish housewife in 1966 Baltimore who leaves her restrictive family life behind to follow her true passion of becoming an investigative journalist. The death of a woman named Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram) gives Maddie a new opportunity.

Lady in the Lake episodes 1 & 2, which were both released exclusively...

Plot: 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, a Jewish housewife seeking to shed a secret past and reinvent herself as an investigative journalist, and Cleo Johnson, 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.

Review: Cultural divides and parallels have always been fascinating material for dramatic series. The similarities between Jewish and Black communities are far more than many realize, as both groups have been subjugated over the years. By contrasting two very different journeys for the main characters in Lady in the Lake, Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram chronicle the countless similarities the...