Summary
The full-length trailer forLady in the LakeshowcasesNatalie Portman’s television debut. Based on the 2019 New York Times best-selling novel by author Laura Lippman, and focusing on the disappearance of a Black woman in the 1960s, Portman stars alongside Moses Ingram in the seven-episode saga directed byHoney Boyfilmmaker Alma Har’el.
Apple TV+has nowreleased the trailer forLady in the Lake. Check out the trailer below:
The video, coming in at almost three minutes, begins with Portman’s character expressing unhappiness with her life. But as it progresses, it’s suggested that she may be more involved in the mystery than initially appeared. The show will premiere globally with itsfirst two episodes on Friday, July 19. From there, new episodes will be released every Friday through August 23.
What To Know About Lady In The Lake
The Series Unfolds In The 1960s.
Given the hints of genre and the overall mystery, however, Portman’s streaming entry could hold an extra element of intrigue.
The story centers around the disappearance of a woman who captures the attention of the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966. According to official summaries, the lives of two women converge and are on track for a fatal collision as more of the story unravels. InPortman’s first television performance,she portrays Maddie Schwartz, a Jewish housewife who’s leaving behind a secretive past and wants to start over as an investigative journalist.
Emmy nominee Moses Ingram, known for her role as Jolene inThe Queen’s Gambit, plays Cleo Johnson. The character is described as a mother who’s balancing the political underbelly of Black Baltimore even as she’s struggling to provide for her family. It’s teased that the lives of Maddie and Cleo appear to have a connection. But that turns to danger whenMaddie grows fixated on Cleo’s mystifying disappearance.
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Along with Portman and Ingram, the cast ofLady in the Lakeincludes Noah Jupe, who previously worked with Har’el onHoney Boy. Y’lan Noel, Byron Bowers, Josiah Cross, Brett Gelman, Mikey Madison, and Pruitt Taylor Vince also star in what’s the latest example of Apple TV+ leaning into a star-driven adaptation following originals likeDark MatterandPresumed Innocent. Given the hints of genre and the overall mystery, however, Portman’s streaming entry could hold an extra element of intrigue.
Lady in the Lake
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BASED ON THE NOVEL BY LAURA LIPPMAN, LADY OF THE LAKE IS A FICTIONAL DRAMA MINISERIES BASED AROUND THE REAL DISAPPEARANCES OF A YOUNG GIRL AND A WOMAN, COMING TO APPLE TV+. THE STORY CENTERS AROUND MADELINE SCHWARTZ, A DISSATISFIED 1960S HOUSEWIFE OF TWENTY YEARS WHO ENDS HER MARRIAGE IN SEARCH OF A LIFE WITH MEANING. MADELINE, BETTER KNOWN AS MADDIE, SEEKS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD - TO DO SO, SHE HEADS DOWN THE PATH OF AN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST AFTER SOMEHOW HELPING THE BALTIMORE POLICE FIND THE BODY OF A YOUNG GIRL IN THE LAKE, CLEO SHERWOOD. LADY IN THE LAKE HAS NOIR ELEMENTS AND EXPLORES STATUS AND RACE IN A MURDER MYSTERY IN A DIFFERENT PERIOD. THE SERIES HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO AN INCIDENT IN LATE 2022 BUT IS STILL SET TO COME TO APPLE TV+ IN THE FUTURE.
