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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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Lady in the Lake — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

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 08/29/2024
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. Go to Full Review Ronda Racha Penrice TheWrap 08/08/2024
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. Go to Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times 07/25/2024
4/5
While Lady in the Lake sometimes seems overloaded, it’s also far more intelligent, affecting and inventive than its pulpy title suggests. Go to Full Review Jorge Loser Espinof 11/16/2024
3.5/5
With its misshaps and debatable elements, 'Lady in the Lake' is a small discovery that deserves to be salvaged from the barrage of weekly streaming releases. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Juan Carlos Galindo El Pais (Spain) 09/10/2024
A hard and complex drama... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Steve Murray ArtsATL 08/30/2024
Lady in the Lake is literally too dark, complicated and grim to be much fun for anybody. Even the actors look unhappy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alice f @RT49666869 06/03/2025 Absolutely great series, told from many perspectives. Found this quite relatable See more Gareth v @geewah 03/03/2025 A rather mundane effort that never really gets out of first gear. The premise is an interesting one, shame it's so dull. See more Tyler W @Uroysterbae 01/13/2025 Enjoyed the production and acting in this one, some of the trippy psychological elements went a little too far but I could understand what they were going for. See more Avindu G @RT86379654 10/07/2024 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. See more NASHVILLE I @Nshvlleindie 09/26/2024 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. See more Arya S @AnyaS 09/03/2024 Lost interest after two episodes due to so much cutting back and forth between the to stories. See more Read all reviews
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Natalie Portman

Maddie Schwartz

Robb Cremen

Military Doctor

Moses Ingram

Cleo Sherwood

Mikey Madison

Judith

David Corenswet

Allan Durst

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Bob Bauer

Episodes

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