David Corenswet | Lady in the Lake

• Genre: Period drama, Mystery
• Created by: Alma Har'el
• Based on: Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
• Written by: Alma Har'el, Briana Belser, Nambi E. Kelley, Boaz Yakin, Sheila Wilson
• Directed by: Alma Har'el
• Starring: Natalie Portman, Moses Ingram, Y'lan Noel, Brett Gelman, Byron Bowers, Noah Jupe, Josiah Cross, Mikey Madison, Pruitt Taylor Vince
• Theme music composer: Marcus Norris
• No. of episodes: 7
• Executive producers: Alma Har'el, Natalie Portman, Boaz Yakin, Amy Kaufman, Layne Eskridge, Christopher Leggett, Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross, Julie Gardner, Laura Lippman, Sophie Mas
• Producers: Amanda Lencioni, Sheila Wilson
• Production locations: Baltimore, Maryland
• Cinematography: Lachlan Milne
• Editors: Alma Har’el, Yael Hersonski, Dominic LaPerriere
• Running time: 44–54 minutes
• Production companies: MountainA, Bad Wolf America, Crazyrose, Zusa, Fifth Season
• Network: Apple TV+
• Release: July 19 – August 23, 2024

In 1960s Baltimore, Maddie Schwartz, an investigative journalist working on an unsolved murder, clashes with a woman working to advance the agenda of the city's Black community. Maddie leaves her overbearing husband and Pikesville home to pursue a career as a newspaper reporter. She becomes obsessed with unraveling the mystery of two separate killings: those of eleven-year-old Tessie Durst and a bartender named Cleo Johnson.

"Did you know seahorses are fish?"

When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore in 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course.

"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 dangerous turn.

"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.

"I know who killed Cleo Johnson."

Arrests, confessions and connections are made as Maddie comes closer to solving Cleo's murder.