First look at Apple TV+ brand new thriller starring Natalie Portman
The Lady in the Lake reveal follows a bizarre extortion reports that marred production
There's nothing more enticing than word of a brand new noir thriller starring one of Hollywoods biggest names, with upcoming Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake ticking all the boxes.
With acting icons Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o set co-helm this twisted tale, the new series is poised to land on the streaming service on July 19, according to Apple.
The release date and first-look images come two years after an equally thrilling yet utterly bizarre series of police reports emerged from the set.
The baffling events saw Baltimore Police Department release a statement at the time alleging an “extortion threat” was exposed on-set - but more on that later.
Now, Apple has revealed the first Lady In The Lake images, with this seven-part series described as "a feverish noir thriller and an unexpected tale of the price women pay for their dreams".
The show's description has tongues wagging - or hiding behind cushions, whichever option floats your boat.
Directed and co-written by Alma Har’el, Dre Ryan is also listed as a co-writer and creator, the series is an adaptation of Laura Lippman’s New York Times best-selling novel.
Set in 1960s Baltimore, an unsolved murder pushes housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz (Portman) to reinvent herself as an investigative journalist - a direction that sees her cross paths with Cleo Sherwood (Nyong’o).
A multi-faceted character that looks set to clash with Maddie, Cleo is described as "a hard-working woman juggling motherhood, many jobs and a passionate commitment to advancing Baltimore’s Black progressive agenda".
The first two episodes of Lady in the Lake are due to debut on Friday, July 19, followed by new episodes dropping weekly until August 23.
And the person who said they saw a gun? They retracted their statement, with the on-set security employee who said they heard a threat to “shoot” later add they “did not have firsthand knowledge of the incident".
Just your average on-set antics, eh?
Either way, we can't wait to catch this new series when it lands in July.