Lady in the Lake
The limited series takes place in 60s Baltimore, where an unsolved murder pushes housewife and mother, Maddie Schwartz (Portman) to reinvent her life as an investigative journalist, and sets her on a collision course with Cleo Johnson (Ingram), a hard-working woman juggling motherhood, many jobs and a passionate commitment to advancing Baltimore's Black progressive agenda.
- Metascore61
- 2024-2024
- 1 season
- Apple TV+
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
The limited series takes place in 60s Baltimore, where an unsolved murder pushes housewife and mother, Maddie Schwartz (Portman) to reinvent her life as an investigative journalist, and sets her on a collision course with Cleo Johnson (Ingram), a hard-working woman juggling motherhood, many jobs and a passionate commitment to advancing Baltimore's Black progressive agenda.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2024
Episode 1
Did You Know Seahorses Are Fish?
Fri, Jul 19, 2024 54 mins
In 1966 in Baltimore, a Jewish girl goes missing during the Thanksgiving parade, and housewife Maddie Schwartz unexpectedly uproots her existence. Meanwhile, Cleo Sherwood, a hard-working black woman, juggles family, jobs and politics, narrating her life from beyond the grave.
Episode 2
It Has to Do With the Search for the Marvelous.
Fri, Jul 19, 2024 53 mins
Maddie takes an interest in the Durst case as she starts a new chapter. Cleo's work for Shell takes a dangerous turn.
Episode 3
Was the First to See Her Dead. You Were the Last to See Her Alive.
Fri, Jul 26, 2024 53 mins
Reeling from what happened under her watch, Cleo begins forming a plan for her safety. Maddie throws herself into the Durst investigation.
Episode 4
Innocence leaves when you discover cruelty. First in others, then in yourself
Fri, Aug 2, 2024 51 mins
Maddie scores a big interview but struggles to be respected at The Star. Cleo starts implementing her plan as Shell learns troubling information.
Episode 5
Every time someone turns up dead in that lake, it does seem to lead to you.
Fri, Aug 9, 2024 47 mins
Cleo's body is discovered. As Maddie's obsession with Cleo grows deeper, she realizes they once crossed paths.
Episode 6
I know who killed Cleo Johnson
Fri, Aug 16, 2024 44 mins
Arrests, confessions and connections are made as Maddie comes closer to solving Cleo's murder.
Episode 7
My story
Fri, Aug 23, 2024 55 mins
Maddie is met with resistance when she tries spinning Cleo's story.
