Apple TV’s New Crime Thriller Hailed as ‘Impossible to Stop Watching’
The Americanized thriller follows a grieving ex-cop, an undercover FBI agent and a serial killer who still influences events from solitary confinement.
- Set in the Pennsylvania town of Fairhaven, the crime drama "Nocturne" stars Liev Schreiber as Jonah Lynn, a locally revered former Army Ranger and police detective, based on the 2012 novel "The Sandman" by Lars Kepler.
- Imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital basement, serial killer Jurek Walter, played by Stephen Graham, continues manipulating events from his high-security lodging despite his isolation.
- Reappearing after being abducted three years earlier, a boy triggers an urgent search for his sister, Felicia, who remains missing. This plot turn accelerates the investigation.
- As Jonah's goddaughter, undercover FBI agent Saga Bauer, played by Zazie Beetz, joins the investigation, bringing personal stakes to the hunt for the missing girl.
- Schreiber's moody performance recalls his previous role in "Ray Donovan," with critics comparing the show's western atmosphere to "Apocalypse Now.
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‘Nocturne’ Review: Liev Schreiber & Stephen Graham Elevate An Absurd But Entertaining Crime Thriller
When the story of prestige television in the 2020s is written, an interesting thread worth exploring will be its preoccupation with crime and detective stories set in and around Philadelphia and Delaware County. Of course, we’ve had “Mare of Easttown” and “Task,” Brad Ingelsby’s duology of gritty working-class environments and the criminals they produce. But we’ve also seen “Long Bright River,” “American Rust,” and even Hulu’s “Dopesick.” All ha…
The Nocturne series, based on Lars Kepler's detective story, doesn't have much new to say.
Liev Schreiber and Stephen Graham Lead Apple TV’s Gripping Serial Killer Thriller ‘Nocturne’: TV Review
Television has no shortage of thrillers, but the sinister twists and turns of Apple TV’s latest entry into the genre, “Nocturne” — based on Lars Kepler’s novels “Lazarus” and “The Sandman” — make it well worth your time. Created by Rowan Joffé, the series follows Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber), a former homicide detective turned recluse […]
Stephen Graham can't elevate Apple TV's Nocturne beyond by-the-numbers Nordic bleakness
Apple TV's Nocturne has just enough serviceable storytelling and professionally lit scenes to lull you into habit-viewing. But after several episodes of uninspired reveals you might suddenly come to your senses and ask: "Wait, why am I watching this?"
‘Nocturne’ Review: Liev Schreiber and Stephen Graham Get Handcuffed by Clichés in Apple’s Dully Competent Serial Killer Thriller
Apple's 'Nocturne' stars Liev Schreiber, Stephen Graham and Zazie Beetz in a thriller about a former cop facing a serial killer from his past.
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