Apple TV held a red carpet world premiere for its new drama series “Nocturne” on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Regal Union Square in New York City. The series debuts globally on Apple TV on Friday, Oct. 30.
“Nocturne” is based on the internationally bestselling crime novels “Lazarus” and “The Sandman” by Lars Kepler. Liev Schreiber and Zazie Beetz star in the series and also serve as executive producers. Stephen Graham, Rory Culkin, Chrissy Metz, Poorna Jagannathan, Gary Carr and Landon Valentin also attended the premiere, along with writer, co-showrunner and executive producer John Hlavin.
The first two episodes will arrive Oct. 30. New episodes will follow every Friday through Dec. 25.
The story follows Jonah Lynn (Schreiber), an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who leaves Philadelphia for a small town in western Pennsylvania in search of a quieter life. When serial killer Jurek Walter (Graham) targets the town and Jonah’s family, Jonah must protect the people he loves. The search for Jurek’s last missing victim leads him to send his surrogate daughter, FBI Agent Saga Bauer (Beetz), up against the killer.
Apple TV produced the series with A+E Studios in association with Range Studios. Rowan Joffe created the series for television, and Hlavin developed it and serves as showrunner. Tim Van Patten, whose credits include “Franklin,” “Masters of the Air” and “Black Mirror,” directs the first two episodes and is an executive producer.
Beetz executive produces through her Sleepy Poppy production company. Kepler, who is the writing team of Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril, also serves as an executive producer. Their 10 crime novels have sold 20 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 40 languages.
“Nocturne” will stream on Apple TV, which launched on Nov. 1, 2019. The service offers drama and comedy series, feature films, documentaries, and kids and family programming. Its original titles include “Ted Lasso,” “Severance,” “Pluribus,” “CODA” and “F1.”
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