Ambitious in scope and execution, “Lady in the Lake,” like many Apple TV+ limited series, continues to break from formulaic Hollywood storytelling in favor of unconventional narratives that attract and challenge top-tier talent — this time, it’s Oscar winner Natalie Portman.
Adapted from reporter-turned-author Laura Lippman’s book of the same title, the seven-episode series set in Baltimore, where Lippman once worked at “The Baltimore Sun” and near where she grew up in Columbia, Maryland, is a labor of love for celebrated “Honeyboy” director and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alma Har’el, whose many other roles include showrunner, co-writer as well as sole director.