Hollywood actresses Natalie Portman and Luita Niongo will take off together in the detective TV series "Lady in the Lake", based on the series of books Laura Laura Lippman. Put the draft director Alma Harel.
The plot of the series will unfold in the 1960s in the United States in the Baltimore County, where the mysterious murder occurred. Portman will fulfill the role of Maddy Schwartz - a journalist who will try to independently reveal the crime. During the investigation, she will get acquainted with Cleo Sherwood, a fighter for the rights of the black population, which Niongo will play.
Direction All episodes will be Alma Harel, known in his recent picture "Cute Boy" with Shay LaBuff. She, together with Rayna, the Writer of the series "Man in a High Castle", will write a script for the show. It is still unknown who will still join actresses in the project, for which "Lady in the Lake" will be the first full-fledged debut on television. The shooting of the project will start not earlier than the fall of this year, as Portman is now engaged in work on the filmmix "Tor: Kubov and Thunder," and Niongo will begin to star in the sequel film "Black Panther".
Laura Lippman, whose novel will be taken as a basis, is known for his detective stories. Over the years, she released more than 10 novels, and "Lady in the Lake" was published in 2019.