Apple TV Releases First Two Episodes of Nocturne

Apple TV has released the first two episodes of Nocturne, a crime thriller based on novels by Lars Kepler and led by Stephen Graham, Liev Schreiber and Zazie Beetz. The series began streaming October 30, 2026, with new episodes scheduled weekly through December 25. The six-episode drama adapts The Sandman and Lazarus, books by Swedish writing duo Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril, who write as Lars Kepler. It follows Jonah Lynn, a former Philadelphia homicide detective played by Schreiber, after he moves to a small Pennsylvania town. The story centers on his pursuit of Jurek Walter, an imprisoned serial killer played by Graham, and FBI agent Saga Bauer, portrayed by Beetz. The cast also includes Rory Culkin as Karl Anders, a nurse at the psychiatric hospital where Jurek is held; Bill Camp as local police chief Dave Ellison; Poorna Jagannathan as FBI investigator Quinn; Chrissy Metz as Ida Frost; and Gary Carr as FBI agent Nathan Pollock. Tim Van Patten directed the first two episodes. Rowan Joffé created the series, with John Hlavin developing it and serving as showrunner. The plot reopens a case thought to be closed after a missing victim unexpectedly...