Stephen Graham’s Nocturne premieres on Apple TV

Apple TV’s crime series Nocturne, led by Stephen Graham as an imprisoned serial killer, premiered October 30 with its first two episodes. The ten-episode season is scheduled to continue with weekly releases through December 25, when its finale is due to arrive. Graham plays Jurek Walter, a serial killer held in a high-security psychiatric hospital whose influence becomes central to an investigation into a missing girl. Liev Schreiber portrays Jonah Lynn, a homicide detective drawn back into the case, while Zazie Beetz plays FBI agent Saga Bauer, who goes undercover at the hospital. The story begins when a boy who disappeared three years earlier reappears, while his sister, Felicia, remains missing. Lynn suspects Walter may be connected to the disappearance despite being incarcerated. The investigation also involves Rory Culkin as hospital nurse Karl, Bill Camp as Chief Ellison, Gary Carr as Nathan and Chrissy Metz as Ida. Nocturne adapts two crime novels, The Sandman and Lazarus, by Swedish writing duo Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril, who write under the name Lars Kepler. The books are part of the Joona Linna series. The television adaptation relocates the...