Overview
- Apple TV+ will release the first two episodes of Nocturne on Friday, Oct. 30, and then publish one new episode every Friday through Dec. 25, 2026.
- The 10-episode series adapts Lars Kepler’s Joona Linna books and transplants the story from Stockholm to a fictional town in western Pennsylvania, following retired detective Jonah Lynn as a presumed-dead victim reappears and a jailed killer appears to manipulate events from a psychiatric facility.
- Across early reviews based on advance access to multiple episodes, critics overwhelmingly single out Stephen Graham’s portrayal of Jurek Walter as the show’s most arresting element, calling his performance chilling and scene-stealing.
- Critics are divided overall: many praise the cast, atmosphere and production design, while others fault slow-burn pacing, underwritten peripheral characters and convoluted plotting that relies on familiar genre tropes.
- Reviewers noted their assessments were often based on seven of the season’s ten episodes, a factor that leaves final judgment tentative and opens a path for ongoing discussion and awards-season attention as the weekly rollout continues.