Losing Alice
{{short description|Israeli psychological thriller television series}}
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| genre = Psychological thriller
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| creator = Sigal Avin
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Ayelet Zurer
- Lihi Kornowski
- Gal Toren
- Shai Avivi
- Chelli Goldenberg
- Nova Dovel
- Yossi Marshek
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| screenplay = Sigal Avin
| director = Sigal Avin
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| country = Israel
| language = Hebrew
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sigal Avin
- Guy Levi
- Tamar Mozes-Borovitz
- Nadiv Palti
- Jonathan Paran
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Keren Noyman
- Idit Paran
- Rachel Paran
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| editor = Yael Hersonski
| cinematography = Rotem Yaron
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| company = Dori Media Group
| network = Hot 3
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|06|18}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2020|08|06}}
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Losing Alice is an Israeli psychological thriller television series created, written, and directed by Sigal Avin for the Israeli channel Hot 3. The series follows a 48-year-old film director, Alice, whose career has slowed down while raising her three daughters, until she meets a young screenwriter, Sophie, with whom she quickly becomes obsessed.{{Cite web|last=Steinberg|first=Jessica|date=2020-08-03|title=Actress Ayelet Zurer packs a punch in psychological thriller 'Losing Alice'|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/actress-ayelet-zurer-packs-a-punch-in-psychological-thriller-losing-alice/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102035455/https://www.timesofisrael.com/actress-ayelet-zurer-packs-a-punch-in-psychological-thriller-losing-alice/|archive-date=2021-01-02|access-date=2021-01-08|website=The Times of Israel|language=en-US}}
The series premiered in Israel on June 18, 2020 on Hot 3.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-25|title=הסדרות החדשות של HOT ל-2020|url=https://www.mako.co.il/tvbee-articles/Article-70bc48b0acb7071027.htm|access-date=2021-01-09|website=tvbee|archive-date=2020-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517022537/https://www.mako.co.il/tvbee-articles/Article-70bc48b0acb7071027.htm|url-status=live}} It premiered internationally on January 22, 2021 on Apple TV+.{{Cite web|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=2020-11-19|title=Apple Sets January Premiere Date For Its Israeli Neo-Noir Series 'Losing Alice' – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/apple-acquires-israeli-neo-noir-series-losing-alice-1202970559/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109143607/https://deadline.com/2020/11/apple-acquires-israeli-neo-noir-series-losing-alice-1202970559/|archive-date=2021-01-09|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}}
Plot
The series follows Alice Ginor (Ayelet Zurer), a 48-year-old esteemed filmmaker who feels stuck professionally, old externally, no longer relevant and tired in the face of the endless energy of her three daughters, whom she raises together with David (Gal Toren), a successful and coveted actor. One day, in a chance meeting on the train, Alice meets Sophie (Lihi Kornowski), a promising young femme fatale screenwriter in her 20s, who introduces herself as a fan of Alice and dreams that Alice will direct the script she wrote. Sophie's talent, youth and erupting sexuality arouse Alice, who develops an obsession with her and puts her into her professional, family and sexual life. In what appears to be a conscious choice, Alice is drawn into Sophie's dark and destructive world, and as the plot progresses and twists it is no longer clear who has penetrated whose life, who takes and who gives, and who will lead whom to the fatal end.
Cast
- Ayelet Zurer as Alice
- Lihi Kornowski as Sophie
- Gal Toren as David
- Shai Avivi as Ami
- Chelli Goldenberg as Tami
- Nova Doval as Keren
- Yossi Marshek as Tamir
Episodes
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|Title = The Encounter
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|Title = The Visit
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|6|25}}
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|Title = The Bond
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|7|2}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Obsession
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|WrittenBy = Sigal Avin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|7|9}}
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|Title = The Paranoia
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|7|16}}
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|Title = The Bad Reader
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|7|23}}
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|Title = The Scene
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|7|30}}
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|Title = The End
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Production
Originally airing on Hot 3 in Israel, Apple announced in June 2020, that it had partnered with Dori Media productions and Hot to co-produce and exclusively stream Losing Alice internationally on Apple TV+.{{Cite web|last=Rahman|first=Abid|date=June 26, 2020|title=Apple Picks Up Israeli Neo-Noir Series 'Losing Alice'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/apple-picks-up-israeli-neo-noir-series-losing-alice-1300549|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121231154/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/apple-picks-up-israeli-neo-noir-series-losing-alice-1300549|archive-date=January 21, 2021|access-date=January 22, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}
Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Losing Alice holds an approval rating of 75% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Twisty and thrilling, if a tad long, Losing Alice is an engaging psychological drama with style to spare."{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Losing Alice: Season 1|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/losing_alice/s01|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213073627/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/losing_alice/s01|archive-date=February 13, 2021|access-date=February 15, 2021|website=Rotten Tomatoes}} On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, it has a score of 75 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Losing Alice|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/losing-alice|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126091220/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/losing-alice|archive-date=January 26, 2021|access-date=January 28, 2021|website=Metacritic}}
References
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External links
- [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/losing-alice/umc.cmc.1h3msl5cfif0fz9my2kgvtk36?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.4000 Losing Alice] – official site
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Category:2020 Israeli television series debuts
Category:2020 Israeli television series endings
Category:2020s Israeli television series
Category:Israeli thriller television series
Category:Psychological thriller television series