''Losing Alice'' is an Israeli

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television series created, written, and directed by

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for the Israeli channel

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. 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. The series premiered in Israel on June 18, 2020 on Hot 3. It premiered internationally on January 22, 2021 on

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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 Ayelet Zurer ( he, איילת זורר; born ) is an Israeli actress. She was nominated for awards at the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Israeli Academy Awards and the Israeli Television Academy Awards. She won Best Actress awards for her roles in ...

as Alice * Lihi Kornowski as Sophie * Gal Toren as David * Shai Avivi as Ami *

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as Tami * Nova Doval as Keren * Yossi Marshek as Tamir

Episodes

Production

Originally airing on Hot 3 in Israel, Apple announced in June 2020, that it had partnered with Dori Media productions and

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to co-produce and exclusively stream ''Losing Alice'' internationally on Apple TV+.

Critical reception

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, ''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." On

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, which uses a weighted average, it has a score of 75 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.

References

External links

''Losing Alice''
– official site * * * {{Apple TV+ 2020 Israeli television series debuts 2020 Israeli television series endings 2020s Israeli television series Israeli thriller television series Psychological thriller television series Apple TV+ original programming Hebrew-language television series