Losing Alice

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, who she quickly becomes obsessed with.[1]

Losing Alice
GenrePsychological thriller
Created bySigal Avin
Screenplay bySigal Avin
Directed bySigal Avin
Starring
Country of originIsrael
Original languagesHebrew
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersSigal Avin
Guy Levi
Tamar Mozes-Borovitz
Nadiv Palti
Jonathan Paran
ProducersKeren Noyman
Idit Paran
Rachel Paran
CinematographyRotem Yaron
EditorYael Hersonski
Production companyDori Media Group
DistributorCineflix, Apple Inc.
Release
Original networkHot 3
Original releaseJune 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)
External links
Website

The series premiered in Israel on June 18, 2020 on Hot 3.[2] It premiered internationally on January 22, 2021 on Apple TV+.[3]

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
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Encounter"Sigal AvinSigal AvinJune 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)
2"The Visit"Sigal AvinSigal AvinJune 25, 2020 (2020-06-25)
3"The Bond"Sigal AvinSigal AvinJuly 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)
4"The Obsession"Sigal AvinSigal AvinJuly 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)
5"The Paranoia"Sigal AvinSigal AvinJuly 16, 2020 (2020-07-16)
6"The Bad Reader"Sigal AvinSigal AvinJuly 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)
7TBASigal AvinSigal AvinJuly 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)
8TBASigal AvinSigal AvinAugust 6, 2020 (2020-08-06)

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+.[4]

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Losing Alice holds an approval rating of 73% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 7.510. The website's critical consensus reads, "Twisty and thrilling, if a tad long, Losing Alice is an engaging psychological drama with style to spare."[5] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, it has a score of 75 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.[6]

References
  1. Steinberg, Jessica (2020-08-03). "Actress Ayelet Zurer packs a punch in psychological thriller 'Losing Alice'". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. "הסדרות החדשות של HOT ל-2020". tvbee. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  3. Kanter, Jake (2020-11-19). "Apple Sets January Premiere Date For Its Israeli Neo-Noir Series 'Losing Alice' – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  4. Rahman, Abid (June 26, 2020). "Apple Picks Up Israeli Neo-Noir Series 'Losing Alice'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. "Losing Alice: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. "Losing Alice". Metacritic. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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