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Apple Shares Trailer for Upcoming Apple TV+ Show 'Home Before Dark'

Apple today shared a trailer for "Home Before Dark," a new Apple TV+ series that's based on the story of child journalist Hilde Lysiak.


The show follows Hilde, a nine-year-old girl who moves back to the small town her father is from. While there, she uncovers a murder case everyone else in the town had tried to bury.

A mystery inspired by the reporting of a real nine-year-old journalist. When a young girl and her family move back to the small town her father left behind, her pursuit of the truth leads to the unearthing of a long-buried cold case.

In real life, Hilde Lysiak was the first to report on a murder in her town of Selinsgrove, which gave her paper, Orange Street News, national and international media attention.

"Home Before Dark" will be available on Friday, April 3 on ‌Apple TV‌+. ‌Apple TV‌+ is available for a $4.99 per month subscription for the whole family, though Apple offers a free year of service with the purchase of an iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod touch, or ‌Apple TV‌.

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cmaier Avatar
83 months ago

This looks like another dud from Apple. The trailer is full of cringe dialogue and seems to be making the show more about a 9 year old girl instead of being a good crime solving show where the most important character is the victim.
Columbo was the best crime solving show ever, and the most important character was the murderer and/or Columbo, never the victim.
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cmaier Avatar
83 months ago
My kid will enjoy watching this to learn how better to get away with murder.
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tgwaste Avatar
83 months ago
They sure do know how to pick top notch content dont they.
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Doctor Q Avatar
81 months ago
We're enjoying this series.

It's also fascinating to read about the real Hilde Lysiak (https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a32023483/home-before-dark-apple-true-story-hilde-lysiak/), on which the story is based.
[SPOILER="Part of the plot that's real"]In the series, when Hilde is attacked with disparaging comments, she reads them out loud at school. We didn't find it believable that a 9-year-old would have the gumption to do that, but it's based on what Hilde really did, reading the negative comments she received from community members in a video that she posted on her news site. What a great way to stick it to the man!

[/SPOILER]
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randolorian Avatar
83 months ago
Hopefully it doesn't include gratuitous use of the F word. The Morning Show was unwatchable with kids in the house. It seems that literally every sentence included the F word in that show.
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glindon Avatar
83 months ago
This looks like another dud from Apple. The trailer is full of cringe dialogue and seems to be making the show more about a 9 year old girl instead of being a good crime solving show where the most important character is the victim.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)