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Apples Never Fall

2024 · 1 season

A slow-burning family mystery that peels back polished surfaces to reveal uncomfortable truths, keeping you quietly tense and emotionally invested.

Created by
Melanie Marnich
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Annette Bening, Sam Neill, Jake Lacy
Tagline
Secrets run in the family.
Overview
Follow the Delaneys, who from the outside appear to be an enviably contented family. Former tennis coaches Joy and Stan are parents to four adult children. After fifty years of marriage, they have finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. But after Joy disappears, her children are forced to re-examine their parents’ marriage and their family history with fresh eyes.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
  • Sky Go
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Melanie Marnich
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Annette Bening, Sam Neill, Jake Lacy
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • deception
  • memory
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Created by
Melanie Marnich
Written by
Gianna Sobol
Starring
Annette Bening, Sam Neill, Jake Lacy, Alison Brie, Conor Merrigan-Turner, Essie Randles, Georgia Flood, Jeanine Serralles
Music
Miles Hankins, Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
Laurie Rose, Robert Humphreys
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes
Network
Peacock
Country
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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