Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o sign on to star in Apple TV+ crime drama Lady In The Lake

Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o sign on to star together in Apple TV+ crime drama Lady In The Lake

They have both won Academy Awards and have both starred in Star Wars movies.

And now Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o are teaming up for the Apple TV+ limited series Lady In The Lake, THR.com reported on Wednesday.

The drama is based on Laura Lippman’s bestseller of the same name and both actresses have also signed on to serve as executive producers on the project. 

Lupita Nyong'o will star opposite Portman in the crime drama

New project: Oscar winners and Star Wars vets Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o are teaming up for the Apple TV+ limited series Lady In The Lake, THR.com reported Wednesday

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 1960s, Lady In The Lake centers on housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz who sets out to investigate an unsolved murder in the city.

This brings her into conflict with Cleo Sherwood, a working mom and activist who supports Baltimore’s Black progressive agenda, according to THR.com.

Portman will play Schwartz and Nyong’o takes on the role of Sherwood. 

Plot: The series, set in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 1960s, centers on an unsolved murder and is based on Laura Lippman's bestseller of the same name

Plot: The series, set in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 1960s, centers on an unsolved murder and is based on Laura Lippman’s bestseller of the same name

Friends: Portman and Nyong'o appear to be pals as well as potential co-stars, with Portman wishing Nyong'o star a happy 38th birthday on March 1 via Instagram

Friends: Portman and Nyong’o appear to be pals as well as potential co-stars, with Portman wishing Nyong’o star a happy 38th birthday on March 1 via Instagram

The two stars appear to be pals as well as potential co-stars. 

Back on March 1, Portman took to Instagram to wish Nyong’o a happy 38th birthday.

Sharing a photo of the smiling actress, she wrote: ‘Happy birthday to this goddess’.

Portman is currently in Australia filming Thor: Love And Thunder. 

Nyong’o will next be seen in the movie The 355, an action thriller co-starring Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz and Diane Kruger.

Girl power: Nyong'o will next be seen in the movie The 355, an action thriller co-starring Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz and Diane Kruger

Girl power: Nyong’o will next be seen in the movie The 355, an action thriller co-starring Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz and Diane Kruger

Joined the MCU: Portman, 39,  is currently in Australia filming the Marvel superhero movie Thor: Love And Thunder

Joined the MCU: Portman, 39,  is currently in Australia filming the Marvel superhero movie Thor: Love And Thunder