‘Nocturne’ Episode 5 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch and Preview

‘Nocturne’ has settled into a weekly rhythm on Apple TV, and the episode titled ‘Solitude’ is set for Friday, November 20. That falls a week after ‘The Courier’, which arrives on Friday, November 13. The season then runs weekly through a finale on Christmas Day, December 25.

This guide covers the ‘Nocturne’ episode release details, the expected drop time, where to stream and what the story has set up so far. The series stars Liev Schreiber as Jonah Lynn, a former soldier turned homicide detective, opposite Stephen Graham as serial killer Jurek Walter. Zazie Beetz also stars in the crime thriller.

‘Nocturne’ Episode Release Date and Weekly Schedule

Apple TV launched the series with a two episode premiere on Friday, October 30, followed by one new episode every Friday. The full season is made up of ten episodes. That structure gives viewers a predictable calendar and keeps the central mystery in conversation from one week to the next.

After ‘Solitude’ on November 20, the schedule continues with ‘Only Connect’ on Friday, November 27, and ‘Grey Skies’ on Friday, December 4. Those titles offer little away on their own, but they confirm the season is not slowing down as it moves into December.

‘Solitude’ is directed by Logan Kibens, with a teleplay credited to Rowan Joffé and John Hlavin. Joffé created the series and Hlavin developed it, and it is based on a Joona Linna novel by the writing duo who use the name Lars Kepler. The episode has a listed runtime of 54 minutes.

Release Time for the Next ‘Nocturne’ Episode

Apple TV has not announced an hour for these releases, but its usual pattern puts new episodes online at 9 p.m. Eastern on the Thursday before each Friday date. Decider describes the same early Thursday habit for the show. Viewers who want to watch right away should plan around that window.

For ‘Solitude’, that points to Thursday, November 19, at 9 p.m. Eastern, which is 6 p.m. Pacific. The same schedule lands at 2 a.m. GMT in the United Kingdom on Friday, and half past seven in the morning in India on Friday.

The early Thursday drop is only a pattern and Apple has not printed an official time for each episode. The premiere in the UK went live at 8 a.m. GMT on October 30, so it is worth checking the app on release day rather than relying on a single assumed time.

Where to Watch ‘Nocturne’ on Apple TV

‘Nocturne’ is available exclusively on Apple TV and requires a subscription. Reelgood notes that it streams globally wherever the service operates, including North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

In the United States, viewers can also watch through the Apple TV Prime Video Channel, which requires a separate subscription. UK viewers have the same two options, with new episodes arriving weekly. That gives people a choice between Apple’s own app and an existing channel setup.

New eligible subscribers can watch the series using the seven day Apple TV free trial. That makes it possible to catch up on earlier episodes before ‘Solitude’ arrives without a long commitment.

‘Nocturne’ Episode Preview and What to Expect

Rotten Tomatoes lists ‘Solitude’ with its November 20 air date but no plot description. A synopsis had not surfaced in the listings reviewed at the time of writing. The clearest guide to what comes next is therefore the setup around it.

Apple TV’s official synopsis for ‘The Courier’ reads that Saga inches closer to Jurek while a risky plan takes shape to ensnare his messenger. Earlier, a patient destroyed the device Saga used to communicate with Jonah, leaving both desperate to reconnect. The third episode also closed on an unknown person in an underground cave, and the purpose of that scene remains unclear.

The story follows Jonah, who moves to a small town in Western Pennsylvania for a quiet life before Jurek turns his attention on the town and Jonah’s family. Saga goes undercover to get answers from the killer himself. Meanwhile, the nurse Karl, played by Rory Culkin, has repeatedly broken protocol for Jurek, including mailing a note to someone Jurek claims is his lawyer.

With Karl already bending the rules for Jurek and Saga working so close to him, do you think her cover survives until ‘Solitude’, and who do you believe is the figure waiting in that underground cave?