Shining Girls

"Shining Girls" is a 2022 American science fiction thriller television series based on the 2013 novel by Lauren Beukes. The story follows Kirby Mazrachi (Elisabeth Moss), an archivist at the Chicago Sun-Times who survived a brutal assault and now experiences shifting realities. Determined to identify her attacker, she partners with reporter Dan Velazquez (Wagner Moura) to investigate a series of cold case murders similar to her own experience. Their investigation leads them to a mysterious serial killer, Harper Curtis (Jamie Bell), whose crimes span several decades. The series also features Phillipa Soo as Dr. Jin-Sook Gwansun, a researcher at the Adler Planetarium; Chris Chalk as Marcus, Kirby's husband in one of her shifting realities; and Amy Brenneman as Rachel, Kirby's mother. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on April 29, 2022.