Liev Schreiber was captured swearing at and reprimanding a red-carpet reporter during the New York premiere of his new Apple TV+ series, Nocturne.
The journalist, who was also working for Apple TV, appeared to have asked a question that displeased the 59-year-old actor.
“Talk to people like you value what they do,” Schreiber snapped. “It’s not a f***ing sound bite, especially when we’re doing this in house for our own people.”
He continued: “We’re trying to make the show compelling, so engage with the person like they’re an artist or they’re an actor.”
Apparently referring to the reporter’s question, Schreiber added angrily: “Three words! Three words, like… three words isn’t gonna do anything for anybody, and the monkey that f***ing thought of that is shooting themselves in the foot.”
The journalist then looked into the camera and joked, “I hope you’re rolling on this,” prompting a chuckle from Schreiber that appeared to ease some of the tension.
Liev Schreiber was filmed swearing at and berating a reporter at the red carpet premiere of his new Apple TV+ series Nocturne
The journalist, who was also working for Apple, appeared to have asked Schreiber a question that failed to win his approval
Speaking more calmly, Schreiber said: “If you wanna give them something that they can use, talk to people like they’re humans, not like it’s social media.”
Following the tense exchange, Schreiber and the Apple TV reporter appeared to move on and have a cordial discussion about Nocturne.
Our News Outlet has contacted representatives for Schreiber and Apple TV for comment.
Schreiber attended Tuesday night’s premiere with his wife, Taylor Neisen, 34. The couple share a three-year-old daughter, Hazel.
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He also shares two older children, Sasha, 21, and Kai, 17, with his former partner Naomi Watts, with whom he was involved from 2005 until 2016.
Nocturne is adapted from two Swedish novels, Lazarus and The Sandman, written by Lars Kepler—the pen name of married authors Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril.
Schreiber plays Jonah, a homicide detective who leaves the turmoil of Philadelphia behind for what he hopes will be a quieter life in the countryside of Western Pennsylvania.
His plans for a safer existence are disrupted when the town becomes the focus of Jurek Walter, a serial killer portrayed by Adolescence co-creator Stephen Graham.
“Talk to people like you value what they do,” Schreiber snapped. “It’s not a f***ing sound bite, especially when we’re doing this in house for our own people”
Schreiber attended the premiere alongside his wife, Taylor Neisen, 34, with whom he shares a three-year-old daughter named Hazel
Nocturne, which stars Schreiber alongside Adolescence co-creator Stephen Graham (left), will premiere its first two episodes on Apple TV+ on October 30
Zazie Beetz appears in the series as Saga, an FBI agent who sees Jonah as a father figure and is assigned to investigate the Jurek Walter case.
The cast of Nocturne includes Rory Kulkin, a brother of Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin and Succession breakout Kieran Culkin.
This Is Us actress Chrissy Metz is also featured, as is character actor Bill Camp, whose resume includes Lincoln, The Night Of, The Leftovers and Sound of Freedom.
Created by Rowan Jaffe – the son of English stage actress Jane Lapotaire and The Mission director Roland Jaffe – Nocturne will air its first two episodes October 30.
