Apple TV+ has given a straight-to-series order for “Strange Planet,” a new animated series from co-creators and executive producers Dan Harmon (“Rick and Morty,” “Community”) and Nathan Pyle, who created the webcomic and graphic novels of the same name. Produced by Apple Studios and animation studio and production house ShadowMachine, “Strange Planet” tells profound and heartfelt […]
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Apple TV+ has ordered “Big Man on Campus,” a new documentary series that will tell the coming-of-age story of basketball phenom Makur Maker as he navigates the highs and lows of his freshman year college experience against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement and the global pandemic. The series is directed and executive […]
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Apple TV+ has greenlit “Now and Then,” a new Spanish and English language series from creators Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández-Valdés and Gema R. Neira — the same team behind “Velvet”, “Cable Girls” and “Grand Hotel.” Set in Miami with an all-Hispanic cast and shot in Spanish and English, “Now and Then” is described as […]
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Apple TV+ has announced a series order for “The Crowded Room,” a seasonal anthology that will be produced by Apple Studios and New Regency, with Academy Award-winner Akiva Goldsman (“A Beautiful Mind”) set to write and executive produce. Tom Holland will star in the lead role of the first season and will serve as executive […]
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Streamer Apple TV+ has announced a straight-to-series order for a new, half-hour comedy series that will star Maya Rudolph (“Saturday Night Live,” “Forever”), and is created by Alan Yang (“Little America,” “Master of None”) and Emmy Award-winner Matt Hubbard (“30 Rock,” “Forever”). Rudolph will star as Molly, a woman whose seemingly perfect life is upended after her […]
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Apple TV+ today has greenlit a second season for unscripted series “Dear… ” from R.J. Cutler. Set to debut globally on the streamer later this year, the second season of “Dear… ” will debut 10 new installments, with each episode spotlighting and profiling internationally recognized leaders. Included will be Oscar winners Jane Fonda and Viola […]
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Apple TV+ has given a series order to “Dr. Brain”, a new sci-fi thriller based on the Korean webtoon that will be written and directed by visionary filmmaker Kim Jee-Woon (“A Tale of Two Sisters,” “I Saw the Devil”), and star SAG Award-winner Lee Sun-Kyun (“Parasite”). The series marks the first Korean-language project for Apple […]
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Streamer Apple TV+ has greenlit anthology drama “Roar” starring Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, and Alison Brie. The series is based on a book of short stories by Cecilia Ahern and will consist of eight half-hour episodes told of a “uniquely female point of view.” It is created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, the […]
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Apple TV+ today announced a straight-to-series order for “Jane,” a new mission-driven series for kids and families from Emmy Award winner J.J. Johnson, Sinking Ship Entertainment and the Jane Goodall Institute. “Jane” follows Jane Garcia, a 10-year-old girl with an active imagination. Through pretend play, Jane and her trusty teammates work to protect an endangered […]