Spielberg’s ‘Amazing Stories’ is just the first of Apple’s major TV deals<article>
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<p>It was inevitable that Apple would begin signing big-name talent and major franchises to its forthcoming push into original video. Inevitable from the moment it hired two respected television industry executives, Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht.</p><p>Under Eddy Cue, Apple was able to experiment with shows like
Planet of the Apps and
Carpool Karaoke. But Van Amburg and Erlicht spent years at Sony developing prestige, big-budget scripted programming—and they were not hired at Apple to do anything else. The only question was which big name would be the first to sign a big-money deal to develop programming specifically for Apple.</p><p>Now we have our answer: <a href="
https://t.co/48y41jJDXb" rel="nofollow">it’s Steven Spielberg[/url], who (as reported by the
Wall Street Journal) is reviving his ‘80s anthology series
Amazing Stories for Apple. Spielberg is expected to be an executive producer (and
American Gods and
Star Trek Discovery creator Bryan Fuller is attached as showrunner), and the show will be produced for Apple by his Amblin Television and Comcast’s NBCUniversal. The
Journal reports that the deal is for 10 episodes at a budget of more than $5 million per episode.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3232445/streaming-media/spielbergs-amazing-stories-apple-tv-deals.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Spielberg’s ‘Amazing Stories’ is just the first of Apple’s major TV deals
