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Title: Coming to Apple TV+: Michael Douglas to star as Benjamin Franklin in biography series Post by: HCK on March 02, 2022, 04:05:11 pm Coming to Apple TV+: Michael Douglas to star as Benjamin Franklin in biography series
<div id="link_wrapped_content"> <body><section class="wp-block-bigbite-multi-title"><div class="container"></div></section><p>Apple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV+ (https://www.macworld.com/article/230863/apple-tv-originals-release-dates-rumors-news-actors-directors.html) continues to grow, but there’s an even faster-growing list of projects in the works. Films, limited series, specials, and multi-season series, Apple’s got lots of irons in the fire for all of them. </p> <p>Some of these projects have been officially announced and acknowledged by Apple, but many have just been reported by the Hollywood press, which always has its ear to the ground about what actors, directors, and producers are getting involved with which projects.</p> <p>We’ve divided this list in two: Coming Soon is a list of shows for which Apple has given an official release date or release window, and Further Out compiles other announced and not-officially-announced projects that are still in production or perhaps haven’t even begun yet.</p> <p><strong>Updated 2/28/22:</strong> Apple has announced that Michael Douglas will star in a new <a 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id="the-problem-with-jon-stewart">The Problem with Jon Stewart</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Now in a new weekly format, Jon Stewart’s new show tackles a single societal issue per episode, speaking with leaders and activists. </p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/apple-tv-problem-with-jon-stewart.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1200" alt="apple TV+ Jon Stewart" class="wp-image-354440" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/apple-tv-problem-with-jon-stewart.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 3840w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/apple-tv-problem-with-jon-stewart.jpg?resize=300%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/apple-tv-problem-with-jon-stewart.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=50&strip=all 768w, 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Stewart premieres on Thursday, March 3, 2022.</p> <h3 id="central-park-season-2-continues">Central Park (season 2 continues)</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about: </strong>An animated musical about the caretaker of Central Park and his family. The first eight episodes of Season 2 streamed last summer with eight episodes. After a half-year break, the show is back with more episodes. While season 2 already has eight episodes, this is apparently a continuation of Season 2 and not season 3.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Stanley Tucci, Emmy Raver-Lampman.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Season 2 of Central Park resumes on March 4, 2022.</p> <h3 id="dear-season-2">Dear… (season 2)</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> In this series, famous people read letters from those they have inspired as a jumping off point for them to tell the stories of their lives.</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?w=1200" alt="Dear season 2 key art" class="wp-image-617507" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?quality=50&strip=all 3840w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?resize=300%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?resize=768%2C432&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?resize=1200%2C675&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?resize=1536%2C864&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?resize=2048%2C1152&quality=50&strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?resize=1240%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dear-season-2-art.png?resize=150%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 150w" width="1200" height="675" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Apple</p></div> <p><strong>Important names: </strong>The second season features Viola Davis, Malala Yousafzai, Jane Fonda, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and more.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch: </strong>The second season of Dear… premieres on March 4, 2022.</p> <h3 id="the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey">The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey</h3> <p class="p1"><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A six-episode limited series based on the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Ptolemy-Grey/dp/1594487723&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed">novel of the same name[/url] by Walter Mosley. Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker and on the brink of sinking even deeper into a lonely dementia, Ptolemy is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn. When they learn about a treatment that can restore Ptolemy’s dementia-addled memories, it begins a journey toward shocking truths about the past, present and future.</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1200" alt="Apple TV+ Ptolemy Grey" class="wp-image-606897" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 6000w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&quality=50&strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?resize=1240%2C826&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-ptolemy-grey.jpg?resize=150%2C100&quality=50&strip=all 150w" width="1200" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Apple</p></div> <p class="p1"><strong>Important names:</strong> Samual L. Jackson is to star in the lead role. Walter Mosely is adapting his own book.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey will stream on March 11, 2022.</p> <h3 id="the-snoopy-show-season-2">The Snoopy Show (season 2)</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> The second season of a new animated Peanuts series following the exploits of Charlie Brown’s famous dog.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="The Snoopy Show — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV+" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k31Zgou-5fw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure><p><strong>Important names:</strong> It’s a Peanuts cartoon! Ask your grandparents…</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Season 2 of The Snoopy Show premieres on March 11, 2022.</p> <h3 id="wecrashed">WeCrashed</h3> <p class="p1"><strong>What it’s about:</strong> An 8-episode limited series about the rise and fall of the company WeWork. </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="WeCrashed — Official Trailer | Apple TV+" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UREIAoL0Spk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure><p class="p1"><strong>Important names:</strong> The big star power here is Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto. The series will be co-written and executive produced by Lee Eisenberg and Drew Crevello.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>When you can watch:</strong> WeCrashed will start streaming on March 18, 2022 with three episodes. New episodes will follow weekly.</p> <h3 id="pachinko">Pachinko</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> The best-selling novel Pachinko follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family, following the line from Korea to Japan and finally America. The New York Times named it one of the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/books/review/10-best-books-2017.html&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed">10 best books of 2017[/url]. The Apple series will be told across three languages: Korean, Japanese, and English.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Pachinko — Official Trailer | Apple TV+" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O1r5XXJOYNA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure><p><strong>Important names:</strong> It will be written and directed by Soo Hugh, who was the showrunner for the first season of AMC’s The Terror. Min-Ho Lee (Boys Over Flowers) and Jin Ha (Devs) will star.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch: </strong>Pachinko starts streaming with its first three episodes on March 25, 2022. Additional episodes will follow weekly through April 29.</p> <h3 id="killers-of-the-flower-moon">Killers of the Flower Moon</h3> <p class="p1"><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Based on the book Killers Of The Flower Moon: The Osage Murders And The Birth Of The FBI. It tells the story of a series of murders of wealthy Osage Native Americans in Oklahoma in the 1920s after oil was found on their land. According to Deadline, Paramount will distribute the film in theaters, while it will be an Apple TV+ streaming exclusive.</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1200" alt="Apple TV Killers of the Flower Moon" class="wp-image-545006" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 6000w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&quality=50&strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?resize=1240%2C826&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/apple-tv-killers-of-the-flower-moon.jpg?resize=150%2C100&quality=50&strip=all 150w" width="1200" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Apple</p></div> <p class="p1"><strong>Important names:</strong> Directed by Martin Scorsese, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in the leading roles.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Apple lists this movie as “Coming Soon.”</p> <h3 id="container">Container</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> The first Russian-language series for Apple TV+, via a co-production deal with subscription-based streaming service START. </p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Will star Oksana Akinshina, Filipp Yankovskiy, Marusya Fomina, and Artem Bystrov.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The series already premiered in Russia on START and will come to Apple TV+ in the spring of 2022.</p> <h3 id="the-sound-of-007">The Sound of 007</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A documentary film that “will go behind the lens into the greatest movie franchise in history from the genesis of Dr. No and the iconic 007 theme song all the way to No Time To Die, mixing heartfelt interviews with incredible James Bond archive material.”</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> We don’t yet know the key participants in this project.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The Sound of 007 will release in October, 2022, to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise.</p> <h3 id="spirited">Spirited</h3> <p class="p1"><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. You know: Scrooge, three ghosts, Bah Humbug, etc…</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1200" alt="Apple TV+ Spirited" class="wp-image-606893" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 6240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&quality=50&strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?resize=1240%2C826&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apple-tv-plus-spirited.jpg?resize=150%2C100&quality=50&strip=all 150w" width="1200" height="800" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Apple</p></div> <p class="p1"><strong>Important names:</strong> Will Ferrell, Octavia Spencer, and Ryan Reynolds star. </p> <p class="p1"><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Spirited will stream Holiday 2022.</p> <h2 class="toc" id="further-out">Further Out</h2> <p class="p1">These shows, series, and movies may or may not have been officially announced, and do not yet have definitive release dates. Some may debut in the next few months, others be more than a year away. It’s even possible that some of these projects will never be released.</p> <h3 id="benjamin-franklin-biography-series">Benjamin Franklin biography series</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A limited series about one of America’s founding fathers, based on the book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America by Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Michael Douglass is set to star as Benjamin Franklin. </p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This series does not yet have a release date, nor a final title.</p> <h3 id="the-big-conn">The Big Conn</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about: </strong>A four-part documentary series that tells the true story of the larger-than-life attorney, Eric C. Conn, who defrauded the government over half a billion dollars in the largest Social Security fraud case in history. Apple will also produce a companion podcast series.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Created by filmmakers James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch: </strong>The Big Conn does not yet have a release date, but the first two episodes will debut at SXSW on March 16, 2022.</p> <h3 id="the-new-look">The New Look</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A limited series that Apple describes as, “an epic thriller set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris when Coco Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer ends and Christian Dior rises helping return spirit and life to the world with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence that will go on to define generations to come.”</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Written and executive produced by Todd A. Kessler, starring Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The New Look does not yet have a release date.</p> <h3 id="omnivore">Omnivore</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A food documentary series that tells the story of humanity and the planet through eight defining ingredients.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Created by filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga and chef René Redzepi.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Omnivore does not yet have a release date.</p> <h3 id="the-dynasty">The Dynasty</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A 10-part documentary event series about the New England Patriots, based on the New York Times bestselling book by author Jeff Benedict.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Directed by Matthew Hamachek.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The Dynasty does not yet have a release date.</p> <h3 id="presumed-innocent">Presumed Innocent</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> An eight-episode limited series inspired by the Scott Turow novel of the same name. A courtroom drama that tells the story of a murder that ends up in the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office when one of its own is suspected of the crime.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> The showrunner is David E. Kelley, with J.J. Abrams and Dustin Thomason as executive producers.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Presumed Innocent has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="mrs-american-pie">Mrs. American Pie</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A 10-episode comedy series <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/02/apple-studios-greenlights-new-comedy-mrs-american-pie-starring-academy-award-nominee-kristen-wiig/&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">in production at Apple Studios[/url]. Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of Maxine Simmons as she attempts to secure her place in Palm Beach high society.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Starring Kirsten Wiig and Laura Dern.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Mrs. American Pie does not yet have a release date.</p> <h3 id="sunny">Sunny</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Apple describes this 10-episodes series as a “<a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/02/apple-tv-announces-new-dark-comedy-sunny-starring-rashida-jones/&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">darkly comedic half-hour drama[/url]” about Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan. When her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash, she’s given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband’s electronics company. They develop an unexpected friendship, and uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Rashida Jones stars as Suzie, written and executive produced by Katie Robbins.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Sunny has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="untitled-godzilla-and-the-titans-series">Untitled Godzilla and the Titans series</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A live-action series in partnership with production company Legendary, taking place in the Monsterverse. Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the series explores one family’s journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Chris Black will server as executive producer and showrunner. The cast has not yet been revealed.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The Godzilla series does not yet have a release date.</p> <h3 id="manhunt">Manhunt</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A limited series true crime story about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth and the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Set to star Tobias Menzies, directed by Carl Franklin.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Manhunt has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="surfside-girls">Surfside Girls</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A live-action kids series based on the graphic novel series of the same name. Sam and Jade are psyched to spend their summer riding the waves and catching the rays. That is until they meet a ghost. The girls dive head-first into a mystery about a pirate ship and the cursed treasure that allegedly lies beneath Surfside’s beloved Danger Point bluff. </p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Stars Miya Cech and YaYa Gosselin.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Surfside Girls does not yet have a release date.</p> <h3 id="disclaimer">Disclaimer</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Based on the novel of the same name by Renee Knight. Catherine Ravenscroft is a television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the concealed transgressions of long-respected institutions. A novel written by a widower has her as a key character in a story that she had hoped was long buried in the past. A story that reveals her darkest secret. A secret she thought was hers alone.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón will write and direct all episodes. Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline will star.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This series has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="untitled-magic-johnson-documentary-series">Untitled Magic Johnson documentary series</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Apple is producing a four-part documentary series about the life of famed two-time NBA hall of famers Earvin “Magic” Johnson.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Directed by Rick Famuyiwa with editor Dirk Westervelt and cinematographer Rachel Morrison, the docuseries is produced by XTR and New Slate Ventures.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This series has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="untitled-jon-watts-brad-pitt-george-clooney-film">Untitled Jon Watts / Brad Pitt / George Clooney film</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A thriller in which two lone-wolf fixers (Pitt and Clooney) get assigned to the same job. Deadline reports that Apple outbid other major studios and distributors for the film rights. The film doesn’t have a title yet.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Written and directed by Jon Watts, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This film has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="amber-brown">Amber Brown</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A series based on the best-selling books by Paula Danziger. Apple describes it as, “an unfiltered look at a girl finding her own voice through art and music in the wake of her parents’ divorce.”</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Written and directed by Bonnie Hunt, starting Carsyn Rose, Sarah Drew, Darin Brooks, and Liliana Inouye.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Amber Brown has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="yo-gabba-gabba">Yo Gabba Gabba!</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A beloved Nickelodeon series that ran for six seasons and featured live action, puppets, short sketches, and music. Apple has acquired the entire back catalog and rights to produce new episodes. So far, there are plans to produce 20 new episodes as a “a reimagining based on the heart and essence of what Yo Gabba Gabba! is.”</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> It’s unclear which of the original cast or crew will participate in the new episodes.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> We don’t have word yet on when old episodes will appear on Apple TV+, nor when the new episodes will debut.</p> <h3 id="ghosted">Ghosted</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/scarlett-johansson-chris-evans-ghosted-apple-skydance-re-team-marvel-stalwarts-dexter-fletcher-1234824003/&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Deadline reports[/url] that this is a romantic action-adventure film, though we don’t know much more than that yet.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans are in negotiations to star. Directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Ghosted has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="the-changeling">The Changeling</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about: </strong>According to Apple, The Changeling is a fairytale for grown-ups. A horror story, a parenthood fable and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed. It’s based on the novel of the same name by Victor LaValle.</p> <p><strong>Important names: </strong>The series will star LaKeith Stanfield and be written/adapted by Kelly Marcel, who will also serve as showrunner.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The Changeling has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="bad-monkey">Bad Monkey</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> An adaptation of the <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Monkey-Carl-Hiaasen/dp/0446556149&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Carl Hiaasen novel[/url] of the same name, “Bad Monkey” tells the story of Andrew Yancy, a one-time detective demoted to restaurant inspector in Southern Florida. A severed arm found by a tourist out fishing pulls Yancy into the world of greed and corruption that decimates the land and environment in both Florida and the Bahamas. And yes, there’s a monkey.</p> <p><strong>Important names: </strong>Written and produced by Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Ted Lasso, Cougar Town) and starring Vince Vaughn. </p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Bad Monkey has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="city-on-fire">City on Fire</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Samantha Cicciaro is an NYU student that is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. As the crime is investigated, she’s revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Written and executive produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This series has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="untitled-negro-league-baseball-series">Untitled Negro League Baseball series</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Follows the life and career of legendary pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige. </p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> The series is produced by Erving “Magic” Johnson, among others. It is in conjunction with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and MLB.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This series has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="liaison">Liaison</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A modern-day thriller about how our past mistakes can destroy our futures that includes action, espionage, and political intrigue.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> The series will star Vincent Cassel and Eva Green, and will be directed by Stephen Hopkins.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Liaison does not yet have a release date.</p> <h3 id="strange-planet">Strange Planet</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about: </strong>An animated series based on the <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://twitter.com/nathanwpyle/status/1098710518058176512&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">web-based comic[/url] and graphics novels by Nathan Pyle. The comic features aliens who live lives not unlike our own, but refer to our everyday activities with usual, sometimes scientific-ish verbiage (like calling a hug “limb enclosure”).</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1200" alt="Strange Planet" class="wp-image-349431" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 2870w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?resize=768%2C516&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?resize=1200%2C806&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?resize=1536%2C1031&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?resize=2048%2C1375&quality=50&strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?resize=1240%2C826&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/strange-planet.jpg?resize=150%2C100&quality=50&strip=all 150w" width="1200" height="806" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://twitter.com/nathanwpyle/status/1098710518058176512&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" target="_blank" class="imageCredit" rel="nofollow">Nathan Pyle[/url]</div> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> The series is being developed in part by Dan Harmon, of Community and Rick and Morty fame.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The series has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="the-big-door-prize">The Big Door Prize</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Based on <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.amazon.com/Big-Door-Prize-M-Walsh/dp/073521848X&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">the bestselling novel[/url] by M. O. Walsh. The residents of the small town Deerfield one day discover a mystery machine in their local grocery story that promises to predict one’s future potential, and craziness ensues.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> David West Read, who was writer and executive producer on Schitt’s Creek, will write the adaptation and serve as showrunner.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The Big Door Prize does not have a release date yet.</p> <h3 id="wool">Wool</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Set in a ruined and toxic future where a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them. Based on the book trilogy by Hugh Howey.</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024" alt="Rebecca Ferguson" class="wp-image-347143" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 2160w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&quality=50&strip=all 2048w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?resize=1240%2C826&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-wool-rebecca-ferguson.jpg?resize=150%2C100&quality=50&strip=all 150w" width="1024" height="683" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Apple</p></div> <p><strong>Important names: </strong>Starring Rebecca Ferguson, written by Graham Yost, directed by Morten Tyldum.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Wool has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="hello-tomorrow">Hello Tomorrow!</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Set in a retro-future world, “Hello Tomorrow!” centers around a group of traveling salesmen hawking lunar timeshares. </p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-billy-crudup.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-345923" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-billy-crudup.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 1960w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-billy-crudup.jpg?resize=300%2C225&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-billy-crudup.jpg?resize=768%2C575&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-billy-crudup.jpg?resize=1200%2C899&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-billy-crudup.jpg?resize=1536%2C1150&quality=50&strip=all 1536w" width="1024" height="767" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Apple</p></div> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Billy Crudup stars and executive produces. Jonathan Entwistle is set to direct.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This series has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="big-man-on-campus">Big Man on Campus</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A documentary series about basketball phenom Makur Maker and his decision to play for Howard University in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities instead of one of the big-name college basketball schools.</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-tv-big-man-on-campus.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024" alt="Makur Maker" class="wp-image-345471" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-tv-big-man-on-campus.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 11648w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-tv-big-man-on-campus.jpg?resize=300%2C225&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-tv-big-man-on-campus.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-tv-big-man-on-campus.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-tv-big-man-on-campus.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/apple-tv-big-man-on-campus.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=50&strip=all 2048w" width="1024" height="768" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Apple</p></div> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Directed and produced by Seth Gordon.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> The series does not have a release date yet.</p> <h3 id="number-one-on-the-call-sheet">Number One on the Call Sheet</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A pair of documentary films that examine the history of black actors and actresses in Hollywood. One focuses on leading men, the other on leading women.</p> <p><strong>Important names: </strong>Producers include Jamie Foxx, Kevin Hart, Datari Turner, Dan Cogan, Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Reginald Hudlin, and Bryan Smiley.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> These two companion films have no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="black-blues-the-colorful-ballad-of-louis-armstrong">Black & Blues: The Colorful Ballad of Louis Armstrong</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> A documentary film about the life of the pioneering jazz musician. Using a ton of never-before-seen archival footage, the film will tell the story of Armstrong’s life entirely through his own words.</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/apple-tv-plus-louis-armstrong.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024" alt="Louis Armstrong" class="wp-image-343214" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/apple-tv-plus-louis-armstrong.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 4133w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/apple-tv-plus-louis-armstrong.jpg?resize=300%2C233&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/apple-tv-plus-louis-armstrong.jpg?resize=768%2C597&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/apple-tv-plus-louis-armstrong.jpg?resize=1200%2C932&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/apple-tv-plus-louis-armstrong.jpg?resize=1536%2C1193&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/apple-tv-plus-louis-armstrong.jpg?resize=2048%2C1591&quality=50&strip=all 2048w" width="1024" height="796" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><p class="imageCredit">Apple</p></div> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Louis Armstrong is the big name here. The film will be directed by Sacha Jenkins.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This film has no release date yet.</p> <h3 id="untitled-chuck-barris-drama">Untitled Chuck Barris drama</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Gong Show host Chuck Barris famously claimed to be a secret CIA assassin in his autobiography Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which was made into a feature film in 2002. A <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/justin-timberlake-chuck-barris-apple-tv-series-auction-gong-show-host-cia-assassin-confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-1234731030/&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Deadline report[/url] says Apple is developing an hour-long drama series about Barris as both Gong Show host and CIA assassin.</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Justin Timberlake is attached to star as Chuck Barris.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> This series has no release date yet. </p> <h3 id="the-crowded-room">The Crowded Room</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Inspired by the biography “The Minds of Billy Milligan,” this is a multi-season anthology series that Apple says will, “explore the true and inspirational stories of those who have struggled and learned to successfully live with mental illness.” This is one of a growing list of shows developed and produced by Apple Studios, Apple’s own TV and film production outfit. The first season will be 10 episodes.</p> <p><strong>Important names: </strong>The first season will star Tom Holland with Akiva Goldsman as writer and executive producer.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> Apple has no release date for this series yet.</p> <h3 id="untitled-maya-rudolph-comedy-series">Untitled Maya Rudolph comedy series</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Apple describes the show as being about, “Molly, a woman whose seemingly perfect life is upended after her husband leaves her with nothing but 87 billion dollars.” The unnamed comedy series will be comprised of half-hour episodes.</p> <div class="extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" src="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/maya-rudolph-apple.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024" alt="Maya Rudolph" class="wp-image-339854" srcset="https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/maya-rudolph-apple.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 2042w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/maya-rudolph-apple.jpg?resize=300%2C162&quality=50&strip=all 300w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/maya-rudolph-apple.jpg?resize=768%2C414&quality=50&strip=all 768w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/maya-rudolph-apple.jpg?resize=1200%2C648&quality=50&strip=all 1200w, https://b2c-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/maya-rudolph-apple.jpg?resize=1536%2C829&quality=50&strip=all 1536w" width="1024" height="553" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2021/03/apple-tv-grants-straight-to-series-order-to-new-comedy-series-starring-emmy-award-winner-maya-rudolph-from-emmy-award-winning-creators-alan-yang-and-matt-hubbard/&xcust=1-1-340717-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" target="_blank" class="imageCredit" rel="nofollow">Apple[/url]</div> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> Molly will be played by Maya Rudolph. The show creators/writers/producers are Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> No release date yet.</p> <h3 id="lady-in-the-lake">Lady in the Lake</h3> <p><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Apple’s description of this limited series says it “takes place in ’60s Baltimore, where an unsolved murder pushes housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz to reinvent her life as an investigative journalist and sets her on a collision course with Cleo Sherwood, a hard-working woman juggling motherhood, many jobs and a passionate commitment to advancing Baltimore’s Black progressive agenda.”</p> <p><strong>Important names:</strong> It will star Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o. Directed by Alma Har’el.</p> <p><strong>When you can watch:</strong> No release date yet.</p> <h3 id="in-with-the-devil">In With the Devil</h3> <p class="p1"><strong>What it’s about:</strong> An adaptation of the novel In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption. The six-episode limited series is told from the point of view of two prisoners who seek redemption for their wrongdoings.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Important names:</strong> Stars Ray Liotta, Taron Egerton, and Paul Walter Hauser.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>When you can watch:</strong> No release date yet.</p> <h3 id="roar">Roar</h3> <p class="p1"><strong>What it’s about:</strong> An anthology series of “darkly comic feminist fables” with a star-studded cast. Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern. There will be eight half-hour episodes.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Important names:</strong> Some stars attached so far include Nicole Kidman, Allison Brie, Cynthia Erivo, and Merritt Wever.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>When you can watch:</strong> No release date yet.</p> <h3 id="the-search-for-wondla">The Search for WondLa</h3> <p class="p1"><strong>What it’s about:</strong> Based on the children’s book by Tony DiTerlizzi, which follows the story of Eva Nine, a girl who spent most of her life living underground before being forced to flee outside and survive with a robot named Muthr, an alien named Rovander Kitt, and a water bear named Otto. Apple plans to run at least two seasons of this show.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Important names:</strong> Written and produced by Lauren Montgomery.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>When you can watch:</strong> No release date yet.</p> <h3 id="luck">Luck</h3> <p class="p1"><strong>What it’s about:</strong> When an unlucky girl stumbles upon the never |