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Pick of the Day: “The Essex Serpent”
I have not read “The Essex Serpent” by Sarah Perry, so I don’t know if the snake it’s named for is real, a metaphor, regional folklore, or some combination of the three. I do...
Olivia Newman to Direct Apple Limited Series “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Jennifer Garner Stars
Olivia Newman has joined Apple TV+’s adaptation of Laura Dave’s bestseller “The Last Thing He Told Me.” The “Where the Crawdads Sing” filmmaker is set to direct and...
Pick of the Day: “Pachinko”
An epic story relayed in Korean, Japanese, and English, Apple TV+’s “Pachinko” is — like many of the best stories of recent years — both universal and highly specific....
Trailer Watch: Beanie Feldstein Is “Harriet the Spy” in New Apple TV+ Animated Series
Currently starring as Monica Lewinsky in “American Crime Story: Impeachment,” the story of the former White House intern’s affair with President Bill Clinton, Beanie Feldstein is...
Tracy Oliver Sets Eight-Figure Overall Deal at Apple
Earlier this week Issa Rae signed an eight-figure overall deal with WarnerMedia, and now comes word that another of Hollywood’s funniest women, Tracy Oliver, has also inked an eight-figure...
Maya Rudolph to Topline and Exec Produce Half-Hour Apple Comedy
Maya Rudolph is about to make it rain. The Emmy winner will play a jilted billionaire in an as-yet untitled half-hour comedy series, which has been ordered at Apple. Variety confirmed the news. The...
Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Alison Brie, & Merritt Wever Will Star in Apple Anthology Series “Roar”
Nicole Kidman’s long-in-the-works TV adaptation of Cecelia Ahern’s short story collection “Roar” has found a home — and will also count Cynthia Erivo, Alison Brie, and...
Pick of the Day: “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”
Clocking in at nearly two-and-a-half hours, “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry” charts the teenage singer-songwriter’s meteoric rise, all the way from recording her...
Trailer Watch: Billie Eilish Takes Fans Behind the Scenes in “The World’s a Little Blurry”
After taking home five Grammy Awards at the 2020 edition of music’s biggest night, Billie Eilish told the press room, “We made this album in a bedroom in our house that we grew up in, so...
Brie Larson and Susannah Grant Team Up for Apple Series “Lessons in Chemistry”
Brie Larson has another Apple series in the works. The “Captain Marvel” star will be tackling undercover operations and teaching molecular gastronomy on the streamer. The Oscar winner is...
Tara Miele to Write and Direct Carol Burnett Biopic
Tara Miele has lined up her next project days ahead of the release of her latest feature, Sienna Miller-starrer “Wander Darkly.” She will follow up the romantic drama about a couple whose...
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Hosting, Producing Apple Docuseries Based on Their “Gutsy Women” Book
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton are bringing their “favorite stories of courage and resilience” to Apple TV+. The mother-daughter duo will host and executive produce a docuseries adaptation...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Topline Apple TV+ Psychological Thriller “Surface” from Veronica West
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is getting her own Apple TV+ show. The “Morning Show” alumna will follow up her supporting role on the streamer’s flagship series with “Surface,” a...
Barbara Kopple Docuseries “The Supermodels” Lands at Apple TV+
Barbara Kopple is adding another project to her eclectic resume. The Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker is shifting her focus from the Iran hostage crisis to the catwalk. Deadline reports that the...
Billie Eilish Doc “The World’s a Little Blurry” in the Works at Apple
After dominating the charts Billie Eilish is ready to dominate the box office. The five-time Grammy winner has a documentary in the works. “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry” will...
Patricia Arquette to Star in Apple TV+ PI Comedy “High Desert”
Patricia Arquette has signed on to another Apple TV+ series. The Oscar and Emmy winner is already attached to star in workplace thriller “Severance” for the streamer, and now word comes...
Keira Knightley and Clio Barnard Team Up for Apple TV+ Adaptation of “The Essex Serpent”
Keira Knightley has signed on to topline another period drama. Deadline reports that she’ll lead and exec produce “The Essex Serpent,” an adaptation of Sarah Perry’s 2016...
Trailer Watch: Rashida Jones Teams Up with Her Dad to Spy on Her Husband in Sofia Coppola’s “On the Rocks”
The decision to confide in her father lands Rashida Jones on an epic adventure across New York City in “On the Rocks,” Sofia Coppola’s latest. Laura’s (Jones) husband Dean...
Beanie Feldstein to Voice “Harriet the Spy” Animated Series for Apple
Beanie Feldstein is playing another precocious overachiever. She’s following up her roles as a Yale-bound high school student in Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart” and teen music...
Oprah Sets New Interview Series at Apple TV+, First Episodes Will Focus on Race in America
Oprah Winfrey is following up the televised town hall special “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?” with further discussion about America’s fraught relationship with race....
Elisabeth Moss Will Topline “Shining Girls” Series Adaptation at Apple
Elisabeth Moss has boarded another TV series based on a woman-penned book. Variety reports that the “Handmaid’s Tale” star will topline and exec produce “Shining Girls,”...
Sofia Coppola Bringing Edith Wharton’s “The Custom of the Country” to Apple
Sofia Coppola has lined up another costume drama — which also happens to be her first episodic television project. The “Beguiled” and “Marie Antoinette” filmmaker is...
Trailer Watch: Brooklynn Prince Is a Reporter Investigating a Cold Case in “Home Before Dark”
Brooklynn Prince would rather be brave than smart in a new trailer for “Home Before Dark.” Inspired by the true story of Hilde Lysiak’s reporting, the upcoming Apple TV+ series stars...
Oprah, Amy Ziering, & Kirby Dick’s Doc About Sexual Misconduct in Music Industry Goes to Apple
Oprah Winfrey is joining forces with the filmmaking team behind “The Hunting Ground” and “The Invisible War.” The mogul is collaborating with Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick on an...
Trailer Watch: Hailee Steinfeld’s Writes Her Way into History Books in “Dickinson”
Hailee Steinfeld won’t let sexism stand in the way of her dreams in a new trailer for “Dickinson.” The Apple TV+ series sees the Oscar nominee playing a rebellious young Emily...
Trailer Watch: Octavia Spencer Is a Podcast Host with a Guilty Conscience in “Truth Be Told”
“I am for truth no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against,” says Octavia Spencer in the first trailer for “Truth Be Told.” The...
Trailer Watch: “The Elephant Queen” Embarks on an Epic Journey
An inspirational leader takes her loved ones on a dangerous journey into the unknown in “The Elephant Queen.” “There is an animal in Africa that truly reflects our sense of...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon Reinvent “The Morning Show”
“Good morning. I’m bringing you some sad and upsetting news. And while I don’t know the details of the allegations, Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), my co-host and partner of 15 years...
Teaser Watch: Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston Take On the News in “The Morning Show”
People “want to trust that the person telling them the truth about the world is an honest person.” At least, that’s what Reese Witherspoon’s “Morning Show”...
Julianne Moore to Topline Apple Limited Series “Lisey’s Story”
Julianne Moore is set to star in another Stephen King adaptation. The Oscar winner, who appeared in a 2013 remake of “Carrie,” has signed on to topline “Lisey’s Story”...
“Pachinko” Adaptation Ordered to Series at Apple with Soo Hugh as Showrunner
“Pachinko” is coming to the small screen. Apple has given a series order to a drama based on Min Jin Lee’s acclaimed bestselling novel, Deadline reports. Published in 2017,...
Brie Larson-Led CIA Drama Receives Straight-to-Series Commitment from Apple
“Captain Marvel” features Brie Larson playing a costumed crusader in the throes of an intergalactic war but her next project sees her going undercover for the CIA. The Oscar-winning...
Jennifer Garner-Led Drama Receives Straight-to-Series Order at Apple
“Camping” wrapped up less than two weeks ago and Jennifer Garner has already lined up another TV project. She will star in a limited drama series based on Amy Silverstein’s memoir...
Mimi Leder to Direct and Produce Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston’s Apple Series
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston’s upcoming Apple series still doesn’t have a name, but the buzzy project has secured a director. Emmy winner Mimi Leder is signed on to helm the...
Apple Orders Immigrant Anthology Series Co-Created by Emily V. Gordon
Emily V. Gordon has booked another gig. Apple just ordered a timely half-hour anthology series inspired by immigrant stories co-written by “The Big Sick” scribe, Deadline reports....
Oprah Winfrey Signs Content Deal with Apple
Apple has secured another major talent. Reese Witherspoon has a number of projects in development with the streamer, and now the company has snagged a deal with none other than her “Wrinkle...
Hilde Lysiak-Inspired Mystery Gets Series Order at Apple
A real-life Nancy Drew story is coming to Apple. The streamer has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to a project inspired by Hilde Lysiak, a pre-teen investigative reporter, The Hollywood...
Hailee Steinfeld to Play Emily Dickinson in Apple Series
Hailee Steinfeld’s eclectic resume is expanding. She’ll follow up her blockbuster turn in “Transformers” spin-off “Bumblebee” by playing Emily Dickinson. Apple has...