This 9/11 doc marks an anniversary people will have no trouble remembering. Photo: Apple TV+
With the 20-year anniversary of 9/11 around the corner, Apple TV+ funded the new documentary 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room. This was unwise from all but perhaps a business standpoint — but even there it’s a gamble.
Isaiah Hill and O’Shea Jackson Jr. in Swagger, premiering globally October 29, 2021 on Apple TV+. Photo: Apple TV+
Streaming service Apple TV+ offered a premiere date for its upcoming sports drama Swagger, loosely based on superstar NBA basketball player Kevin Durant’s early years in the sport he eventually came to dominate. It looks into the world of youth basketball and the lives it touches.
Micah (played by Kate Hudson) needs to do some serious damage control. Photo: Apple TV+
This week on Truth Be Told, the Apple TV+ true crime fiction series turns up the heat on podcaster Poppy Parnell and lifestyle (and deathstyle?) guru Micah. The characters find fewer allies everywhere they look.
Poppy (played by Octavia Spencer) knew this case would hurt — but she was hoping the pain would take longer to start.
On 9/11, the residents of Gander get a big surprise. Photo: Apple TV+
Surprise broadway smash Come From Away been filmed and sent to Apple TV+. The 9/11 musical follows hard on the heels of the Hamilton concert movie on Disney+.
The question is, will Come From Away come close to the success of its predecessor?
Toodee, Foofa, Plex, Brobee and Muno are on their way to Apple’s streaming service. Photo: WildBrain
A new season of the musical educational show Yo Gabba Gabba! will premier on Apple TV+. Plus, children will soon be able to tune in to Apple’s streaming service to watch previous episodes, which offer music, live-action characters, animation and a very optimistic attitude.
This is part of the growing collection of children’s programming on Apple TV+.
Jason Momoa is one of the reasons the second season of See is doing well. Photo: Apple TV+
The second season of See is off to a strong start. The fantasy drama starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista recently returned to Apple TV+, and there clearly a lot of anticipation built up. Viewership is reportedly up 30%.
Enough people are tuning in to give See the strongest sophomore season of any drama on Apple’s streaming service.
Apple TV+ show Wolfboy and the Everything Factory premieres on September 24. Photo: Apple TV+
Apple TV+ plans to air three new shows for kids and families in the coming weeks. One is set to debut later in September, while two others premiere in October.
We’ll have to see if any of them can match the critical success of Apple TV+’s award-winning kids’ show Stillwater.
Most streaming services are watching you while you watch them. Photo: Apple
Almost every video streaming service except Apple TV+ is selling your data to third-party companies and tracking your viewing habits for targeted ads. A new report from Common Sense Media exposes the loose privacy policies employed by most streaming providers, including Amazon and Netflix.
“Many viewers know that free streaming apps are most likely selling their personal information, but most viewers may not know that most paid sub‐ scription streaming apps are also selling users’ data,” warns the report.
Bag yours before they're all gone! Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
Update your home entertainment experience with an Apple TV 4K at its lowest-ever price. OWC is offering brand-new previous-generation units for just $109 for a limited time only.
That price is a whopping $70 off the hardware’s original price, and well below the previous low of $119. Act fast — you can buy up to three while inventory lasts.
Kate Hudson shiftlessly navigates another episode of Truth Be Told. Photo: Apple TV+
Apple TV+ drama Truth Be Told looks into a series of dark pasts this week — and finds a host of unsavory things. Can true-crime podcaster Poppy Parnell keep her life together long enough to help anyone else?
Wrexham AFC players will have to pace themselves with all those biscuits. Photo: Wrexham AFC
On August 23 we reported on the brutal tongue-in-cheek legal battle set to break out between Apple TV+ and actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney over a joke in an episode of Ted Lasso. And now we’re back with a breaking update: the biscuits have arrived.
Young Lou Reed appears almost prayerful in one of the many still photos from the documentary. Photo: Apple TV+
The first Apple TV+ trailer for the upcoming film The Velvet Underground — director Todd Haynes’ first documentary — takes you on whirlwind tour of the history and milieu around the avant-garde rock band as it rose to become a major influence on music and culture.
Jon Stewart returns to TV a month from today Photo: Apple TV+
The Problem with Jon Stewart — the late-night talk show host’s much-anticipated return to TV — is now scheduled to debut September 30. It’ll be exclusively on Apple TV+, though the show also has a YouTube channel. And there’ll be a companion podcast.
The announcement came in a video in which Stewart jokes about not looking quite as young as he used to. Watch it now:
True-crime podcaster Poppy Parnell (played by Octavia Spencer, left) goes deeper into a murder investigation this week. Photo: Apple TV+
Truth Be Told, the gripping Apple TV+ drama about a true-crime podcaster, wades into the murky waters of men’s rights groups this week. The plot thickens — and the mystery darkens.
Big Dave Bautista almost makes See worth seeing. Photo: Apple TV+
For season 2 of See, show creator Steven Knight warms up a second helping of his weird, post-apocalyptic gumbo for Apple TV+. This time, he spices things up with a key ingredient — the inimitable Dave Bautista — that almost redeems See’s crazy mix of bizarre rituals, bombastic fight scenes and bad dialogue.
The addition of Bautista proves most welcome indeed. The former pro wrestler and Guardians of the Galaxy star lends his steely gravitas to a sprawling show that wants nothing more than to make its mark as a sci-fi epic.
In season 2, which kicks off on Apple TV+ today, we learn a lot more about living in a blind society. And we come to grips with a blood feud that will haunt all concerned.
Apple donations through August 29 plus content collections help celebrate 105 years of America's national parks. Photo: Austin Mann Photography/Apple
With the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) turning 105 years old, Apple said today it will donate $10 for purchases of its products from official sales points to the National Park Foundation (NPF) through August 29. The Cupertino tech giant will also share new ways for customers to learn about and celebrate America’s parks.
The novel The Changeling is being adapted into an Apple TV+ horror series. Photo: One World
The selection of horror series on Apple TV+ is about to grow now that the streaming service picked up The Changeling. LaKeith Stanfield will star in the story of fatherhood, marriage, mythic monsters and racism.
A certain Welsh soccer team may be in for some tasty biscuits. Photo: Apple TV+
All hell broke loose over a joke in Friday night’s episode of the much-awarded Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso, entitled “Rainbow.” In a satirical, quasi-legalistic sense, that is.
Ignore the smiles — these two are not happy to see each other. Photo: Apple TV+
Fans eager to discover what’s coming in The Morning Show season two can watch the just-released trailer. The Emmy-winning drama returns to Apple TV+ in mid-September.
To tide yourself over, watch the star-studded trailer for the upcoming season now:
Score a free year of Apple TV+ from the Un-carrier. Screenshot: Apple
T-Mobile is offering it customers a full year of Apple TV+ for free. The deal on Apple’s streaming service is available to anyone in Magenta or Magenta Max plans.
Apple’s original HomePod, the big smart speaker that predated the HomePod mini, lasted less than three years on the market. It never became a hit for the Cupertino tech giant. But a new design concept from a Swiss outfit imagines it coming back in two new forms.
Octavia Spencer plays true-crime podcaster Poppy Parnell. Photo: Apple TV+
Truth Be Told, the Apple TV+ series about a true-crime podcaster, makes its triumphant return this week after winning a host of awards and setting up a new-yet-old-fashioned kind of TV heroine.
In the show’s second season, which kicks off today, star Octavia Spencer and a host of the greatest actors in America keep Truth Be Told rooted in a relatable reality.
The first full trailer for Foundation shows that no expense was spared making the sci-fi epic. The gorgeous Apple TV+ series premieres in September and it’s clearly going to be action-packed eye candy.
Miss Piggy rides shotgun with Jason Sudeikis in the second season of Carpool Karaoke. Photo: Apple
Carpool Karaoke: The Series is reportedly getting fifth season and is becoming part of Apple TV+. The Emmy-winning program by James Cordon debuted years before Apple’s streaming service was around but now the two are coming together.