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Idris Elba thriller Hijack takes off for Apple TV+

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Idris Elba thriller 'Hijack' takes off for Apple TV+
Idris Elba will star in Hijack, a thriller series on Apple TV+.
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Apple TV+ landed Hijack, a thriller starring Idris Elba set on a plane that’s been hijacked. It will be a seven-episode series covering seven hours of action, so it’ll be told in real time — a technique that should be familiar to fans of 24.

Apple’s streaming service loves thrillers, and already has quite a few of them, with more on the way.

Prehistoric Planet dino documentary looks amazing in first full Apple TV+ trailer

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'Prehistoric Planet' dino documentary looks amazing in first full Apple TV+ trailer
Prehistoric Planet will make the Jurassic Park movies look about as scientifically accurate as a Bug Bunny cartoon.
Screenshot: Apple TV+

What might be the most visually stunning and scientifically accurate dinosaur documentary in a generation will soon premiere on Apple TV+. The first full trailer for Prehistoric Planet shows it’ll explore many parts of the world of the dinosaurs, from the Arctic to the oceans.

If you can’t imagine a Tyranosaurus Rex being loving or nurturing, then you really need to watch this.

F. Murray Abraham leaves Mythic Quest on Apple TV+ 

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F. Murray Abraham & Rob McElhenney in Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet
Sadly, Mythic Quest will have to get along without F. Murray Abraham (left).
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F. Murray Abraham reportedly won’t be in season 3 of Mythic Quest. The Oscar-winning actor was an important part of the ensemble cast for the first two seasons while playing quirky writer C.W. Longbottom.

Why the iconic actor is leaving the series is unknown. One possibility: he’s 82 years old.

Apple TV+ trailer for bilingual thriller Now & Then shows perfect lives upended

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Bilingual thriller "Now and Then" premieres on Apple TV+ May 20.
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There are youthful indiscretions, and then there are youthful indiscretions. When a celebration among college besties ends up with someone dead, and everyone figures they can escape blame, well, that’s something that might come back 20 years later to haunt … everyone.

Along those lines, Apple TV+ shared a roughly 2-minute peek Tuesday at its new bilingual thriller Now & Then. The eight-episode series is scheduled to debut on the streaming service May 20.

Apple TV+ Make or Break trailer follows top surfers’ intense competitions

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Hang ten with some of the top surfers in the world.
Hang ten with some of the top surfers in the world.
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Apple TV+ released the first trailer Monday for Make or Break, a new seven-part documentary series that delivers behind-the-scenes access to the world’s best surfers. The series follows them as they battle for the world title at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).

In the trailer, you get to briefly meet a bunch of the world’s best surfers and get a taste of the huge challenges they face.

And dude, you can’t unsee the surfboard with the big shark-bite taken out of it.

NFL could pass Sunday football games to Apple TV+

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NFL could pass Sunday football games to Apple TV+
Apple TV+ might score a touchdown with NFL Sunday Ticket.
Concept: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac

Apple might be about to put down billions to intercept NFL Sunday Ticket, which would allow it to stream out-of-market games every week of future football seasons.

The leak comes just weeks after the debut of Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+.

Don’t give up hope for combination Apple TV, HomePod, FaceTime camera

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Apple TV plus HomePod equals homeOS? Maybe
Apple is still hard at work on a HomePod/Apple TV combo with a FaceTime camera.
Graphic: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac

The next HomePod reportedly won’t be a replacement for the full-size smart speaker. Apple is instead working on a combination Apple TV, HomePod and FaceTime camera.

The device supposedly will be the heart of Apple’s smart home strategy.

Two Apple TV+ shows beat anything on Netflix and Disney+ in Q1 2022

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Apple is managing to stand out in the streaming market in Q1 2022.
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More streaming viewers watched the drama CODA on Apple TV+ than any other movie or series during the first three months of 2022, according to a ratings tracker. And the thriller Severance on Apple’s streaming service came in third place overall.

That means Apple TV+ streamed two shows with more viewers than anything on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu or Disney+.

Pachinko goes for the heartstrings this week [Apple TV+ recap]

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Pachinko chapter 6 recap: It's a week of surprises on Pachinko.
It's a week of surprises on Pachinko.
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This week, Pachinko rewinds to Solomon’s upbringing, the birth of a false hope, and the dying days of a wayward daughter. The Apple TV+ series brings out some big guns to connect the trauma of the past and present. And as usual, the cast, crew and writers are up to the task.

The developments this week are soapy and tug on your heartstrings as everyone does their best to make this material stick in your mind week to week. When you’re building a story out of little moments of heartache, it’s tough to keep them all equal. But this crew has done an amazing job with this material.

Slow Horses turns up the heat in a real potboiler [Apple TV+ recap]

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Things turn deadly serious this week, but thankfully there's still room for humor in this spy series.
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Slough House’s Slow Horses are on the run in this week’s installment of the Apple TV+ dark comedy about rogue failed spies working at the bottom of the British intelligence circus.

Slough House chief Jackson Lamb makes a Faustian bargain with Standish. River can’t help but check on Sid. Min’s crush on Louisa deepens. Struan gets picked up. Ho is in the wind. And everyone’s afraid of Taverner.

It’s another cracking potboiler of an episode this week as the noose tightens around everyone.