Joseph Gordon-Levitt brought the TV series Mr. Corman to Apple TV+ back in August of this year. The show recently aired its first season finale, which would normally lead to expectations for a second season debut. Especially when it comes to Apple TV+, which, up to this point, hasn't gone out of its way to cancel many shows. But we can count Gordon-Levitt's series as one of the few.
After an initial report that told us Chris Miller and Phil Lord, of The Lego Movie fame, were working on a murder mystery comedy for Apple TV+, things went dark. And that was way back in June of last year. But now, all this time later, we not only know when the new series will arrive on Apple's streaming service, but we also have the first teaser trailer.
It certainly feels like Apple is putting a concerted effort into bringing as much kid-friendly (and family-friendly) content to Apple TV+ as it can. And today it gets to add yet another to the list. Well, technically this one was confirmed back in May of this year, but now we finally know when kids are finally going to be able to watch it.
Apple has apparently signed an overall deal with director Sam Catlin to help develop and produce scripted Apple TV+ shows, according to sources who spoke with Variety.
Way back in 2018, Apple secured streaming rights for Peanuts content. The characters from the comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz are already available to watch on Apple TV+, including holiday specials. And now there is even more new content on the way.
Ted Lasso is kind of a success story for Apple TV+, with a fledgling video streaming service hosting a legitimate hit. The first season was a resounding winner for Apple, and everyone involved with the creation of the show. And with the second season just about to wrap up (with a lot more people offering up "negative opinions" about the show), it looks like the show has just secured a pretty big deal for one of the world's largest sporting bodies.
Apple secured the latest film from director Matthew Vaughn (The King's Man) earlier this year. This is one of those projects that while still relatively early in production, the cast is basically filled out. But apparently there are still some spots that need to be filled.
It's good that Apple has found something to do with all of that money. Well, aside from making a range of new, wildly successful devices. It certainly helps the company land some of the biggest movie deals in today's ridiculously competitive market.
Actors Jake Picking, Will Ropp, Archie Renaux and Kyle Allen will star alongside previously announced cast members Zac Efron and Russell Crowe in the upcoming Apple TV+ movie, titled “The Greatest Beer Run Ever”.
It doesn't happen every time when Apple gives a series order to a new show destined for Apple TV+, but this time around we have quite a clear picture of what's coming down the pipe. This time around, it's a new show focused on a young woman's journey to find her own voice.
Some partnerships take time before the fruits of the effort come to life. In this case, it's the multi-year partnership between Apple and Skydance Animation. The two companies announced the deal back in February of this year, and it wasn't until April that we saw the first look at an upcoming short film called Blush.
Apple is still a leader when it comes to podcast distribution. And with podcast popularity still at an all-time high, the company wants to make sure it doesn't miss the bus altogether. As a result, companion podcasts meant to promote, and diver even deeper into, Apple Original films and TV shows are a thing. And now there's a new one to look forward to.