Tag: Apple TV

  • Apple TV+ announces new docu-series ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’

    By Express News Service

    A four-part documentary series titled ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’, was announced by Apple TV+ recently. The upcoming docu-series will chart out the case of CEO-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn, who steadily reached the top of the corporate ladder along with his arrest and escape. The series will premiere on August 25.

    Directed by DuPont and James Jones, the series is inspired by the book ‘Boundless’ by The Wall Street Journal journalists Nick Kostov and Sean McLain. ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’ is executive produced by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin.

    The series will have interviews, footage of the prime players, Carlos’ rise in Japan, his several arrests and his escape to Lebanon.  

    “As one of the decade’s most shocking international business and legal stories, ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’ gives viewers unparalleled access to the key figures involved in the saga, the events as they unfolded and predict what comes next,” reads the logline as per Apple TV+.

    ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’ is produced by Box To Box.

    A four-part documentary series titled ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’, was announced by Apple TV+ recently. The upcoming docu-series will chart out the case of CEO-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn, who steadily reached the top of the corporate ladder along with his arrest and escape. The series will premiere on August 25.

    Directed by DuPont and James Jones, the series is inspired by the book ‘Boundless’ by The Wall Street Journal journalists Nick Kostov and Sean McLain. ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’ is executive produced by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin.

    The series will have interviews, footage of the prime players, Carlos’ rise in Japan, his several arrests and his escape to Lebanon.  googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “As one of the decade’s most shocking international business and legal stories, ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’ gives viewers unparalleled access to the key figures involved in the saga, the events as they unfolded and predict what comes next,” reads the logline as per Apple TV+.

    ‘Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn’ is produced by Box To Box.

  • Apple TV+ announces new documentaries on nature

    By Express News Service

    Apple TV+ has announced two new six-part documentaries on nature, titled Born to be Wild and Endangered Planet. The documentaries intend to give a peak into the world of some rarest animals on the face of Earth, at a time when the planet is facing the extinction of several species.

    Born to be Wild will be about filming six rare species for years together, while Endangered Planet will revolve around a set of filmmakers and scientists who trace the most elusive species with the help of technology and insights.

    The first documentary series will be executive produced by Lucy van Beek under Tailfeather Productions and for Offspring Films by Alex Williamson and Isla Robertson. 

    Born to be Wild is co-produced by Tailfeather Productions and Offspring Films. On the other hand, Endangered Planet is executive produced by Alex Williamson and Isla Robertson. 

    Apple TV+ has announced two new six-part documentaries on nature, titled Born to be Wild and Endangered Planet. The documentaries intend to give a peak into the world of some rarest animals on the face of Earth, at a time when the planet is facing the extinction of several species.

    Born to be Wild will be about filming six rare species for years together, while Endangered Planet will revolve around a set of filmmakers and scientists who trace the most elusive species with the help of technology and insights.

    The first documentary series will be executive produced by Lucy van Beek under Tailfeather Productions and for Offspring Films by Alex Williamson and Isla Robertson. googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Born to be Wild is co-produced by Tailfeather Productions and Offspring Films. On the other hand, Endangered Planet is executive produced by Alex Williamson and Isla Robertson.
     

  • Apple TV+ announces new animated series Strange Planet

    By Express News Service

    Apple TV+ announced a new and upcoming animated series Strange Planet which is set to premiere on August 9.

    The series, targeted towards adults, will consist of 10 episodes and based on the New York Times No. 1 bestselling graphic novel and social media phenomenon of the same name, Strange Planet.

    “Strange Planet is a hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not unlike our own. Set in a whimsical world of cotton candy pinks and purples, relatable blue beings explore the absurdity of everyday human traditions,” reads the synopsis of the series.

    The season finale will premiere on September 27. The voice cast includes Tunde Adebimpe, Demi Adejuyigbe, Lori Tan Chinn, Danny Pudi and Hannah Einbinder.

    Strange Planet is co-created and executive produced by Dan Harmon and New York Times bestselling author Nathan W Pyle. Strange Planet is produced by Apple Studios and ShadowMachine. 

    Apple TV+ announced a new and upcoming animated series Strange Planet which is set to premiere on August 9.

    The series, targeted towards adults, will consist of 10 episodes and based on the New York Times No. 1 bestselling graphic novel and social media phenomenon of the same name, Strange Planet.

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    “Strange Planet is a hilarious and perceptive look at a distant world not unlike our own. Set in a whimsical world of cotton candy pinks and purples, relatable blue beings explore the absurdity of everyday human traditions,” reads the synopsis of the series.

    The season finale will premiere on September 27. The voice cast includes Tunde Adebimpe, Demi Adejuyigbe, Lori Tan Chinn, Danny Pudi and Hannah Einbinder.

    Strange Planet is co-created and executive produced by Dan Harmon and New York Times bestselling author Nathan W Pyle. Strange Planet is produced by Apple Studios and ShadowMachine.
     

  • Trailer of Chris Evans and Ana de Armas’ ‘Ghosted’ released 

    Express News Service

    The trailer of Ghosted, the upcoming romantic action adventure film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, was released by Apple Original Films on social media. The film will premiere on Apple TV+ on April 21.

    Ghosted follows two individuals Cole and Sadie where the former falls in love with the latter. But as fate has it, Cole gets to know that Sadie is a secret agent before they can decide on their second date.

    Besides Ana and Chris, the film also stars Adrian Brody, Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris, Tim Blake Nelson and Tate Donovan. Helmed by Dexter Fletcher with script by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, the film is backed by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger along with along with Jules Daly, Evans, Reese and Wernick.

    (This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

    The trailer of Ghosted, the upcoming romantic action adventure film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, was released by Apple Original Films on social media. The film will premiere on Apple TV+ on April 21.

    Ghosted follows two individuals Cole and Sadie where the former falls in love with the latter. But as fate has it, Cole gets to know that Sadie is a secret agent before they can decide on their second date.

    Besides Ana and Chris, the film also stars Adrian Brody, Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris, Tim Blake Nelson and Tate Donovan. Helmed by Dexter Fletcher with script by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, the film is backed by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger along with along with Jules Daly, Evans, Reese and Wernick.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    (This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

  • Trailer of Chris Evans and Ana de Armas’ ‘Ghosted’ released 

    Express News Service

    The trailer of Ghosted, the upcoming romantic action adventure film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, was released by Apple Original Films on social media. The film will premiere on Apple TV+ on April 21.

    Ghosted follows two individuals Cole and Sadie where the former falls in love with the latter. But as fate has it, Cole gets to know that Sadie is a secret agent before they can decide on their second date.

    Besides Ana and Chris, the film also stars Adrian Brody, Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris, Tim Blake Nelson and Tate Donovan. Helmed by Dexter Fletcher with script by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, the film is backed by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger along with along with Jules Daly, Evans, Reese and Wernick.

    (This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

    The trailer of Ghosted, the upcoming romantic action adventure film starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, was released by Apple Original Films on social media. The film will premiere on Apple TV+ on April 21.

    Ghosted follows two individuals Cole and Sadie where the former falls in love with the latter. But as fate has it, Cole gets to know that Sadie is a secret agent before they can decide on their second date.

    Besides Ana and Chris, the film also stars Adrian Brody, Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris, Tim Blake Nelson and Tate Donovan. Helmed by Dexter Fletcher with script by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, the film is backed by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger along with along with Jules Daly, Evans, Reese and Wernick.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    (This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

  • Trailer of Eva Green-Vincent Cassel thriller ‘Liaison’ out  

    By Express News Service

    Liaison, the upcoming thriller series, will make its global debut with the first episode on Apple TV+ on February 24, 2023. Ahead of the release, the makers released the trailer recently. 

    Following the first episode, one new episode will be out each Friday through March 31, 2023. Starring Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Westworld) and Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), the first french and English-language series comprise six episodes. It is billed as a high-stakes thriller that explores how the mistakes of our past have the potential to destroy our future. 

    Liaison, the upcoming thriller series, will make its global debut with the first episode on Apple TV+ on February 24, 2023. Ahead of the release, the makers released the trailer recently. 

    Following the first episode, one new episode will be out each Friday through March 31, 2023. Starring Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Westworld) and Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), the first french and English-language series comprise six episodes. It is billed as a high-stakes thriller that explores how the mistakes of our past have the potential to destroy our future. 

  • Apple TV+ cancels ‘Shantaram’ series after season 1

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: British actor Charlie Hunam-led “Shantaram” series has been cancelled by Apple TV+ after the first season.

    The news comes ahead of the Friday premiere of the final episode of season one.

    The show is based on Gregory David Roberts’ epic novel”Shantaram”.

    According to entertainment website Deadline, the series was written and executive produced by showrunner Steve Lightfoot.

    Bharat Nalluri directed and executive produced.

    “Shantaram” follows Lin Ford (Hunnam), who escapes a maximum-security Australian prison, reinvents himself as a doctor in the slums of 1980s Bombay, gets entangled with a local mafia boss and eventually uses his gun-running and counterfeiting skills to fight against the invading Russian troops in Afghanistan.

    The series also stars Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph and Shiv Palekar.

    LOS ANGELES: British actor Charlie Hunam-led “Shantaram” series has been cancelled by Apple TV+ after the first season.

    The news comes ahead of the Friday premiere of the final episode of season one.

    The show is based on Gregory David Roberts’ epic novel”Shantaram”.

    According to entertainment website Deadline, the series was written and executive produced by showrunner Steve Lightfoot.

    Bharat Nalluri directed and executive produced.

    “Shantaram” follows Lin Ford (Hunnam), who escapes a maximum-security Australian prison, reinvents himself as a doctor in the slums of 1980s Bombay, gets entangled with a local mafia boss and eventually uses his gun-running and counterfeiting skills to fight against the invading Russian troops in Afghanistan.

    The series also stars Shubham Saraf, Elektra Kilbey, Fayssal Bazzi, Luke Pasqualino, Alyy Khan, Sujaya Dasgupta, Vincent Perez, David Field, Alexander Siddig, Gabrielle Scharnitzky, Elham Ehsas, Rachel Kamath, Matthew Joseph and Shiv Palekar.

  • ‘Little America:’ The TV series that questions the American dream

    By AFP

    LOS ANGELES: Apple TV + series “Little America” returned to screens for a second season Friday with the aim of challenging the American dream, creator Sian Heder said.

    From the Song family and their hat store in Detroit to Jibril, a Somali cook in Minneapolis, the dream’s ideal — that you can succeed in the United States through hard work and perseverance — is still alive.

    But the emotional toll of uprooting oneself, financial difficulties, family pressure to succeed and sometimes the disappointment of failing to connect to New York City appear throughout the eight sub-40-minute episodes, which are inspired by true stories.

    They include Zahir, an Afghan pianist who comes to the Big Apple to escape the Taliban and ends up enrolling in the conservatory of music but is far from his mother back home.

    “One of the themes we were really interested in exploring this year was, what happens when the American Dream doesn’t work out the way that you expect it to,” said Heder.

    For Heder — the director of 2021 movie “CODA,” which won three Oscars this year including best picture — the “whole idea of America of like, pull him up by your bootstraps, and capitalism, and it’s up to you to make it work out, you know, is a huge strain.”

    “It’s an incredible amount of pressure on an individual.

    “This is the land of opportunity, but in a way. There’s not a lot of safety nets in this country to catch you if you don’t succeed,” she added.

    The first season was released in early 2020, when ex-president Donald Trump still occupied the White House.

    “There was almost a reactivity to all the negativity where we felt that we needed to be very optimistic and positive about this country and take it back, in a way.”

    “I think this season there’s probably more freedom to explore the nuances and complications of whatever the American dream means,” said the 45-year-old Heder.

    The series is adapted from Epic Magazine’s portraits of immigrants.

    Some of the episodes are humorous and light-hearted, such as the one where a Sri Lankan immigrant in Texas participates in a car-kissing contest. The contestant who keeps his or her lips pressed to the car the longest wins the car.

    “What we are looking for in our subjects are very average people in a way,” said Heder.

    The cultural mosaic of America is reflected in the actors’ dialogue, which often occurs in their original language, and in the dishes they eat around the dinner table.

    Each episode ends with an epilogue where we discover the real character who inspired the story.

    “I think through our commitment to try to honor their real experience, you actually get a much more true portrait of what it’s like to be here,” said Heder, who was born in Massachusetts.

    LOS ANGELES: Apple TV + series “Little America” returned to screens for a second season Friday with the aim of challenging the American dream, creator Sian Heder said.

    From the Song family and their hat store in Detroit to Jibril, a Somali cook in Minneapolis, the dream’s ideal — that you can succeed in the United States through hard work and perseverance — is still alive.

    But the emotional toll of uprooting oneself, financial difficulties, family pressure to succeed and sometimes the disappointment of failing to connect to New York City appear throughout the eight sub-40-minute episodes, which are inspired by true stories.

    They include Zahir, an Afghan pianist who comes to the Big Apple to escape the Taliban and ends up enrolling in the conservatory of music but is far from his mother back home.

    “One of the themes we were really interested in exploring this year was, what happens when the American Dream doesn’t work out the way that you expect it to,” said Heder.

    For Heder — the director of 2021 movie “CODA,” which won three Oscars this year including best picture — the “whole idea of America of like, pull him up by your bootstraps, and capitalism, and it’s up to you to make it work out, you know, is a huge strain.”

    “It’s an incredible amount of pressure on an individual.

    “This is the land of opportunity, but in a way. There’s not a lot of safety nets in this country to catch you if you don’t succeed,” she added.

    The first season was released in early 2020, when ex-president Donald Trump still occupied the White House.

    “There was almost a reactivity to all the negativity where we felt that we needed to be very optimistic and positive about this country and take it back, in a way.”

    “I think this season there’s probably more freedom to explore the nuances and complications of whatever the American dream means,” said the 45-year-old Heder.

    The series is adapted from Epic Magazine’s portraits of immigrants.

    Some of the episodes are humorous and light-hearted, such as the one where a Sri Lankan immigrant in Texas participates in a car-kissing contest. The contestant who keeps his or her lips pressed to the car the longest wins the car.

    “What we are looking for in our subjects are very average people in a way,” said Heder.

    The cultural mosaic of America is reflected in the actors’ dialogue, which often occurs in their original language, and in the dishes they eat around the dinner table.

    Each episode ends with an epilogue where we discover the real character who inspired the story.

    “I think through our commitment to try to honor their real experience, you actually get a much more true portrait of what it’s like to be here,” said Heder, who was born in Massachusetts.

  • Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to star in murder mystery series ‘Presumed Innocent’ by Apple TV+

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to board “Presumed Innocent”, the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series.

    According to entertainment website Variety, the show is based on Scott Turow’s 1987 novel of the same name and hails from David E Kelley, J J Abrams and Dustin Thomason.

    “Presumed Innocent” chronicles the story of a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office when one of its own — Rusty Sabich played by Gyllenhaal — is suspected of the crime.

    Kelley, known for “Big Little Lies” and “Boston Legal”, will adapt the novel and serve as showrunner, and executive produce for via David E Kelley Productions with Matthew Tinker.

    “Star Wars” alum Abrams is attached as an executive producer on the series along with Rachel Rusch Rich for the former’s Bad Robot Productions.

    Thomason, Sharr White and Gyllenhaal also executive produce, while Turow and Miki Johnson serve as co-executive producers.

    Warner Bros Television, where Bad Robot is under an overall deal, is the studio on the project.

    Gyllenhaal, star of movies like “Donnie Darko”, “Zodiac” and “Brokeback Mountain”, was most recently seen in the Antoine Fuqua film “The Guilty”.

    LOS ANGELES: Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to board “Presumed Innocent”, the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series.

    According to entertainment website Variety, the show is based on Scott Turow’s 1987 novel of the same name and hails from David E Kelley, J J Abrams and Dustin Thomason.

    “Presumed Innocent” chronicles the story of a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office when one of its own — Rusty Sabich played by Gyllenhaal — is suspected of the crime.

    Kelley, known for “Big Little Lies” and “Boston Legal”, will adapt the novel and serve as showrunner, and executive produce for via David E Kelley Productions with Matthew Tinker.

    “Star Wars” alum Abrams is attached as an executive producer on the series along with Rachel Rusch Rich for the former’s Bad Robot Productions.

    Thomason, Sharr White and Gyllenhaal also executive produce, while Turow and Miki Johnson serve as co-executive producers.

    Warner Bros Television, where Bad Robot is under an overall deal, is the studio on the project.

    Gyllenhaal, star of movies like “Donnie Darko”, “Zodiac” and “Brokeback Mountain”, was most recently seen in the Antoine Fuqua film “The Guilty”.

  • Production begins on drama series ‘Pachinko’ season 2 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: The production of Apple TV’s acclaimed drama series “Pachinko” is underway, according to showrunner Soo Hugh.

    Hugh, also the writer and creator of the multilingual show, posted a work update on Instagram on Saturday.

    “And so it begins’#Pachinko season 2 #appletvplus’ the old and the new,” she captioned the pictures from a team dinner.

    Described as a multigenerational story told across three languages — Korean, Japanese and English, “Pachinko” stars Soji Arai, Jin Ha, Inji Jeong, Minha Kim, Lee Minho, Kaho Minami, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Anna Sawai, Junwoo Han, Eun Chae Jung, Jimmi Simpson, Yu-na Jeon and Youn Yuh Jung.

    The series is based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name penned by Min Jin Lee.

    Epic in scope and intimate in tone, the story begins with forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell an unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning, according to the official logline shared by the streamer.

    Kogonada and Justin Chon serve as directors and executive producers.

    The first season of “Pachinko” premiered on Apple TV in March.

    LOS ANGELES: The production of Apple TV’s acclaimed drama series “Pachinko” is underway, according to showrunner Soo Hugh.

    Hugh, also the writer and creator of the multilingual show, posted a work update on Instagram on Saturday.

    “And so it begins’#Pachinko season 2 #appletvplus’ the old and the new,” she captioned the pictures from a team dinner.

    Described as a multigenerational story told across three languages — Korean, Japanese and English, “Pachinko” stars Soji Arai, Jin Ha, Inji Jeong, Minha Kim, Lee Minho, Kaho Minami, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Anna Sawai, Junwoo Han, Eun Chae Jung, Jimmi Simpson, Yu-na Jeon and Youn Yuh Jung.

    The series is based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name penned by Min Jin Lee.

    Epic in scope and intimate in tone, the story begins with forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell an unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning, according to the official logline shared by the streamer.

    Kogonada and Justin Chon serve as directors and executive producers.

    The first season of “Pachinko” premiered on Apple TV in March.