David Farnor | On 23, Jun 2022

“Do they totally love you? I bet they totally love you.” That’s the sound of Nikki and Jason trying to make their dream family become a permanent reality in Season 3 of Apple TV+ comedy Trying.

Starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith, and written by Andy Wolton, the series follows Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall), a thirtysomething couple who want a baby more than anything, but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. After ruling out every other option, Nikki and Jason decide to adopt and are confronted by a world of bewildering new challenges.

Co-starring Imelda Staunton and Ophelia Lovibond, the charming comedy charts Nikki and Jason’s journey through the adoption process. Season 3 picks up with them trying to keep hold of their adopted children, as well as their sanity, as life continues to throw curveballs their way.

You can see them together once again on 22nd July, when Season 3 premieres on Apple TV+, with the episodes arriving weekly through to the finale on 9th September. Here’s the trailer:

 

First look: Trying returns this July for Season 3

20th May 2022

Trying is returning to Apple TV+ this July, and a new image gives us a first look at Season 3.

Written and executive produced by Andy Wolton, directed and executive produced by Jim O’Hanlon (Catastrophe, Marvel’s The Punisher), the series follow Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall), who want a baby more than anything, but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. After ruling out every other option, Nikki and Jason decide to adopt and are confronted by a world of bewildering new challenges.

Co-starring Imelda Staunton and Ophelia Lovibond, the charming comedy charts Nikki and Jason’s journey through the adoption process. Season 3 picks up with them waking up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting — while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity.

The Season 3 cast includes Eden Togwell (as Princess), Mickey McAnulty (as Tyler), Oliver Chris (as Freddy), Sian Brooke (as Karen), Darren Boyd (as Scott) and Robyn Cara (as Jen). You can see them in action on 22nd July, when Season 3 premieres on Apple TV+, with the episodes arriving weekly through to the finale on 9th September.

 

Apple TV+ renews Trying for Season 3

24th March 2021

Apple TV+ has renewed comedy series Trying for a third season before its second has even hit our screens.

The first British original show for Apple’s subscription streaming service, Trying follows Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall), who want a baby more anything, but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. After ruling out every other option, Nikki and Jason decide to adopt and are confronted by a world of bewildering new challenges. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball family, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they’re ready to be parents?

Co-starring Imelda Staunton and Ophelia Lovibond, the show is written and executive produced by Andy Wolton, directed and executive produced by Jim O’Hanlon (Catastrophe), produced by Sam Pinnell (Motherland), co-produced by Tim Mannion, and executive produced by Josh Cole. It launched on Apple TV+ last May.

“Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are charming in Apple TV+’s likeable comedy,” we wrote in our review.

Season 2 will premiere on 14th May. The eight-episode run will follow Nikki and Jason as they continue to navigate the adoption process. It seems like children are being snapped up by other couples while somehow they’re being left behind. When Nikki meets a little girl called Princess at an adoption event, she knows instantly that this is the child for them. But there are obstacles to Nikki’s plan that may prove insurmountable.

Before Season 2 has arrived, though, Apple has already given an early green light to a third season.

 

Trying is available on Apple TV+, as part of a £4.99 monthly subscription, with a 7-day free trial.

Trailer: Rafe Spall stars in Apple TV+ comedy Trying

1st April 2020

Rafe Spall is heading to Apple TV+ this May for new comedy Trying and a new trailer gives us a first look at the series.

All Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) want is a baby, but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. How are they going to fill the next 50 years if they can’t start a family? They already went through The Sopranos in a weekend. After ruling out every other option, Nikki and Jason decide to adopt and are confronted by a world of bewildering new challenges. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball family, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they’re ready to be parents?

Co-starring Imelda Staunton and Ophelia Lovibond, the series is the first British original show for Apple TV+. It premieres on 1st May. Here’s the trailer:

 

Trying: Rafe Spall stars in Apple TV+’s first British series

20th January 2020

Rafe Spall is headed to Apple TV+ for new comedy series Trying.

The show, which was announced today, marks the streaming platform’s first original series from the UK, as the fledgling service looks to expand its range of productions and appeal to British audiences.

Spall will star alongside Esther Smith and BAFTA Award winner Imelda Staunton in the series, a comedy about growing up, settling down and finding someone to love. The eight-episode programme hails from BBC Studios and is written by Andy Wolton.

It follows Jason and Nikki, a couple who want a baby. But it’s the one thing they just can’t have.

It will premiere on Apple TV+ on 1st May.

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