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Leonardo DiCaprio inks first-look deal with Apple TV+
August 5, 2020 | VOD NewsLeonardo DiCaprio’s production company has inked a first-look deal with Apple TV+.
DiCaprio is no stranger to streaming, having exec-produced the Netflix docuseries Fire Chasers and feature film doc Virunga. He will also produce Barry Jenkins’ dramatic feature based on … Read More
First look: Apple TV+ takes the Long Way Up this September
August 4, 2020 | VOD NewsApple TV+ is taking the Long Way Up this September with a new series reuniting Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman.
Ewan and Charley’s previous adventures including Long Way Round and Long Way Down. Now, more than a decade since their … Read More
Emmy Raver-Lampman joins cast of Apple’s Central Park
August 3, 2020 | VOD NewsEmmy Raver-Lampman has joined the cast of Central Park, replacing Kristen Bell in the role of Molly Tillerman.
The show, which hails from Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard and co-creators Nora Smith and Josh Gad, premiered this spring and has … Read More
Netflix dominates 2020 Emmy award nominations
July 28, 2020 | VOD NewsNetflix dominates this year’s Emmy award nominations, with a whopping 160 nods under its belt.
The streamer has long been vying for HBO’s pole position in awards season, last year racking up 118 Emmy nominations behind HBO’s 137. This year, … Read More
Oprah Winfrey to host The Oprah Conversation on Apple TV+
July 28, 2020 | VOD NewsOprah Winfrey will host a new talk show for Apple TV+.
Simply called The Oprah Conversation, the series will explore impactful and relevant topics with fascinating thought leaders from all over the world.
Filmed remotely and incorporating audience engagement, … Read More
Watch: Werner Herzog looks to the skies in Apple TV+ film Fireball
July 27, 2020 | VOD News“Throughout history, meteorites have captivated human imagination.” That’s the sound of Werner Herzog waxing lyrical about the chunks of rock that drop to the Earth from the heavens in Fireball, his new Apple TV+ documentary.
Co-directed with Clive Oppenheimer, with … Read More
Apple TV+ inks overall deal with Defending Jacob showrunner
July 19, 2020 | VOD NewsApple has inked an overall deal with Defending Jacob showrunner Mark Bomback.
Based on the 2012 New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, Defending Jacob sees a shocking crime rock a small Massachusetts town and one family in … Read More
Greyhound has record opening weekend for Apple TV+
July 18, 2020 | VOD NewsTom Hanks’ Greyhound enjoyed a record opening weekend on Apple TV+.
The World War II thriller, which is written by Hanks and directed by Aaron Schneider, is based on the novel The Good Shepherd by CS Forester. It follows an … Read More
Idris Elba inks first-look deal with Apple TV+
July 15, 2020 | VOD NewsIdris Elba has inked a first-look deal with Apple TV+.
The actor, who is also a producer, director and musician, is best known for his role as Luther in the BBC crime drama and Stringer in HBO’s The Wire, as … Read More
Snow Blind: Apple TV+ picks up Jake Gyllenhaal thriller
July 12, 2020 | VOD NewsApple TV+ has picked up Snow Blind, a new thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
What happens when you discover your parents aren’t the people you thought they were? For high school teen Teddy, life in a sleepy suburb in Alaska turns … Read More