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Luther star Idris Elba will produce series and films for Apple TV+ after striking a first-look deal with the streaming service. The actor and producer will produce global series and features for the service via his Green Door Pictures production company. Elba, who broke through as Stringer Bell in The Wire, has been…

When The Morning Show kicked off the release of original content featured on the Apple TV+ streaming platform, much conversation was about its detailed #MeToo breakdown of a sexual harassment incident, affecting everyone who worked on the fictional news program. Trying to rein everyone in, executive producer Chip…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Annie, Beasts of the Southern Wild) is set as a lead alongside O’Shea Jackson Jr. in Swagger, Apple's new basketball-themed drama series. The series is from NBA superstar Kevin Durant and his Thirty Five Ventures, Shots Fired co-creator Reggie Rock Bythewood, Imagine…

On Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest, production designer Mark Worthington took a deep dive into the world of video game development, crafting a memorable office space for a group of eccentric and competitive studio staffers. Created by Charlie Day, Megan Ganz and Rob McElhenney of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the…

Before Josh Gad was the Book of Mormon-acting, Olaf-voicing, YouTube reunion-hosting star he is today, he was a nervous young prospect, hoping to make it on Broadway. "New York, before LA was even a twinkle in my eye, was my end game," he tells Deadline. But on the day he auditioned in the city for his dream school…

Tom Hanks didn’t name names, but decried the overall U.S. response to COVID-19 during a 10-minute appearance on Today on Tuesday. (Watch video clips below.) “There’s a darkness on the edge of town here, folks,” he said. “Let’s not confuse the fact. It’s killing people. … You can say, ‘Well, traffic accidents kill a…

Chris Evans joins me on today’s episode of my Deadline video series The Actor’s Side and we cover it all, from one of his first jobs in the business (you won’t find it on his IMDb page) to his current role as Boston DA Andy Barber, whose teenage son is accused of murdering another student in Apple’s eight part limited…

Gugu Mbatha-Raw knew her role on The Morning Show would be a challenge. As Hannah Shoenfeld, the talent booker who survives a sexual assault, she provided a crucial turning point in the Apple TV+ series that centers on the sexual misconduct that plagued a news organization. It was her story, and ultimately, her tragic…

Apple today released the official trailer for its upcoming short form sports docuseries Greatness Code featuring seven of the world's greatest athletes: LeBron James, Tom Brady, Alex Morgan, Usain Bolt, Shaun White, Katie Ledecky and Kelly Slater. Co-produced by Uninterrupted and Religion of Sports, and directed by…

In a bucolic setting in rural Sweden, a handcrafted log cabin nestles within a grove, home to a family of four. The surrounding forest supplied the wood, the amber beams fastened with dowels, not nails. But what's most remarkable about the dwelling is something else—it's built inside a greenhouse. Sweden’s winters are…

“I would never do it unless it was a story worth telling, but from the perspective of at least the people that I've worked with, you know, in a heartbeat,” Defending Jacob star Chris Evans said when I asked a newsy question about the possibility of doing a second season of Apple TV+’s gripping Emmy-buzzed eight-part…

In Apple TV+ anthology series Little America, casting directors Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell found the ultimate casting challenge—a project centered on lesser-known, international talent, who needed to be able to meet very specific language requirements. Exploring the journeys of American immigrants, the heartfelt…