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As coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, Oprah Winfrey has launched a new Apple TV+ series on the pandemic titled Oprah Talks COVID-19. In the first episode, Winfrey speaks with actor Idris Elba and wife Sabrina Dhowre, via remote, about how they are coping after Elba tested positive for the virus. Winfrey…

The inaugural trailer for the Apple TV+ toon Central Park kicks off with a musical salute to the Manhattan landmark, but things soon turn sinister: One wealthy Manhattanite has plans for that “patch of dirt and weeds.” Said curmudgeon is Betsy (Stanley Tucci), who wears a dog in a baby carrier on her chest and schemes…

It may have gotten off to a rocky start, but Apple TV+’s first venture into motion pictures, The Banker, is an inspiring and highly entertaining look at a couple of early 1960s entrepreneurs who pull off one of the wildest cons of all, one that has the best of intentions. Originally slated to have its world premiere…

Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for its Amazing Stories, the five-episode reboot/reimagining of Steven Spielberg’s 1980s anthology series that is now on target to hit the Apple streamer March 6. Developed by Universal TV and Amblin Television, Amazing Stories was one of the first original series projects…

Despite steady increases in the amount of programming and the number of distribution outlets thanks to the streaming boom, U.S. entertainment consumers appear to be ready to watch more and pay more for the privilege. That’s one of the main takeaways from Nielsen’s Total Audience Report for February, which has just…

Fewer than 10% of the Apple device owners eligible to get the company’s Apple TV+ streaming service have taken advantage of the one-year-free offer. That’s the estimate of Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi, who arrived at the figure through a series of calculations based on the tech giant’s fourth-quarter…

Apple is nearing a series order for Physical, a dramedy headlined by Rose Byrne in her first regular role on an ongoing series since her breakout starring turn on FX’s Damages. The project hails from Almost Family creator Annie Weisman, Dirty John showrunner Alexandra Cunningham and Tomorrow Studios. Written by…

Jennifer Aniston stunned devoted fans in October when she joined Instagram. The actress had been a rare Hollywood holdout when she finally signed up for the social media platform, and quickly set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach one million followers (5 hours and 16 minutes). While the Friends…

UPDATED with video: Jennifer Aniston put Apple TV+ on the awards map by picking up the SAG Awards trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for the streamer’s debut drama The Morning Show. This marks the second major Hollywood award for Apple TV+ following a Critics’ Choice Award win for Th…

Central Park, an Apple TV+ animated musical comedy slated to launch this summer, is the brainchild of Emmy Award winner Loren Bouchard (Bob's Burgers), EP Nora Smith (Bob's Burgers) and EP Josh Gad. But it was Bouchard, who appeared on today's TCA panel with Gad and voice actors Kristen Bell and Daveed Diggs, who took…

Apple TV+ has set spring premiere dates for its docuseries Home and Dear…, and unveiled two first-look images for Home. Home, from MediaWeaver, Four M Studios and Altimeter Films, will premiere April 17, and Dear…, executive produced by Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. Cutler, will debut on June 5. The dates were…

Amazing Stories is coming to Apple TV+ on March 6. A reimagining of Steven Spielberg’s 1980s anthology series, this new version is being developed by Universal TV and Amblin Television. Apple released a first look photo from the series today at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. The image offers a…