Articles about Apple TV+
André Holland leads The Big Cigar for Apple TV+
FIRST LOOK: Here’s André Holland (The Eddy) as Huey P Newton in The Big Cigar, a biopic of the Black Panther leader launching on Apple TV+ in May.
Defying gravity
Showrunner Peter Harness and director Michelle MacLaren reveal how they conceived, planned and filmed spectacular zero-gravity sequences set aboard the International Space Station for the first episode of Apple TV+ series Constellation.
Apple TV+ identifies Prime Target
FIRST LOOK: Apple TV+ has ordered Prime Target, an eight-part conspiracy thriller starring Leo Woodall (One Day) and Quintessa Swindell (Black Adam).
Jake Gyllenhaal is Presumed Innocent for Apple TV+
FIRST LOOK: Jake Gyllenhaal takes the lead in Presumed Innocent, a legal thriller coming to Apple TV+ in June.
Michael Douglas stars in Apple TV+’s Franklin
FIRST LOOK: Here’s Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+’s historical drama Franklin, which will debut this April.
Eva Longoria leads Land of Women for Apple TV+
FIRST LOOK: Apple TV+ has unveiled Land of Women, a six-part dramedy starring Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) that will debut this summer.
Idris Elba, Apple TV+ plot another Hijack
Apple TV+ has greenlit a second season of thriller Hijack, with Idris Elba returning to star.
Building The Buccaneers
Jacquetta Levon, hair and make-up designer on The Buccaneers, tells DQ about creating the styles for the Apple TV+ period drama, working with the cast and why she has a 3D printer as part of her toolbox.
Made in Israel
For 20 years, Israeli series have demanded attention from global audiences – both in their original form and in the remakes they have inspired. DQ speaks to those behind shows such as Fauda, Prisoners of War and Tehran about their recipes for success.
Stream team
DQ hears how director Christopher Yip and cinematographer Allen Liu partnered to make Canadian shortform drama Streams Flow From a River, which examines the struggles and conflicts facing an intergenerational immigrant family.
Good to be Bad
Bad Sisters, Derry Girls and I Am Ruth dominated the 2023 Bafta Television Awards, with prizes for their stars Anne-Marie Duff, Siobhan McSweeney and Kate Winslet. DQ was backstage to hear from them about their award-winning work.
Breakthrough Baftas
A host of first-time winners were crowned at this year’s Bafta Television Craft Awards. DQ was there to speak to winners including Derry Girls’ Lisa McGee, This is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay and some of the creatives behind House of the Dragon.
Laëtitia explains it all
Fauda star Laëtitia Eïdo opens up about her role in the hit Israeli action drama and learning lines in multiple languages as she prepares for the launch of her latest series, Apple TV+ espionage thriller Liaison.
Series to Watch: February 2023
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this February, from the story of a soap superstar and a diplomatic drama to the reimagining of a classic western.
Escaping into Shantaram
Star Charlie Hunnam and showrunner Steve Lightfoot tell DQ about adapting the sprawling, epic and elusive Australian novel Shantaram, about a man who breaks out of jail and finds himself in the criminal underbelly of 1980s Bombay, for Apple TV+.
Bad blood
Bad Sisters lead director Dearbhla Walsh lifts the lid on making Apple TV+’s dark comedic thriller, teaming with creator Sharon Horgan and filming in a popular Irish bathing spot.
Epic proportions
Showrunner Soo Hugh and directors Kogonada and Justin Chon recall the challenge of making Apple TV+’s epic Korean drama Pachinko, an intergenerational family saga spanning three countries and multiple timelines.
Under Suspicion
Five Britons go on the run after the son of an American businesswoman is kidnapped in Apple TV+ thriller Suspicion. Showrunner Rob Williams explains how this adaptation of Israeli series False Flag raises the stakes.
Series to Watch: February 2022
DQ looks at the schedules to pick out 10 new series to watch this February, from the return of a Danish political drama and a US adaptation of an Israeli thriller to a UK literary adaptation and a fresh take on a beloved 90s sitcom.
Through the looking glass
Losing Alice stars Ayelet Zurer and Lihi Kornowski and creator Sigal Avin discuss the intense Israeli psychological drama and the charged relationship between its central characters.