Important names: Starring Patrick Brammall, adapted by writer Kris Mrksa.
When you can watch: The dispatcher It does not yet have a release date.
speed runner
What it is about: A live-action series based on the beloved 1960s Japanese animated show.
Important names: It will be produced by JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot production company, with Hiram Martinez and Ron Fitzgerald as writers and showrunners.
When you can watch: speed runner It does not yet have a release date.
The white darkness
What it is about: A limited series based on David Grann’s non-fiction book about Henry Worsley, who crossed Antarctica on foot.
Important names: Tom Hiddleston stars, Soo Hugh directs.
When you can watch: The white darkness It does not yet have a release date.
Untitled Negro League baseball series
What it is about: Follow the life and career of legendary pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige.
Important names: The series is produced by Erving “Magic” Johnson, among others. It is in conjunction with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the MLB.
When you can watch: This series does not yet have a premiere date.
Untitled Chuck Barris Drama
What it is about: Gong Show host Chuck Barris claimed to be a secret CIA assassin in his autobiography. Confessions of a dangerous mindwhich was made into a movie in 2002. A report from Deadline says that Apple is developing a one-hour drama series about Barris as a Gong Show host and CIA assassin.
Important names: Justin Timberlake will play Chuck Barris.
When you can watch: This series does not yet have a premiere date.
Dolly
What it is about: Deadline describes it as a “sci-fi courtroom drama in which a robotic ‘companion doll’ kills its owner and then shocks the world by claiming she is not guilty and asking for a lawyer.”
Important names: Florence Pugh and Vanessa Taylor will star and Drew Pearce will write the script.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
Bride
What it is about: Deadline reports that this is a genre-bending film about a designed “ideal wife” who rejects her maker, escapes captivity, and discovers her true self.
Important names: The film will star Scarlett Johansson and will be directed by Sebastián Lelio.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
sound of the earth
What it is about: A natural history documentary series that uses new audio technology and 360-degree cinematic audio to reveal previously untold nature stories from every continent.
Important names: The executive producer will be Alex Williamson and the series producer will be Sam Hodgson.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
Idris Elba’s Untitled Spy Thriller
What it is about: According to Variety, it is a “spy film with a romance set in Africa,” but little else is known about the nascent project. The report says it’s early in production.
Important names: The film will star Idris Elba and is produced by Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
Hedy Lamarr Series
What it is about: According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s an eight-episode series about 1930s and 1940s actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr (whose frequency-hopping radio technology remains the basis of many modern wireless communications).
important names: Gal Gadot will play Lamarr, with a script written by Sarah Treem.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
Where the wild things are
What it is about: Apple has reached an overall agreement with the Maurice Sendak Foundation to produce children’s programs or series based on the author’s works. The most famous of them, by far, is Where the wild things aremy.
Important names: Apple is working with long-time Sendak collaborator Arthur Yorinks and his production studio Night Kitchen Studios.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
Country Custom
What it is about: A limited series adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel. The custom of the country. The novel, published in the early 20th century, is about a Midwestern girl who rises in New York high society.
Important names: The big one is Sofia Coppola, who is developing the series for Apple. It is not yet known if she will direct it.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
The Black Cat
What it is about: Based on the comic by Richard Dominguez about an elderly wrestler who teams up with his grandson to use the character of El Gato Negro to fight crime in South Texas.
Important names: Robert Rodríguez will direct and produce, while Diego Boneta will star and also produce.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
Brie Larson CIA Biographies Series
What it is about: A report from Variety says that Apple has placed a straight-to-series order for a new drama based on the real-life experiences of undercover CIA agent Amaryllis Fox. Fox has a hot soap opera called Life Undercover: Coming of Age at the CIA which was launched in October 2019.
Important names: Brie Larson will star and executive produce the series.
When you can watch: There is no release date yet.
You think it, I’ll say it
What it is about: According to Variety, Apple has ordered a 10-episode, half-hour broadcast of a new comedy variety show. The show is inspired by Curtis Sittenfeld’s short story collection. You think it, I’ll say it.
Important names: SNL alum Kristen Wiig was set to star, but pulled out citing scheduling conflicts with Wonder Woman 1984. The show is created and produced by Colleen McGuinness (30 rock, about a child).
When you can watch: This project does not yet have a title or release date.
