Apple TV+ shared a glimpse of its brand new and returning Original series that will premiere globally in spring and summer of 2024. Check ’em out.
FEBRUARY
The New Look
Inspired by true events and filmed exclusively in Paris, this new ten-episode drama centers on fashion designers Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, and their contemporaries as they navigated the horrors of World War II and launched modern fashion. Set against the Nazi occupation of Paris, it focuses on the pivotal moment when the French capital led the world back to life through its fashion icon, Christian Dior. As Dior rises to prominence with his groundbreaking, iconic imprint of beauty and influence, Chanel’s reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer is put into jeopardy.
The interwoven saga follows the surprising stories of Dior’s contemporaries and rivals — from Chanel and Pierre Balmain, to Cristóbal Balenciaga and more — and provides a stunning view into the atelier, designs, and clothing created by Christian Dior through collaboration with the House of Dior.
The star-studded ensemble cast includes Emmy® Award winner Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline, The Outsider) as Christian Dior; Academy Award® winner Juliette Binoche (The English Patient, Chocolat) as Coco Chanel; two-time Primetime Emmy® nominee Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones, Pistol) as Catherine Dior; two-time Oscar® nominee John Malkovich (In the Line of Fire, Places in the Heart) as Lucien Lelong; BAFTA TV Award nominee Emily Mortimer (The Pursuit of Love, Lars and the Real Girl) as Elsa Lombardi; European Film Awards winner Claes Bang (The Square, Bad Sisters) as Hans “Spatz” von Dincklage; and eight-time Oscar® nominee Glenn Close (The Wife, Fatal Attraction) as Carmel Snow.
The New Look premieres globally with the first three episodes on Wednesday, February 14, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by one episode every Wednesday through April 3.
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Based on the critically-acclaimed New York Times best-selling book The Dynasty by Jeff Benedict, this ten-part documentary event showcases the most dominant sports dynasty of the 21st century: the New England Patriots. It chronicles the rise and historic 20-year run of the Patriots during the era of quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick, and owner Robert Kraft.
Featuring interviews with Kraft, Belichick, and Brady, along with a wide range of contributors, and drawing on thousands of hours of never-before-seen video footage and audio files from the Patriots organization’s archive, the docuseries explores the franchise’s 20-year journey — from the unique chemistry that fueled six Super Bowl wins, to the internal strife that sparked a turf war. It offers unparalleled access to, and insights from, past and present Patriots players, coaches, and executives, including Adam Vinatieri, Drew Bledsoe, Rob Gronkowski, Ty Law, Bill Parcells, and Jonathan Kraft; league officials and sports journalists like Roger Goodell, Al Michaels, and Howard Bryant; and high-profile fans, such as Jon Bon Jovi, Bill Burr, and Rupert Murdoch, amongst others.
From the owner’s suite to the locker room, the series reveals an insider’s look at the road to — and cost of — greatness.
Produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries, and directed by Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Hamachek, The Dynasty: New England Patriots premieres globally on Friday, February 16, exclusively on Apple TV+.
Constellation
Created and written by Peter Harness (Wallander, The War of the Worlds, Doctor Who), this action-packed, conspiracy-based space adventure and psychological thriller stars Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, You Won’t Be Alone) as Jo, an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space, only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing. It explores the dark edges of human psychology and one woman’s desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and to recover all that she has lost.
The eight-episode series costars Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), James D’Arcy (Agent Carter, Oppenheimer), Julian Looman (Emily in Paris, The Mallorca Files), William Catlett (A Thousand and One, The Devil You Know), Barbara Sukowa (Voyager, Hannah Arendt), and newcomers Rosie and Davina Coleman.
Directed by Emmy® Award winner Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad) and Oscar® nominees Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall) and Oscar nominee Joseph Cedar (Footnote), Constellation premieres globally with the first three episodes on Wednesday, February 21, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by one episode weekly through March 27.
Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
This four-part documentary event about football (soccer) superstar Lionel Messi tracks the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner through his sensational career, including five FIFA World Cup appearances and his FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 win. In his own words, Messi tells the definitive story of his incredible career with the Argentina national football team, providing an intimate and unprecedented look at his quest for a legacy-defining World Cup victory.
The docuseries highlights Messi’s thrilling story, his loyal supporters across Argentina, and those who made the pilgrimage across the globe to witness his epic World Cup win. It also features the most personal interviews to date with Messi, alongside conversations with teammates, coaches, competitors, devout fans, and commentators testifying to the incredible influence and impact he has on a nation and world stage. The series explores the grace, fortitude, and willpower Messi has exhibited throughout his career, as it charts the dramatic path from his first match with the Argentina national football team, to carrying the weight of a country on his shoulders through several elusive World Cup wins — leading to his early retirement in 2016 and, ultimately, his comeback to become a FIFA World Cup champion and be crowned the 2022 tournament’s best player.
Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend premieres globally on Wednesday, February 21, exclusively on Apple TV+.
MARCH
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
This new six-episode British comedy-adventure series stars Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh, The Great British Baking Show) in the titular role as the legendary British highwayman. Set in the 18th century, this irreverent retelling of Dick Turpin’s story sees him as the most famous but least likely of highway robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship, and great hair. After being made the reluctant leader of a gang of lovable rogues, Turpin sets out on a journey of wildly absurd escapades with them and rides the highs and lows of his new endeavors, including a brush with celebrity — all while trying to outwit and escape the clutches of corrupt lawman and self-appointed thief-taker Jonathan Wilde (Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey).
The ensemble cast includes Ellie White (The Windsors), Marc Wootton (High & Dry), Duayne Boachie (Blue Story), Tamsin Greig (Episodes), Asim Chaudhry (The Sandman), Dolly Wells (The Outlaws), Joe Wilkinson (Sex Education), Mark Heap (Friday Night Dinner), Geoff McGivern (Free Rein), Michael Fielding (The Mighty Boosh), Samuel Leakey (Gretel & Hansel), and Kiri Flaherty (Blood).
Created by Claire Downes (The Job Lot), Ian Jarvis (Timewasters) and Stuart Lane (In the Long Run), and written by Jon Brittain (The Crown), Richard Naylor (Red Dwarf), Downes, Jarvis and Lane, along with Fielding, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin premieres globally with the first two episodes on Friday, March 1, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by a new episode every Friday through March 29.
The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy: Season Two
After confronting some of his long-held fears in Season One, Emmy® Award winner Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek) steps out of his comfort zone once again — this time embarking on a must-do journey for any respectable globe-trotter: a grand tour of Europe. The second season of this travel series follows Levy as he makes his way from the very north of the continent to the very south. Along the way, he unearths stunning hidden local gems, discovers his family tree, and attempts to broaden his taste buds while experiencing the region’s unique destinations.
The seven-part series sees Levy venture even further off the beaten path, inspired to experience local practices and global escapades with friends both new and old, including: preparing for Midsummer in the Swedish tradition with a moose-tracking adventure; visiting his mother’s childhood homeland of Scotland for the first time; dining with a luminary and taking a bite out of French cuisine in Saint-Tropez; embracing wellness with a hay bath under German thatched roofs on the island of Sylt; voyaging on a Greek fishing expedition around Milos; learning medieval customs and harvesting grapes in Italy; and playing soccer with an iconic Spanish star in Seville, Spain.
The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy: Season Two premieres globally on Friday, March 8, exclusively on Apple TV+,
Manhunt
Based on Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, the New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book from author James L. Swanson, this seven-part true-crime limited series is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history: the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
It stars Emmy® Award winner Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Game of Thrones, Outlander), with Anthony Boyle (Tetris, The Plot Against America), Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), Matt Walsh (Veep), and Hamish Linklater (The Big Short).
Created and showrun by Emmy® nominee Monica Beletsky (Fargo, The Leftovers, Friday Night Lights), the series is directed by Emmy® nominee Carl Franklin (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, One False Move, Devil in a Blue Dress) (first two episodes).
Manhunt premieres globally with the first two episodes on Friday, March 15, 2024, exclusively on Apple TV+. New episodes will debut weekly on Fridays through April 19, 2024.
Palm Royale
Loosely based on the novel Mr. and Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel, and set in Palm Beach during the powder keg year of 1969, this underdog story is a testament to every outsider fighting for their chance to truly belong. It follows Maxine Simmons (Emmy® and Academy Award® nominee Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids, The Skeleton Twins, Saturday Night Live) as she endeavors to break into Palm Beach high society and secure her seat at America’s most exclusive table. As Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots, the series asks the same questions that still baffle us today: Who gets a seat at the table? How do you get there? And how much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to get what someone else has?
The cast includes Oscar® winners Laura Dern (Marriage Story) and Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Ricky Martin (Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey), Josh Lucas (The Firm), Leslie Bibb (American Housewife), Amber Chardae Robinson (Judas and the Black Messiah), Mindy Cohn (The Facts of Life), Julia Duffy (Newhart), and Kaia Gerber (American Horror Story), along with extra special guest star turns by the legendary Bruce Dern (Nebraska) and the iconic, multiple-award-winning Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show).
Palm Royale, an Apple Original comedy, premieres globally with three episodes on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, exclusively on Apple TV+. New episodes will be released every Wednesday through May 8.
APRIL
Loot: Season Two
Set a year after Molly Wells (Emmy® Award winner Maya Rudolph, Bridesmaids, Saturday Night Live) settles her very public divorce from tech billionaire John Novak (Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation), the new season of this comedy series finds Molly thriving in her role as the head of her philanthropic organization, the Wells Foundation. Focused mainly on her charity work, Molly has sworn off any new relationships with men. Fabulously single but not particularly independent, Molly keeps by her side her trusty assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster, Curb Your Enthusiasm), who diligently caters to her every whim… and occasionally feeds her a kale smoothie spiked with gin.
Sofia Salinas (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pose), the no-nonsense executive director of the Wells Foundation, continues to run things with compassionate efficiency, but her all-business ethos is thrown for a loop when she meets Molly’s charismatic architect friend, Isaac (O-T Fagbenle, The Handmaid’s Tale). The bromance between Howard (Ron Funches, Harley Quinn) and Nicholas also continues to flourish as they support each other in their endeavors both inside and outside the workplace.
Meanwhile, Arthur (Nat Faxon, Our Flag Means Death) has moved past his feelings for Molly and adopted a new devil-may-care attitude on life, a change encapsulated by a very lame leather bracelet. The Wells Foundation team, including Rhonda (Meagen Fay, Grey’s Anatomy) and Ainsley (Stephanie Styles, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), must pull together as co-workers and friends as Molly strives to publicly live up to her promise of giving away all of her vast fortune.
(Trailer is from Season One)
Created, written and executive produced by Alan Yang (Parks and Recreation) and Matt Hubbard (30 Rock), Loot: Season Two premieres globally with two episodes on Wednesday, April 3, exclusively on Apple TV+. New episodes will be released every Wednesday through May 29.
Sugar
Academy Award® nominee Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges) stars in this private detective story as John Sugar, an American private investigator on the heels of the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the beloved granddaughter of legendary Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel. As Sugar tries to determine what happened to Olivia, he will also unearth Siegel family secrets — some very recent, others long-buried.
Created by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend), who also executive produces, the eight-episode series also stars Kirby (Barry), Amy Ryan (Only Murders in the Building), James Cromwell (Succession), Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad), Dennis Boutsikaris (Better Call Saul), Nate Corddry (For All Mankind), Sydney Chandler (Pistol), and Alex Hernandez (The Peripheral).
Sugar premieres globally with three episodes on Friday, April 5, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode every Friday through May 10.
Girls State
Following its widely-celebrated and acclaimed debut at the Sundance Film Festival, this documentary follows 500 teenage girls from across Missouri as they gather for a weeklong immersion in an elaborate laboratory of democracy. They build a government from the ground up, campaign for office, and form a Supreme Court to weigh the most divisive issues of the day.
The backdrop is a country deep in democratic crisis, with civil discourse and electoral politics increasingly fragile under extreme political polarization. As questions of race and gender equality in a representational democracy reach a fever pitch, these young women confront the complicated paths women must navigate to build political power. Following a distinctly female perspective and filled with teenage insecurity, biting humor, and a yearning for true friendship, the young leaders of Girls State win hearts and minds — not just elections.
Directed and produced by award-winning filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine (Boys State), together with Academy Award® winner Davis Guggenheim’s Concordia Studio, Girls State premieres globally Friday, April 5, exclusively on Apple TV+.
Franklin
Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, the new limited series Franklin — starring and executive produced by Academy®, Emmy®, and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael Douglas (Wall Street, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) — explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career. In December 1776, Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test when, as the fate of American independence hangs in the balance, he embarks on a secret mission to France.
At age 70, without any diplomatic training, Franklin convinced an absolute monarchy to underwrite America’s experiment in democracy. By virtue of his fame, charisma and ingenuity, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies, French informers, and hostile colleagues to engineer the Franco-American alliance of 1778 and the peace treaty with England in 1783. The eight-year French mission stands as Franklin’s most vital service to his country, without which America could not have won the Revolution. Diplomats and historians still regard it as the greatest single tour of duty by an ambassador in our nation’s history.
The drama also stars Noah Jupe (The Undoing) as Temple Franklin, Thibault de Montalembert (Call My Agent!) as Comte de Vergennes, Daniel Mays (Temple) as Edward Bancroft, Ludivine Sagnier (Lupin) as Madame Brillon, Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan) as John Adams, Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent!) as Beaumarchais, Jeanne Balibar (Irma Vep) as Madame Helvétius, and Théodore Pellerin (The OA) as Marquis de Lafayette.
Franklin premieres globally with the first three episodes on Friday, April 12, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode every Friday through May 17.
The Big Door Prize: Season Two
Based on the novel The Big Door Prize by M.O. Walsh, Season Two of this sci-fi comedy-drama follows the residents of Deerfield as the Morpho machine readies them for the mysterious “next stage.” As everyone’s potentials are exchanged for visions, new relationships form and new questions are asked. Dusty (Chris O’Dowd, Bridesmaids) and Cass (Gabrielle Dennis, Luke Cage) decide to take time apart, while Trina (Djouliet Amara, So Help Me Todd) and Jacob (Sammy Fourlas) learn that they can shed their old labels. Giorgio (Josh Seggara, Arrow) and Izzy (Crystal Fox, The Haves and the Have Nots) each find romance, while Hana (Ally Maki, Hacks) and Father Reuben (Damon Gupton, Criminal Minds) attempt to discover the purpose of the machine. The small town is once again left questioning what they thought they knew about their lives, relationships, and potentials, and about the Morpho itself.
(Trailer is from Season One)
The Big Door Prize: Season Two premieres globally with three episodes on Wednesday, April 24, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through June 12.
MAY
Acapulco: Season Three
In Season Three of this hit bilingual (English and Spanish) comedy series, inspired by the box office hit How to Be A Latin Lover and starring and executive produced by Emmy® and SAG Award winner Eugenio Derbez (CODA), it’s time to reconcile past mistakes and exciting new beginnings. In the present story, older Maximo (Derbez) finds himself returning to a Las Colinas that he no longer recognizes, while in 1985, younger Maximo (Enrique Arrizon, An Unknown Enemy) continues his climb up the ladder of success while potentially jeopardizing all the relationships he’s worked so hard to build.
(Trailer is from Season Two)
The returning cast includes Fernando Carsa (At Midnight), Damián Alcázar (Narcos: Mexico), Camila Perez (Gotham), Vanessa Bauche (Luis Miguel: The Series), Regina Reynoso (Tres Milagros), Raphael Alejandro (Once Upon a Time), Jessica Collins (The Young and the Restless), Rafael Cebrián (The Calling), Carlos Corona (Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths), and Regina Orozco (The House of Flowers), with recurring guest stars Cristo Fernandez (Ted Lasso) and Jaime Camil (Schmigadoon).
Acapulco: Season Three premieres globally on Wednesday, May 1, exclusively on Apple TV+.
Dark Matter
Based on the blockbuster book Dark Matter by acclaimed, best-selling author Blake Crouch, hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, this nine-episode sci-fi thriller series stars Joel Edgerton (The King, Zero Dark Thirty) as Jason Dessen, a physicist, professor, and family man who, while walking home one night in Chicago, is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.
The ensemble cast includes Oscar® winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Alice Braga (A Murder at the End of the World), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Dayo Okeniyi (Shades of Blue), and Oakes Fegley (The Fabelmans).
Dark Matter premieres globally with the first two episodes on Wednesday, May 8, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through June 26.
Trying: Season Four
In the new season of this heartwarming, critically-acclaimed British comedy series, it’s six years after the events in Season Three, and Nikki (BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith, Funny Valentines) and Jason (International Emmy® Award nominee Rafe Spall, Black Mirror) are experienced adopters who have built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Scarlett Rayner, Silverpoint), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
(Trailer is from Season 3)
Costarring Sian Brooke (Good Omens) as Karen, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd (Spy) as Scott, and Cooper Turner (Trash Truck) as Tyler, Trying: Season Four premieres globally with its first two episodes on Wednesday, May 22, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by a new episode every Wednesday through July 3.
JUNE
Presumed Innocent
Based on the New York Times best-selling novel Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow, this new eight-episode mystery-crime thriller limited series stars and is executive produced by Oscar® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain), and hails from Primetime Emmy® winners David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and executive producer J.J. Abrams (Lost).
The eight-episode series takes viewers on a gripping journey through a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of the crime. The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.
Gyllenhaal stars as chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich. The star-studded ensemble cast also includes Ruth Negga (Preacher), Bill Camp (The Outside), Elizabeth Marvel (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman), O-T Fagbenle (The First Lady), and Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World).
Presumed Innocent premieres globally with the first two episodes on Friday, June 14, exclusively on Apple TV+, followed by a new episode every Friday through July 26.
SUMMER 2024
Land of Women
Inspired by award-winning author Sandra Barneda’s best-selling novel of the same name, this new six-episode American-Spanish dramedy stars Golden Globe nominee Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), who also serves as executive producer, alongside legendary film and television star Carmen Maura (Someone Has to Die) and newcomer Victoria Bazúa. The series is shot in both English and Spanish and will be available to watch in each language when it premieres this summer.
Longoria plays Gala, a New York empty-nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties and she is forced to flee the city alongside her aging mother, Julia (Maura), and college-age daughter, Kate (Bazúa). To escape the dangerous criminals to whom Gala’s now-vanished husband is indebted, the three women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. The women seek to start anew and hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths.
Produced by Bambu Studios and Bambú Producciones (Cable Girls, Velvet) for Apple Studios, the series is directed by Iris Award winner Carlos Sedes (Cable Girls, Cocaine Coast). Stay tuned for updates about the global premiere date.
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America by Stacy Schiff
The Big Door Prize by M. O. Walsh
Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
