What to watch on Apple TV – quick links
Apple TV: recent highlights
Cape Fear – 5 June
Series. Cape Fear is inspired by the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg. A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison – and he wants vengeance.
Patrick Wilson, Joe Anders, Lily Collias and Malia Pyles round out the ensemble cast.
Star City – 29 May
Series. A propulsive paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race – when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon.
But this time, we explore the story from behind the Iron Curtain, showing the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humankind forward. The series is a bold new chapter which expands the world of For All Mankind.
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed – 20 May
Series. We follow newly divorced mum Paula (Tatiana Maslany) as she falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer. Convinced she witnessed a crime – while simultaneously struggling through a custody battle and an identity crisis – Paula begins her own investigation, one that could unravel a greater conspiracy while also holding the keys to rebuilding her family and sense of self. Jake Johnson, Brandon Flynn and Murray Bartlett also join the cast.
Unconditional – 8 May
Series. Unconditional follows a mother-daughter vacation-turned-nightmare when 23-year-old Gali (Talia Lynne Ronn) is arrested for drug smuggling in Moscow. Her mother Orna (Liraz Chamami) refuses to accept the charges – but her fight for Gali’s freedom pulls her into a deadly web of crime and corruption. Co-created by Adam Bizanski (Magpie) and Dana Idisis (On the Spectrum), with Keshet International.
Widow’s Bay – 29 April
Series. We’re in a quaint island town 40 miles off the coast of New England. But something lurks beneath the surface. Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is desperate to revive his struggling community.
There’s no wi-fi, spotty cellular reception and he must contend with superstitious locals who believe their island is cursed. He wants these people to respect him. They don’t. They think he is soft and cowardly. And he is.
But Loftis is determined to build a better future for his teenage son and turn the island into a tourist destination. Miraculously, he succeeds: tourists are finally coming. Unfortunately, the locals were right. After decades of calm, the old stories that seemed too ludicrous to be true start happening again.
My Brother the Minotaur – 24 April
Kids and family series. A thrilling mix of folklore, mystery and adventure about a young minotaur – half boy, half bull – found and raised in the human world. With the help of his fiercely loyal human brother, he recruits a bold group of friends to uncover the mystery of his minotaur past and fulfil his destiny, all while battling dark forces determined to see him fail.
Apple TV: coming soon
Sugar Season 2 – 19 June
Series. Season 2 ushers in the return of Los Angeles’ iconic private detective and film connoisseur, John Sugar. Emmy Award nominee Colin Farrell returns for a new case, tracking the troubled older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer as his search for his beloved missing sister continues.
As the investigation expands into a citywide conspiracy with sinister intentions, Sugar must reckon with himself to answer the question – how far will he go to do what’s right?
