Streaming on Apple TV this week – quick links
Apple TV: new this week
Shrinking Season 3 – 28 January
Series. The highly anticipated new season from creators Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein and Jason Segel. The series follows a grieving therapist (played by Segel) who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives, including his own.
In addition to the ensemble cast, season three brings back guest stars Goldstein, Damon Wayans Jr, Wendie Malick and Cobie Smulders, along with new additions Jeff Daniels and multi-award winner and activist Michael J Fox.
Yo Gabba Gabbaland Season 2 – 30 January
Kids and family series. Dance, sing, play and make learning fun as kids and parents jump into Yo Gabba Gabbaland and discover all the things that make this community so magical. The series builds on the original Daytime Emmy Award-winning series Yo Gabba Gabba!, a fully-fledged cultural phenomenon that has amassed over 1.2 billion views on YouTube.
Apple TV: recently added
Drops of God Season 2 – 21 January
French-Japanese series. The hit, International Emmy Award-winning Best Drama Series adapted from the New York Times bestselling Japanese manga series of the same name returns.
In season two, Camille and Issei are thrust into their most perilous challenge yet: uncovering the origin of the world’s greatest wine, a mystery so profound that even their legendary father, Alexandre Léger, could not solve it.
Born to be Wild – 19 December
Documentary series. An intimate and emotional look at the powerful relationships between endangered animals and the heroic humans dedicated to raising, rehabilitating and rewilding them to help save their species.
As each animal finds its place in the world after being orphaned or born through conservation programs – including an elephant calf and two young cheetahs, a ring-tailed lemur pup, a moon bear cub, Iberian lynx kittens and rescued African penguins – the series highlights the challenges, triumphs and resilience that define their survival, both for the animals and the people working to raise and protect them.
F1® The Movie – 12 December
Film (2025). The highest-grossing sports film of all time, starring Brad Pitt and hailing from director Joseph Kosinski. Dubbed ‘the greatest that never was’, Sonny Hayes (Pitt) was Formula 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career.
Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling Formula 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to Formula 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world.
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock – 5 December
Kids and family special. The Fraggles eagerly await the first snow of the season and all the traditions it brings. But when only a single snowflake arrives and Gobo can’t write the yearly holiday song everyone is expecting, the season is thrown off course.
For the first time ever, Gobo journeys to the human world – or as the Fraggles refer to it, Outer Space – to find some unexpected musical inspiration.
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age – 26 November
Series. This show uses the latest scientific research and cutting-edge visual effects to bring our frozen world to life like never before, unveiling the spectacular habitats and inhabitants of ancient Earth for a one-of-a-kind experience. From towering woolly mammoths to elusive snow sloths, terrifying sabre-toothed tigers to resilient, three feet tall dwarf elephants, the series reveals the epic struggles and unexpected stories of animals that once ruled the Ice Age. Narrated by Golden Globe Award and Olivier Award winner Tom Hiddleston. Watch the trailer.
Wondla Season 3 – 26 November
Series. The epic final season sees war erupts between humans and aliens. With Orbona’s fate hanging in the balance, Eva must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: recapturing the stolen Heart of the Forest. Along the way, she gathers old friends and unlikely allies for one last stand. But to save Orbona, Eva must do more than find the Heart; she must bridge two divided worlds and prove the ultimate truth: ‘There is no “them.” There is only us.’
The Family Plan 2 – 21 November
Film. Dan (Mark Wahlberg) plans the perfect vacation during the Holiday season for his wife Jessica (Michelle Monaghan) and their kids to celebrate overseas – until a mysterious figure from his past (Kit Harington) shows up with unfinished business. An international game of cat-and-mouse ensues as Dan and his family battle, bicker and bond their way through a series of bank heists, holiday hijinks and car chases amid scenic European terrain. Watch the trailer.
