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WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) is Apple’s week-long annual developer event, where the company sets the agenda for the next twelve months with a preview of the changes coming to its various operating systems in the fall. While WWDC is primarily a technical conference for developers – for whom it is the most important date on Apple’s calendar – it is also a major consumer-facing showcase.

This year, WWDC will be an important opportunity for Apple to prove its competence in AI following its failure to deliver on the Siri and Apple Intelligence promises it made two years ago. In the meantime, competitors have already shipped mature assistants and on-device AI workflows. After years of delays, a new Siri with chatbot capabilities and more competitive performance is expected to be a major part of Apple’s 2027 software roadmap. Apple is also expected to introduce additional AI features and improve existing ones, potentially leveraging its multi-year partnership with Google and Gemini technology as a foundation for future Apple Intelligence capabilities.

The event begins with a keynote, during which Apple reveals the new features coming to the iPhone, iPad, Mac and more later in the year. This year, the WWDC keynote will take place on Monday, June 8, 2026, starting at 10am PT. During the presentation, Apple is expected to unveil major updates to its operating systems, including iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS. Among the anticipated announcements are a significant overhaul of Siri, expanded use of AI across the system, and the potential launch of new Mac hardware.

Following the keynote, developers will be able to install the first developer betas and begin the summer-long process of updating their apps and building new features ahead of the public release in the fall. A public beta will likely follow in July, giving users the chance to try out the upcoming features early. Learn about participating in Apple’s beta software program so you can test the new software as soon as the beta arrives. Eventually, the new software will be available for everyone to download in the fall (usually September for iOS/iPadOS/watchOS and either September or October for macOS. In this guide, we cover everything expected at WWDC 2026, along with details on how to watch the keynote wherever you are. If you want a first look at the features coming to Apple’s software – and insight into the company’s future direction – read on.

What to expect from WWDC 2026 at a glance

• Apple’s WWDC keynote will begin at 10am PT on Monday, June 8, 2026.
• The event will likely be streamed live on Apple’s website.
• Expected announcements include iOS 27 and macOS 27 with a focus on stability, new AI-related features, major Siri updates, and potential Mac hardware updates.

WWDC 2026 Date: When is WWDC?

• WWDC (Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference) runs from June 8 to June 12, 2026
• The WWDC Keynote starts at 10am PT on Monday June 8

Apple has announced the dates for WWDC 2026. As we predicted, the WWDC event will run from June 8 to 12. The keynote is likely to take place on Monday June 8.

WWDC 2026 keynote time: What time does WWDC start?

The keynote will start at the usual time of 10am in California. If you are wondering what time will the WWDC keynote start where you are, use this as a quick reference:

• U.S.: 10 a.m. (PDT), 11 a.m. (MDT), 12 p.m. (CDT), 1 p.m. (EDT)
• Canada: 2 p.m. (ADT)
• U.K.: 6 p.m. (BST)
• Europe: 7 p.m. (CEST)
• India: 10:30 p.m. (IST)
• Singapore and China: 1 a.m. the next day (SGT/CST)
• Japan: 2 a.m. the next day (JST)
• Australia: 1 a.m. the next day (AWST), 2:30 a.m. the next day (ACST), 3 a.m. the next day (AEST)
• New Zealand: 5 a.m. the next day (NZST)

How to watch WWDC 2026

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Apple will livestream the WWDC 2026 keynote across multiple platforms, including its website, YouTube, the Apple TV app and the Apple Developer app. This means you’ll be able to watch the presentation on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and even a Windows PC.

If you miss the event, the keynote will be available to watch on demand shortly after it ends.

Ahead of the event, we will embed Apple’s YouTube livestream at the top of this article so you can watch it easily. We will also be running a live blog, bringing you real-time updates along with our analysis and commentary.

Where to watch

• Apple.com: Watch the keynote live on Apple’s website.
• Apple TV App: Available on Apple TV, smart TVs, iPhone, iPad and Mac.
• YouTube: Stream the keynote on Apple’s YouTube channel.
• Other platforms: You can watch via recent versions of Chrome or Firefox (supporting MSE, H.264 and AAC) by visiting Apple’s website.
• Apple Developer App and Website: Developers can watch the keynote as well as the Platforms State of the Union and all WWDC sessions that take place after the keynote.

Biggest WWDC rumors: At a glance

• OS updates: The next generation of operating systems, including iOS 27 and macOS 27, are expected to focus on stability and battery life rather than redesigns.
• Siri 2.0/Chatbot Evolution: Siri is expected to finally evolve into a full-fledged chatbot with on-screen awareness and personal context understanding.
• Google Gemini Integration: Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology will help power future Apple Intelligence features.
• Mac mini and Mac Studio updates: These two Macs, beloved of developers, are overdue an update.

What will Apple announce at WWDC 2026?

WWDC is primarily a software-focused event, and the main emphasis in 2026 will be the unveiling of Apple’s next-generation operating systems, including iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, visionOS 27 and other operating system updates. These updates are likely to reflect Apple’s reinvigorated push into AI.

While the conference centres on software, Apple has occasionally used WWDC to introduce new hardware. In 2026, the company could announce updated versions of the Mac mini and Mac Studio, although global RAM shortages could mean the wait extends beyond WWDC.

This year’s event is expected to be dominated by Apple’s push into artificial intelligence. In particular, attention will be on further developments in Apple Intelligence and a major overhaul of Siri.

Here’s what we expect Apple to reveal at this year’s event, from software and hardware to the possibility of entirely new products.

Siri & Apple Intelligence overhaul: Revamped and redesigned Siri

One of the central themes of WWDC 2026 is expected to be the completion of Apple’s Apple Intelligence roadmap, alongside a fundamental shift in Siri’s underlying architecture toward modern large language models (LLMs). The aim is to give Siri a much stronger understanding of natural language, broader world knowledge and more useful, context-aware responses – while maintaining Apple’s emphasis on user privacy.

Many of these features were originally planned for 2024 and 2025, but have since been pushed back into 2026. Following news earlier in 2026 of a multi-year collaboration between Apple and Google, Apple is now expected to use Google’s Gemini technology as a foundation for its next-generation AI systems, including the long-promised significantly upgraded Siri.

However, rather than relying directly on Google’s infrastructure, Apple is likely to deploy a customised version of these models, running either on-device or via its Private Cloud Compute system, in order to maintain its strict privacy standards.

The updated Siri is expected to be a cornerstone of Apple’s announcements. The next-generation assistant will likely feature a more conversational interface, deeper contextual awareness and significantly improved reliability, positioning it as a far more capable and integral part of the Apple ecosystem. Apple really needs to prove Siri’s AI capabilities at WWDC 2026.

Anticipated Siri capabilities include:

• Chat-bot like capabilities: Rumors indicate a “modernized, conversational version of Siri”.
• Updated interface: A totally new Siri interface is expected, which may include a dedicated Ask button.
• On-Screen Awareness: The ability for Siri to understand and act upon what is currently visible on a user’s screen.
• Personal Context: Siri will build a private, on-device “knowledge graph” using a user’s mail, messages, and history to provide personalized answers.
• In-App Actions: Siri will have the ability to take actions across different apps in an expansion of “App Intents”.
• Smart Home Integration: Apple is reportedly planning a major smart home strategy for 2026, where the new Siri will serve as a primary interface for new devices like smart displays and cameras.

Beyond Siri, Apple’s partnership with Google is expected to underpin its broader AI platform, Apple Intelligence. This could translate into smarter on-device features, deeper integration of AI across apps, and new developer APIs that allow third-party software to tap into Apple’s AI capabilities.

WWDC software updates: What’s coming to Apple’s operating systems?

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iOS 27

The centerpiece of iOS 27 is expected to be the conversational version of Siri. Other new features include:

• Folding iPhone: The introduction of software features specifically designed for Apple’s first folding iPhone. The software is expected to prioritize features tailored to the folding display, potentially drawing inspiration from iPadOS to ensure a seamless transition between the external cover and the larger internal screen.
• AI powered features: Apple is likely to unveil more advanced generative AI capabilities. These may extend across its Pro apps, as well as system-wide tools in iOS 27 and beyond.
• Health app: Apple promised an overhaul of the Health app for iOS 26. Instead smaller updates and improvments were rolled out. iOS 27 will surely deliver on Apple’s promise.
• Performance & Stability: Reports indicate that instead of a massive overhaul, iOS 27 will focus heavily on bug fixes and system stability.

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macOS 27 is expected to bring deep AI integration as well as performance improvements.

• Performance & Stability: As with iOS 27, Apple is thought to be focused on speed and stability improvements for macOS 27.
• AI & Siri integration: Siri/Apple Intelligence upgrades will impact macOS 27.
• Interface unification: Apple may continue to unify its design language across platforms.
• Dynamic Island: One of the new interface elements could be Dynamic Island-style functionality on Mac with a Notch.
• No more Intel support: When Apple announced macOS 26 it said it would be the last macOS to support Intel. WWDC will mark the end of Intel Macs.
• Touchscreen hints: With rumors that Apple will be launching a touchscreen MacBook later in 2026 or early 2027, we could see more touchscreen oriented features coming to macOS.

watchOS 27

Those Siri developments will no doubt feature heavily in the Apple Watch operating system. In addition we expect:

• Health app overhaul: The Apple Watch is likely to benefit from Apple’s promised overhaul of the Health app, including a redesigned interface, a health coach, and more insights.
• Readiness score: AI powered “readiness” score based on sleep quality, heart rate and other factors, similar to the Body Battery feature offered by Garmin.

iPadOS 27

Many of the iOS 27 updates—especially those related to Siri and AI—are expected to carry over to iPadOS 27. However, Apple is likely to introduce features that take advantage of the iPad’s larger display, while also focusing on creative and professional users. Expected improvements include:

• Multitasking improvements: Further moves toward desktop-style workflows, with more flexible multi-app usage and better support for pro applications.
• Better background processing: The ability to render projects and export video in the background, allowing users to continue working without interruption.
• File management changes: Enhancements to the Files app, including better project organisation and improved support for external drives.
• macOS inspired touch-screen features: With the arrival of the MacBook Neo, the iPad may not appear as compelling as a laptop replacement, but it will continue to appeal as a touch-first pro device. It also gives Apple an opportunity to refine touch interfaces that could reportedly make their way to the rumored Touchscreen MacBook in late 2026 or early 2027.

tvOS 27, HomePodOS 27, visionOS 27 and other platforms

Updates across Apple’s home and spatial computing platforms are also expected. These are also likely to be impacted by the Siri and AI enhancements coming in fall 2026.

• New Apple TV hardware: The next Apple TV is said to have been delayed to accommodate the upcoming Siri improvements.
• AI powered recommendations: The Apple TV app already shows which service content is available on, but it could become even more powerful with personalised, AI-driven recommendations.
• HomeHub software: Apple TV or HomePod devices could further evolve as the centre of the smart home, acting as a more capable and intelligent home hub.

Developer Tools and APIs

For developers, Apple typically introduces new versions of Xcode and updated Swift frameworks.

• Updated APIs: APIs are likely to be updated to allow third-party apps to integrate more deeply with Apple’s identity and payment systems.
• Metal Updates: Metal, a key technology for Mac game developers, enabling features like MetalFX Frame Interpolation, will likely see further expansion at WWDC.

Also read: The 10 most significant WWDC software announcements of all time

The end of Intel inside…

Intel no longer manufactures the primary processors for Apple’s current product lineup, as Apple completed its transition to in-house “Apple silicon” back in 2023. Macs that feature Intel processors will not be able to run macOS 27 (there were only a few that could run macOS 26).

While Apple will no longer support Macs with Intel chips with the next version of macOS, there are reports that Apple and Intel have reached an agreement to work together, with Intel manufacturing some Apple-designed chips as a foundry partner.

WWDC hardware updates: Will Apple launch new hardware?

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WWDC tends to be a software-focused event, so new hardware is never guaranteed. In addition, Apple has already completed a major spring launch cycle in March 2026, which included the MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Air, and M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro models. However, there are still several hardware products that are rumored or expected to appear at the June 2026 event.

Expected Mac Updates

Based on current release cycles and expert analysis, several Mac models are due for an M5-series upgrade, however, global RAM shortages could impact on Apple’s ability to release these updates in June, so the launches could be pushed back to later in 2026.

• Mac Studio: The professional desktop is expected to gain the M5 Max and M5 Ultra chip by June 2026.
• Mac mini: The compact desktop is expected to benefit from a M5 and M5 Pro update.
• iMac: The consumer-focused all-in-one is a candidate for an M5 chip refresh during the WWDC timeframe.

Other rumored products

• Smart Glasses and Wearables: Reports from late 2025 suggested Apple might provide a “first glimpse of its smart glasses” soon. Given the developer focus of WWDC, a preview of the software platform for these glasses or a new AI-powered pendant is possible.
• Home Automation: Apple is reportedly developing a new home hub and a doorbell camera featuring Face ID, which could be integrated into the broader HomeKit discussions at the conference.
• HomePod/HomeHub: There are lots of rumors about different products, from a HomePod with a display to a screen with a robot arm.

Q&A What is WWDC?

WWDC stands for the Worldwide Developers Conference and is dedicated to the third-party software and hardware developers that create apps and accessories for Apple’s platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, HomePod and Vision Pro.

At the event Apple previews the software that will be coming to iPhones, Macs, iPads, Apple Watches, and so on, later in the year. A beta program starts after the event so that developers can start testing the new software, find out ways to use new features, and make sure it works with their apps.

Sometimes Apple launches new hardware at WWDC, but the key focus is always software.

What happens at WWDC?

The event typically begins with a high-profile keynote presentation that provides a “sneak peek” at the next versions of Apple’s software. Beyond the announcements, it is a week-long conference designed for the global developer community to learn about new technologies and APIs.

What time does WWDC start in the U.K.?

Apple’s 10am start in California translates to 6pm in the U.K.

How long is the WWDC keynote?

The WWDC Keynote is usually a long one because Apple has so much to cover. Recent examples include:

• 1 hour, 45 minutes in 2025
• 1 hour, 50 minutes in 2024
• 2 hours in 2023

We expect that 2026’s WWDC keynote will be a long one, especially with the major AI related announcements expected.

What happened at WWDC 2025

This event was particularly significant due to a massive visual overhaul and a change in how Apple names its software. It included:

• The “Liquid Glass” Redesign: Apple introduced a new design language called Liquid Glass, which brought translucent, reflective, and glossy elements across all platforms . This aesthetic features curved “squircles,” glass-like layers that react to content beneath them, and a fully transparent menu bar in macOS.
• Unified Version Numbering: Starting with the 2025 event, Apple synchronized the version numbers of all its operating systems to reflect the upcoming year. Consequently, the successors to iOS 18 and macOS 15 were named iOS 26 and macOS 26 Tahoe.
• Apple Intelligence and Siri: While Apple continued to integrate AI features—such as AI-powered battery management and smarter Reminders—the long-awaited “New Siri” revamp faced further delays. Reports following the event indicated that the more conversational, context-aware version of Siri might not arrive until late 2026 or 2027.

Key Software Features included:

• macOS 26 Tahoe: Introduced a significant overhaul to Spotlight, new mobile apps for the Mac (like Journal), and “Live Translation” for real-time communication in FaceTime and Messages.
• iPadOS 26: Added “Mac-like” multitasking, allowing apps like Final Cut Pro to continue intensive processes in the background, and replaced the circular cursor with a desktop-style arrow .
  watchOS 26: Opened the Apple Watch Control Center to third-party widgets for the first time, allowing apps like Spotify or Strava to offer one-tap toggles

Who should watch WWDC

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is a cornerstone event for anyone deeply embedded in the Apple ecosystem, ranging from professional software creators to casual device owners. While the week-long program is technically dense, the opening keynote is designed for a global audience.

WWDC is considered the second-biggest event on Apple’s calendar, surpassed only by the fall iPhone launch. It’s the event to watch if you want to get insight into Apple’s long-term strategic vision. If you own an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, or Apple TV, the WWDC keynote is highly relevant because it give you a sneak peek at the new software coming to your devices later in the year.

How to attend WWDC

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WWDC is primarily a digital event with all registered Apple developers able to get online access to session videos, slides, and sample code throughout the week.

There is usually an in-person event at Apple Park though. If you want to attend WWDC and the keynote in person you have to enter a lottery and apply for a ticket to attend the keynote alongside other developers. There is a lot of competition for those tickets, which are randomly selected from those who apply and aren’t transferable. The good news is that tickets are free, at least.

To be in with a chance of attending, it is necessary to enter the lottery, for which you have to apply through Apple’s website. Eligibility is generally restricted to the following groups:

• Current members of the Apple Developer Program or Apple Developer Enterprise Program.
• Apple Entrepreneur Camp alumni.
• Swift Student Challenge winners (who are often included in a separate selection process, with notifications typically sent in May).

The lottery for tickets allocated for 2025 started at the end of March and those interested had to apply by the beginning of April. The lucky applicants were notified of their success in getting a ticket at the beginning of April.

Apple invites developers to participate in a series of classes, workshops, and sessions to learn about the system-wide changes coming to the major software platforms in the coming year so they can update their apps. Some lucky developers even get to watch the event live in person.

You can find out more about how to get tickets to WWDC in our FAQ. Apple will share additional conference information in advance of WWDC26 through the Apple Developer app.

Apple usually confirms the date for WWDC around the end of March when it allows developers to enter a lottery and apply for a ticket to attend the keynote. Those who qualify have until the beginning of April to apply for tickets. We explain how current Apple Developer Program members, Apple Developer Enterprise Program members and Swift Student Challenge winners are able to apply for free tickets below.

How much does WWDC cost to attend

The format of WWDC has shifted significantly in recent years. While it was once a paid event costing $1,599 with tickets that sold out instantly, the modern conference is primarily an online experience.

Even without a lottery win, all registered developers receive online access to session videos, sample code, and workshops throughout the week

When was WWDC last held

In recent years Apple has held WWDC in early June.

• WWDC 2026: June 8-12
• WWDC 2025: June 9-13
• WWDC 2024: June 10-14
• WWDC 2023: June 5-9
• WWDC 2022: June 6-10
• WWDC 2021: June 7-11
• WWDC 2020: June 22-26
• WWDC 2019: June 3-7
• WWDC 2018: June 4-8

Apple has held a WWDC event every year since 1983. Over the past couple of decades WWDC has generally been held in June, with only one exception.

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For a broader view of the year’s plans, check out our guide to the new Apple products coming this year.

We’ll update this article regularly in the run-up to WWDC, so check back to see the latest news.

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What’s new on Apple TV? What are the best shows and movies? How do you sign up and what does it cost? This article will answer all of that, and you’ll also get a list of all the currently-available Apple TV content.

There’s also a ton of new content in the works for Apple’s service, too. If you want to know what’s on the way, check out our list of upcoming Apple TV shows and movies.

Updated May 8, 2026: Unconditional is now streaming.

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Unconditional
Released: May 8, 2026

Widow’s Bay
Released: April 29, 2026

My Brother the Minotaur
Released: April 24, 2026

Criminal Record (season 2)
Released: April 22, 2026

Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Released: April 17, 2026

Outcome
Released: April 10, 2026

Your Friends and Neighbors (season 2)
Released: April 3, 2026

How to get Apple TV

You can subscribe to Apple TV on Apple’s website here, or via the Apple TV app on your device. It costs $12.99/£9.99 a month, which you can cancel at any time (Read: How to cancel an Apple subscription). You can also opt for a one-year subscription for $99/£89, which essentially gives you two months free each year.

Apple also offers various trials so that you can try out Apple TV before you subscribe. Take a look at our article explaining all the ways you can watch Apple TV for free, and the best Apple TV deals you can get.

Students can get Apple TV for free with an already subsidized Apple Music subscription.

Best shows on Apple TV

There’s far too much content on Apple TV to sift through it all yourself. If you’re looking for something to watch and don’t know where to start, here are a few of the Macworld staff’s favorite shows, series, and movies.

Bad Sisters

• Synopsis: A dark comedy about a group of Irish sisters who find themselves at the center of a life insurance investigation after John Paul–the abusive husband to one of the sisters–dies unexpectedly.
• Number of seasons: 2
• Release date: August 19, 2022

Black Bird

• Synopsis: A gripping miniseries about a convicted con artist who works for the FBI to try to get a serial killer’s confession before he is released from prison. Based on the true story of James Keene and Larry Hall.
• Number of seasons: 1
• Release date: July 8, 2022

For All Mankind

• Synopsis: What if the U.S.S.R. put a man on the moon before the U.S.? How would the ensuing space race change history throughout the decades? That’s the high concept behind this gripping big-budget sci-fi series.
• Number of seasons: 5
• Release date: November 1, 2019

Pluribus

• Synopsis: A mysterious virus-like pathogen turns the entire human race into a peaceful hive-mind, except for a handful of individuals. Created by Vince Gilligan, of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul fame.
• Number of seasons: 1
• Release date: November 17, 2025

Severance

• Synopsis: A combination of dystopian sci-fi drama and workplace comedy about a company where employees are “severed”–when at work, they can’t remember their outside lives, and vice-versa.
• Number of seasons: 2
• Release date: February 18, 2022

Shrinking

• Synopsis: A surprisingly quick-witted comedy about a therapist who has trouble dealing with the death of his wife and his eccentric patients.
• Number of seasons: 2
• Release date: January 27, 2023

Slow Horses

• Synopsis: Gary Oldman turns in a great performance as the cranky leader of a band of misfit spies.
• Number of seasons: 5
• Release date: April 1, 2022

Ted Lasso

• Synopsis: Apple’s fish-out-of-water comedy/drama about a midwestern college football coach who heads to England to coach Premier League soccer is a breakout hit for good reason.
• Number of seasons: 3
• Release date: August 14, 2020

The Morning Show

• Synopsis: Big star power and a fantastic performance by Jenniffer Aniston highlight this fast-paced drama that goes behind the scenes of a fictional morning news program.
• Number of seasons: 4
• Release date: November 1, 2019

Full list of Apple TV shows and series

These are all the episodic series you can currently watch on Apple TV, including both recurring and limited series. This list is in alphabetical order.

TitlePremiereSeasons / Episodes1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingMay 21, 20218 episodesAcapulcoOctober 8, 20214 seasons, 40 episodesAmazing StoriesMarch 6, 20201 season, 5 episodesAmber BrownJuly 29, 20221 season, 10 episodesBad MonkeyAugust 14, 20241 season, 10 episodesBad SistersAugust 19, 20222 seasons, 20 episodesBE@RBRICKMarch 21, 20251 season, 13 episodesBecoming YouNovember 13, 20201 season, 6 episodesBeforeOctober 25, 202410 episodesBest Foot ForwardJuly 22, 20221 season, 10 episodesBig BeastsApril 21, 20231 season, 10 episodesBlack BirdJuly 8, 20226 episodesBoom! Boom! The World vs Boris BeckerApril 7, 20232 episodesBorn to be WildDecember 19, 20256 episodesCallsMarch 19, 20211 season, 9 episodesCamp SnoopyJune 14, 202410 episodesCarêmeApril 30, 20251 season, 8 episodesCarpool KaraokeAugust 8, 20175 seasons, 75 episodesCentral ParkMay 29, 20203 seasons, 39 episodesChief of WarAugust 1, 20259 episodesCircuit BreakersNovember 11, 20221 season, 7 episodesCity on FireMay 12, 20231 season, 8 episodesConstellationFebruary 21, 20241 season, 8 episodesCowboy CartelAugust 2, 20244 episodesCriminal RecordJanuary 10, 20242 seasons, 16 episodesCurses!October 27, 20232 seasons, 20 episodesDark MatterMay 8, 20241 season, 9 episodesDear EdwardFebruary 3, 20231 season, 10 episodesDear…June 5, 20202 seasons, 20 episodesDefending JacobApril 24, 20208 episodesDickinsonNovember 1, 20193 seasons, 30 episodesDisclaimerOctober 11, 20247 episodesDope ThiefMarch 14, 20258 episodesDoug UnplugsNovember 13, 20202 seasons, 26 episodesDown Cemetery RoadOctober 29, 20251 season, 8 episodesDr. BrainNovember 3, 20211 season, 6 episodesDrops of GodApril 21, 20232 seasons, 16 episodesDuck & GooseJuly 8, 20222 seasons, 17 episodesEarth at Night in ColorDecember 4, 20202 seasons, 12 episodesEarthsoundsFebruary 23, 20241 season, 12 episodesEcho 3November 23, 20221 season, 10 episodesEl DeafoJanuary 7, 20223 episodesEva the OwletMarch 31, 20232 seasons, 17 episodesExtrapolationsMarch 17, 20231 season, 8 episodesFive Days at MemorialAugust 12, 20228 episodesFor All MankindNovember 1, 20195 seasons, 50 episodesFoundationSeptember 24, 20213 seasons, 30 episodesFraggle Rock: Back to the RockJanuary 21, 20222 seasons, 27 episodesFraggle Rock: Rock On!April 21, 20201 season, 6 episodesFrog and ToadApril 28, 20232 seasons, 18 episodesGet Rolling with OtisOctober 8, 20212 seasons, 18 episodesGhostwriterNovember 1, 20193 seasons, 39 episodesGovernment CheeseApril 16, 20251 season, 10 episodesGreatness CodeJuly 10, 20202 seasons, 13 episodesGutsySeptember 9, 20221 season, 8 episodesHarriet the SpyNovember 19, 20212 seasons, 20 episodesHello Tomorrow!February 17, 20231 season, 10 episodesHello, Jack! The Kindness ShowNovember 5, 20212 seasons, 16 episodesHelpstersNovember 1, 20193 seasons, 40 episodesHelpsters Help YouApril 24, 20206 episodesHigh DesertMay 17, 20231 season, 8 episodesHijackJune 28, 20232 seasons, 15 episodesHollywood Con QueenMay 8, 20243 episodesHomeApril 17, 20202 seasons, 19 episodesHome Before DarkApril 3, 20202 seasons, 20 episodesImperfect WomenMarch 18, 20268 episodesInterrupting ChickenNovember 18, 20222 seasons, 17 episodesInvasionOctober 22, 20213 seasons, 30 episodesJaneApril 14, 20233 seasons, 20 episodesJohn Lennon: Murder Without A TrialDecember 6, 20233 episodesKnife Edge: Chasing Michelin StarsOctober 10, 20258 episodesK-Pop IdolsAugust 30, 20246 episodesKPoppedAugust 29, 20251 season, 8 episodesLa MaisonSeptember 20, 20241 season, 10 episodesLady in the LakeJuly 19, 20247 episodesLand of WomenJune 26, 20241 season, 6 episodesLessons in ChemistryOctober 13, 20238 episodesLiaisonFebruary 24, 20231 season, 6 episodesLife by EllaSeptember 2, 20221 season, 10 episodesLincoln’s DilemmaFebruary 18, 20224 episodesLisey’s StoryJune 4, 20218 episodesLittle AmericaJanuary 17, 20202 seasons, 16 episodesLittle VoiceJuly 10, 20201 season, 9 episodesLong Way UpSeptember 18, 202011 episodesLong Way HomeMay 9, 202510 episodesLootJune 24, 20223 seasons, 30 episodesLosing AliceJanuary 22, 20211 season, 8 episodesLove You to DeathFebruary 7, 20251 season, 7 episodesLovely Little FarmJune 10, 20222 seasons, 14 episodesMake or BreakApril 29, 20222 seasons, 15 episodesManhuntMarch 15, 20247 episodesMargo’s Got Money TroublesApril 15, 20261 season, 8 episodesMasters of the AirJanuary 26, 20249 episodesMeJuly 12, 20241 seasons, 10 episodesMessi Meets AmericaOctober 11, 20236 episodesMessi’s World Cup: Rise of a LegendFebruary 21, 20244 episodesMidnight FamilySeptember 25, 20241 season, 10 episodesMonarch: Legacy of MonstersNovember 17, 20232 season, 20 episodesMonster FactoryMarch 17, 20236 episodesMr. CormanAugust 6, 20211 season, 10 episodesMr. ScorseseOctober 17, 20255 episodesMurderbotMay 16, 20251 season, 10 episodesMy Brother the MinotaurApril 24, 20261 season, 10 episodesMy Kind of CountryMarch 24, 20231 season, 8 episodesMythic QuestFebruary 7, 20204 seasons, 40 episodesNot a BoxJune 13, 20251 season, 8 episodesNow and ThenMay 20, 20221 season, 8 episodesOmnivoreJuly 19, 20241 season, 8 episodesOne-of-a-Kind MarcieAugust 18, 202339 min.Onside: Major League SoccerFebruary 21, 20258 episodesOprah Talks COVID-19March 21, 20201 season, 13 episodesOprah’s Book ClubNovember 1, 20191 season, 14 episodesPachinkoMarch 25, 20222 seasons, 16 episodesPalm RoyaleMarch 20, 20242 seasons, 20 episodesPhysicalJune 18, 20213 seasons, 30 episodesPinecone & PonyApril 8, 20222 seasons, 16 episodesPlatonicMay 24, 20232 seasons, 20 episodesPluribusNovember 7, 20251 season, 9 episodesPrehistoric PlanetMay 23, 20223 seasons, 15 episodesPresumed InnocentJune 12, 20248 episodesPretzel and the PuppiesFebruary 11, 20222 seasons, 18 episodesPrime TargetJanuary 22, 20258 episodesPuppy PlaceOctober 15, 20212 seasons, 16 episodesReal Madrid: Until the EndMarch 10, 20233 episodesRoarApril 15, 20221 season, 8 episodesSago Mini FriendsSeptember 16, 20223 seasons, 24 episodesSchmigadoon!July 16, 20212 seasons, 12 episodesSeeNovember 1, 20193 seasons, 24 episodesServantNovember 28, 20194 seasons, 40 episodesSeveranceFebruary 18, 20222 seasons, 19 episodesShantaramOctober 14, 20221 season, 12 episodesShape IslandJanuary 20, 20232 seasons, 16 episodesShining GirlsApril 29, 20221 season, 8 episodesShrinkingJanuary 27, 20233 seasons, 33 episodesSide QuestMarch 26, 20254 epsiodesSiloMay 5, 20232 seasons, 20 episodesSlow HorsesApril 1, 20225 seasons, 30 episodesSlumberkinsNovember 4, 20221 season, 8 episodesSmokeJune 27, 20259 episodesSnoopy in SpaceNovember 1, 20192 seasons, 24 episodesStickJune 4, 20251 season, 10 episodesStill UpSeptember 22, 20231 season, 8 episodesStillwaterDecember 4, 20204 seasons, 40 episodesStrange PlanetAugust 9, 20231 season, 10 episodesSTEVE! (martin): A documentary in two piecesMarch 29, 20242 episodesSugarApril 5, 20248 episodesSunnyJuly 10, 20241 season, 10 episodesSuper League: The War for FootballJanuary 13, 20234 episodesSurfaceJuly 29, 20222 seasons, 16 episodesSurfside GirlsAugust 19, 20221 season, 10 episodesSuspicionFebruary 4, 20221 season, 8 episodesSwaggerOctober 29, 20212 season2, 18 episodesTed LassoAugust 14, 20203 seasons, 34 episodesTehranSeptember 25, 20203 seasons, 24 episodesThe AfterpartyJanuary 28, 20222 seasons, 16 episodesThe Big CigarMay 17, 20246 episodesThe Big ConnMay 6, 20224 episodesThe Big Door PrizeMarch 29, 20232 seasons, 20 episodesThe BuccaneersNovember 8, 20232 seasons, 16 episodesThe ChangelingSeptember 8, 20231 season, 8 episodesThe Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick TurpinMarch 1, 20241 season, 6 episodesThe Crowded RoomJune 9, 20231 season, 10 episodesThe DynastyFebruary 16 202410 episodesThe Enfield PoltergeistOctober 27, 20234 episodesThe Essex SerpentMay 13, 20226 episodesThe HuntMarch 4, 20266 episodesThe Last Days of Ptolemy GreyMarch 11, 20226 episodesThe Last FrontierOctober 10, 20251 season, 10 episodesThe Last Thing He Told MeApril 14, 20232 seasons, 15 episodesThe LineNovember 19, 20214 episodes[a]The Long Game: Bigger Than BasketballApril 22, 20221 season, 5 episodesThe Me You Can’t SeeMay 21, 20211 season, 6 episodesThe Morning ShowNovember 1, 20193 seasons, 30 episodesThe Mosquito CoastApril 30, 20212 seasons, 17 episodesThe New LookFebruary 14, 20241 season, 10 episodesThe Oprah ConversationJuly 30, 20201 season, 15 episodesThe Problem with Jon StewartSeptember 30, 20212 seasons, 20 episodesThe Reluctant TravelerFebruary 24, 20232 seasons, 13 episodesThe Sisters GrimmOctober 3, 20251 season, 6 episodesThe Shrink Next DoorNovember 12, 20218 episodesThe Snoopy ShowFebruary 5, 20212 seasons, 26 episodesThe StudioMarch 26, 20251 season, 10 episodesThe Super ModelsSeptember 20, 20234 episodesThe Wild OnesJuly 11, 20251 season, 6 episodesThey Call Me MagicApril 22, 20221 season, 4 episodesTime BanditsJuly 24, 20241 season, 10 episodesTiny WorldOctober 2, 20202 seasons, 12 episodesTruth Be ToldDecember 6, 20193 seasons, 28 episodesTryingMay 1, 20204 seasons, 32 episodesTwisted YogaMarch 13, 20263 episodesUnconditionalMay 8, 20268 episodesVisible: Out on TelevisionFebruary 14, 20205 episodesWanted: The Escape of Carlos GhosnAugust 25, 20234 episodesWatch the Sound with Mark RonsonJuly 30, 20211 season, 6 episodesWeCrashedMarch 18, 20228 episodesWhere’s Wanda?October 2, 20241 season, 8 episodesWidow’s BayApril 29, 20261 season, 10 episodesWolfboy and the Everything FactorySeptember 24, 20212 seasons, 20 episodesWomen in BlueJuly 31, 20241 season, 10 episodesWondLaJune 28, 20243 seasons, 20 episodesWonder Pets: In the CityDecember 13, 20242 seasons, 26 episodesYo Gabba GabbalandAugust 9, 20241 season, 20 episodesYou Would Do It TooOctober 30, 20241 season, 8 episodesYour Friends and NeighborsApril 11, 20252 seasons, 19 episodes

Full list of Apple TV movies and short films

Apple TV is home to a fair number of original movies, too. Some of the movies saw a limited theatrical release, all are listed here in alphabetical order.

TitleRelease Date9/11: Inside the President’s War RoomSeptember 1, 2021ArgylleApril 12, 2024All of YouSeptember 26, 2025Beastie Boys StoryApril 24, 2020Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little BlurryFebruary 26, 2021BlitzNovember 22, 2024BlushOctober 1, 2021Bono: Stories of SurrenderMay 30, 2025Boys StateAugust 14, 2020Bread and RosesNovember 22, 2024Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to YouOctober 23, 2020CausewayNovember 4, 2022Cha Cha Real SmoothJune 17, 2022CherryMarch 12, 2021CODAAugust 13, 2021Come from AwaySeptember 10, 2021Come See Me in the Good LightNovember 14, 2021DadsJune 19, 2020Deaf President Now!May 16, 2025Echo ValleyJune 13, 2025EmancipationDecember 9, 2022EternityFebruary 13, 2026F1: The MovieDecember 12, 2025Fancy DanceJune 28, 2024FathomJune 25, 2021FinchNovember 5, 2021FingernailsNovember 3, 2023Fireball: Visitors from Darker WorldsNovember 13, 2020Flora and SonSeptember 29, 2023Fly Me to the MoonDecember 6, 2024Fountain of YouthMay 23, 2025GhostedApril 21, 2023Girls StateApril 5, 2024GreyhoundJuly 10, 2020HalaDecember 6, 2019Hannah Waddingham: Home for ChristmasNovember 22, 2023Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet EarthApril 17, 2020Highest 2 LowestSeptember 5, 2025Killers of the Flower MoonJanuary 12, 2024Louis Armstrong’s Black & BluesOctober 28, 2022LuckAugust 5, 2022Lulu is a RhinocerosMay 30, 2025Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas SpecialDecember 4, 2020Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic ContinuesDecember 3, 2021NapoleonMarch 1, 2024Napoleon: Director’s CutAugust 29, 2024Number One on the Call SheetMarch 28, 2025On the RocksOctober 23, 2020OutcomeApril 10, 2026PalmerJanuary 29, 2021Raymond & RayOctober 21, 2022Selena Gomez: My Mind & MeNovember 4, 2022SharperFebruary 17, 2023SidneySeptember 23, 2022Snoopy Presents: A Summer MusicalAugust 15, 2025Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang SyneDecember 10, 2021Snoopy Presents: It’s The Small Things, Charlie BrownApril 15, 2022Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s SchoolAugust 12, 2022Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With LoveMay 6, 2022Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, FranklinFebruary 16, 2024SpiritedNovember 18, 2022Stephen Curry: UnderratedJuly 21, 2023Still: A Michael J. Fox MovieMay 12, 2023Stiller & Meara: Nothing is LostOctober 24, 2025Swan SongDecember 17, 2021TetrisMarch 31, 2023The BankerMarch 20, 2020The Beanie BubbleJuly 28, 2023The Bloody HundredthMarch 15, 2024The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseDecember 25, 2022The Elephant QueenNovember 1, 2019The Family PlanDecember 15, 2023The Family Plan 2November 21, 2025The First Snow of Fraggle RockDecember 5, 2025The GorgeFebruary 14, 2025The Greatest Beer Run EverSeptember 30, 2022The InstigatorsAugust 9, 2024The Last of the Sea WomenOctober 11, 2024The Lost BusOctober 3, 2025The Pigeon TunnelOctober 20, 2023The Sky Is EverywhereFebruary 11, 2022The Tragedy of MacbethJanuary 14, 2022The Velvet UndergroundOctober 15, 2021The Velveteen RabbitNovember 22, 2023The Year Earth ChangedApril 16, 2021Twas the Fight Before ChristmasNovember 26, 2021Who Are You, Charlie Brown?June 25, 2021WolfsSeptember 27, 2024WolfwalkersDecember 11, 2020

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Apple TV was created to bring the Apple experience to non-Apple displays at a time when flat-screen TVs were becoming affordable and smart TVs weren’t a mainstream thing yet. However, although its debut came just minutes before the original iPhone, Apple’s streaming box hasn’t matured as quickly Apple’s ubiquitous smartphone. 

Steve Jobs affectionately referred to Apple TV as a “hobby” at the time, and in many ways it still feels that way. Despite having a powerful chip inside and running tvOS, the Apple TV seems to have been left behind as both its competitors and other Apple devices gain more features and functionality. 

Yes, it’s fast, has a clean interface, and offers a better user experience than anything else in its class, but Apple’s two-decade-old streaming device seems to be getting more and more expendable at a time when it should be a vital piece of the ecosystem.

Apple TV is easy to like, but hard to justify

If you’ve ever tried using the native apps that come pre-installed on your smart TV, you’ve probably found them frustrating at times. These apps are usually slow and web-based, and navigating them is a frustrating mess.

Apple TV, on the other hand, is a really enjoyable product. Since it runs tvOS (which is essentially a version of iOS with a TV interface) and is powered by the same chips found in iPhones and iPads, the device excels at performing simple TV-related tasks and navigation.

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Everything works just as you’d expect. There are smooth animations throughout the system, and streaming apps open almost instantly. You also don’t constantly need to enter your passwords, since you can simply use your iPhone to sign in to apps such as Netflix and HBO.

Plus, if you really want to, Apple TV can do more than just stream content. You can find a selection of games and other types of apps available on the App Store, play Apple Arcade games, and easily stream music and photos. So why is Apple TV so hard for some people to justify?

First, there’s the price. The Apple TV 4K starts at $129, nearly twice what most competing streaming devices cost. For comparison, the newest Amazon Fire TV 4K Plus costs just $49 and is frequently lower than that. Apple TV boxes rarely go on sale and aren’t even sold at Amazon.

And if you think about it, Apple TV doesn’t do anything so different from what other streaming boxes do. Yes, Apple TV runs much better software and offers superb quality, but it seems that Apple has been missing the opportunity to make Apple TV an even better and more appealing product.

A smarter way to watch TV

Of course, the Apple TV experience has come a long way since the first version. It now supports 4K content, third-party apps, and even functions as a home hub for smart accessories. But still, when it comes to watching content, things work pretty much the same way.

You download an app, open it, and search for the content you want. Apple has tried to improve this experience a bit with the TV app, which brings together multiple streaming platforms in one place, but several services, including Netflix, aren’t part of it. It’s also tried to make Apple TV smarter by adding TV-specific features to Siri, so you can search for movies and TV shows more accurately using your voice. But of course, Siri is still quite limited, and there’s still nothing particularly revolutionary about anything Apple TV does.

But it could be. One way Apple can set Apple TV apart from its competitors is by making the device much smarter. The next generation of the device needs a chip capable of running Apple Intelligence features.

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Imagine, for example, an Apple TV with Visual Intelligence for on-screen awareness. You could simply ask Siri about an object or piece of clothing you saw in a scene, or even information about the filming location of the scene you’re watching.

Search could also be greatly improved with Apple Intelligence. Apple TV users can already use Siri to find a show or movie in a specific genre or starring a specific actor, but AI could make this search much more natural and advanced. 

It would be great to be able to ask Siri to find a specific scene in a movie and skip straight to it. And if you’ve been away from a series for a few weeks, you could ask, “Siri, give me a quick recap of what happened in the last two episodes” before you start the new one.

Apple’s home strategy waits for Intelligence

Apple TV is only part of the problem. In fact, Apple has been slowly trying to break into the smart home device market. We now have the HomePod and the HomePod mini, in addition to HomeKit technology. But something is holding Apple back from making progress in this segment.

It’s been almost four years since Apple last updated the hardware for Apple TV and HomePod, and the reason is likely the lack of additional AI features and a more advanced Siri.

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According to multiple reports, Apple already has new versions of these devices ready to go. The company has also developed a new smart ‘HomePad’ device that combines the features of a HomePod and an Apple TV with a built-in 7-inch screen.

However, Apple wants these products to be deeply integrated with Apple Intelligence features, including a more natural Siri. But since the company has yet to deliver the features promised at WWDC 2024, it has reportedly decided to postpone the launch of new smart home accessories.

This brings us to Apple’s new leadership. With John Ternus stepping up as CEO later this year, there’s a good chance we’ll see major changes ahead. He’s known for being a products guy. After all, he’s an engineer.

One of his first and most defining challenges will be delivering on the rumored smart home vision. If Ternus can bridge the gap between hardware that is ready and AI that is truly smart, the Apple TV 4K might finally stop being a “hobby” and become the essential centerpiece of the Apple home. Until then, we’ll wait and see if Apple will at least give us a hint of any AI features coming to the current Apple TV with tvOS 27 at WWDC in June. Or at least a new model with the capabilities to handle it.

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Apple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV continues to grow, and so does the list of upcoming projects in the works.

Some of these projects have been officially announced and acknowledged by Apple, while others have been reported by the Hollywood press.

We’ve divided this list in two: Coming Soon is a list of shows and films for which Apple has given an official release date or release window, and Further Out compiles content that is still in production or perhaps haven’t even begun yet.

Updated May 1, 2026: Ted Lasso season 4 has a release date (August 5) and a teaser trailer.

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You can subscribe to Apple TV on Apple’s website here, or via the Apple TV app on your device. It costs $12.99/£9.99 a month, which you can cancel at any time (Read: How to cancel and Apple subscription). You can also opt for a one-year subscription for $99/£89, which gives you two months free each year.

Apple also offers various trials. Take a look at our article explaining all the ways you can watch Apple TV for free, and the best Apple TV deals you can get. Students can get Apple TV for free with an already subsidized Apple Music subscription.

You don’t need an Apple TV set top box to watch Apple TV, nor do you have to pay for a subscription, see: How to watch Apple TV for free.

Coming Soon to Apple TV

The following shows, series, and movies have been officially announced by Apple and will typically will begin streaming in the next few weeks or months.

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

What it’s about: Newly divorced mom Paula falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder, and youth soccer. 

Important names: Starring Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, Jessy Hodges, and Jon Michael Hill.

When you can watch: Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed will premiere on May 20, 2026.

Propeller One-Way Night Coach

What it’s about: Set in the golden age of aviation, a young airplane enthusiast and his mother set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime.

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Important names: Written and directed by John Travolta, also starring Kelly Eviston-Quinnett, Clark Shotwell, and Ella Bleu Travolta.

When you can watch: Propeller One-Way Night Coach premieres on May 29, 2026.

Star City

What it’s about: A spin-off of the For All Mankind universe, Star City 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. 

Important names: Created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedivi, the creators of For All Mankind.

When you can watch: Star City premieres on May 29, 2026.

Cape Fear

What it’s about: A 10-episode limited series inspired by the 1991 remake, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna and Tom Bowden when Max Cady, the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison.

Important names: Stars Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson.

When you can watch: Cape Fear premieres on June 5, 2026.

Sugar (season 2)

What it’s about: John Sugar is an American private investigator on the heels of the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the beloved granddaughter of legendary Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel.

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Important names: Starring Colin Farrell, Jin Ha, Raymond Lee, and Tony Dalton.

When you can watch: The second season of Sugar premieres on June 19, 2026.

Silo (season 3)

What it’s about: Season three of Silo continues the saga of a dystopian society of 10,000 people living underground under mysterious circumstances, while revealing an origin story set centuries earlier.

Important names: Stars Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Harriet Walter, and Chinaza Uche.

When you can watch: Season 3 of Silo premieres on July 3, 2026.

Lucky

What it’s about: Based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel, Lucky centers on a young woman who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past.

Important names: Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening, Timothy Olyphant, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

When you can watch: Lucky premieres on July 15, 2026.

The Dink

What it’s about: Washed up former tennis prodigy Dusty Boyd has been reduced to coaching unruly children at his father Chuck’s suburban country club. After reactivating an old injury, he is forced to play pickleball and loves it.

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Important names: Produced by Ben Stiller and directed by Josh Greenbaum. Cast includes Jake Johnson, Ed Harris, Patton Oswalt, Chloe Fineman, Chris Parnell, and more.

When you can watch: The Dink premieres on July 24, 2026.

Ted Lasso (season 4)

What it’s about: Apple’s biggest show was thought to be over for good, but Apple announced it’s coming back for a 4th season, with Jason Sudeikis returning in the title role.

Important names: Stars Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein, Jeremy Swift, Hannah Waddington, and Juno Temple.

When you can watch: Season 4 of Ted Lasso will premiere on August 5, 2026.

Women in Blue (season 2)

What it’s about: Season two will follow María, now promoted to lieutenant, as she finds herself torn between the rules she’s sworn to uphold and a relentless pull toward the truth when the body of a student activist is discovered, and the Azules are pulled into an investigation that reaches back to the student massacre of 1968.

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Important names: Stars Bárbara Mori, Natalia Téllez, Amorita Rasgado, and Ximena Sariñana.

When you can watch: The second season of Women in Blue (Las Azules) premieres on August 12, 2026.

Mayday

What it’s about: An action-packed buddy comedy film. When hotshot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines.

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Important names: Stars Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branaugh. Written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.

When you can watch: Mayday premieres on September 4, 2026.

Matchbox the Movie

What it’s about: Inspired by the iconic Mattel toys (really!), this is an action film about a group of friends since childhood who have their lives upended when undercover CIA agent Sean, their long-absent former leader, returns to their small town and unwittingly gets them embroiled in a frantic international pursuit to save the world.

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Important names: Stars John Cena, Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, and Arturo Castro. Written by David Coggeshall. Directed by Sam Hargrave.

When you can watch: Matchbox the Movie will premiere on October 9, 2026.

Way of the Warrior Kid

What it’s about: Middle school has been a nightmare for Marc, a good kid who’s bullied by his classmates and feels like he’s behind in everything, from academics to P.E. to just making friends. That changes when his injured Uncle Jake, a decorated Navy SEAL, comes to spend the summer and recuperate with Marc and his mom, Sarah.

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Important names: Stars Chris Pratt, Jude Hill, Linda Cardellini, Levi McConaughey.

When you can watch: Way of the Warrior Kid premieres on November 20, 2026.

Further Out

These shows, series, and movies may or may not have been officially announced, and do not yet have definitive release dates. Some may debut in the next few months, others be more than a year away. It’s even possible that some of these projects will never be released.

Lance Armstrong biopic

What it’s about: Deadline reports that Apple has won the bidding war for rights to a movie about the storied cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Important names: Stars Austin Butler, directed by Edward Berger.

When you can watch: The Lance Armstrong biopic does not yet have a title or release date.

Foster the Snowman

What it’s about: Per Deadline, Apple out-bid Netflix and MGM for this holiday high-concept movie about a snowman that comes alive, and will go through every stage of life in just 72 hours. The childless couple who act as his “parents” go through every parenting milestone in just three days.

Important names: No stars are yet attached. The film will be directed by Hikari.

When you can watch: Foster the Snowman is being fast-tracked to be ready in time for the holidays 2026.

Once and Again

What it’s about: Deadline says that Apple won the rights to produce a film from the upcoming romance book Once and Again by Rebecca Serle (set to release on March 10).

Important names: This project is early in product and has no director or stars attached yet.

When you can watch: The adaptation of Once and Again is very early in production and has no release date.

Cosmere

What it’s about: Apple has landed the rights to the Cosmere fantasy universe books from Brandon Sanderson. It’s unclear what projects are coming in this fantasy setting.

Important names: Brandon Sanderson’s series The Stormlight Archive is a large and ongoing series of high fantasy novels. Sanderson is also known for finishing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time novels.

When you can watch: The Cosmere deal is fresh and specific projects haven’t yet begun as of January 2026, so it will be a long while before we can watch anything.

Neuromancer

What it’s about: A new 10-episode drama based on the award-winning novel of the same name by William Gibson. The series will follow a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high-stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.

Important names: Created for TV by Graham Roland and JD Dillard. Stars Callum Turner, Briana Middleton, Joseph Lee, and Mark Strong.

When you can watch: Neuromancer is in production now but does not yet have a release date.

The Dispatcher

What it’s about: A 6-episode thriller about a police detective whose life fell apart 10 years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost. Adapted from Ryan David Jahn’s book.

Important names: Starring Patrick Brammall, adapted by writer Kris Mrksa.

When you can watch: The Dispatcher does not yet have a release date.

Speed Racer

What it’s about: A live-action series based on the beloved Japanese animated show from the ’60s.

Important names: Will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production company, with Hiram Martinez and Ron Fitzgerald as writers and showrunners.

When you can watch: Speed Racer has no release date yet.

The White Darkness

What it’s about: A limited series based on David Grann’s nonfiction book about Henry Worsley, who crossed Antarctica on foot.

Important names: Tom Hiddleston stars, Soo Hugh directs.

When you can watch: The White Darkness has no release date yet.

Untitled Negro League Baseball series

What it’s about: Follows 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 MLB.

When you can watch: This series has no release date yet.

Untitled Chuck Barris drama

What it’s about: Gong Show host Chuck Barris famously claimed to be a secret CIA assassin in his autobiography Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which was made into a feature film in 2002. A Deadline report says Apple is developing an hour-long drama series about Barris as both Gong Show host and CIA assassin.

Important names: Justin Timberlake is attached to star as Chuck Barris.

When you can watch: This series has no release date yet.

Dolly

What it’s 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 that she is not guilty and asking for a lawyer.”

Important names: Florence Pugh and Vanessa Taylor are attached to star and Drew Pearce will write the script.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Bride

What it’s about: Deadline reports that this is a genre-bending film about an engineered “ideal wife” who rejects her creator, 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: No release date yet.

Earthsound

What it’s about: A natural history documentary series that uses new audio technology and cinematic 360-degree audio to reveal untold nature stories from every continent.

Important names: It will be executive produced by Alex Williamson, and the series producer is Sam Hodgson.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Untitled Idris Elba spy thriller

What it’s about: According to Variety, this is to be a “spy movie with 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: No release date yet.

Hedy Lamarr series

What it’s about: According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s an eight-episode series about the 1930s and 40s actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr (whose frequency-hopping radio technology is still the basis for many modern wireless communications).

Important names: Gal Gadot is set to star as Lamarr, with a script written by Sarah Treem.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Where the Wild Things Are

What it’s about: Apple has struck an overall deal with The Maurice Sendak Foundation to produce shows or series based on the author’s works for children. The most famous of these, by far, is Where the Wild Things Are.

Important names: Apple is working with longtime Sendak collaborator Arthur Yorinks and his production studio Night Kitchen Studios.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Custom of the Country

What it’s about: A limited-series adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel The Custom of the Country. The novel, published in the early 20th century, is about a midwestern girl who climbs the ladder of New York high society.

Important names: The big one is Sofia Coppola, who is developing the series for Apple. No word yet on whether she will direct it.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

El Gato Negro

What it’s about: Based on Richard Dominguez’s comic book about an aging luchador who teams up with his grandson to use the El Gato Negro persona to fight crime in South Texas.

Important names: Robert Rodriguez will direct and produce, while Diego Boneta will star and also produce.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Brie Larson CIA biography series

What it’s about: A report in Variety says that Apple has made a direct-to-series order for a new drama based on the real-life experiences of CIA undercover operative Amaryllis Fox. Fox has a hot novel named Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA that released in October 2019. 

Important names: Brie Larson will star and executive produce the series.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

You Think It, I’ll Say It

What it’s about:  According to Variety, Apple has ordered a 10-episode, half-hour run of a new comedy variety show. The show is inspired by Curtis Sittenfeld’s collection of short stories 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 Boy).

When you can watch: This project does not yet have a title or release date.

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It’s already shaping up to be a huge year for Apple, with a wave of new products launching in the first three months of 2026 – including the MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e. And the momentum isn’t slowing. Rumors suggest dozens more devices are on the way, ranging from updated iPhones and Macs to smart home technology and even the long-awaited foldable iPhone.

In this article, we explore the products Apple is expected to release next. Drawing on the latest rumors and industry trends, we break down what could be coming – and why it matters.

What to expect from Apple in 2026

• Biggest launches: iPhone Fold, iPhone 18 Pro redesign
• Most meaningful upgrades: Under-display Face ID, OLED iPad mini
• Big leadership shift: It has been confirmed that John Ternus will replace Tim Cook as CEO in September 2026

Apple’s roadmap for 2026: At a glance

In the fall of 2026, Apple’s roadmap will come under the direction of incoming CEO John Ternus. Current CEO Tim Cook will remain as executive chairman, but the shift from an operations-focused leader to one with deep hardware engineering roots could signal a more product-driven approach – and a renewed emphasis on standout hardware. Ternus will take over as CEO just as Apple is reportedly preparing a major Siri overhaul, alongside potential launches including its first touchscreen MacBook and the iPhone 18 Pro.

ProductExpected releaseKey rumoursShould you wait?iPad miniMid 2026Larger OLED screenYesiPadMid 2026Apple Intelligence supportYesMac miniMid 2026M5 & M5 Pro chip YesMac StudioMid 2026M5 Pro & Max chip YesiPhone 18 Pro & MaxSeptember 2026No notch, under-display Face IDMaybeiPhone FoldSeptember 2026The first foldable iPhoneMaybeApple Watch Series 12September 2026Blood pressure monitoring unlikely NoMacBook Pro M6Late 2026-2027Touch screenNoApple Smart GlassesPreview in late 2026Heads-up displayYesiPhone 18Spring 2027To launch with iPhone 18eNo

Last updated March 27, 2026.

Every New Apple Product Launched in 2026… so far

Here is what Apple has already announced in 2026:

• AirPods Max 2: Improved audio and the H2 chip. Find out more here: AirPods Max 2 guide.
• MacBook Neo: Apple’s brand new, low-cost Mac laptop. Find out more here: MacBook Neo guide.
• MacBook Air M5: Now with the M5 chip. Read about the 2026 MacBook Air here: MacBook Air M5 guide.
• MacBook Pro M5 Pro & M5 Max: A significant upgrades over the M4 series. Read: MacBook Pro M5 Pro & Max guide.
• Studio Display: Finally gets Thunderbolt 5 and a better webcam.
• Studio Display XDR: With mini-LED technology and ProMotion up to 120Hz.
• iPhone 17e: The new, entry-level, iPhone replaces the iPhone 16e. Read more here: iPhone 17e guide.
• iPad Air M4: The iPad Air now has an M4 chip. Read more here: iPad Air M4 guide.
• AirTag 2: Four years on Apple updated the AirTag, read our review here: AirTag 2nd gen review.

And… RIP Mac Pro: Apple has confirmed that it is discontinuing its tower workstation.

Read on to find out what new products to expect at Apple’s next event and throughout 2026.

Every New Apple Product Launching in 2026

In the sections below we’ve split the upcoming new products into categories including Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, Home, AirPods, and some new product categories.

What’s happening with AI?

Big changes are coming in 2026 relating to AI, which Apple brands as Apple Intelligence. These changes will be core to iPhone, iPad, and Mac roadmap, and beyond.

Apple’s plans to do more on-device AI powered processing, rather than rely on cloud processing. This will protect user privacy, but will require hardware to have adequate neural processing power and memory to support these local AI features. New hardware coming from Apple in 2026 will be designed with this purpose in mind.

On the software side, Apple has been promising an ovarhaul of Siri for a couple of years now, but 2026 should be the year it comes to fruition. Siri will be transformed from a voice assistant into a AI chatbot-style interface with deeper app integration and contextual awareness.

Apple’s AI push is also expected to expand into new product categories including AI-powered smart glasses and an expanded range of HomePod devices with more advanced home hub functionality.

What new iPhones are coming in 2026 (and should you wait)?

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Based on current industry analysis and supply chain information, Apple has some significant changes planned for the iPhone in 2026, with updates centered around the iPhone 18 series, the introduction of a foldable iPhone, and the release of iOS 27.

iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max

• September 2026 update expected

The iPhone 18 Pro is expected to launch in September 2026. The iPhone 18 Pro is rumored to be the first to use Apple’s own C1 modem instead of Qualcomm’s. The base model may see a RAM increase to 12GB to better support on-device AI functions. A major redesign is expected, which could include under-display Face ID, a completely hidden notch and the front camera could move to the upper-left corner of the display. Read about the iPhone 18 Pro here: iPhone 18 Pro rumors.

Foldable iPhone

• September 2026 introduction possible

This is a wild card! After years of rumors, Apple’s first foldable phone, potentially named the iPhone Fold, is projected to debut in September 2026 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models. It is expected to be a book-style foldable with a 7.8-inch inner display. Read more here: Apple’s folding iPhone rumors.

iPhone 18

• Spring 2027 launch possible

Apple could delay the iPhone 18 and release that handset alongside the iPhone 18e in the spring of 2027, according to some reports.

What new iPads are coming in 2026 (and should you wait)?

Apple doesn’t update the iPads every 12 months, but aside from the iPad Pro, which gained an M5 chip in October 2024, all the remaining iPads could see an update in 2026.

Apple’s 2026 iPad lineup is likely to feature incremental upgrades focused on internal performance improvements rather than major design overhauls. Here’s what to expect:

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iPad mini

• May 2026 update possible

The current iPad mini (A17 Pro) was released in October 2024, and Apple’s update cycle for this model is generally infrequent. Based on current reports and analysis, the next significant update to the iPad mini is not expected until mid-to-late 2026 at the earliest, with some speculation pointing toward 2027.

One rumored upgrade for the 2026 iPad mini is the transition to an OLED display, which could reduce manufacturing costs and improve battery life. There is also the possibility of a slightly larger screen, with a move from the current 8.3- to 8.7-inches suggested. There is also speculation that a future foldable Apple device could potentially replace the iPad mini line entirely, though this remains uncertain.

Internal code leaks suggest the future iPad mini could be upgraded to an A19 Pro chip, which would provide a significant performance boost over the current A17 Pro. A A18 Pro chip upgrade is also possible. Read our round up of iPad mini rumors.

iPad

• May 2026 update possible

When the standard iPad was updated in March 11, 2025, the biggest disappointment was that it featured a A16 chip and therefore didn’t support Apple Intelligence. Apple looks set to rectify that in 2026 with an upgrade to the A18 or A19 chip, with the latter offering 50% better performance. The release timeline for an iPad with an A18 or A19 chip is anticipated for sometime in 2026, in fact, Apple code suggest the company may be planning an update sooner-rather-than-later.

Read more about the 2026 iPad in our rumor round up.

Which Macs are worth waiting for in 2026?

2026 is expected to be a significant year for the Mac, with Apple’s first touchscreen Mac rumored as part of a MacBook Pro redesign. March 3 saw the launch of the M5 MacBook Air and M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro and March 4 saw Apple introduce the a new entry-level laptop – the $599 MacBook Neo.

Updates to the Mac Studio and Mac mini are expected in 2026. These Macs have become popular for running AI models locally; however, global RAM shortages – driven by AI companies purchasing large amounts of memory for data centres – are having a knock-on effect on availability. Current models are constrained and, in some cases, unavailable, while the release of new models may also be delayed due to ongoing DRAM supply shortages.

One Mac that won’t be getting an update is the long-neglected Mac Pro. Apple has confirmed that the Mac Pro will be discontinued in favor of the Mac Studio.

Mac mini

• Mid 2026 update expected

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The next update for the Mac mini is expected to feature the M5 and M5 Pro chips, with a possible release in June 2026, although this may be pushed back to the end of the year depending on global RAM shortages. Regarding features, there isn’t much specific information about the M5 Mac mini itself, but it’s not expected to be a major departure from the current model, which was released in October 2024, and introduced a significant redesign, shrinking the case to just 5 by 5 inches and upgrading the base RAM to 16GB. Read more here: Mac mini M5 rumors.

Mac Studio

• Early-mid 2026 update expected

The current Mac Studio comes in two flavors: the Mac Studio M4 Max and the Mac Studio M3 Ultra. The M3 Ultra is a faster chip than the M4 Max, but just how much faster would an M4 Ultra, or even an M5 Ultra be. Hopefully we won’t have to wait long to find out. Apple is expected to release a new Mac Studio with an M5-series chip, likely in mid-2026, but that date may be pushed further into the future if global RAM shortages continue. Read more here: M5 Mac Studio rumors.

iMac

• Possible 2026 update

The current M4 iMac was released in October 2024, so an M5 update might seems timely and could be released in June 2026, alongside other potential M5 Mac updates.

The current iMac design was introduced in 2021 and is not expected to change soon. It is still considered fresh, and its components are not outdated. However, there are calls for Apple to introduce a larger screened iMac, something that has been missed since Apple discontinued the 27-inch model. Many feel that the 24-inch screen is too small. Read about the larger iMac rumors.

Touchscreen MacBook Pro M6

• Possible late 2026 introduction

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There are rumors that the M6 MacBook Pro will get a redesign including a thinner body and a notch-free OLED touchscreen, read the rumors about the M6 MacBook Pro with a touch screen.

Upcoming Apple Watches in 2026

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Apple updated all the Apple Watches in September 2025. Launching the Apple Watch Series 11 a new Apple Watch Ultra and a new Apple Watch SE. In 2026 the Apple Watch Series 12 and a new Apple Watch Ultra 4 are expected.

With the Apple Watch rather than hardware changes the real interest tends to be the health and fitness related features. The following capabilities are expected in future iterations:

• Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring: This has been a long-rumored feature for the Apple Watch, but it is still considered to be a few years away with the technology unlikely to be ready for a 2026 release.
• AI-Powered Health and Fitness Coach: Apple has long been rumored to be working on a sophisticated AI coach. Recent reports from early 2026 suggest this project was “scaled back” to allow individual AI-driven features to ship sooner rather than waiting for a complete overhaul.
• Health+ Service Overhaul: There are ongoing rumors regarding a new service tier called “Health+” that would expand upon Fitness+. This service might integrate new AI-powered health features into a single subscription, potentially bundled with hardware purchases.
• Daily Readiness and Stress Tracking: Unlike competitors such as the Oura Ring 4 or Garmin, the Apple Watch currently lacks a “daily readiness” score or native stress tracking. Experts suggest these are obvious areas for future software or hardware updates.

Other new features could include Touch ID integration and microLED displays reaching 4,000 nits brightness. A thinner case, magnetic bands, and enhanced AI capabilities could also be on the cards.

Apple Watch Ultra 4

• September 2026 update possible

Rumors indicate that the Ultra 4 could have a fingerprint scanner. There may be new sensors coming, but details are sparse. 

Apple Watch Series 12

• September 2026 update likely

A chip update is likely, but beyond that little is known.

Upcoming Apple Home devices

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Apple is expected to significantly expand its smart home ecosystem in 2026 with four major product categories including new devices beyond traditional Apple TV and HomePods.

Key rumored products include a HomeKit security camera with audio monitoring, a HomePad smart hub with 7-inch touchscreen, updated HomePod mini 2, and next-generation Apple TV 4K with A17 Pro chip.

This strategic push aims to help Apple catch up with competitors like Amazon and Google in the smart home market.

We expect Apple’s major push into the smart home market to start around March or April 2026. This initiative will be heavily reliant on a significantly improved Siri, powered by a new large language model, reportedly based on Google’s Gemini AI.

New and updated products are said to include:

New Smart Hub

• Possible 2026 introduction

Multiple reports have suggested Apple will launch a smart home hub. Apple is said to be working on a number of HomeHub related products including a device said to mount a camera on a robot arm that can follow you around!

New Smart Display

• Possible 2026 introduction

Also rumored is an iPad like smart display that allow you to control your home devices via HomeOS software. This may come with both a speaker base and a wall mount.

HomePod Touch

• Possible 2026 introduction

A new HomePod smart speaker with a screen is said to be coming. Read more here: New HomePod rumors.

HomePod mini 2

• Probable 2026 introduction

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A new HomePod mini is also said to be on the way.

Apple TV

• Probable 2026 update

Apple TV leaks indicate a rumoured Apple TV is on Apple’s roadmap and that the update will bring Apple Intelligence to the set top box.

Upcoming Vision devices, AR and spatial computing Apple Smart Glasses

• Possible 2026 introduction, 2027 launch

Unlike the bulky Vision Pro headset, the upcoming smart glasses from Apple are expected to follow a form factor similar to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. This will be Apple’s first product built specifically for “Visual Intelligence.” It will likely handle tasks such as live translations, music playback, phone calls, and turn-by-turn directions. Apple could provide a first glimpse or “preview” of the glasses by the end of 2026.

Vision Pro

• Possible 2027 update

Prior to 2026, Apple’s spatial computing strategy has focused on the high-end market, but reports indicate a more affordable version of the headset is in development. Apple has reportedly paused work on a successor to the high-end Vision Pro and will instead release a cheaper Vision Pro.

What Apple launched in 2025

Here’s a quick look at what Apple released in 2025:

• February 2025: iPhone 16E – the replacement for the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 brought Apple Intelligence support to the entry-level iPhone.
• March 2025: iPad Air M3 and A16 iPad launched on March 4 and MacBook Air M4 and M4 Max Mac Studio on March 5.
• September 2025: Apple introduced four new iPhones: iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Mac, and the iPhone Air. We also saw the new AirPods Pro 3 and three new Apple Watches: the Series 11, Ultra 3 and SE 3.
• October 2025: Apple announced a new M5 processor and released the M5 MacBook Pro, M5 iPad Pro, and a update to the Vision Pro, featuring the new chip.

What Apple launched in 2024

Here’s a quick look at what Apple released in 2024:

• The Vision Pro headset arrived in the U.S. on February 2.
• The M3 MacBook Air launched on March 4.
• The M2 iPad Air, the M4 iPad Pro, and the Apple Pencil Pro all launched on May 7.
• iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus launched on September 9.
• iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max launched on September 9.
• Apple Watch Series 10 launched on September 9.
• AirPods 4 launched on September 9 and new colors (and USB-C) for the AirPods Max were introduced.
• iPad mini A17 Pro launched on October 15.
• Apple launched the M4 iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro the week of October 28.

What Apple launched in 2023

Apple hit the ground running in 2023 and closed the year with the Vision Pro, although it didn’t arrive until 2024:

• M2 Mac mini
• Mac mini with M2 Pro
• 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro chip
• New full size HomePod (bit of a surprise this one!)
• A larger 15-inch MacBook Air
• A new Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra
• A new Mac Studio, also with M2 Ultra and M2 Max.
• iPhone 15, Plus, Pro and Pro Max
• 2023 Apple Watch Series 9 And Ultra 2
• M3 iMac
• M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pro (14-inch and 16-inch)
• And of course, the brand-new Vision Pro headset was unveiled

What Apple launched in 2022

• 12.9-inch and 11-inch M2 iPad Pro
• 10.9-inch iPad, 10th generation
• iPhone 14 and 14 Plus
• iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max
• Apple Watch Ultra
• Apple Watch Series 8
• Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
• AirPods Pro (2nd generation)
• iPhone SE (3rd generation)
• iPad Air (5th generation)
• Mac Studio (1st generation)
• Studio Display
• M2 MacBook Air
• M2 13in MacBook Pro

What Apple launched in 2021

• HomePod mini in new colors
• MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max
• AirPods (3rd generation)
• Apple Watch Series 7
• iPhone 13-series
• iPad mini (6th generation)
• iPad (9th generation)
• iMac M1
• iPad Pro M1(3rd and 5th generation)
• Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)
• AirTag

What Apple launched in 2020

• AirPods Max
• MacBook Air M1
• 13-inch MacBook Pro M1
• Mac mini M1
• iPhone 12-series
• HomePod mini
• iPad Air (4th generation)
• Apple Watch SE
• iPad (8th generation)
• Apple Watch Series 6
• 27-inch iMac (Intel)
• 13-inch MacBook Pro (Intel)
• iPhone SE
• MacBook Air (Intel)
• iPad Pro (2nd and 4th generation)

For information about what Apple launched in the decade before that read:

Best Apple products of the decade (2010-2019)

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The future of TV is streaming; there’s no way around it. Which is fine, mostly. But for sports fans like me, the streaming future is so, so bleak. Even though the broadcasts themselves are good (mostly; Apple’s MLS broadcasts are excellent), access to coverage and games has its problems.

Take, for example, Thursday night’s Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers game in San Francisco, which was streamed on Amazon. The Warriors’ home arena, Chase Center, plays the home games on giant screens near the arena entrances. Usually, the games play without a hitch because it’s the local broadcast. But since it was on Amazon, Chase Center played the Amazon stream. And during the game, this happened, as documented by Markus Boucher of local sports talk radio station KNBR:

Chase Center just got hit with an Apple TV update at Thrive City in the middle of the Warriors & Lakers game #DubNation pic.twitter.com/hdLHb9ky14

— Markus Boucher (@MarkusBoucher) April 10, 2026

The game started sometime after 7 p.m. Pacific, and Boucher’s post was 38 minutes after the top of the hour, which means that the game was disrupted sometime during the first quarter or near the beginning of the second, assuming that the post was made soon after the installation was triggered. So it’s possible this took place during a commercial break. But still they probably should have waited until the game was over.

However, as Apple TV owners know, the Apple TV itself won’t disrupt a show to automatically install an OS update. So this means that someone on the Chase Center staff decided to run the update in the middle of the game. The IT person who made this decision needs better awareness, but if this were a cable or satellite TV broadcast, there wouldn’t be an opportunity for this to happen in the first place.

Turned out that the only thing Warriors fans were missing was a beatdown by their Southern Californian rivals. After a breakaway LeBron James dunk in the third quarter, I decided enough was enough and watched Japanese Salaryman YouTube videos instead. Had the game been on our local cable broadcast instead, I probably would’ve channel surfed and checked in on the game from time to time instead of abandoning it completely. But after seeing the final score, it’s just as well.

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Code references in the latest version of iOS point to what might sound like a surprising new feature in CarPlay: the ability to play movies and TV shows in your car.

iOS 26.4, which has just launched in beta form, contains two giveaway strings, both of which mention an important safety measure. “When you’re not driving,” reads the first, “open Apple TV on iPhone and review the privacy information.” While the second reads: “When you’re not driving, sign in to Apple TV on iPhone.”

These code strings were spotted by the MacRumors analyst Aaron Perris, who posted his discovery to Twitter/X. The Apple news site 9to5Mac further spotted five references that contain the words “CarPlayVideoPlayback,” juxtaposed with terms such as “ClimateControls” and “Notifications.”

It’s worth noting that while these snippets point to the feature approaching launch, the concept is not a total surprise. “Video in the car” was originally announced as part of the iOS 26 update last year, and is still mentioned in the CarPlay section of Apple’s developer site.

“AirPlay video in the car enables people to watch their favorite videos from iPhone right on their CarPlay display when they aren’t driving,” the page explains. “Integrate support for CarPlay with AirPlay video to enable this feature in your car.”

That’s the key: it was left up to automakers to authorise and integrate the feature. And up to now, no automaker has chosen to do that, or announced that it intends to do so in the future. But this latest discovery hints that progress is finally being made.

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The nominees for the 83rd Annual Golden Globes have been announced, and Apple TV is well represented with 14 nominations. Puribus and Severance led the way for Apple, with multiple nominations in multiple categories.

Most striking about Apple’s presence on the nomination list is that Apple TV has three of the six nominations for Best Television Series–Drama, with Pluribus, Severance, and Slow Horses nominated. The Studio was nominated for Best Television Series–Musical or Comedy.

The only Apple movie to be nominated was F1, which got nods for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, and Best Original Score for composer Hans Zimmer.

Here is the list of Apple TV nominees:

• Best Television Series–Drama: Pluribus, Severance, and Slow Horses
• Best Television Series–Musical or Comedy: The Studio
• Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series–Drama: Britt Lower (Severance), Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus)
• Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series–Drama: Adam Scott (Severance), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
• Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series–Musical or Comedy: Seth Rogan (The Studio)
• Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: Catherine O’Hara (The Studio)
• Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Tramell Tillman (Severance)
• Best Original Score–Motion Picture: Hans Zimmer (F1)
• Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: F1

Be sure to check out our guide to what to watch on Apple TV, as well as our list of upcoming Apple TV content. Don’t have Apple TV? Here’s our Apple TV FAQ, which includes information on how to sign up.

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Editor’s note Dec. 8, 2025: Paramount is attempting a hostile takeover of Warner Bros that could put the Netflix deal in jeopardy. The article below was posted after the original Netflix/Warner Bros announcement.

On Friday, Netflix announced that it has agreed to acquire Warner Bros in a deal worth a staggering $72 billion. The acquisition means that Netflix will have possession of the entire Warner Bros library and production studios, along with HBO and HBO Max. Briefly, that’s Batman, Harry Potter, Superman, and Scooby Doo, along with scores of other well-known characters. Netflix will have one of the biggest libraries of any video streaming service, if not the biggest. It also means Netflix has become a behemoth competitor to Apple TV.

The acquisition could also directly affect Apple TV content. Apple produces some shows, but many of the shows on Apple TV are produced by other studios, including Warner Bros, which most notably produces Ted Lasso and Shrinking. For now, those two shows and any other Warner Bros-produced shows on Apple TV will likely stay there–at least until the license for each show expires. When that happens, it could be in the best interest of Netflix to not renew the license with Apple so it can move the shows to its own service.

This could also mean that Apple will no longer license future Warner Bros content. The announcement implies that the studios for Netflix and Warner Bros will merge into one unit, which could mean that anything this studio produces will be made for the Netflix service. It could license out shows it no longer wants to be associated with for whatever reason–a rare occurrence that is an exception to the business model. In any case, Apple can no longer count on a major studio for content.

There could also be ramifications with Apple’s efforts into live sports broadcasts. HBO Max has been a major player in the live sports arena, with agreements with NASCAR, U.S. Soccer, NCAA March Madness, and Banana Ball, while Netflix has recently begun airing live boxing matches and, beginning next year, will exclusively stream the MLB Home Run Derby and several high-profile games. While Apple TV has MLS and F1, one of the major concerns with sports coverage is user access–Netflix’s subscriber base is several times larger than Apple TV’s. Netflix’s viewership numbers could be impossible to overcome, regardless of how much money Apple offers for the rights.

In October, Bloomberg reported on Warner Bros solicitation of bids, and cited anonymous sources who said that Apple has “expressed interest,” though it’s unclear how far Apple got in its bid. While it seems like a missed opportunity to make Apple TV a bigger and better service, it also provides insight as to how the company views the service.

Netflix paid an enormous sum for HBO. Despite its Services division generating growth revenue for several quarters in a row, Apple deems its hardware as its priority, and Apple TV is an ancillary product that continues to be a minor player in the streaming services market.

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Christmas season is here, and there are lots of ways to get into the spirit of the season. One way is to watch a Christmas special on TV, and one of the best is A Charlie Brown Christmas. For decades, it aired on broadcast TV, but that’s no longer the case–it’s now an Apple TV exclusive.

Now, the fact that this institution is on a streaming service may cause you to exclaim, “Bah! Humbug!” and send Apple a stocking full of coal, but stop, sip some egg nog, and relax–yes, I’m talking about you, Uncle Fred. Apple is making A Charlie Brown Christmas available to anyone to watch for free, for a limited time. If you are an Apple TV subscriber, however, you can watch it anytime.

How to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas for free on Apple TV

On December 13 and 14, anyone with an Apple ID can watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. Anyone who owns an Apple device has an Apple ID, but if you don’t, Apple IDs are free and you don’t need a credit card to sign up. Once you have signed up, you can watch in several ways:

• Through the TV app on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
• On smart TVs with the Apple TV app.
• On the web at tv.apple.com.
• On an Apple TV device.

Apple has all the classic Peanuts specials for the holiday season that used to air over broadcast TV. There is one more holiday special left for the season, Happy New Year, Charlie Brown, but it doesn’t seem likely that it will be made available for free.

In case you missed them and your holiday season isn’t complete without watching them, you can watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on Apple TV–but they aren’t free anymore. You need to have an Apple TV subscription.

Years ago, Apple acquired the rights to the Peanuts cartoon series that stars Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and other memorable characters. Since then, Apple has aired new Peanuts shows such as The Snoopy Show and Snoopy in Space, and new movies, including Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10, Lucy’s School, and It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown.

The Apple TV subscription television streaming service is $9.99/£9.99 per month and can be renewed annually for $99/£99. Apple TV is also included in the Apple One subscription bundles, which include other Apple services, such as Apple Music, Apple News+, and iCloud storage. Apple One bundles are priced between $19.95/£19.95 and $37.95/£37.95 per month. There are ways to get Apple TV+ for free, though–see: All the ways you can get Apple TV for free.

For more information about Apple TV, read our Apple TV FAQ. We also have a detailed list of current Apple TV shows and upcoming shows.

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Black Friday is here, and there are some truly incredible deals on Apple products. From AirPods for $69 to hundreds off MacBooks, if you’re looking for some new Apple gear, you’re almost certain to find it.

Even Apple gets in on the fun with its own Apple Store Shopping Event that lasts from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. It doesn’t offer limited-time price cuts, but instead hands out gift cards for eligible products ranging from $25 to $250. The good thing is you can use the gift card on anything Apple sells, including subscriptions and App Store purchases. So even if you’re not planning on buying another device for a while, you can still put your gift card to good use.

With that in mind, here are our five favorite Apple Store offers:

iPhone 16/16 Plus: $75 gift card

iPhones are rarely on sale outside of long-term carrier switching deals, so any time we can get an unlocked phone for less than the MSRP, it’s a good deal. The iPhone 16 was already cut by $100 in September when the iPhone 17 arrived, so you’re saving even more here. For $624 after the gift card, you’re getting a phone with 128GB of storage that supports Apple Intelligence, a great camera system, and better color options than the 16e.

Get the iPhone 16 at the Apple Store HomePod: $50 gift card

The HomePod is one of Apple’s most overlooked products, but it’s a fantastic speaker for its $299 price. If very rarely goes on sale for more than $20 or $30 off, so the $50 gift card here is a better bargain than you’ll find at Best Buy (one of the only places to buy one outside of an Apple Store). It sounds great on its own, or you can pick up a second (with another gift card) to create a stereo pair for your home theater. 

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Apple TV 4K: $25 gift card

Even without an update since 2022, the Apple TV 4K is the best streaming box on the market. It’s also almost never on sale. The main difference between the two models is the ethernet port–the $149 model has one, so if you want to hook up to a wired connection, that’s the one you need to buy. Otherwise, the cheaper model is fine. But whichever one you get, you’ll never want to use another streaming app again.

Get Apple TV 4K at the Apple Store AirPods Pro 3: $50 gift card

AirPods Pro 3 just came out in September, so it’s somewhat of a surprise to see them included in Apple’s Black Friday shopping event. Even more surprising is that Apple is giving away a $50 gift card with purchase, essentially knocking 20 percent off the price. We don’t need to tell you how great they are, but we will tell you that you’re getting a better deal than Amazon.

Get AirPods Pro 3 at the Apple Store

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Apple Watch SE 3: $50 gift card

The Apple Watch SE is one of the rare “budget” Apple products that has the right combination of features, design, and price, and we happily recommend it at $249. But with a $50 gift card as part of Apple’s Black Friday shopping event, we wouldn’t pass it up. It’s not nearly as full-featured as the Series 11 (which gets the same $50 gift card treatment), but you get the things that matter most, including an always-on display, sleep apnea alerts, temperature sensing, water resistance, S10 chip, gestures, and fast charging. 

Get Apple Watch SE 3 at the Apple Store

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This week only, you can save more than 50 percent on an Apple TV subscription for the next six months. After announcing the deal through Amazon last week, Apple has now made the same offer available through its own app: 6 months of Apple TV for $5.99/£4.99 per month instead of the usual $12.99/£9.99. The offer ends on Monday, December 1.

It’s worth noting that Apple will begin streaming “F1 the Movie” on December 12 through Apple TV, so the deal here might be worth it just for that. Also, the hit show Pluribus airs its fifth episode this week, so you’ll be able to watch the rest of that show, too.

The deal is also available through Amazon if you prefer watching that way, but there are a couple of caveats:

1. This is a “channel” on Amazon Prime Video, which works the way channels for other services do—you watch the provider’s content exclusively within Prime Video.
2. Subscribing here is not the same as subscribing through Apple. You don’t get access within the Apple TV app on any device.
3. You don’t get Family Sharing through Apple’s usual subscription. It adheres to the Amazon Family rules.

Whichever way you subscribe, this deal will save you $42 over the six months. Plenty of time to catch up on Slow Horses, Severance, and all our other favorite Apple TV shows and movies. Just note, the price will automatically go up to $12.99 after six months unless it’s cancelled before then. And if you’ve taken advantage of another offer recently, it might not be available.

For more Black Friday deals see:

• Apple Black Friday sale details
• Best Black Friday Apple deals
• Best Black Friday MacBook & Mac deals
• Best Black Friday AirPods deals
• Best Black Friday Apple Watch deals
• Best Black Friday iPad deals
• Best Black Friday iPhone deals

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Apple TV+, the streaming service from Apple, arrived at the end of 2019 so it’s been here a while now, but it’s only recently come into its own as more and more people have discovered the great shows on offer. If you want to watch shows including Pluribus, Severence, Ted Lasso and For All Mankind, as well as movies like Tetris and Greyhound, you might be wondering if you can really justify yet another subscription.

The good news is that you don’t have to commit to a subscription: you can subscribe for a month(for $12.99/£9.99) and cancel Apple TV+ at any time. But there are ways that you can get Apple TV for free and we are here to show you how to do that.

If you want to learn more about what you can watch on Apple TV+ read everything you can watch on Apple TV+, and our list of the new shows coming to Apple TV+. 

How to watch Apple TV+ for free

There are a number of ways in which you can watch shows on Apple TV+ for free. Apple offers limited-time trials (discussed below), and the service also allows you to watch the first episode of many shows for free. In fact there are several dozen episodes available to watch for free including the first episodes of Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, See, Trying, and more. Read about What is free on Apple TV+? in our separate article.

Beyond the free episodes, Apple offers a free seven-day trial which might be long enough for you to binge a whole series (if you don’t sleep for a week). But there are also longer trials available both from Apple and from other companies who bundle a free Apple TV+ subscription with their services, read on for the details of the best Apple TV deals and free trial codes.

For example, there is the option to get a free year subscription to Apple TV+ with T-Mobile (if you live in the US), you can also get three months free Apple TV+ with a PlayStation 5. Find out more about these deals below.

Best Apple TV+ trials

Apple offers various trials so that you can try out Apple TV+ before you subscribe. We will detail these below.

Unfortunately, none of these offers are available if you or your Family have previously accepted an Apple TV+ 1 year free offer from when the service first launched.

Once the trial period is up the $12.99/£9.99 a month subscription will start immediately – but you can easily cancel this. To avoid paying you need to cancel the subscription the day before it is due to renew.

Get 7 days of Apple TV+ free

If you want to watch a show, and have plenty of time in the immediate future, you could activate your free seven-day trial and binge-watch it!

The 7-day trial might sound attractive if you think you can watch a whole series in a week. But make sure the whole series is available, as Apple typically adds new episodes on a weekly basis.

You can subscribe to Apple TV+ on Apple’s website here, or via the Apple TV app on your device.

The 7-day trial will automatically auto-renew into a monthly subscription though, so you will need to be prepared to cancel within the week if you don’t want to be out of pocket.

The easiest way to cancel a subscription go to Settings and click on the Apple ID section on your iPhone. Tap on Subscriptions. Locate Apple TV+ in the Active list and then Cancel Subscription. More details on how to cancel your subscription below. Note that you won’t find Apple TV+ in the Active list until the trial ends.

Get 7 days Apple TV+ for free Get 1 month of Apple TV+ free

As long as you’ve never used Apple TV+ before, you can actually get a free month if you sign up for the one-month trial of Apple One. That trial will also include free one-month trials for Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud+.

At the end of the month’s trial, the subscription starts at $19.95/£18.95 a month as an individual, but there are different plans available. You can cancel at any time. Read: Apple One: What you need to know.

Get 1 month Apple TV+ for free with Apple One (U.S.) Get 1 month Apple TV+ for free with apple one (U.K.) Apple TV+ subscription deals

Normally Apple TV costs $12.99/£9.99 a month, but there are plenty of deals that will reduce that price for you.

Get 6 months Apple TV for half price – Black Friday deal

This deal ended on December 1, 2025 and the offer included 6 months of Apple TV at $5.99/£4.99 a month. It’s ended now, but one to watch for at the end of 2026. Take advantage of the deal if you don’t have a current subscription.

Get 3 months of Apple TV for free with an Apple hardware purchase

Apple offers three months of Apple TV+ for free to anyone with a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac.

You can get three months of Apple TV+ when you purchase a iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac from Apple. Apple Watch, HomePod, AirPods, and various other Apple devices do not qualify. In short, your device qualifies if it’s a new Apple device that can actually run the TV app and watch Apple TV+ content.

Once the three months is up the $12.99/£9.99 a month subscription will start immediately unless you cancel it.

It is necessary to claim the deal within 90 days of setting up your new device.

Get Apple TV+ free with an Apple Music student subscription

Another way to get Apple TV+ for free is to sign up for a student subscription to Apple Music. If you qualify as a student in Higher Education you will be able to get Apple Music for half price, and as an added benefit Apple is bundling free Apple TV+ subscriptions with student subscriptions to Apple Music. You qualify for free Apple TV+ for as long as you subscribe as a student.

A student subscription to Apple Music costs $5.99/£5.99 a month.

Head to this Apple page for more details.

Get Apple TV+ free with a Student Apple Music subscription (U.S.) Get Apple TV+ free with a Student Apple Music subscription (U.K.) Get 12 months Apple TV+ for the price of 8

One way to save money is to pay Apple for the year up-front.

When you sign up for the service rather than choosing to pay monthly (which has the benefit of being able to cancel at any time) opt to pay yearly. That will cost you $99.99/£89 up-front, which works out at $8.33/£7.41 a month, rather than the standard $9.99/£8.99 a month. Or $9.99/£8.99 a month for 10 months instead of 12.

1. On your iPhone, go to Settings and click on your Apple ID info at the top.
2. Tap on Subscriptions.
3. Beside Apple TV+ tap on See All Plans.
4. Switch to Annual Plan to save money (you won’t be able to cancel this subscription until the end of the 12 months though).

Get two months free with a year's subscription Other Apple TV+ Deals

It’s not only Apple that offers free Apple TV+ trials. Some third parties offer even longer deals than Apple does. You’ll find U.S. and U.K deals below.

Just remember that at the end of the trial you may need to cancel with Apple if you don’t want the subscription to start.

Get Apple TV+ for free with PlayStation 5

There is a 3 month Apple TV free deal with PlayStation 5 (there was a six-month deal, but that deal ended on July 31, 2023.)

PlayStation 4 users can also apply for the deal.

Get Apple TV+ for 3 months with Sony Playstation 5 U.S. Apple TV+ deals Get Apple TV+ for free with T-Mobile

T-Mobile offers Apple TV+ for free on a number of its smartphone plans: Experience More, Experience Beyond, Magenta MAX, Magenta Plus, Magenta MAX Welcome, Magenta Amplified, ONE Amplified, and ONE Plus. Details here.

Get Apple TV+ for free with T-Mobile U.K. Apple TV+ deals Get 3 months of Apple TV+ for free with EE

New subscribers and existing customers can get up to 3 months free Apple TV+. If you are an existing Apple TV+ member you will still be able to take advantage of the deal, but you will need to cancel your existing subscription with Apple.

Customers only need to text TV PLUS to 150 and EE will send an activation code. Alternatively, log into the EE website or app and go to Plan & Add-ons > Add-ons >Apple TV+.

After the three months is up customers will be billed £9.99 a month as per Apple’s usual Apple TV+ cost.

EE does note that you may get the error message that: “This subscription is being used with another Apple ID” and they suggest that you change the Apple ID associated =with the subscription to solve this.

Get 6 months free Apple TV+ with EE Get 6 months of Apple TV+ for free with EE TV

EE is also bundling Apple TV+ with EE TV. An Apple TV set top box is included in the deal.

EE TV includes over 70 Freeview channels including BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Also included are Sky channels from NOW, Netflix, TNT Sport, discovery+ and more. Apple TV+ is available to new EE TV customers with a six-month free trial.

Get 6 months free Apple TV+ with EE TV Get 3 months of Apple TV+ for free with Vodafone

You can get a 3-month Apple TV+ subscription if you sign up to a Vodafone Xtra Broadband plan.

After your broadband has been connected, Vodafone will send you an email within 14 days with a link to redeem your subscription. You’ll also get an Apple TV box.

Sadly a deal that ran until September 4, 2024 gave customers 24-months free Apple TV!

Get 3 months free Apple TV+ with Vodafone Get 3 months of Apple TV+ for free with Sky TV in the U.K.

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There’s a great deal in the UK right now for Sky TV subscribers, although its not as good as it has been in the past. You caa grab three months of Apple TV+ for free (sadly, not that long ago this was six months).

The offer is open to both new and existing Apple TV+ subscribers. You’ll need an iCloud account to sign up for Apple TV+. Existing subscribers can redeem the offer and their subscription automatically states that the next renewal is six months later.

To get VIP, log into the My Sky app on your iOS or Android device. Then click on the Sky VIP star on the bottom right-hand corner, tap ‘giveaways’ and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Sky VIPs can redeem this offer through the VIP section of the MySky app under the Gifts & Discounts category.

All UK-based Sky subscribers can become Sky VIPs if they have one or more active Sky TV, Broadband, Talk and/or Sky Mobile products.

Get 3 months Apple TV+ with Sky TV Get 3 months of Apple TV+ for free with Currys

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Throughout the year, Curry’s has a deal where you can get three months of Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade, Apple News+ and Apple Fitness if you buy an eligible product from the store, which includes all audio products over £49, all laptops, desktops, games consoles, tablets, TV’s, smart home, smart watches, mobile or any Apple product over £99. After five days you should receive an email from Currys including the link to get three months of Apple services for free.

Sign up for the Currys Perks Loyalty Scheme to qualify.

Get 3 months free Apple TV+ with Currys Get 3 months of Apple TV+ for free with O2

O2 is offering three months of Apple TV on eligible tariffs and with purchases of Apple products. Details here.

Since you would get three months free Apple TV with a new iPhone it’s not clear what O2 is offing in addition to that.

Get 3 months free Apple TV+ with O2 How to claim your free trial of Apple TV+ from Apple

Having made a qualifying purchase, or decided to try out the free 7-day trial, all you need to do is:

1. Make sure the device is running the latest software.
2. Open the TV app on your new Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV.
3. Sign in to your Apple ID.
4. Click on the show you want to watch—you should see the option to Enjoy Three Months Free. Note: This will only appear if you have purchased a new device, otherwise you will only see the 7-day trial offer.
5. Click Continue.
6. Confirm that you want to activate the free trial.
7. You will see a message that the free trial will commence immediately and will run until the end of the trial at which point it will renew for a monthly subscription. If you want to cancel the subscription you can do so.

You have 90 days from buying a new device to start the free year’s subscription, so as long as you purchased your new Apple product recently then you should be ok to activate your trial. Also, if you stop the free trial before it ends you can’t restart it.

What if you are thinking of buying a new Apple device later? Will you be able to switch from a subscription to the free trial? We think that the way to do this would be to cancel your subscription before signing up again via the three-month trial.

How to share an Apple TV+ subscription with your family

You can also share a subscription to TV+ with six family members—yourself and five others.

To do this you all need to be part of the same Family Sharing group.

By linking your Apple accounts together under the Family Sharing group you will all be able to:

• Share music purchased from the iTunes Store
• Share access to Apple Music (as long as you have a family Apple Music subscription)
• Share apps bought from the App Store (in app purchases can’t be shared though)
• Share Apple Books
• Access games on Apple’s Arcade gaming platform (with a subscription)
• Share a News+ subscription
• Share an iCloud storage plan

One of your family members will need to be the family organizer, who basically chooses who joins the group, and has to put up their bank details to pay for any purchases.

It’s supposed to be family members in the same household. While you could set this up with other ‘family’ members we think the frustration of having all the payments for everything going through the ‘organiser’s’ bank account could make this a hard sell. However, if does at least mean that you and your partner don’t both have to subscribe to the service in order to watch shows on both of your iPhones.

How to cancel an Apple TV+ subscription

So that’s a few ways to get Apple TV+ for free, at least for a short time, or by sharing a subscription with a family member.

However, we think the best way to get access to Apple TV+ is to subscribe as usual but just cancel at any time. You could watch everything you want this month and then stop subscribing next month and it would only cost you £9.99/$12.99. Sign up for Apple TV+ here.

To cancel your Apple TV+ subscription follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap on the Apple ID section at the top with your name.
3. Tap on Subscriptions.
4. Now tap on any subscription you wish to cancel (in this case Apple TV+).
5. On the next page tap on Cancel Subscription.

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Earlier this week, Apple revealed new branding that will appear at the start of Apple TV shows. The new title card features a colorful presentation of the Apple logo, and according to AdAge, the company took a more traditional approach to creating the look.

Instead of using computer-generated graphics or AI, Apple, working with TBWA\Media Arts Lab and Optical Arts, made the visual part of the branding with a glass Apple TV logo model and lighting effects captured with a camera. According to AdAge, this production approach aligns with a presentation that Apple VP Tor Myhren made at Cannes Lions back in June, where Myhren spoke about the importance of human creation at a time when AI-based tools are emerging. AdAge has a highlight video that shows the behind-the-scenes production of the shoot.

Besides the five-second clip that appears at the start of shows, a 12-second version was made to appear at the start of Apple Original Films (a.k.a. movies). There’s also a one-second “sting” made for trailers.

This is just the beginning.

Music composed by FINNEAS. pic.twitter.com/DV8d2eK0B3

— Apple TV (@AppleTV) November 3, 2025

The music accompanying the branding was made by Finneas, Billie Eilish’s brother and collaborator, solo artist, composer, and producer. In a report by Variety, Finneas states that he had HBO’s static sound and NBC’s peacock chimes in mind when creating the Apple TV jingle he dubbed “Mnemonic.”

While Finneas did use digital tools to create the final product, he primarily relied on his piano as the basis for the sound. “I played a chord that felt kind of hopeful and kind of optimistic, but had gravity to it and hopefully had a little bit of an enigmatic, mysterious quality,” he told Variety. “And so I had this chord thing happening and then I started building the sounds around it.”

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Thanksgiving is a time to reflect upon the prior year, be thankful for what we have, gorge ourselves until we’re near bursting, and then settle into our favorite chairs and watch the first half of a TV show before the tryptophan kicks in. If you usually spend your post-meal time falling asleep to A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, you won’t find it on the usual broadcast or cable channels–it’s exclusively on Apple TV.

Before you wave that turkey drumstick in the air and curse the state of television and all the darn streaming services you need subscriptions for—yes, I’m talking about you, Uncle Fred—you don’t need a subscription to Apple TV to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Apple is making the show available to anyone for a limited time. If you are an Apple TV subscriber, however, you can watch it anytime.

How to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for free on Apple TV

On November 15 and 16, anyone with an Apple ID can watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. If you own an Apple device, you have one, but if not, Apple IDs are free and you don’t need a credit card to sign up. Once you have signed up, you can watch in several ways:

• Through the TV app on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
• On smart TVs with the Apple TV app.
• On the web at tv.apple.com.
• On an Apple TV device.

As we noted when Apple did this same deal with It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Apple has all the classic Peanuts specials for the holiday season that used to air over broadcast TV. Apple TV also has A Charlie Brown Christmas that will have its free airing on Dec. 13 and 14. Apple TV also has Happy New Year, Charlie Brown but it is not listed as free-to-view.

A few years ago, Apple acquired the rights to the Peanuts cartoon series that stars Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and other memorable characters. Since then, Apple has aired new Peanuts shows such as The Snoopy Show and Snoopy in Space, and new movies, including Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10, Lucy’s School, and It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown.

The Apple TV subscription television streaming service is $12.99/£9.99 per month and can be renewed annually for $99/£99. Apple TV+ is also included in the Apple One subscription bundles, which include other Apple services, such as Apple Music, Apple News+, and iCloud storage. Apple One bundles are priced between $19.95/£19.95 and $37.95/£37.95 per month.

For more information about Apple TV, read our Apple TV FAQ. We also have a detailed list of current Apple TV shows and upcoming shows.

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November is typically marked by some nice new OS updates that add polish and a few minor features to the big release of the year, along with new shows and games on Apple’s services.

Occasionally, we’ll get some hardware release in November as well. This year is shaping up to follow the expected pattern—here’s what we think is coming this month from Apple.

Updated AirTag, HomePod mini, and Apple TV

There are still three new pieces of hardware that have been rumored for a late 2025 release. It’s getting late in the year, but Apple has released new products as late as December 20, so it’s still possible that any or all of these arrive this month:

Updated AirTag: Potentially called AirTag 2, the main differences are a new U2 chip that allows for a longer tracking range and improved battery life, and a speaker that is harder to disable.

Updated HomePod mini: Also maybe called HomePod mini 2, this should upgrade the S5 processor to something more modern that will better support future Apple Intelligence features. It should also have Apple’s N1 networking chip, the upgraded U2 chip, and better sound quality.

Apple TV 4K (4th gen): The A15 should be updated to an A17 Pro, with the goal of supporting future Apple Intelligence features. This product should also get Apple’s N1 wireless chip. Interestingly, there have been some rumors to suggest Apple might put a camera on the Apple TV 4K, either for FaceTime or potentially AI features like recognizing who is watching.

Apps and software updates

This year, the x.1 updates landed a little later than usual. We only just got release candidates of iOS 26.1, macOS 26.1, and all the other 26.1 updates in the last week of October, which means the wide release will come right at the start of November, likely Monday.

This polishes up the interface a little and adds several quality-of-life improvements like an Alarm that’s harder to accidentally turn off, swiping to change tracks in Apple Music, the ability to tint the Liquid Glass effect, and more. iPadOS 26.1 adds Slide Over back, as well.

Right around the start of November we should get the first beta releases of the 26.2 updates. We don’t expect any major new features, but again something of the same scope as the 26.1 updates: polish and some quality-of-life improvements. They could arrive in December or early in the new year.

Services Apple TV+

Here are the shows, series, and movies we expect to release on Apple TV+ in TK. If you want to know what’s coming later, check our full guide to upcoming Apple TV+ content.

Early November sees the debut of Pluribus, the next big series from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan. It may be the most significant release from Apple for the month.

Pluribus: The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness in “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan’s new show. November 7

Palm Royale (season 2): Season 2 of the comedy-drama about Maxine Simmons, a woman trying to con her way into the high society of Palm Beach. November 12

Come See Me in the Good Light: A funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit and an unshakable partnership. November 14

The Family Plan 2: Yes, they made a sequel to the critically panned Mark Wahlberg “assassin turned family man” action comedy from 2023. November 21

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age: The third installment of this fascinating nature series explores what prehistoric life was like for animals in the last ice age. November 26

WondLa (season 3): The final season of this animated family series focuses on a war between humans and aliens. November 26

Apple Arcade

Apple releases most Apple Arcade games on the first Friday of each month. Check our Apple Arcade FAQ for a full list of Apple Arcade games and more details on the service. Occasionally, games are released with no forewarning, but you’ll usually see next month’s releases listed in the Coming Soon section.

Toca Boca Jr. Classics: A collection of 9 games made for ages 4-10. November 6

MySims Kingdom: A retro re-release of this exploration and crafting game for kids. November 6

MySims: A retro re-release of this life sim that has strong Animal Crossing vibes. November 6

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On November 1, 2019 Apple joined the ranks of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ with its own exclusive streaming service. Apple TV features a wide assortment of shows and many more in the pipeline funded by Apple’s mountainous cash pile.

Below, you’ll find a compendium of everything we know about Apple’s streaming platform.

Updated October 17, 2025: Apple has officially changed the name of Apple TV+ to just Apple TV.

How do I access Apple TV?

You can sign up and watch Apple TV content through the TV app, which is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the Mac. It’s also available on many game consoles, smart TVs, Roku, and Fire TV devices. You can also watch Apple TV on a browser at tv.apple.com. 

The experience of the TV app, though, varies from device to device. On a Roku, smart TV, game console, or in a browser, you’ll only see Apple’s own content. That includes Apple TV content as well as Apple TV Channels and any movies or TV shows you’ve purchased through iTunes or the TV app.

On iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV hardware, you’ll also see shows from other streaming services like Hulu, Paramount Plus, HBO, or Amazon Prime. The TV app aggregates content from supporting third-party apps running on the device. Netflix does not support the feature, unfortunately.

Can I watch Apple TV shows on non-Apple devices?

Yes! You can watch Apple TV through the TV app, which is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the Mac, as well as many game consoles, smart TVs, and other streaming devices. If you have a new set from Samsung, LG, Sony, or Vizio, you should also be able to use AirPlay 2 to broadcast content straight from your iPhone or iPad to the set.

You can also watch on the web using Safari, Chrome, or Firefox by heading to tv.apple.com. See: AirPlay compatible TVs that have Apple TV build in: Guide.

How much does Apple TV cost?

Apple has raised the price of Apple TV multiple times since its initial price of just $4.99 a month. It currently costs $12.99/£9.99 a month. There are not multiple “tiers” of Apple TV subscriptions—you always get the best video and audio quality, Family Sharing, and all features.

You can renew your subscription for one year for $99/£89, which essentially gives you two months free each year. Alternatively, you can cancel at any time and just pay for a month when you want to watch a particular show.

Apple TV is also included in all three tiers of the Apple One services bundle, which ranges from $19.95/£18.95 per month to $37.95/£36.95 per month.

Does Apple TV have a free trial?

Yes, but it only lasts for seven days, but there are ways to get a longer trial. Read: How to get Apple TV for free.

The U.K. and South Africa are exceptions—Apple offers no free trial there.

Is anything on Apple TV free?

Some people are understandably confused when having paid for an Apple TV subscription, or bought an Apple TV set top box, they find that only Apple original shows are included in their subscription. Apple showcasing shows from other services, and allowing rentals and purchases of other shows and movies probably doesn’t help this confusion.

There is some content you can watch for free even without an Apple TV subscription though. You can watch the first episodes of many shows, which could at least tell you whether or not to subscribe to complete the season. Sometimes Apple makes shows available for free, for example, certain Charlie Brown episodes and some movies.

Read: What is free on Apple TV?

Do Apple TV shows have ads?

No. Though you will often see a trailer for another Apple TV show before the one you intend to watch. This is similar to many other streaming services, and it’s skippable.

What shows and movies are available right now?

Subscribing to Apple TV gives you access to a library of exclusive content, rather than access to a big back-catalog of TV shows or movies, so there’s not as much available as on some other services. That said, over the years the content has increased.

We maintain a detailed list of all the currently available content Apple TV.

Isn’t it called Apple TV+?

In the middle of October, 2025, Apple quietly removed the “+” from all mentions of the service, and even from the app icon. It is now just called Apple TV, which fits better with what most people seemed to call it anyway, but adds even more confusion between the service and the Apple TV hardware.

What shows and movies are coming in the future?

Apple has nothing if not deep pockets and a desire to win. The company has spent a small fortune acquiring exclusive shows and movies from other production companies and has even started its own (Apple Studios) to produce its own.

It’s safe to say there’s a lot on the way, but the pace of new releases pales in comparison to competitors like Netflix.

We maintain a list of all the shows, series, and movies coming to Apple TV.

Does Apple release episodes once a week or drop entire seasons at once?

Apple’s approach varies. With brand-new shows, Apple will often release the first three episodes at once, with the rest of the season coming at a rate of one episode a week. Second seasons and later may start off at just one a week, and some limited series (especially documentary series) make all the episodes available at once.

New releases to Apple TV typically happen on Friday at midnight (so you can watch the latest episode of Ted Lasso at 9pm on Thursday night, Pacific Time).

Can I download shows for offline viewing?

Yes, with a couple of caveats. Apple appears to place no limits on downloads of the same content across iPhones, iPads, and Macs owned by the same account. For example, we downloaded the same episode of Servant on all three of these devices through the TV app with no trouble.

But that’s where the freedom ends. Apple doesn’t allow you to download Apple TV content on the Apple TV, nor does it allow for it on other streaming devices, smart TVs, or when watching shows on a browser.

Shows you download to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac will be available for 30 days, after which your devices will automatically remove them. You can also manually delete them through the TV app.

Does Apple TV allow simultaneous streaming?

Apple TV allows for six simultaneous streams at once, which is more than you’ll get from any other on-demand streaming service on the market. Multiple family members with Family Sharing can all stream their own content at once.

How do I change the streaming quality so I don’t burn through my data?

A single episode of an Apple TV show like See can use over 2GB of your mobile data. You can prevent Apple’s service from hogging so much data on your iPhone or iPad by going to Settings > TV. You’ll see options to use cellular data or not, can change between Automatic and High Quality streaming, and can change the quality of downloads over cellular.

Can you use Family Sharing with Apple TV?

Yes. A single Apple TV subscription can be shared with up to five additional family members.

Each family member has their own watch history and recommendations—it’s as if they had their own individual subscription.

Are all Apple TV shows available in 4K?

Yes. Early on, Apple announced that all shows would be available in 4K HDR/Dolby Vision and that “most” shows would have Dolby Atmos sound, but it didn’t say just how good it would be. According to FlatplanelsHD’s Rasmus Larsen, Apple TV offers the best 4K streaming quality of any service on the market. It’s so good, in fact, that the 4K bitrates are better than what you’ll see in some iTunes movies.

When Larsen wrote his post in November of 2019, See had the highest bitrate of any Apple TV show, with an average bitrate of 29Mbps and a peak of 41Mbps. Snoopy in Space averaged 13Mbps, which is impressive for a cartoon. Netflix’s 4K bitrates, by comparison, tend to peak at around 16Mbps.

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Hot on the heels of its spectacularly successful “F1 The Movie” run, Apple is shoring up its commitment to the sport with a 5-year partnership with Formula 1 to bring all F1 races exclusively to Apple TV in the United States beginning next year.

According to Apple, the deal brings “comprehensive coverage of Formula 1, with all practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix available to Apple TV subscribers,” while “select races and all practice sessions” will be available for free in the Apple TV app. Apple also says F1 TV Premium will continue to be available in the U.S. via an Apple TV subscription only. That service currently costs $17 a month.

In addition to the live events, Apple’s Sports app will also “feature live updates for every qualifying, Sprint, and race for each Grand Prix across the season, with real-time leaderboards, season driver and constructor standings, Live Activities to follow on the Lock Screen, and a designated widget for the iPhone Home Screen.”

Apple previously announced that F1 The Movie will begin streaming on Apple TV on December 12. 

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When Apple launched its streaming service back in 2019, it was branded with a “+” at the end as a way to differentiate it from the existing Apple TV app, which also offers content from third-party providers. However, Apple on Monday announced it is rebranding Apple TV+ to simply “Apple TV,” and the first signs of this rebranding can be seen in the latest iOS beta.

A new Apple TV logo and identity

With the third iOS 26.1 beta, which was released to developers on Monday, Apple unveiled the new logo for the Apple TV app and Apple TV+. It looks very similar to the old logo, but this time with colors and a Liquid Glass effect instead of plain white characters.

The new logo can also be seen in some parts of the app to indicate that a movie is part of Apple’s streaming platform catalog. Of course, since we’re talking about beta software, the old name “Apple TV+” can still be seen in some of the app’s menus. It’s also still present in the “Entertainment” tab of Apple’s website.

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The news came as a surprise early this morning when Apple published a press release announcing that “F1 The Movie” will begin streaming on December 12. At the end of the press release, the company mentions that “Apple TV+ is now simply Apple TV, with a vibrant new identity.” 

There are no further details on when the new identity will go live, but presumably this will happen in the coming weeks alongside the public release of iOS 26.1.

What’s behind the name change?

It’s unclear why exactly Apple decided to drop the “+” from Apple TV. Honestly, it sounds a bit awkward to tell someone that I’m watching an Apple TV show on the Apple TV app on an Apple TV. Hopefully, the new branding will make more sense once Apple tells us the whole story.

There’s also a chance that the “Apple TV+” brand could return at some point with a different purpose. Many rumors have been suggesting that Apple is considering launching different tiers for its streaming catalog like other services. If true, “TV+” could become the top-tier ad-free plan.

Apple is rumored to announce some new products in the coming days, including the M5 iPad Pro and M5 MacBook Pro, and possibly a new Apple TV 4K. Perhaps we’ll learn more about Apple TV’s new branding along with these announcements.

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The holiday season has begun, and that means it’s time for traditions. While “traditions” usually conjure up thoughts of centuries-old practices, some are a bit more modern, like the watching of holiday Peanuts specials on TV. The first of several holiday-themed episodes, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is a Halloween classic that’s exclusively on Apple TV+.

While Apple has allowed PBS to air the special in previous years, that’s not the case anymore. Hold on, though, there’s no need to get mad and start smashing pumpkins–yes, I’m talking about you, Uncle Fred. If you don’t subscribe to Apple TV+, you’ll still be able to partake in this great tradition, because Apple is making Great Pumpkin available for free to watch for a weekend. And those who currently subscribe to Apple TV+ can watch Great Pumpkin at any time, even in February, if that suits you.

How to watch Great Pumpkin for free on Apple TV+

From October 18 to 19, anyone with an Apple ID (free to sign up) can watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. You can watch through these venues:

• Though the TV app on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac
• On smart TVs with the Apple TV+ app
• On the web at tv.apple.com
• On an Apple TV device

Apple TV+ has all the classic Peanuts specials for the holiday season that, for decades, used to air over broadcast TV. In addition to Great Pumpkin, Apple TV+ also has A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (free on Nov. 15 and 16) and A Charlie Brown Christmas (from Dec. 13 and 14). Apple TV+ also has Happy New Year, Charlie Brown, but it is not listed as free-to-view.

A few years ago, Apple acquired the rights to the Peanuts cartoon series that stars Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and other memorable characters. Since then, Apple has aired new Peanuts shows such as The Snoopy Show and Snoopy in Space, and new movies, including Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10, Lucy’s School, and It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown.

The Apple TV+ subscription television streaming service is $12.99/£9.99 per month and can be renewed annually for $99/£99. Apple TV+ is also included in the Apple One subscription bundles, which include other Apple services, such as Apple Music, Apple News+, and iCloud storage. Apple One bundles are priced between $19.95/£19.95 and $37.95/£37.95 per month.

For more information about Apple TV+, read our Apple TV+ FAQ. We also have a detailed list of current Apple TV+ shows and upcoming shows.