Apple TV+ highlights for the month of January 2022 include the new original film, The Tragedy of MacBeth, the new animated kids series El Deafo, the new series of Fraggle Rock and the season three premiere of Servant.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
New Apple Original Film
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand star in Joel Coen’s bold and fierce adaptation; a tale of murder, madness, ambition and wrathful cunning.
Apple Original Films presents an A24 and IAC Films production, “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” based on the play by William Shakespeare and written for the screen and directed by Joel Coen. The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling and Brendan Gleeson. The producers are Joel Coen, Frances McDormand and Robert Graf. The film features casting by Ellen Chenoweth, music by Carter Burwell, costumes by Mary Zophres, editing by Lucian Johnston and Reginald Jaynes, production design by Stefan Dechant and cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel.
Global premiere Friday, 14 January, 2022 on Apple TV+.
El Deafo
New series for kids and families
Starring the voice talents of newcomer Lexi Finigan, Pamela Adlon (“Better Things,” “Bob’s Burgers”), Jane Lynch (“Glee,” “Harriet the Spy”) and Chuck Nice (“Star Talk”), “El Deafo” follows perceptive young Cece (voiced by Finigan) as she loses her hearing and finds her inner superhero. Going to school and making new friends can be tough. Having to do both while wearing a bulky hearing aid on your chest? That takes superpowers! With a little help from her superhero alter ego El Deafo, Cece learns to embrace what makes her extraordinary.
The Apple Original series is executive produced and written by Will McRobb (“The Adventures of Pete & Pete,” “Harriet the Spy”). Author Cece Bell executive produces and narrates the series. “El Deafo” is co-executive produced by Claire Finn for Lighthouse Studios and directed by Gilly Fogg (“Bob the Builder”), with Mike Andrews as composer and featuring original music by Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee.
All episodes of “El Deafo” will premiere Friday, 7 January, 2022 on Apple TV+.
Wild Things: Sigfried & Roy
New Apple Original Podcast
“Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy” shares the behind-the-scenes story of the world’s most famous magical duo. Over the course of nearly half a century, Siegfried & Roy performed 30,000 shows for millions of people. Although the German-born illusionists and pop culture icons were mega-famous, much about their private lives, eccentric public personae and tragic final show remained shrouded in mystery … until now. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and investigative journalist Steven Leckart goes behind the velvet curtain to reveal shocking moments, surprising details and hidden truths about two men who were lionised by millions of fans, lampooned by the media, criticised by animal welfare advocates, and endlessly scrutinised by the public.
“Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy” is produced by AT WILL MEDIA with executive producers Leckart (“Challenger: The Final Flight,” “What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali”) and Will Malnati.
The first two episodes of the new eight-part podcast will debut 12 January, 2022 on Apple Podcasts, with new episodes rolled out weekly on Wednesdays.
Servant
Season Three
Recently renewed for a fourth and final season, Servant – from M. Night Shyamalan – follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home. “Servant” stars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free and Rupert Grint. The series is created by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominated executive producer and writer Tony Basgallop. In addition to executive producers M. Night Shyamalan and Tony Basgallop, “Servant” is executive produced by Ashwin Rajan, Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black and Steve Tisch. Taylor Latham and Patrick Markey serve as co-executive producers. apple.co/Servant
The 10-episode third season of “Servant” will debut with the first episode on Friday, 21 January, 2022, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday.
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
New series
From Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winners Chris Miller and P highly anticipated reboot of the beloved classic series “Fraggle Rock,” titled “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.” Debuting on Apple TV+ on Friday, 21 January, 2022, the new 13-episode Apple Original series from The Jim Henson Company in association with New Regency follows last year’s celebrated Apple original shorts “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!”
Jim Henson’s fun-loving, musical Fraggles are back in the highly anticipated reboot of the beloved classic series “Fraggle Rock,” titled “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.”! Join Gobo, Red, Wembley, Mokey, Boober, and new Fraggle friends on hilarious, epic adventures about the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world.
The complete first season (13 episodes) debuts Friday, 21 January, 2022 on Apple TV+.
The Afterparty
New comedy series
From Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” “The Lego Movie,” “21 Jump Street”), “The Afterparty” is a genre-defying series centred on a murder mystery at a high school reunion. Each episode explores a different character’s account of the fateful evening in question, all through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective.
“The Afterparty” features a stellar ensemble cast including Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou and Dave Franco.
The first three episodes of “The Afterparty” will premiere 28 January, 2022, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday.
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