Apple’s TV division is having a standout year so far. Following the conclusion of Severance, its biggest hit ever, Apple TV+ now has three excellent new shows airing that all offer something unique.
#1: Your Friends & Neighbors
A few years back, Apple TV+ ran a fun ad featuring “everyone but Jon Hamm.” Hamm actually starred in the video, lamenting that Apple TV+ has all the big celebrities and he’s missing out.
Later that year, Hamm actually joined The Morning Show season 3.
But now, Apple TV+ has premiered its own Hamm star vehicle: Your Friends & Neighbors.
In what’s been described as a cross between Breaking Bad and Big Little Lies, Hamm plays a finance bro who loses everything and resorts to pawning goods stolen from his rich neighbors.
Here’s Apple’s series summary:
After being fired in disgrace, a hedge fund manager still grappling with his recent divorce, resorts to stealing from his neighbors’ homes in the exceedingly affluent Westmont Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined.
Your Friends & Neighbors’ first two episodes just premiered, and Apple has already renewed the show for a second season.
#2: The Studio
If high-class character drama isn’t your thing, then Apple’s new hit comedy might be.
The Studio stars and was co-created by Seth Rogen, and it’s the kind of show that would have formerly made Jon Hamm especially jealous.
That’s because Apple has packed a wild number of Hollywood celebrities into the series.
The Studio is all about filmmaking, so each episode lends itself to cameos from the likes of Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Olivia Wilde, Zac Efron, Zoë Kravitz, and a lot more. Even Netflix’s CEO gets in on the fun.
Here’s the series summary:
Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps and breathes movies, it’s the job Matt’s been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.
The Studio has four episodes currently available, with new weekly drops through May 21.
#3: Dope Thief
Crime thrillers have become a standout genre on Apple TV+, and the latest such release is a strong one.
Dope Thief stars Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura and is executive produced by Ridley Scott, who also directed the first episode.
With a compelling, action-fueled story that doesn’t get too dark thanks to well-timed comic moments, Dope Thief offers a third distinct, enticing new show on Apple TV+.
Here’s Apple’s summary of the series:
Based on Dennis Tafoya’s book of the same name, the series follows longtime Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to have their small-time grift become a life-and-death enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and unravel the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern Seaboard.
Dope Thief has six episodes available now, with weekly releases continuing through April 25.
New Apple TV+ shows: wrap-up
The strength of Apple’s current TV+ lineup would have seemed like a fluke just a year or two ago, when the streamer’s hit rate wasn’t quite as high. But over the past nine months or so, Apple TV+ has truly been on a hot streak that’s not yet let up.
I never thought I’d say this, but: who needs Severance?
Apple TV+ is currently available for just *$2.99* per month with a limited-time special.
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