The tech giant has given a two-season order to an untitled drama about the lives of people working on morning television as well as a show from Steven SpielbergApple has announced a major scripted series, winning a bidding war for an untitled drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. The show will focus on the lives of people working in the world of morning television. Apple has given the go-ahead to a two-season order, 20 episodes in total. Earlier this year, it was reported that Apple would be spending $1bn on original content over the next year, including series and movies. The untitled morning television drama marks Witherspoon’s first small screen follow-up to HBO’s Emmy-winning Big Little Lies, while it will be Aniston’s first leading role in a TV series since Friends.

Source: The Guardian November 08, 2017 20:02 UTC