Available on the Apple TV App Worldwide, Apple TV+ Will Be $4.99
per Month
Apple® today announced Apple TV+, the first all-original video
subscription service and home for today’s most imaginative
storytellers, will launch November 1 in over 100 countries and
regions. Apple TV+ will offer a powerful and inspiring lineup of
original shows, movies and documentaries, including “The Morning
Show,” “Dickinson,” “See,” “For All Mankind” and “The Elephant
Queen.” The service will be available on the Apple TV® app on
iPhone®, iPad®, Apple TV, iPod touch®, Mac® and other platforms,
including online at https://tv.apple.com, for $4.99 per month with
a seven-day free trial. Starting today, customers who purchase any
iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch or Mac can enjoy one year of
Apple TV+ for free. Through Family Sharing, up to six family
members can share one Apple TV+ subscription.
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“With Apple TV+, we are presenting all-original stories from the
best, brightest and most creative minds, and we know viewers will
find their new favorite show or movie on our service,” said Zack
Van Amburg, Apple's head of Worldwide Video. “Each Apple TV+
original offers its own unique story, fresh perspective and
powerful message — all meant to entertain, connect and inspire
cultural conversations.”
“Apple TV+ is an unprecedented global video service with an
all-original slate,” said Jamie Erlicht, Apple’s head of Worldwide
Video. "We look forward to giving audiences everywhere the
opportunity to enjoy these compelling stories within a rich,
personalized experience on all the screens they love.”
All-New, Exclusive Originals
These Apple TV+ originals from the world’s most celebrated
creative artists will debut on the Apple TV app on November 1:
- “See,” an epic drama starring Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard, is
set 600 years in the future after a virus has decimated humankind
and rendered the remaining population blind. When all humanity has
lost the sense of sight, humans must adapt and find new ways to
survive.
- “The Morning Show,” a cutthroat drama starring and executive
produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, and starring
Steve Carell, explores the world of morning news and the ego,
ambition and the misguided search for power behind the people who
help America wake up in the morning.
- “Dickinson,” a darkly comedic coming-of-age story, explores the
constraints of society, gender and family through the lens of
rebellious young poet, Emily Dickinson.
- “For All Mankind,” a new series from Ronald D. Moore, imagines
what would have happened if the global space race never ended and
the space program remained the cultural centerpiece of America’s
hopes and dreams.
- “Helpsters,” a new children’s series from the makers of “Sesame
Street,” stars Cody and a team of vibrant monsters who love to help
solve problems. It all starts with a plan.
- “Snoopy in Space,” a new original from Peanuts Worldwide and
DHX Media, takes viewers on a journey with Snoopy as he follows his
dreams to become an astronaut. Together, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and
the Peanuts crew take command of the International Space Station
and explore the moon and beyond.
- “Ghostwriter,” a reinvention of the beloved original series,
follows four kids who are brought together by a mysterious ghost in
a neighborhood bookstore, and must team up to release fictional
characters from works of literature.
- “The Elephant Queen,” an acclaimed documentary film and
cinematic love letter to a species on the verge of extinction,
follows a majestic matriarch elephant and her herd on an epic
journey of life, loss and homecoming.
- Oprah Winfrey joins the world’s most compelling authors in
conversation as she builds a vibrant, global book club community
and other projects to connect with people around the world and
share meaningful ways to create positive change.
More Apple TV+ originals will be added to the Apple TV app each
month, including:
- “Servant,” a new psychological thriller 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.
- “Truth Be Told,” a gripping new series starring Academy Award
winner Octavia Spencer and Emmy Award winner Aaron Paul, explores
America’s obsession with true crime podcasts and navigates urgent
concerns about privacy, media and race.
- “Little America,” inspired by the true stories featured in Epic
Magazine, brings to life the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring
and surprising stories of immigrants in America.
- “The Banker,” a feature film inspired by a true story, stars
Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson as two African American
entrepreneurs who try to circumvent the racial limitations of the
1950s and quietly provide housing loans to the African American
community in Jim Crow Texas. Nia Long and Nicholas Hoult also
star.
- “Hala,” a feature film and official selection of the 2019
Sundance Film Festival and 2019 Toronto International Film
Festival, follows a high school senior struggling to balance being
a suburban teenager with her traditional Muslim upbringing.
Subscribers can watch Apple TV+ originals both online and
offline, ad-free and on demand, on the Apple TV app, which comes
pre-installed on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and iPod touch and will
soon be on Mac with macOS® Catalina. The Apple TV app is also
available on select Samsung smart TVs, and will come to Amazon Fire
TV, LG, Roku, Sony and VIZIO platforms in the future. Customers can
also sign up and watch Apple TV+ originals on the web at
https://tv.apple.com.
Starting today, viewers can watch trailers and add Apple TV+
series and movies to Up Next on the Apple TV app, so they can be
notified when the first episodes become available. At launch, most
Apple TV+ series will premiere with three episodes, with one new
episode to roll out each week, while full seasons of some series
will be available all at once.
Audiences worldwide can enjoy Apple TV+ originals subtitled
and/or dubbed in nearly 40 languages, including Subtitles for the
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (SDH) or closed captions. Apple TV+ series
and movies will also be available with audio descriptions in eight
languages.
Apple TV+ is one of Apple’s newest services, joining Apple
Arcade℠, the world’s first game subscription service featuring over
100 new and exclusive games; Apple News+, which brings together
over 300 magazines, newspapers and digital publishers within the
Apple News® app; Apple Music®, the home of over 50 million songs,
thousands of playlists and daily selections from the world’s best
music experts; Apple Card™, a new kind of credit card created by
Apple and designed to help customers lead a healthier financial
life; Apple Pay®, the most popular mobile contactless payment
system in the world that gives customers an easy, secure and
private way to pay using their Apple devices; as well as the App
Store® and iCloud®.
Pricing and Availability
- Apple TV+ will be available on the Apple TV app for $4.99 (US)
per month with a seven-day free trial starting November 1 on
iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, Apple TV (3rd generation),
iPod touch and Mac. To subscribe to Apple TV+, customers must
update to iOS 12.3 or later, tvOS® 12.3 or later and macOS
Catalina. The subscription will automatically renew at $4.99 per
month at the end of the seven-day free trial.
- Apple TV+ will also be available on the Apple TV app on select
2018, 2019 and newer Samsung smart TVs, and on Amazon Fire TV, LG,
Roku, Sony and VIZIO platforms in the future.
- Customers can also subscribe to and watch Apple TV+ at
https://tv.apple.com in Safari®, Chrome and Firefox.
- Customers with AirPlay® 2-enabled Samsung, LG and VIZIO smart
TVs must update to iOS 12.3 or later or macOS Catalina to play or
mirror Apple TV+ originals from the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad,
iPod touch or Mac directly to their smart TVs. Customers with
eligible Sony smart TVs will be able to enjoy AirPlay 2 support
later this year.
- Customers who purchase any new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or
iPod touch starting September 10 can enjoy one year of Apple TV+
for free. Beginning November 1, customers can initiate the one-year
free offer in the Apple TV app on the device running the latest
software. Customers have three months after device activation to
claim the offer, or if the device was purchased and activated
before the launch of Apple TV+, they will have three months
starting November 1. The subscription will automatically renew at
$4.99 per month after one year. Customers can cancel at any time in
Settings at least one day before each renewal date. Customers who
cancel during the offer period will forfeit the remainder of their
offer. This limited time offer applies to both new and refurbished
models, including devices from the iPhone Upgrade Program, is not
restricted to any specific sales channel (e.g., Apple Store®,
resellers) and will be available in all countries where Apple TV+
will launch. Up to six family members can share one Apple TV+
subscription and watch using their own Apple ID and password. Only
one one-year offer is available per family, regardless of the
number of devices purchased.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS —
provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower
people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple
Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees
are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving
the world better than we found it.
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