Enlarge / The Fraggles are back, clap, clap. And they’re a blast to watch again, clap, clap. (credit: Jim Henson Company / Apple TV+) The video-streaming world has long suffered from content fragmentation, and modern-day Muppet access is no exception. If you want to revel in all things Jim Henson, you’ll need subscriptions to no […]
Enlarge / The only constant is change in Apple TV’s adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation (credit: YouTube/Apple TV+) When showrunner David S. Goyer took on the monumental task of adapting Isaac Asimov’s hugely influential Foundation series of science fiction novels for Apple TV+, he knew it would not be a straightforward matter. As I’ve written […]
Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun plays a brilliant brain surgeon who tries to sync his brain with the dead in Dr. Brain . Fans of the Oscar-winning film Parasite will recognize the star of Dr. Brain , a new sci-fi thriller from Apple company TV+. Lee Sun-kyun, who played Park Dong-Ik in Bong Joon-ho’s film , […]
Enlarge / Jon Stewart is back to TV to set some things on fire. (credit: Apple TV+ / Busboy) In Jon Stewart’s first-ever conversation with an Apple TV+ studio audience, he offers a curious send-off—in fact, it argues against the point of his new multi-million dollar hosting deal . “You’re probably just going in order […]
Jared Harris stars as visionary mathematician Hari Seldon. [credit: Apple TV+ ] Isaac Asimov’s hugely influential Basis series of science fiction novels is notoriously difficult to adapt to the screen. The author himself admitted that he wrote strictly for the printed page, and he always refused invitations to adapt his work for film or TV. […]
A catastrophic solar “event” has wiped out most of humanity. [credit: YouTube/Apple TV+ ] Apple TV+ has dropped the official trailer for Finch , its forthcoming sci-fi film starring Tom Hanks as a robotics engineer who survives an apocalyptic solar flare, then goes on a trek to mountain safety with his trusty dog and robot […]
The Apple TV+ series is an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of novels. [credit: YouTube/Apple TV+ ] A mathematical genius predicts the imminent collapse of a galactic empire, and he and his protege set plans in motion to preserve the foundational knowledge of their civilization in Foundation, Apple TV+’s adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s hugely […]
Jared Harris stars as Hari Seldon, who has developed a mathematical approach to sociology he calls “psychohistory” that enables him to predict the future of large populations. [credit: Apple TV+ ] This fall is shaping up to be a good one for fans of classic science fiction. Not only are we getting Denis Villeneuve’s film […]
Sci-fi drama Invasion follows multiple storylines across different continents, providing “a global look at how one alien invasion would affect us all.” Apple TV+ has a solid hit with its alternative-history sci-fi drama For All Mankind, which just wrapped its second season, and the streaming platform clearly hopes to repeat that success with a new […]
The space race in an alternate timeline continues in the second season of For All Mankind, returning to Apple TV+ in February. Apple TV+ has dropped the trailer for the second season of For All Mankind, its science fiction drama about an alternate history where the space race never ended. The series was the linchpin […]