Apple TV+ is experiencing its best year yet, and this momentum is expected to carry on into the fall with an impressive array of new shows and films. The upcoming four weeks will showcase this, highlighted by significant new premieres each week.
### September 17: The Morning Show
The Morning Show season 4 somehow succeeds in assembling an even more impressive cast than in previous seasons. It also presents a more somber narrative that addresses the influence of AI on journalism, infused with plenty of high-stakes drama.
Here’s Apple’s season overview:
> “The Morning Show” season four commences in spring 2024, nearly two years after season three’s events. With the UBA-NBN merger finalized, the newsroom faces new responsibilities, ulterior motives, and the difficult concept of truth in a polarized America. In a landscape filled with deepfakes, conspiracy theories, and corporate cover-ups — who can you rely on? And how can you discern what is genuinely real?
### September 24 & 26: Slow Horses and The Savant
Slow Horses season 5 reunites Jackson Lamb and his eclectic group of MI5 misfits for what promises to be yet another thrilling installment.
Gary Oldman leads the familiar stellar cast from earlier seasons, now accompanied by Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed. A testament to Slow Horses’ enduring quality, Apple TV+ has already granted the show a renewal for two additional seasons.
Here’s what to look forward to in season 5:
> In season five of “Slow Horses,” suspicions arise when resident tech whiz Roddy Ho lands a glamorous new girlfriend, but after a series of increasingly strange incidents unfold in the city, it falls to the Slow Horses to uncover the connections. After all, Lamb knows that in the realm of espionage, the London Rules — always have your back — are paramount.
The Savant premieres just two days after Slow Horses, offering viewers a different flavor of crime thriller.
This limited series draws inspiration from a 2019 Cosmopolitan article titled, “Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens?” Jessica Chastain stars as the titular ‘Savant,’ who essentially deceives potential domestic extremists prior to their actions.
Here’s Apple’s synopsis:
> The gripping series centers around an undercover investigator known as “The Savant” (Chastain) as she infiltrates online hate groups to prevent domestic extremists from acting. The cast of “The Savant” also includes Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Trinity Lee Shirley, Toussaint Francois Battiste, and guest star Pablo Schreiber.
### October 3: The Lost Bus
The Lost Bus is the sole film on this list. Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera star in this intense, high-stakes movie directed by Paul Greengrass, which certainly appears poised for awards recognition.
Here’s Apple’s outline:
> From director Paul Greengrass and inspired by actual events, “The Lost Bus” is a thrilling journey through one of America’s most catastrophic wildfires as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a devoted teacher (America Ferrera) strive to rescue 22 children from the devastating blaze.
### October 10: The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a new Apple TV+ crime thriller that unleashes numerous violent inmates in rural Alaska following a plane crash, putting the local U.S. marshal (played by Jason Clarke) in a precarious position.
Here’s Apple’s series synopsis:
> “The Last Frontier” follows Frank Remnick (Clarke), the sole U.S. marshal overseeing the remote, rugged territories of Alaska. Remnick’s area of oversight is disrupted when a prison transport plane crashes in the secluded wilderness, releasing dozens of violent offenders. Charged with safeguarding the community he is sworn to protect, he begins to suspect that the crash was not fortuitous, but the initial phase of a meticulously devised plan with extensive and catastrophic ramifications.
Apple TV+ is available for $12.99 per month and features popular shows and films like Ted Lasso, Severance, The Morning Show, Silo, and Shrinking.
