Apple’s list of currently available content for Apple TV continues to grow, and so does the list of upcoming projects in the works.

Some of these projects have been officially announced and acknowledged by Apple, while others have been reported by the Hollywood press.

We’ve divided this list in two: Coming Soon is a list of shows and films for which Apple has given an official release date or release window, and Further Out compiles content that is still in production or perhaps haven’t even begun yet.

Updated August 21, 2026: We have updated our list with the latest release dates, images, and trailers.

How to get Apple TV

You can subscribe to Apple TV on Apple’s website here, or via the Apple TV app on your device. It costs $12.99/£9.99 a month, which you can cancel at any time (Read: How to cancel and Apple subscription). You can also opt for a one-year subscription for $99/£89, which gives you two months free each year.

Apple also offers various trials. Take a look at our article explaining all the ways you can watch Apple TV for free, and the best Apple TV deals you can get. Students can get Apple TV for free with an already subsidized Apple Music subscription.

You don’t need an Apple TV set top box to watch Apple TV, nor do you have to pay for a subscription, see: How to watch Apple TV for free.

Coming Soon to Apple TV

The following shows, series, and movies have been officially announced by Apple and will typically will begin streaming in the next few weeks or months.

Dark Matter (season 2)

What it’s about: Season two picks up with the Dessens as they settle into a quiet life in a world that finally seems safe until the unimaginable forces them to run once again. aJson’s obsession with the Box deepens, while Daniela’s growing paranoia pushes her to the brink, threatening to tear their fragile stability apart. 

Important names: Stars Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson.

When you can watch: The second season of Dark Matter premieres on August 28, 2026.

Mayday

What it’s about: An action-packed buddy comedy film. When hotshot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines.

Important names: Stars Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branaugh. Written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.

When you can watch: Mayday premieres on September 4, 2026.

Last Seen

What it’s about: A former police detective, now working as a dispatcher, receives a call from a teenage girl who he is convinced is his daughter that went missing 11 years ago.

Important names: Stars Patrick Brammall, Brendan Cowell, Maxine Peake, and Jessica Wren.

When you can watch: Last Seen premieres on September 9, 2026.

Slow Horses (season 6)

What it’s about: This darkly funny British spy thriller show is easily one of the best things on Apple TV, and it’s back for another short season.

Important names: Stars Sir Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, and more.

When you can watch: The sixth season of Slow Horses debuts on September 16, 2026.

Brothers

What it’s about: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrison play fictionalized versions of themselves whose lifelong friendship is thrown into chaos when they uncover a decades-old secret: they might actually be brothers.

Important names: Stars Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Natalie Martinez, produced by Lee Eisenberg.

When you can watch: Brothers premieres on September 23, 2026.

The Last First: Winter K2

What it’s about: A documentary about the extreme mountain climbing industry and and its changing culture.

Important names: Directed by Amir Bar-Lev.

When you can watch: The Last First: Winter K2 premieres on October 2.

Matchbox the Movie

What it’s about: Inspired by the iconic Mattel toys (really!), this is an action film about a group of friends since childhood who have their lives upended when undercover CIA agent Sean, their long-absent former leader, returns to their small town and unwittingly gets them embroiled in a frantic international pursuit to save the world.

Important names: Stars John Cena, Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, and Arturo Castro. Written by David Coggeshall. Directed by Sam Hargrave.

When you can watch: Matchbox the Movie will premiere on October 9, 2026.

Tenzing

What it’s about: Chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay, a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, became the first to summit Mount Everest.

Important names: Stars Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, and Willem Dafoe.

When you can watch: Tenzing is in select theaters on October 9 and on Apple TV October 16.

Where’s Wanda (season 2)

What it’s about: A dark comedy that tells the story of Dedo and Carlotta Klatt, who are desperate to locate their missing 17-year-old daughter Wanda, who disappeared months ago without a trace.

Important names: Stars Heike Makatsch, Axel Stein, Lea Drinda, and Leo Simon. Written and created by Oliver Lansley.

When you can watch: The second season of Where’s Wanda premieres on October 21, 2026.

Stick (season 2)

What it’s about: A sports comedy about a washed-up ex-pro golfer who coaches a young 17-year old phenom.

Important names: Starring Owen Wilson, Peter Dager, Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño. Joining in season 2 is Rhea Seehorn.

When you can watch: Season 2 of Stick premieres on November 4, 2026.

Being Heumann

What it’s about: In 1977, a young disabled woman Judy Heumann and a scrappy coalition of outsiders decide they’ve had enough. What begins as one impulsive act becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in American history, as hundreds spontaneously seize government offices and refuse to leave until the bureaucrat in their way takes action.

Important names: Stars Ruth Madeley, Madeline Delp, and Mark Ruffalo. Written and directed by Siân Heder.

When you can watch: Being Heumann will be in select theaters on November 6 and on Apple TV November 13, 2026,

Way of the Warrior Kid

What it’s about: Middle school has been a nightmare for Marc, a good kid who’s bullied by his classmates and feels like he’s behind in everything, from academics to P.E. to just making friends. That changes when his injured Uncle Jake, a decorated Navy SEAL, comes to spend the summer and recuperate with Marc and his mom, Sarah.

Important names: Stars Chris Pratt, Jude Hill, Linda Cardellini, Levi McConaughey.

When you can watch: Way of the Warrior Kid premieres on November 20, 2026.

Bad Monkey (season 2)

What it’s about: Eager to regain his detective’s badge, Yancy finds himself embroiled in a turf war between rival criminal organizations as he navigates a variety of Florida oddballs, including an erudite mob boss, his unhinged son and a hard-edged young woman who needs Yancy’s protection.

Important names: Stars Vince Vaughn, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner. Produced by Bill Lawrence.

When you can watch: The second season of Bad Monkey premieres on December 2, 2026.

Neuromancer

What it’s about: A new 10-episode drama based on the award-winning novel of the same name by William Gibson. The series will follow a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high-stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.

Important names: Stars Callum Turner, Briana Middleton, Mark Strong, and Peter Sarsgaard.

When you can watch: Neuromancer premieres on January 22, 2027.

Further Out

These shows, series, and movies may or may not have been officially announced, and do not yet have definitive release dates. Some may debut in the next few months, others be more than a year away. It’s even possible that some of these projects will never be released.

Lance Armstrong biopic

What it’s about: Deadline reports that Apple has won the bidding war for rights to a movie about the storied cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Important names: Stars Austin Butler, directed by Edward Berger.

When you can watch: The Lance Armstrong biopic does not yet have a title or release date.

Foster the Snowman

What it’s about: Per Deadline, Apple out-bid Netflix and MGM for this holiday high-concept movie about a snowman that comes alive, and will go through every stage of life in just 72 hours. The childless couple who act as his “parents” go through every parenting milestone in just three days.

Important names: No stars are yet attached. The film will be directed by Hikari.

When you can watch: Foster the Snowman is being fast-tracked to be ready in time for the holidays 2026.

Once and Again

What it’s about: Deadline says that Apple won the rights to produce a film from the upcoming romance book Once and Again by Rebecca Serle (set to release on March 10).

Important names: This project is early in product and has no director or stars attached yet.

When you can watch: The adaptation of Once and Again is very early in production and has no release date.

Cosmere

What it’s about: Apple has landed the rights to the Cosmere fantasy universe books from Brandon Sanderson. It’s unclear what projects are coming in this fantasy setting.

Important names: Brandon Sanderson’s series The Stormlight Archive is a large and ongoing series of high fantasy novels. Sanderson is also known for finishing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time novels.

When you can watch: The Cosmere deal is fresh and specific projects haven’t yet begun as of January 2026, so it will be a long while before we can watch anything.

Important names: Created for TV by Graham Roland and JD Dillard. Stars Callum Turner, Briana Middleton, Joseph Lee, and Mark Strong.

When you can watch: Neuromancer is in production now but does not yet have a release date.

The Dispatcher

What it’s about: A 6-episode thriller about a police detective whose life fell apart 10 years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost. Adapted from Ryan David Jahn’s book.

Important names: Starring Patrick Brammall, adapted by writer Kris Mrksa.

When you can watch: The Dispatcher does not yet have a release date.

Speed Racer

What it’s about: A live-action series based on the beloved Japanese animated show from the ’60s.

Important names: Will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production company, with Hiram Martinez and Ron Fitzgerald as writers and showrunners.

When you can watch: Speed Racer has no release date yet.

The White Darkness

What it’s about: A limited series based on David Grann’s nonfiction book about Henry Worsley, who crossed Antarctica on foot.

Important names: Tom Hiddleston stars, Soo Hugh directs.

When you can watch: The White Darkness has no release date yet.

Untitled Negro League Baseball series

What it’s about: Follows the life and career of legendary pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige.

Important names: The series is produced by Erving “Magic” Johnson, among others. It is in conjunction with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and MLB.

When you can watch: This series has no release date yet.

Untitled Chuck Barris drama

What it’s about: Gong Show host Chuck Barris famously claimed to be a secret CIA assassin in his autobiography Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which was made into a feature film in 2002. A Deadline report says Apple is developing an hour-long drama series about Barris as both Gong Show host and CIA assassin.

Important names: Justin Timberlake is attached to star as Chuck Barris.

When you can watch: This series has no release date yet.

Dolly

What it’s about: Deadline describes it as a “sci-fi courtroom drama in which a robotic ‘companion doll’ kills its owner and then shocks the world by claiming that she is not guilty and asking for a lawyer.”

Important names: Florence Pugh and Vanessa Taylor are attached to star and Drew Pearce will write the script.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Bride

What it’s about: Deadline reports that this is a genre-bending film about an engineered “ideal wife” who rejects her creator, escapes captivity, and discovers her true self.

Important names: The film will star Scarlett Johansson and will be directed by Sebastián Lelio.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Earthsound

What it’s about: A natural history documentary series that uses new audio technology and cinematic 360-degree audio to reveal untold nature stories from every continent.

Important names: It will be executive produced by Alex Williamson, and the series producer is Sam Hodgson.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Untitled Idris Elba spy thriller

What it’s about: According to Variety, this is to be a “spy movie with romance set in Africa” but little else is known about the nascent project. The report says it’s early in production. 

Important names: The film will star Idris Elba and is produced by Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Hedy Lamarr series

What it’s about: According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s an eight-episode series about the 1930s and 40s actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr (whose frequency-hopping radio technology is still the basis for many modern wireless communications).

Important names: Gal Gadot is set to star as Lamarr, with a script written by Sarah Treem.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Where the Wild Things Are

What it’s about: Apple has struck an overall deal with The Maurice Sendak Foundation to produce shows or series based on the author’s works for children. The most famous of these, by far, is Where the Wild Things Are.

Important names: Apple is working with longtime Sendak collaborator Arthur Yorinks and his production studio Night Kitchen Studios.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Custom of the Country

What it’s about: A limited-series adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel The Custom of the Country. The novel, published in the early 20th century, is about a midwestern girl who climbs the ladder of New York high society.

Important names: The big one is Sofia Coppola, who is developing the series for Apple. No word yet on whether she will direct it.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

El Gato Negro

What it’s about: Based on Richard Dominguez’s comic book about an aging luchador who teams up with his grandson to use the El Gato Negro persona to fight crime in South Texas.

Important names: Robert Rodriguez will direct and produce, while Diego Boneta will star and also produce.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

Brie Larson CIA biography series

What it’s about: A report in Variety says that Apple has made a direct-to-series order for a new drama based on the real-life experiences of CIA undercover operative Amaryllis Fox. Fox has a hot novel named Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA that released in October 2019. 

Important names: Brie Larson will star and executive produce the series.

When you can watch: No release date yet.

You Think It, I’ll Say It

What it’s about:  According to Variety, Apple has ordered a 10-episode, half-hour run of a new comedy variety show. The show is inspired by Curtis Sittenfeld’s collection of short stories You Think It, I’ll Say It.

Important names: SNL alum Kristen Wiig was set to star, but pulled out citing scheduling conflicts with Wonder Woman 1984. The show is created and produced by Colleen McGuinness (30 Rock, About a Boy).

When you can watch: This project does not yet have a title or release date.