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Apple TV+ today announced its upcoming limited drama series “Lessons in Chemistry,” starring and executive produced by Academy Award winner Brie Larson (“Captain Marvel,” “Room”), will make its highly anticipated debut with the first two episodes on Friday, October 13, 2023. “Lessons in Chemistry,” starring and executive produced by Brie Larson, will premiere with the first two episodes on Friday, October 13, 2023 on Apple TV+. Based on the bestselling, debut novel of the same name from author, science editor and copywriter Bonnie Garmus, “Lessons in Chemistry,” set in the early 1950s, follows Elizabeth Zott (played by Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a patriarchal society. When Elizabeth finds herself fired from her lab,…

Apple TV+ today shared a new teaser trailer highlighting an electrifying lineup of highly anticipated Apple Original series and films that will make their global debut on Apple TV+ in the coming months. The teaser features newly released footage, and a glimpse at the upcoming comedies, the biggest dramas and the brightest stars across Apple Original titles including “Platonic,” “The Crowded Room,” “Swagger” season two, “Hijack,” “The Afterparty” season two, “Foundation” season two, “Stephen Curry: Underrated,” “Lessons in Chemistry,” “Masters of the Air,” “Sugar,” “The Morning Show” season three, “The Beanie Bubble,” “Flora and Son,” “Loot” season two, “Palm Royale,” and more. New original series and films from the world’s most creative storytellers that are featured in the teaser, and…

Macworld Say, did you hear the rumor about iOS 17 from, oh, perhaps five minutes ago? Your news feed probably has a recent report about what’s coming soon for the iPhone –if not from five minutes ago, then maybe from the past few hours, or at the most, a day or two. Reading about iOS 17 is nice and all, but as a Mac editor, what I look for in my news feed are juicy macOS rumors, something that tells us what we could see in the next version, macOS 14. And if my news feed could produce special effects based on its contents, it’d play chirping crickets. Our macOS 14 news hub has nothing. Okay, not exactly nothing, but…

Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for “Hijack,” the upcoming, high-octane thriller starring and executive produced by SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Idris Elba (“Luther”). Executive producer Idris Elba will star in “Hijack,” the upcoming thriller set to debut June 28, 2023 on Apple TV+. Created by George Kay (“Lupin,” “Criminal”) and Jim Field Smith (“Criminal,” “Truth Seekers”), who also wrote and lead directed the series respectively, the seven-part series also stars Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award winner Archie Panjabi (“The Good Wife,” “Snowpiercer,” “Blindspot”). “Hijack” takes flight on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through August 2. Told in real time, “Hijack” is…

Macworld Say, did you hear the rumor about iOS 17 from, oh, perhaps five minutes ago? Your news feed probably has a recent report about what’s coming soon for the iPhone –if not from five minutes ago, then maybe from the past few hours, or at the most, a day or two. Even without any major new features, Apple Reading about iOS 17 is nice and all, but as a Mac editor, what I look for in my news feed are juicy macOS rumors, something that tells us what we could see in the next version, macOS 14. And if my news feed could produce special effects based on its contents, it’d play chirping crickets. Our macOS 14 news hub…