The gang of beloved rag-tag characters is together again and is coming to Apple after the company inked a deal with DHX Media to produce new Peanuts content.

According to multiple outlets, Apple has acquired the rights to Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip characters. DHX Media and Apple will develop and produce original programs, including new series, specials, and shorts based on the characters created by Schulz.

Schulz first introduced the Peanuts characters in 1950, when the Peanuts comic strip debuted in seven newspapers.

Part of this new content produced for the company is bringing astronaut Snoopy to the screen in the hopes of getting kids into space exploration. According to Deadline, one of the projects under the deal is original short-form STEM content. Peanuts Worldwide and NASA recently signed a Space Act Agreement, designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.

Apple announced back in August that they will be spending a whopping $1 billion on original programming. It is unknown how it will distribute the original content and when it will launch.

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Rupert Grint, best known for his portrayal of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise, has joined the cast of Apple’s new psychological thriller series.

The series was created by Tony Basgallop (24) and M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable). The two will also serve as executive producers with Shyamalan set to direct the first episode. The series which received a straight-to-series order will be produced by Shyamalan’s Blinding Edge Pictures.

Grint has joined the previously announced Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger (Game of Thrones). While Apple has kept plot and character details well under wraps, Deadline reports that the untitled project will follow parents Dorothy (Ambrose) and Sean Turner, who have hired a nanny to help care for their newborn child. Grint will play Julian Pearce, Dorothy’s younger brother.

You can see Grint next on BBC’s ABC Murders opposite John Malkovich. His other credits include Broadway’s It’s Only A Play and Netflix’s Sick Note.

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Fans are about to get a lot more of Oprah now that she signed a multi-year deal with Apple for new original programs. This means that Oprah will create original content that includes film, TV, applications, books and any other content that can be distributed on Apple’s platform. 

“Together, Winfrey and Apple will create original programs that embrace her incomparable ability to connect with audiences around the world,” the company said in a statement. “Winfrey’s projects will be released as part of a lineup of original content from Apple.”

Apple’s deal with Oprah comes after it has made similar deals with Reese Witherspoon, Steven Spielberg, Octavia Spencer, and Kevin Durant as a part of a growing trend amongst streaming services to tap major talent for their original programming. Netflix has signed former President Barack and former First Lady Michelle Obama as well as Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy. 

The deal is non-exclusive and will not affect Oprah’s contract with OWN, the television network she debuted in 2011. 

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Apple has just ordered a 10-episode straight-to-series order from M. Night Shyamalan and Tony Basgallop.

The still-untitled psychological thriller was created by Basgallop (24), who will serve as executive producer, as well as the one doing the writing; Shyamalan (Unbreakable) is executive producing and will direct the first episode.

This straight-to-order project joins Apple’s roster of originals including a Damien Chazelle drama series, an Amazing Stories reboot, a drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, a comedy series helmed by Kristin Wiig, a drama from Ron Moore, and a Steven Knight and Francis Lawrence drama, as well as green-lighting a docu-series titled Home from Matt Tyrnauer and Matthew Weaver.

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In its quest to diversify its digital content, the technology giant has given a 10-episode straight to order for its first docuseries titled Home.

The official description of the she describes Home as a show that will take viewers inside the world’s most extraordinary homes; peek into the boundary-pushing imaginations of the architects who conceived them.

Helming Home are executive producers Matt Tyrnauer and Corey Reeser, Matthew Weaver, Ian Orefice, Joe Poulin and Bruce Gersh.

While the series is Apple’s first ordered docuseries, it follows three scripted series pickups including a morning show drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

Apple recently formed a worldwide view programming division under Jamie Erlicht & Zack Van Amburg. Looks like Apple’s hunger to do it all is insatiable.

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The dramatic series will star Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon and will explore the behind-the-scenes action of daily morning shows and its players. The two Hollywood A-listers will also executive-produce the untitled project.

While Witherspoon just starred in Big Little Lies which won her an Outstanding Limited Series Emmy for her work as a producer on the star-studded HBO miniseries, this role makes Aniston’s first regular TV gig since Friends ended in 2004. This project serves as a sort of reunion for the two as they have collaborated in the past on the show Friends where Witherspoon played Aniston’s sister.

The untitled drama is executive-produced by Media Res’ Michael Ellenberg, who worked on The Leftovers with Jay Carson (House of Cards) serving as writer and show-runner.

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It’s still unknown how Apple would use the content they buy. According to the Wall Street Journal, they want to create up to 10 shows in range with Game of Thrones or House of Cards, but that’s not going to be enough for a full-scale subscription service.

HBO alone has spent around $2 billion in 2017, while Netflix’ is set to spend around $6 billion. Apple won’t be their direct competitor. Instead, it wants them to stream their shows on Apple devices and to sell their services on Apple iTunes store.

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The gang of beloved rag-tag characters is together again and is coming to Apple after the company inked a deal with DHX Media to produce new Peanuts content.

According to multiple outlets, Apple has acquired the rights to Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip characters. DHX Media and Apple will develop and produce original programs, including new series, specials, and shorts based on the characters created by Schulz.

Schulz first introduced the Peanuts characters in 1950, when the Peanuts comic strip debuted in seven newspapers.

Part of this new content produced for the company is bringing astronaut Snoopy to the screen in the hopes of getting kids into space exploration. According to Deadline, one of the projects under the deal is original short-form STEM content. Peanuts Worldwide and NASA recently signed a Space Act Agreement, designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.

Apple announced back in August that they will be spending a whopping $1 billion on original programming. It is unknown how it will distribute the original content and when it will launch.

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Rupert Grint, best known for his portrayal of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise, has joined the cast of Apple’s new psychological thriller series.

The series was created by Tony Basgallop (24) and M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable). The two will also serve as executive producers with Shyamalan set to direct the first episode. The series which received a straight-to-series order will be produced by Shyamalan’s Blinding Edge Pictures.

Grint has joined the previously announced Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Nell Tiger (Game of Thrones). While Apple has kept plot and character details well under wraps, Deadline reports that the untitled project will follow parents Dorothy (Ambrose) and Sean Turner, who have hired a nanny to help care for their newborn child. Grint will play Julian Pearce, Dorothy’s younger brother.

You can see Grint next on BBC’s ABC Murders opposite John Malkovich. His other credits include Broadway’s It’s Only A Play and Netflix’s Sick Note.

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Fans are about to get a lot more of Oprah now that she signed a multi-year deal with Apple for new original programs. This means that Oprah will create original content that includes film, TV, applications, books and any other content that can be distributed on Apple’s platform. 

“Together, Winfrey and Apple will create original programs that embrace her incomparable ability to connect with audiences around the world,” the company said in a statement. “Winfrey’s projects will be released as part of a lineup of original content from Apple.”

Apple’s deal with Oprah comes after it has made similar deals with Reese Witherspoon, Steven Spielberg, Octavia Spencer, and Kevin Durant as a part of a growing trend amongst streaming services to tap major talent for their original programming. Netflix has signed former President Barack and former First Lady Michelle Obama as well as Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy. 

The deal is non-exclusive and will not affect Oprah’s contract with OWN, the television network she debuted in 2011. 

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Apple has just ordered a 10-episode straight-to-series order from M. Night Shyamalan and Tony Basgallop.

The still-untitled psychological thriller was created by Basgallop (24), who will serve as executive producer, as well as the one doing the writing; Shyamalan (Unbreakable) is executive producing and will direct the first episode.

This straight-to-order project joins Apple’s roster of originals including a Damien Chazelle drama series, an Amazing Stories reboot, a drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, a comedy series helmed by Kristin Wiig, a drama from Ron Moore, and a Steven Knight and Francis Lawrence drama, as well as green-lighting a docu-series titled Home from Matt Tyrnauer and Matthew Weaver.

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In its quest to diversify its digital content, the technology giant has given a 10-episode straight to order for its first docuseries titled Home.

The official description of the she describes Home as a show that will take viewers inside the world’s most extraordinary homes; peek into the boundary-pushing imaginations of the architects who conceived them.

Helming Home are executive producers Matt Tyrnauer and Corey Reeser, Matthew Weaver, Ian Orefice, Joe Poulin and Bruce Gersh.

While the series is Apple’s first ordered docuseries, it follows three scripted series pickups including a morning show drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

Apple recently formed a worldwide view programming division under Jamie Erlicht & Zack Van Amburg. Looks like Apple’s hunger to do it all is insatiable.

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The dramatic series will star Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon and will explore the behind-the-scenes action of daily morning shows and its players. The two Hollywood A-listers will also executive-produce the untitled project.

While Witherspoon just starred in Big Little Lies which won her an Outstanding Limited Series Emmy for her work as a producer on the star-studded HBO miniseries, this role makes Aniston’s first regular TV gig since Friends ended in 2004. This project serves as a sort of reunion for the two as they have collaborated in the past on the show Friends where Witherspoon played Aniston’s sister.

The untitled drama is executive-produced by Media Res’ Michael Ellenberg, who worked on The Leftovers with Jay Carson (House of Cards) serving as writer and show-runner.

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It’s still unknown how Apple would use the content they buy. According to the Wall Street Journal, they want to create up to 10 shows in range with Game of Thrones or House of Cards, but that’s not going to be enough for a full-scale subscription service.

HBO alone has spent around $2 billion in 2017, while Netflix’ is set to spend around $6 billion. Apple won’t be their direct competitor. Instead, it wants them to stream their shows on Apple devices and to sell their services on Apple iTunes store.

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