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Apple TV+ has carved out a unique space in the world of streaming. While the platform does not boast as vast libraries as its rivals Netflix and Amazon Prime, it has consistently produced some of the best shows of current times. The platform has delivered quality content and offers various entertainment through shows of several genres.

Hits like The Morning Show and Ted Lasso have dominated discussions about the platform. But there are many others who do not get the attention they are worthy of. From family dramas to dark comedies to stimulating documentaries, the Apple TV+ lineup has some undiscovered gems of entertainment. And here’s presenting 10 such shows that cannot be missed out on.

1. For All Mankind (2019-Present)

Since its premiere in 2019, For All Mankind has gained a dedicated fan following. However, the alternate history series has yet to achieve the widespread recognition it deserves. Created by Ronald D. Moore,...

Crafting the perfect TV family can be tricky. Most thrive off dysfunction — everything from “Arrested Development” to its genre-bent counterpart “Succession” — while many focus instead on found family among friends, coworkers, or community. At least one on-air drama is about the perils of inbreeding and bad communication between loved ones, so we wouldn’t exactly call it a family show.

In classic sitcoms starting with “Leave it to Beaver,” there was the idea of the model family (passed down so overtly as to inspire a “Boy Meets World” episode literally called “Model Family” that explicitly sites the Cleavers). From “Family Ties” to “Full House” to “Sister Sister,” the nuclear family was the beating heart of a TV show, with a kind of wholesome chemistry and dynamic that sometimes feels lost now.

But like every TV genre, the family comedy is alive, thriving, and evolving — perhaps nowhere as brilliantly as Apple’s “Trying,...

Trying is one of the most heartfelt and brilliant comedy series about parenting ever made. Created by Andy Wolton, the Apple TV+ original series stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith as Jason and Nikki, an adorable couple in their mid-thirties who have been having difficulties getting pregnant. So, they decide to adopt which turns out to be more troubling than they originally thought. The series shows us one of the most beautiful love stories with the help of a brilliant cast who really turn on the charm and bring love with every word they say on screen. So, if you love the relationship of Nikki and Jason and their desire to be good parents in Trying here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Breeders (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – FX Productions

Breeder is a British dark comedy-drama series created by Chris Addison, Martin Freeman, and Simon Blackwell.

Trying is back with an all-new season of parenting and feel-good fun. Created by Andy Wolton, the Apple TV+ comedy-drama series is all set to return for its much-anticipated fourth season and the fans of the series will get a very different experience this season compared to its previous seasons.

Season 4 will take a six-year time jump as Nikki and Jason have built a lovely nuclear with their adoptive children Princess and Tyler. Now, the couple will have to face the dreaded teenage years of their children as their parenting skills are challenged every step of the way. So, if you have been in love with Trying from its very first season here are the release dates for all the upcoming Season 4 episodes.

Trying Season 4 – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Air?) Credit – Apple TV+

Trying Season 4 consists of eight episodes in total. The comedy-drama series is all set...

Some shows are big cultural hits and juggernauts, and some quietly go on season after season; maybe not a huge critical giant, but there are enough ardent fans to justify their existence. And that’s probably where Apple TV+’s “Trying,” a heartwarming British comedy television series created by Andy Wolton (“The Amazing World of Gumball”), lands; it has its fans, and it keeps successfully chugging along, though to be fair, it does have its U.K.

Continue reading ‘Trying’ Trailer: Apple’s Family Drama With Rafe Spall Returns For A Fourth Season On May 22 at The Playlist.

Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer and key art for season four of its heartwarming, critically acclaimed comedy series Trying, starring BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award nominee Rafe Spall.

The trailer features the brand new single from London-based pop star Beka, titled “Forever.” Beka helms this season’s soundtrack with original songs set to debut in each episode. She follows Maisie Peters and Bear’s Den, who wrote and performed the soundtracks for season two and season three, respectively.

Trying will return for its eight-episode fourth season on Wednesday, May 22, on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.

In the new season, we fast-forward six years to discover that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters. They have built a lovely little nuclear family enriched by an extraordinary support network.

However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Scarlett Rayner...

Apple TV has debuted the full official trailer for the fourth season of ‘Trying.’

The heartwarming critically acclaimed comedy starring BAFTA Award-nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award-nominee Rafe Spall will return for a fourth season on Wednesday, May 22 on Apple TV+ with the first 2 episodes followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.

In the new season, we fast-forward six years, discovering that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters having built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Rayner), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.

In addition to Smith and Spall, the ensemble cast is led by Sian Brooke, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd, and welcomes Scarlett Rayner and Cooper Turner.

The series is created, written and executive produced by...

When last we saw Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) in the Apple TV+ comedy series “Trying,” the couple was trying to pull off a reverse shotgun wedding — well, sort of. The long-term partners decided they finally wanted to get married, but rather than get hitched before people knew they were pregnant, they wanted to tie the knot before their kids were taken away from them. Luckily, Nikki and Jason won their court case against their adopted children’s biological grandmother, and with that out of the way, all their worries were over.

Ok, not quite. “Trying” takes a warts-and-all approach to parenthood (if not life in general), so there will always be concerns, big and small, for the family to deal with — the key is sticking together, no matter how trying things get. Season 4 brings a fresh set of family matters, as the story jumps six years into...

Colin From Accounts is a sweet and brilliantly funny rom-com series that will warm your heart while also making you laugh at every turn. The Australian series starring the real-life couple Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall in the lead roles of Ashley and Gordon follows two single people, one in her 30s and the other in his 40s as they are brought together by a literal accident of a sweet dog soon to be named “Colin From Accounts”. The romantic comedy series also stars Genevieve Hegney, Emma Harvie, Helen Thomson, and Michael Logo. So, if you loved the Australian rom-com series here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Lovesick (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix

Lovesick aka Scrotal Recall is a brilliant rom-com series that tackles the difficult subject matter of sexually transmitted series while also delivering a genuinely heartfelt story about love and friendship. Created by Tom Edge,...

Apple TV has debuted a couple of first-look images from the fourth season of ‘Trying.’

The heartwarming critically acclaimed comedy starring BAFTA Award-nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award-nominee Rafe Spall will return for a fourth season on Wednesday, May 22 on Apple TV+ with the first 2 episodes followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.

In the new season, we fast-forward six years, discovering that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters having built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Rayner), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.

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In addition to Smith and Spall, the cast includes Sian Brooke as Karen, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd as Scott...

Apple TV+ has announced that acclaimed comedy series “Trying” has been renewed for a fourth season ahead of its third season finale on Friday, September 2. The third season finds Nikki, played by BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith, and Jason, played by SAG Award nominee Rafe Spall, waking up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting – while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity. In addition to Smith and Spall, the cast includes Oliver Chris (as Freddy), Sian Brooke (as Karen), BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd (as Scott) and Robyn Cara (as Jen). “Trying” is created,...

Esther Smith and Rafe Spall star in ‘Trying’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)

Apple TV+ has officially renewed the critically acclaimed comedy Trying for a fourth season. The renewal was announced just days ahead of the show’s season three finale.

Esther Smith and Rafe Spall star as Nikki and Jason, a couple who’ve tried for years to have a family. In season three, Nikki and Jason opened their hearts and their home to foster children.

The series’ cast also includes Oliver Chris as Freddy, Sian Brooke as Karen, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd as Scott, and Robyn Cara as Jen. Mickey McAnulty plays Tyler and Eden Togwell is Princess.

Andy Wolton created the series and serves as writer and executive producer. Director Jim O’Hanlon and Josh Cole also executive produce.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Rafe Spall talked about the show’s appeal. “I think that one...

Esther Smith and Rafe Spall are still trying.

Apple TV+ has renewed parenting comedy Trying for a fourth season. It comes ahead of the third season finale on September 2.

Smith, who plays Nikki, and Spall, who plays Jason, return.

In the third season they wake up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting — while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity.

The case also includes Oliver Chris, Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd and Robyn Cara.

It marks only the third Apple original scripted series to make it to a fourth season to date...

“Trying” has been renewed for a fourth season at Apple TV+. The British comedy series will return for another new slate of episodes.

The news of the renewal for the favorably reviewed series comes three days ahead of its upcoming Season 3 finale, which will debut on the streamer on Friday.

When “Trying” premiered its first season on Apple TV+ in May 2020, all eight episodes became available to watch on the platform on the same day. Since then, the series has shifted to a weekly format, with a new episode becoming available on the platform each Friday this season. The Season 2 and Season 3 premiere dates are an exception, which both saw two episodes released at once to launch a new season.

The current season of “Trying” follows Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) as the couple continues to face the odd challenges — legal and parental — in the adoption process. While...

Chicago – As Esther Smith says in the following Podtalk, she chose acting because she wanted to indulge in the uniqueness of individuals. In the Apple TV+ series “Trying,” Esther portrays Nikki and Rafe Spall portrays Jason, a couple who desires children and ends up … at Season Two’s end … with two adoptees. Season Three began streaming last month.

Television Rating: 4.0/5.0

After that dramatic end to season two, the third season picks up with Nikki and Jason waking up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep-end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are being severely tested. The series rolls within the relationship that Smith and Spall has created with their characters, and the couple...

Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki's (Esther Smith) road to parenthood has been filled with hurdles, which doesn't appear to be changing for them any time soon.

Apple TV+ today released the trailer for the third season of the heartwarming comedy series Trying, which is set to premiere globally on Friday, July 22, 2022, on Apple TV+.

The eight-episode third season will debut with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday through September 2, 2022.

"After a dramatic end to season two, the third season picks up with Nikki (BAFTA nominee Esther Smith) and Jason (SAG Award-nominee Rafe Spall) waking up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know," reads the official logline.

"Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep-end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with...

Exclusive: Departing Netflix Director Of UK Scripted Chris Sussman is in talks to exec produce the fourth season of Apple TV+ comedy Trying, Deadline can reveal.

Last week, we revealed that Sussman is leaving Netflix next month after a two-and-a-half-year stint and a move to the Rafe Spall and Imelda Staunton-starring Apple TV+ comedy would be a return to the show that the highly-rated exec produced back in 2020.

Talks with Sussman over season four are ongoing and the series has not yet been greenlit, Deadline understands. Sussman used to run Trying producer BBC Studios Comedy Productions and he produced season one before leaving BBC Studios to move to Netflix in early 2020.

At Netflix, he was behind the likes of Harlan Coben’s Stay Close, from It’s A Sin producer Red Production Company, and Man Vs Bee, the slapstick comedy launching next week featuring Rowan Atkinson. He leaves on July...

Abacus Media Rights Parent Amcomri Entertaiment Buys Flame Media Program Assets For 2.4M

Amcomri Entertainment has paid C3M (2.4M) for the assets of UK-Australian factual TV distributor Flame Media’s assets. The library comprises around 2,200 hours and more than 500 titles. Flame will be integrated into Amcomri’s TV sales arm Abacus Media Rights, with its staff reporting to Abacus Managing Director Jonathan Ford. The deal comes 15 months after Flam founder John Caldon passed away. Flame’s key titles include Outback Truckers and Outback Opal Hunters from Prospero Productions, The Moors Murders from Map TV, and Life in Colour with David Attenborough from Humble Bee Films and SeaLight Pictures. Upcoming titles including New Zealand from a Train from Making Movies and Ningaloo with novelist Tim Winton from Artemis Productions. “We have the utmost admiration for the high-quality business and senior management team that Mr. Caldon assembled over the previous 12 years,...

[This post originally appeared as part of Recommendation Machine, IndieWire’s daily TV picks feature.]

Where to Watch ‘Trying’: Apple TV+

Maybe it’s trite to call couples a “team,” but if there’s one current TV couple that really earns such a description, it’s Jason Ross and Nikki Newman from the Apple TV+ series “Trying.” It makes sense, given how much of the show so far is based around the two making an attempt (few series sport a title as thesaurus-prompting as this one) to grow their family.

After finding out they can’t conceive on their own, Nikki and Jason begin the lengthy adoption process. Even against the stream of encounters with exes and roller-coaster news updates from their adoption liaison, “Trying” has its moorings in two people who keep finding ways back to each other. Rafe Spall and Esther Smith have such a playful onscreen chemistry that, along with the direction from Jim O’Hanlon...

[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Trying” Season 2.]

Wedding-day antics can go wrong in any number of ways. The last episode of “Trying” Season 2 is an ending filled with surprise boyfriends, unexpected proposals, emergency news, and a first dance set to bebop jazz. Any of those things in isolation could send a TV comedy careening from light-hearted fun into disaster. But this Apple TV+ show has proven repeatedly that it can handle all the absurdity in the lives of Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) while still making their journey together feel real.

As the director of both seasons, Jim O’Hanlon has been keeping his finger on the pulse of how the shows wild twists and turns play out. Along with series writer/creator Andy Wolton, the two have found a winning, dependable test for whether or not “Trying” works: Trust the couple at the center.

“Big physical comedy can get very broad if you’re not careful.

Genuinely happy couples are some of TV’s greatest magic tricks. So often, people in a contented relationship are used as flat foils for a pair of others caught in a dysfunctional loop. Other times, those couples’ joy is the narrative equivalent of cotton candy, empty calories designed to provide comfort and nothing else.

All of this makes “Trying” feel like that much more of an achievement, not to mention a welcome respite. The Apple TV+ comedy, debuting its Season 2 this week, revolves around Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall), two Camden residents on an extended journey to add to their family. The events of the first season eventually saw them approved by an adoption panel, and now begins the next stretch of the process.

Of course, Nikki and Jason are still not 100 percent certain in their potential parenting skills. In that way — amongst a handful of others — “Trying...

“Trying” was one of those shows that seemed to arrive at just the right time last year. When most folks were stuck inside, looking for a little ray of sunlight, the Apple TV+ comedy was a welcome respite. As the show’s Season 2 trailer hints, it’s back for plenty more a year later.

The show follows Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall), a London couple having difficulty conceiving, who manage to maintain a strong relationship even as their happiness is tested. When they find out that adoption might be the only way for them to raise a child, it starts a roller coaster of high hopes and near misses and living room meetings with their filter-free rep Penny (Imelda Staunton).

Now that Nikki and Jason have been approved to welcome a child into their home, the challenge throughout Season 2 becomes finding a child that they connect with. It...

Apple TV Plus released a trailer for the second season of comedy “Trying,” which will launch on May 21.

The second season will continue to follow Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) navigating the adoption process. After being approved by an adoption panel, they now find that matching with a child is not as straightforward as they had hoped. Helped by their eccentric social worker Penny (Imelda Staunton), they are determined to do everything they can. When Nikki meets a little girl called Princess at an adoption event, she knows instantly that this is the child for them. However, there are obstacles to Nikki’s plan that may prove insurmountable. Ophelia Lovibond, Oliver Chris, Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd and Robyn Cara will also return this season.

“Trying” is created, written and executive produced by Andy Wolton, directed and executive produced by Jim O’Hanlon, produced by Sam Pinnell, co-produced by Tim Mannion...

Apple TV+ has announced that the second season of its acclaimed British comedy series ‘Trying’ will debut globally Friday, May 14. The series, which has been renewed for a third season, will premiere new episodes weekly, every Friday, exclusively on Apple TV+. In the eight-episode second season of the series Nikki (BAFTA nominee Esther Smith) and Jason (SAG nominee Rafe Spall) are continuing to navigate the adoption process. Having been approved by the adoption panel they now find that matching with a child is not as straightforward as they had hoped. It seems like children are being snapped up by other couples while somehow they’re being left behind. Helped by their eccentric social worker Penny (Imelda Staunton) they are determined to do everything they can. When Nikki meets a little girl called Princess at an adoption event she knows instantly that this is the child for them. But there are...

Apple TV+ has set the premiere date for Season 2 of “Trying” — but that’s not all. The comedy series, Apple’s first original from the UK, also got an early Season 3 renewal from the streaming service.

Tried hard enough, we guess.

The eight-episode second season of “Trying” will premiere globally on Friday, May 14. New episodes will roll out each subsequent Friday.

On Season 2, Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) are continuing to navigate the adoption process. Having been approved by the adoption panel they now find that matching with a child is not as straightforward as they had hoped, Apple’s logline reads. It seems like children are being snapped up by other couples while somehow they’re being left behind. Helped by their eccentric social worker Penny (Imelda Staunton) they are determined to do everything they can. When Nikki meets a little girl called Princess at an adoption...

Apple TV+ has renewed BBC Studios-produced relationship comedy Trying for a third season, as the streamer prepares to premiere Season 2 on May 14.

Starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith, the show centers on a couple who are unable to conceive a child. Season 2 follows their journey as they continue to navigate the adoption process.

Having been approved by the adoption panel, Nikki and Jason now find that matching with a child is not as straightforward as they had hoped. It seems like children are being snapped up by other couples while somehow they’re being left behind.

When Nikki meets a little girl called Princess at an adoption event she knows instantly that this is the child for them. But there are obstacles to Nikki’s plan that may prove insurmountable.

The eight-part second season sees The Crown star Imelda Staunton reprise her role as the couple’s eccentric social worker,...

Apple TV Plus has granted British comedy “Trying” a third season renewal ahead of its second season premiere. The streamer also announced that second season premiere is set for May 14.

The eight-episode second season sees Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) continuing to navigate the adoption process. After being approved by the adoption panel, they realize that matching with a child is not as straightforward as they had hoped, and it seems like they are being left behind while other couples snap up children all around them. But, they are determined to do all they can to become parents, and when Nikki meets a little girl called Princess at an adoption event, they plan to push forward with her as the child for them. While obstacles to the plan abound, they have the aid of their eccentric social worker Penny (Imelda Staunton).

Additional returning cast members include Ophelia Lovibond,...

Rafe Spall’s first tryout was a speech from Julius Caesar that his famous dad asked him to perform in the living room before giving the then-fifteen-year-old a thumbs up to pursue an acting career. Fast-forward, and the British actor, son of award-winning veteran Timothy Spall, has since built a career that spans television, features and theater both at home and in Hollywood. Most recently, he’s starring in AppleTV+’s first Britcom, Trying. The heart-warming story of a couple struggling to have a baby, and ultimately opting for adoption, is written by Andy Wolton and co-stars Esther Smith and Imelda Staunton. Produced by BBC Studios, it’s received strong reviews since dropping this month. A second season has been commissioned.

Known for such features such as The Big Short, Just Mercy and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Spall also recently appeared in last year’s BBC mini The War Of The Worlds...

“Trying,” the first British scripted original to land on Apple TV Plus, has been available on the platform for less than a week, but already plans are afoot to make a second season.

“We’re hoping to do it at the end of the summer/fall period,” says star Rafe Spall, who confirms that the series has been recommissioned by the tech giant.

Of course, much depends on how and when production can restart in the U.K. “With a bit of luck, we might get there,” says Spall, whose credits include BBC miniseries “The War of the Worlds” as well as features “Just Mercy,” “Men in Black: International” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”

Spall stars alongside Esther Smith in the tender, funny and compassionate comedy about a 30-something couple who try for adoption after realizing they’re unable to have children themselves.

The on-screen chemistry between Spall and Smith anchors the BBC Studios production,...

The name of Andy Wolton’s new Apple TV+ series, “Trying,” reads like a misnomer, because the whole production feels effortless: Charming, easy, light on its feet even in its most somber moments, welded together by wonderful performances from its two leads, Rafe Spall and Esther Smith. But Wolton couldn’t up and name his show “Effortless” because, among many other reasons, there’s nothing effortless about becoming a parent, whether through birth or through adoption.

The former path is where viewers meet Wolton’s protagonists, Jason (Spall) and Nikki (Smith), a dedicated 30-something couple who’ve put in uncalculated hours attempting to conceive; the latter path is the one they end up taking when they fail, yet again, to get pregnant, and the story follows them through the rigors of the adoption process.

Continue reading ‘Trying’: Starting A Family Isn’t Easy In This Honest, Charming Apple TV+ Series [Review] at The Playlist.

Our newest TV obsession is the new Apple TV+ British comedy series “Trying” starring Esther Smith, Rafe Spall, and BAFTA award-winning actress Imelda Staunton. In “Trying,” all Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) want is a baby—but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. How are they going to fill the next 50 years if they can’t start a family? After ruling out every other option, Nikki and Jason decide to adopt and are confronted by a world of bewildering new challenges. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball family, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they’re ready to be parents? “Trying” is written by Andy Wolton and directed by Jim O’Hanlon, and is produced by BBC Studios. We found ourselves immediately engrossed in the lives of Nikki and Jason and continued to root for them throughout all of their trials and tribulations...

In some ways, building a TV show around a couple to root for is a lot more difficult than setting up one doomed to fail. What makes “Trying,” the latest comedy in the greater Apple TV+ library, such a success is that it finds a way for any viewer to be invested in its central couple’s happiness while not being shut off from the fortifying ups and downs that make following them worth it.

Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) don’t claim to be extraordinary. She works at a rental car company call center and he teaches adult Esl classes. When their attempts to conceive a child of their own are unsuccessful, they both decide to take the next step and pursue adoption. Like most prospective parents, they quickly find themselves in over their heads, but through that realization are able to lean on each other.

There...

Apple TV+ is trying its hand at British comedy with its new series staring Black Mirror alums Rafe Spall and Esther Smith. Trying comes from writer Andy Wolton (The Coopers vs the Rest) and is directed by Jim O’Hanlon (Catastrophe), the latter of which feels like a big influence on the adoption comedy. Watch the Trying trailer below. Trying Trailer Spall and […]

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Apple TV+ comedies have already delved into the world of video game development and the life of Emily Dickinson. On May 1, the streaming service will explore the joys — but mostly the outrageous trials and tribulations — of parenting when “Trying” hits the platform.

Apple unveiled the trailer for “Trying,” a half-hour British comedy, on Monday, March 30. The series will center on Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall), a 30-something couple who must learn to grow up, settle down, and find someone to love after it’s revealed Nikki is incapable of having a child.

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Per Apple, all that Nikki and Esther want is a baby — but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. How are they going to fill...

AppleTV+ has launched the first trailer and announced the broadcast date of its new comedy series ‘Trying’ featuring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith.

The eight-episode show focuses on Jason and Nikki and their desire to have a baby. But it’s the one thing they just can’t have. How are they going to fill the next 50 years if they can’t start a family? After ruling out every other option, Nikki and Jason decide to adopt and are confronted by a world of bewildering new challenges. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball family, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they’re ready to be parents?

Starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith, “Trying” is a new comedy series about growing up, settling down and finding someone to love.

Written by Andy Wolton and directed Jim O Hanlon, the series also stars Imelda Staunton, Ophelia Lovibond, and Oliver Chris.

Competition titles include UK’s Trying, Norway’s Atlantic Crossing and Israel’s Losing Alice.

Disney’s Star Wars-spin-off The Mandalorian will open the third edition of Canneseries, running March 27 to April 1 alongside the Miptv content market, as the event unveiled its full line-up today (February 26).

The series’ big-screen splash in Cannes’s Palais des Festivals will coincide with the launch of the new Disney+ streaming service in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland on March 24.

One of the most high-profile original series commissioned for the new platform, The Mandalorian is expected to be a...

Paris — AMC’s “The Walking Dead: World Beyond,” Amazon Prime’s “Upload,” and Apple TV’s “Trying” will make their international premieres at the 3rd edition of Canneseries, which will run from March 27 to April 1.

The Riviera-set fest will host tributes to David Hasselhoff (“Baywatch”), “Sharp Object” and “Euphoria” breakout Sydney Sweeney, and “Transparent” star Judith Light, before closing with the world premiere of “The Bureau,” Season 5.

Producer Gale Anne Hurd will lead this year’s jury alongside actors Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”), Camille Cottin (“Call My Agent”) and Katja Herbers (“Westworld”), director Tawfik Abu Wael (“Our Boys”) and rocker Steward Copeland.

Pay-tv service Canal Plus will bring two high-profile French language offerings, launching the final season premiere of their spy thriller “The Bureau” and the series premiere of their hip-hop drama “Validé,” which was co-created by popular local star Franck Gastambide.

Of then ten series in the festival’s highly selective competition,...

Apple TV+ revealed the premiere dates for new series and docuseries “Home,” “Trying,” “Defending Jacob” and “Dear…” Sunday at the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour.

The streaming service also announced that “Central Park,” an animated musical comedy from Loren Bouchard (“Bob’s Burgers”), Josh Gad and Nora Smith, will launch this summer.

“Central Park” is an animated musical comedy about the Tillermans, a family that lives in, and are the caretakers of, Central Park, according to its logline. Owen, the park manager, and Paige, his journalist wife, raise their kids Molly and Cole in the world’s most famous park, while fending off a hotel heiress Bitsy Brandenham and her long suffering assistant Helen, who would love nothing more than to turn the park into condos.

The “Central Park” voice cast includes Gad, Leslie Odom, Jr., Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Tituss Burgess, Daveed Diggs and Stanley Tucci. The series is...

Apple TV Plus announced the premiere dates for a number of upcoming series, including Steven Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories.”

“Amazing Stories,” a reimagining of the original anthology series, will debut five episodes on Mar. 6. One of these is “The Rift,” a first look from which can be seen above, that stars Kerry Lynn Bishe, Whitney Coleman, Trisha Mashburn, Austin Stowell, Edward Burns and Juliana Canfield and was directed by Mark Mylod.

“‘Amazing Stories’ is a beloved show that has captured our imaginations, and we couldn’t be more excited to share its next thrilling iteration with a global audience of all ages on Apple TV Plus,” said Matt Cherniss, head of development for Apple TV Plus.

Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are showrunners on the series. In addition to Mylod, episode directors include Chris Long, Michael Dinner, Susanna Fogel and Sylvain White.

“Alongside our partners Universal TV and our showrunners Eddy and Adam,...

Apple has officially unveiled its first British scripted original, a relationship comedy starring Harry Potter’s Imelda Staunton and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s Rafe Spall.

The Svod service is set to globally premiere the eight-part series on Friday May 1.

The half-hour comedy has been rumored in the UK for over six months and has regularly been referred to by its working title of Alabama.

Spall plays Jason, while Cuckoo star Esther Smith, best known for starring in the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play, stars as his partner Nikki. The pair want a baby. But it’s the one thing they just can’t have. Staunton also stars in the series, which was written by new writer Andy Wolton, whose credits include animated series The Amazing World of Gumball and Channel 4’s Lookalikes.

It is produced by BBC Studios, which has previously produced The Office and The Thick Of It...

Several shows announced at TCA tour in Los Angeles.

Apple TV+ has given a title and premiere date to the Rafe Spall relationship comedy series it commissioned last year from BBC Studios.

Trying, in which Spall and Esther Smith playing a young couple attempting to have a baby, will debut worldwide – in its entirety – on Apple TV+ on May 1, marking the first appearance of an original series from the UK on the tech giant’s fledgling streaming service. The eight half-hour episodes also star Imelda Staunton and were written by Andy Wolton.

The comedy was first revealed last spring as...

Several shows announced at TCA tour in Los Angeles.

Apple TV+ has given a title and premiere date to the Rafe Spall relationship comedy series it commissioned last year from BBC Studios.

Trying, in which Spall and Esther Smith playing a young couple attempting to have a baby, will debut worldwide – in its entirety – on Apple TV+ on May 1, marking the first appearance of an original series from the UK on the tech giant’s fledgling streaming service. The eight half-hour episodes also star Imelda Staunton and were written by Andy Wolton.

The comedy was first revealed last spring as...

Exclusive: Netflix’s swelling ranks of commissioners in the UK is about to grow even further with the addition of an executive who played a vital role in bringing Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s smash hit comedy Fleabag to the screen.

Deadline can reveal that Chris Sussman will join the streamer next month as director of the UK scripted team, reporting to vice president of content, Anne Mensah.

It follows a spell of more than three years running the comedy unit at BBC Studios. During his time at the BBC’s commercial production arm, he oversaw shows including This Country, Famalam and Inside No 9.

Prior to that, Sussman worked as a BBC comedy commissioner for five years and responsible for ordering the first series of BBC Three’s Fleabag, the runaway global hit that was later picked up by Amazon and bagged four Emmys for its second season last month. His other credits include Rev,...