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Apple TV+ is adding several new titles in October, led by documentary film 'The Last First: Winter K2' from director Amir Bar-Lev, premiering October 2 alongside the second season of kids series 'The Sisters Grimm.' Comedy series 'Small Prophets,' starring Pearce Quigley and Michael Palin, follows on October 7.
Leaker pdfu shared code and video from audioOS 27 revealing a redesigned Siri interface for HomePod, built on the 'Linwood' system that powers Apple's Siri AI. The update includes new status lights in white, blue and orange, matching Siri AI's visual style on other Apple devices, though the feature isn't yet active for users.
Apple's tvOS 27.2 beta 2 now lets users pair four HomePods—two sets of two—wirelessly through the Home app to serve as surround speakers for Apple TV 4K, according to FlatpanelsHD. The feature currently works with Atmos and surround audio from video content, but lacks the ability to assign specific speaker roles like front and rear, and menu or game audio still only plays through the front pair.
Apple TV has released the first two episodes of "Brothers," a new comedy series starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as fictionalized versions of themselves. The eight-episode season, showrun by Lee Eisenberg, will roll out new episodes weekly through November 4. The plot centers on a rumor that the two lifelong friends might actually be half-brothers, complicated by Matthew's potential run for Governor of Texas.
Apple TV released a trailer for the second season of its animated series 'The Sisters Grimm,' confirming an October 2 release date. The show, based on Michael Buckley's book series, follows sisters Sabrina and Daphne Grimm investigating their parents' disappearance in a town filled with fairy-tale characters. Season one earned a 100% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Apple deployed 14 iPhone 18 Pro Max devices among 30 total cameras to capture Friday's Apple TV Plus broadcast of the Dodgers versus Giants game at Dodger Stadium, marking the first live sports broadcast using the new iPhones without dedicated sports lenses. The phones were mounted on tripods, tucked into padded cushions near home plate and the backstop, and placed in dugouts, bullpens, and on a gimbal above the outfield wall.
A Verge columnist proposes that Apple create a cheaper Mac Mini variant, dubbed the 'Mac Neo,' powered by an iPhone-class chip rather than the full M-series silicon in the current $899 M6 Mac Mini. The suggestion follows the success of the MacBook Neo, which uses a smartphone chip to deliver a $699 laptop with a solid screen, keyboard, and battery life.
Shopify has released Shopcast, a new tvOS app that turns Apple TV into a real-time dashboard for merchants. It shows sales, orders, best-selling products, and order origins across an interactive globe, with views for revenue, retail, and geography that refresh throughout the day.
Apple TV's drama series The Savant, starring Jessica Chastain, was pulled from its schedule last year following the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk, with no official explanation given. Variety now reports Apple has rescheduled the show for a spring 2027 debut, over a year after its original planned premiere.
Apple TV has unveiled trailers for two upcoming titles: the second season of culinary docuseries 'Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars,' premiering September 25, and the awards-focused drama 'Tenzing,' directed by Jennifer Peedom and starring Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe. 'Tenzing' opens in select theaters October 9 before streaming on Apple TV starting October 16.
Apple is selling refurbished Apple TV 4K units at reduced prices amid broader hardware price increases in 2026. The 64GB third-generation model now costs $169, a $30 cut from its regular price, while the 128GB version with an Ethernet port is down to $209, a $40 savings. Both refurbished units carry the same one-year warranty as new devices.
Apple's iOS 27.2 beta 1 introduces user profiles for the Apple TV app on iPhone, letting multiple people on one account switch between separate viewing histories and content settings. The feature, previously limited to tvOS since December's tvOS 26.2 update, now lets parents create child profiles without an Apple Account and restrict content to age-appropriate ratings directly from a phone or iPad.