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Apple TV released a trailer for The Last First: Winter K2, a documentary directed by Amir Bar-Lev arriving on the service October 2. The film centers on a dangerous 2021 winter expedition to summit K2, following climbers John Snorri Sigurjónsson and Ali and Sajid Sadpara as they compete alongside influencers, commercial clients and a Nepalese team.
Code found in iOS 27 shows Apple is rebuilding the Apple TV Remote into a full standalone app for iPhone and iPad, moving it beyond its current Control Center tile format. Hidden feature flags uncovered by a developer reveal plans for an app launcher to open Apple TV apps directly and a Top Shelf content preview, functions currently unavailable in the released version.
Apple TV is launching a run of major new releases over four consecutive weeks starting September 16. The espionage drama Slow Horses returns for its sixth season starring Gary Oldman, followed on September 23 by Brothers, a comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as fictionalized versions of themselves who discover a hidden family secret.
A new clip from the third episode of 'Dark Matter' season two, titled 'Everything Beautiful, Everything Terrible,' shows the series confronting a major plot complication that arose from its multiverse premise. The action-heavy preview suggests the show is directly grappling with the ripple effects of its characters' choices across parallel realities rather than glossing over them.
An independent pricing tracker compiled monthly rates for nine flagship streaming tiers—Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Peacock, YouTube Premium and Spotify—comparing March 2021 to today. The combined monthly cost for the same services rose from $95.91 to $154.41, a 61% jump equal to $702 more annually, without any downgrades or cancellations factored in.
Apple has released the Release Candidate build of tvOS 27 for both developers and public beta testers, signaling the software is nearly finalized. No new Apple TV hardware was announced despite some predictions, but the update can be installed via Settings > System > Software Update on Apple TV devices.
Apple TV has released the opening two episodes of 'Last Seen,' a six-part Australian thriller adapted from Ryan David Jahn's novel The Dispatcher, starring Patrick Brammall. Remaining episodes will roll out weekly through October 7, joining Apple TV's broader fall slate that includes Slow Horses season six and Brothers with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
Apple's iOS 27 update overhauls the Home app with Apple Intelligence features, letting it summarize alerts from doorbells and smoke detectors instead of flooding the lock screen with notifications. Cameras gain improved AI-based detection of faces and animals, can stitch together footage of a person moving through multiple rooms, and now record in 4K with AI-generated video descriptions and searchable events. The update also lets users update all Apple TVs at once from the Home app and improves overall app reliability.
A code discovery by developer Aaron Perris references an unreleased Apple TV model tagged 'AppleTV18,1,' suggesting it will use the A19 or A19 Pro chip rather than the previously rumored A17 Pro. This naming pattern mirrors identifiers used for last year's iPhone 17 lineup, where the A19 Pro powered the higher-end models.
Apple's tvOS 27 update, arriving later this month, brings a redesigned Podcasts app with support for HLS-based video podcasts, mirroring similar additions in iOS 26.4 and macOS 27. However, the update removes the ability to add shows via custom URL feeds, a feature often used for paid or membership-only podcasts, on the Apple TV 4K version of the app.
Slow Horses season 6 premieres September 16 on Apple TV with weekly episodes through October 21, marking the show's first season under new creative leadership and adapting two Mick Herron novels instead of one. Early critic reviews from outlets like Decider, Comic Book Club, and Next Best Picture praise the season as the strongest yet, citing sharp twists and strong character work.
According to reporter Sigmund Judge, Apple TV is developing a spin-off of Silo based on an upcoming Hugh Howey novel focused on Silo 40, with pre-production possibly starting later this year. Apple hasn't confirmed this and Howey has denied it, but the Silo sets remain standing nearly six months after season four wrapped filming in March, suggesting they may be reused.