translated from Spanish: Apple to pay millions to cancel Richard Gere series

Apple’s streaming platform will be one of the next to join the growing offering of on-demand systems with original content, although they have not yet officially announced when it will be released and how much it will cost. As far as we know so far, the Apple TV+ service will offer content that is primarily suitable for all audiences, with the interest that your products can reach the widest possible audience. As a result of this approach, some of the projects in the folder have already started to suffer casualties.

In March Apple launched its new streaming service to compete with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+

One of them was the eight-chapter series that was to feature Richard Gere as the lead, Bastards. Based on a dark drama of Israeli origin, the rights to bring this story to Apple’s screen were acquired last year, but the creative differences between the directors and the studio led to the cancellation of the project. Bastards follows the story of two veteran friends from Vietnam, whose monotonous lives are shaken when a woman they were both in love with dies in a car accident. From tragedy, their lifelong regrets and secrets clash with their resentment of the new generations and trigger a shootout.

One of the first confirmed projects for Apple TV+ is Steven Spielberg’s anthology series “Amazing Stories”

Apple content bosses Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg wanted to focus the series on the friendship relationship between the two protagonists, while writers and showrunners Howard Gordon (Homeland) and Warren Leight (Law and Order: SVU) were working about the darkest elements of the series, such as self-employed justice. In the event of no agreement, Apple decided to dismiss the two creatives and pay a fine for breach of contract. Something similar had already happened with one of the first projects the platform had planned: the drama series Vital Signs, based on the life of rapper Dr. Dre.

Another of Apple TV+’s strong bets is “The Morning Show,” featuring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Whiterspoon

At that time, it was known that Apple TV+ content would not include violence, sex, politics or adult language. As a result of the conflicts between study and creative, several series have undergone major changes, increasingly delaying the launch of the platform. In this note:

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