More science fiction is going to Apple TV +, according to a new video and report. Apple published a “first look featurette” video and related augmented reality app for its alternate history space program drama For all mankindsecond season of, and the report states that a drama about a robot accused of murder will soon begin production.
The latter will be a feature film called Dolly and is based on a short story written by Elizabeth Bear. According to Deadline, Apple acquired the movie “after a bidding war” involving four bidders, including several studios and another streaming company.
The film is described as a sci-fi version of a court drama, with the premise that a robotic doll murders its owner, but “shocks the world by stating that she is not guilty and asking for a lawyer”.
Florence Pugh (Marcella, Little Women) was cast in a lead role, and the script will be written by Drew Pearce (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Iron Man 3) and Vanessa Taylor (War of Thrones, The shape of the water, Divergent) No director has been named yet.
As for Battlestar Galactica showrunner Ronald D. Moore’s For all mankind, the new video shows the world of alternative history from the 1980s that last month’s trailer presented for the first time. It is filled with scenes of militarization of astronauts on the Moon and speeches by President Ronald Reagan, and presents the return of actor Joel Kinnaman, also known for his role as a protagonist in the first season of Netflix Altered Carbon sci-fi series.
Here is the video:
For all mankind featurette of the second season.
In addition, Apple launched an app called For All Mankind: Time Capsule that allows users to interact with various objects in augmented reality to learn more about the show, its timeline and its characters. The app is the first of many AR experiences that Apple plans to present in relation to its TV series and other properties.
Science fiction should become one of the pillars of Apple TV + programming. In addition to the above, the streaming platform was launched with the post-apocalyptic series criticized To see starring Jason Momoa, and Apple also plans to debut a TV series based on the revered Isaac Asimov film Foundation series starring Mad Men, Chernobyl, The crown, and The horror actor Jared Harris. Foundation’s debut is scheduled for 2021, although we haven’t heard much about it since the trailer debuted last summer.
The second season of For all mankind should be released on February 19.