What’s on Apple TV+ this week: ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ premieres

Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or movies.

This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series and movies. There’s also a ton of new content in the works for Apple’s $6.99-a-month service. If you want to know what’s on the way, check out our list of upcoming Apple TV+ shows and movies.

Updated 10/20/23: This week sees the debut of The Pigeon Tunnel, a documentary film about former British spy David Cornwell who write famous spy novels under the pen name john le Carr.

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What’s new on Apple TV+

The Pigeon Tunnel
Released: October 20, 2023

Lessons in Chemistry
Released: October 13, 2023

Messi Meets America
Released: October 11, 2023

Flora and Son
Released: September 29, 2023

Interrupting Chicken (season 2)
Released: September 29, 2023

Still Up
Released: September 22, 2023

The Super Models
Released: September 20, 2023

Best shows on Apple TV+

There’s far too much content on Apple TV+ to sift through it all yourself. If you’re looking for something to watch and don’t know where to start, here are a few of the Macworld staff’s favorite shows, series, and movies.

Bad Sisters

• Synopsis: A dark comedy about a group of Irish sisters who find themselves at the center of a life insurance investigation after John Paul–the abusive husband to one of the sisters–dies unexpectedly.
• Number of seasons: 1
• Release date: August 19, 2022

Black Bird

• Synopsis: A gripping miniseries about a convicted con artist who works for the FBI to try to get a serial killer’s confession before he is released from prison. Based on the true story of James Keene and Larry Hall.
• Number of seasons: 1
• Release date: July 8, 2022

For All Mankind

• Synopsis: What if the U.S.S.R. put a man on the moon before the U.S.? How would the ensuing space race change history throughout the decades? That’s the high concept behind this gripping big-budget sci-fi series.
• Number of seasons: 3
• Release date: November 1, 2019

Mythic Quest

• Synopsis: A lighthearted workplace comedy about a game development studio and the big egos and personal conflicts that happen within. It’s goofy good fun but sometimes quite touching.
• Number of seasons: 3
• Release date: February 7, 2020

Physical

• Synopsis: Even if you’re not old enough to remember the aerobics craze in the 80s, Physical will give you all the big hair and leotard vibes. Starting Rose Byrne as an alternate-universe Jane Fonda, this dark comedy will keep you laughing, guessing, and sweating with plot twists and crisp writing.
• Number of seasons: 2
• Release date: June 18, 2021

Severance

• Synopsis: A combination of dystopian sci-fi drama and workplace comedy about a company where employees are “severed”–when at work, they can’t remember their outside lives, and vice-versa.
• Number of seasons: 1
• Release date: February 18, 2022

Shrinking

• Synopsis: A surprisingly quick-witted comedy about a therapist who has trouble dealing with the death of his wife and his eccentric patients.
• Number of seasons: 1
• Release date: January 27, 2023

Slow Horses

• Synopsis: Gary Oldman turns in a great performance as the cranky leader of a band of misfit spies.
• Number of seasons: 2
• Release date: April 1, 2022

Ted Lasso

• Synopsis: Apple’s fish-out-of-water comedy/drama about a midwestern college football coach who heads to England to coach Premiere League soccer is a breakout hit for good reason.
• Number of seasons: 3
• Release date: August 14, 2020

The Morning Show

• Synopsis: Big star power and a fantastic performance by Jenniffer Aniston highlight this fast-paced drama that goes behind the scenes of a fictional morning news program.
• Number of seasons: 2
• Release date: November 1, 2019

Apple TV+ shows and series

These are all the episodic series you can currently watch on Apple TV+, including both recurring and limited series. This list is in alphabetical order.

Apple TV movies and short films

Apple TV+ is home to a fair number of original movies, too. Some of the movies saw a limited theatrical release, all are listed here in alphabetical order.

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