Apple TV Plus Renews ‘See’, ‘Dickinson’, and Two More Ahead of Streaming Service Launch

Apple TV+ doesn’t launch for more than two weeks, but the tech giant seems confident about its original series. According to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, Apple has already renewed Dickinson, See, Little America, and Hilde Lysiak drama Home Before Dark for their respective second seasons. The report also claims that production on Dickinson Season 2 is already underway, while high-profile drama The Morning Show is currently searching for male lead to replace Steve Carrell — who was under a one-year deal — for its previously-announced Season 2. Decider has reached out to Apple for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.

See, Dickinson, and The Morning Show are expected to be the highlights of Apple TV+’s slate come launch day on November 1. THR reports that Apple spent as much as $240 million for two seasons of See, a sci-fi epic starring Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard. The Morning Show is believed to cost even more. Executive producers and stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston reportedly negotiated a $2 million per episode deal, bringing the cost per episode to a staggering $15 million, or $300 million total for two seasons of 10 episodes each. THR declined to report a specific number for Dickinson, a dramedy starring Hailee Steinfeld as poet Emily Dickinson, but it is likely considerably cheaper. Not to knock Steinfeld, but she’s no Reese Witherspoon.

Apple has yet to set a release date for Little America or Home Before Dark, but the Season 2 pickup indicates that the company has high hopes for its second wave of series. Anthology series Little America, executive produced by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick), examines the lives of immigrants in America. The series will be based on true stories originally published in Epic Magazine, an online magazine recently purchased by Vox Media. Home Before Dark also has a real-life bent: the drama is based on the life of young journalist Hilde Lysiak, with with Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project) in the lead role.

Other originals in Apple TV+’s next batch of projects include M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant, which launches November 28, and Octavia Spencer-Aaron Paul drama Truth Be Told, debuting December 6. Samuel L. Jackson’s The Banker, J.J. Abrams’ Little Voice, Hala, and more will also hit the service in the coming months.

Apple TV+ launches globally on November 1. For more on the service’s long journey, check out The Hollywood Reporter‘s breakdown.