“‘Once Upon a Time’ co-creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis have signed on as executive producers and showrunners for Apple’s upcoming reboot of ‘Amazing Stories,'” Joe Otterson reports for Variety.
“The news comes just days after ‘Once Upon a Time’ aired its series finale on ABC after seven seasons,” Otterson reports. “Horowitz and Kitsis come on board following the departure of original showrunner Bryan Fuller and executive producer Hart Hanson in February.”
“A source close to Fuller said at the time of his departure that the parting was amicable. Fuller’s vision for the show did not mesh with the more family-friendly approach sought by Apple and Amblin Television,” Otterson reports. “Original series co-creator Steven Spielberg serves as executive producer on the Apple version via Amblin Television, along with Amblin’s Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank. The 10-episode order for the series is part of a new content deal between Apple, Amblin, and Universal TV, the latter two of whom will produce “Amazing Stories.””
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MacDailyNews Take: We’re looking forward to this one.
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Apple content going nowhere…..
If it’s not “edgy” like The Wire, GoT, Westworld – then it’s just more lame OTA crap.
If it’s rated the same as other ABC, NBC, CBS crap, then it’s DOA for me.
Apple will play it too safe. Even the streaming only shows from CBS like The Good Fight curses up a storm with even the F word. Sad when CBS is more edgy then Apple.
Between On-demand on Spectrum cable, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix I’m pretty well full up for the time I have to spend on shows I’m interested in watching. Not sure how compelling anything Apple creates will be for me subscribing to yet another content source. Apple may end up making back most of their production cost by selling streaming rights to other streaming providers vs keeping it exclusive to Apple devices.