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The 13 original shows Apple is producing in its massive push into TV

Apple has recently announced 11 original series, including a scripted drama on Kevin Durant's youth, and a series with Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.

Apple's push into original TV programming is set to explode — at some point in the near future.

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The company had a brief, initial run of shows last summer with the release of the unscripted series "Planet of the Apps" and "Carpool Karaoke."

But Apple drastically shifted its course in June when it hired former Sony Pictures Television presidents Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg to head its original programming.

Since then, the company has announced the production or development of 11 original, scripted series — including a biographical drama on NBA all-star Kevin Durant's youth, and a morning talk show drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.

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None of those 11 upcoming series has a release date yet.

Here are the 13 original shows that Apple is producing in its massive push into TV:

UPCOMING:

"Amazing Stories"

The Wall Street Journal reported in October that Apple's first move under its new programming heads,

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Untitled Reese Witherspoon/Jennifer Aniston morning show drama series

In November, Apple announced that it ordered two ten-episode seasons of a drama series that is set in the world of morning-TV talk shows and stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.

Variety reported

Untitled Ronald D. Moore sci-fi drama series

In December, Apple ordered

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"Are You Sleeping"

Deadline reported in January that Apple landed "Are You Sleeping," a thriller-drama series starring Octavia Spencer that hails from Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine company.

An adaptation of Kathleen Barber's true-crime novel of the same name, "Are You Sleeping" centers on a reporter behind "

"Home"

In January, Apple ordered its first docuseries with "Home," a show from executive producers Matt Tyrnauer and Corey Reeser that will focus on "extraordinary homes" from around the world and the builders who make them, Variety reported.

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Apple has ordered ten hour-long episodes of the series.

Untitled Damien Chazelle drama series

In January, Apple gave a straight-to-series order for a drama series from "La La Land" writer-director Damien Chazelle, Variety reported.

Apple has withheld details of the series, except to say that Chazelle will write and direct each episode of the show, in addition to executive producing it.

Chazelle is also the creator of an upcoming Netflix original musical series, "The Eddy," which does not yet have a release date.

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"See"

In January, Apple won a heated race for a straight-to-series order of "See," a drama series from "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight and film director Francis Lawrence ("Hunger Games," "Red Sparrow"), Deadline reported.

Though details about the series are scant, Deadline described it as "a

Untitled Kristen Wiig comedy series

Kristen Wiig is set to star in a half-hour, untitled comedy series for Apple that will be produced by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, Deadline reported in January.

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The series is reportedly

"Little America"

In February, Apple announced that it was developing "Little America," a half-hour anthology series from "The Big Sick" writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, and "SMILF" executive producer Lee Eisenberg, Deadline reported.

The series will reportedly be based on Epic Magazine's recurring feature series of the same name, which Epic describes as "

"Swagger"

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In February, Apple announced plans to develop a drama series based on the early life of NBA all-star and Golden State Warrior forward Kevin Durant, Variety reported.

The series, titled "Swagger," is reportedly inspired by Durant's experiences as a youth playing basketball.

It will be produced by Imagine Television and Durant's Thirty Five Media.

Untitled M. Night Shyamalan drama series

Most recently, Apple ordered a ten-episode psychological thriller series that is executive produced by director M. Night Shyamalan ("Split") and written by British TV writer

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RELEASED:

"Planet of the Apps"

Apple released its first-ever original show with "Planet of the Apps," a "Shark Tank"-style reality series that debuted in June 2017.

The hour-long series is judged by Jessica Alba, Will.i.Am, Gwyneth Paltrow, and digital-marketing entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, each of whom decide whether to invest in upstart app developers.

"Planet of the Apps" was critically panned upon its release, and its status for a second season is currently pending.

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"Carpool Karaoke"

Adapted from a popular segment on James Corden's "The Late Late Show," Apple's "Carpool Karaoke" premiered on Apple Music in August with an episode that featured Corden and Will Smith.

Subsequent episodes largely excluded Corden and grouped singers and celebrities in odd pairings. One episode featured Seth MacFarlane and Ariana Grande, and another paired comedian Ken Jeong with the band Linkin Park, in a segment filmed six days before singer Chester Bennington's death in 2017.

Apple renewed "Carpool Karaoke" for a second season in February. No release date has been set for it yet.

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