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If I could look at some sort of historical record of how many hours I’ve played Tetris—all the way back to its iteration on the Nintendo GameBoy through its many imitators—I would probably faint at the lost productivity. There’s something so addictive about Tetris. It gets under your skin; you just want to play one more round, again and again. Telling the story of how this time-killer became an international phenomenon could have made for an interesting film, but “Tetris,” which premiered yesterday at SXSW, tries to turn this tale of patents and legal rights into something closer to “ The Social Network ” or even an ‘80s spy movie, and, well, the cinematic blocks just don’t fall into place.

Taron Egerton stars as Henk Rogers , the founder of a company called Bullet-Proof Software, and a man who basically stumbled into the legacy of Tetris at a gaming convention in his new home country of Japan. He instantly realizes the potential of a game that had yet to make its way around the Iron Curtain to any part of the world other than Tokyo. And he wants a piece of it. Rogers narrates “Tetris,” a complicated film about a simple game. It’s just a rolling array of dropping blocks, but the details about market shares, legal rights, and Cold War politics drive this plot, not the game itself. Rogers is a low-level player in the gaming world, and getting the rights to something as Tetris will require navigating around power figures in both business and politics.

A hyperactive opening act that uses 8-bit graphics and Egerton’s narration a bit too chaotically, “Tetris” settles in when Rogers gets to Russia (but gets a little less entertaining). By this point, he’s bet his family’s financial future on this prospect, and the increasingly reliable Egerton smartly sells Henk’s inability to take no for an answer, even when the KGB is involved. As he’s trying to get the rights to sell Tetris to Nintendo so they can bundle it with their new handheld, he runs across the man who actually invented the game, Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Yefremov), and he makes rewarding the game’s creator part of his mission. When Rogers suggests he come over to discuss things with Alexey shortly after meeting him, he seems startled to hear that that’s not allowed in Russia. No foreign guests. It’s that kind of structure that Rogers is trying to navigate. He doesn’t know the language. He doesn’t know the laws. He doesn’t care because nothing is going to stop him.

It's not just the battle of Communism vs. Capitalism that stands in Henk Rogers’ way. In the ‘80s, a true business villain was on the scene in the form of Robert Maxwell, played here by Roger Allam . Maxwell owned the Mirror Group, which published the Daily Mirror , among others, and was a fascinating, divisive figure in world business and politics. (He also had a daughter named Ghislaine. Yes, that one.) His son Kevin ( Anthony Boyle ) tries to grab some attention from daddy and the world by profiting from Tetris, which allows the Maxwells to become the “big business” figures that stand in their way, with Toby Jones ’ negotiator Robert Stein in the middle. In Russia, Rogers runs afoul of Russian authorities at every turn, including an imposing figure at Alexei’s company named Nikolai ( Oleg Shtefanko ) and a classic Russian tough guy named Valentin ( Igor Grabuzov ), who literally threatens to throw a child out a window at one point, pointing out that everything falls at the same rate. (Like Tetris! Get it?!?)

If it sounds like a lot, it is, and yet it’s also not enough. All of this intrigue and negotiation gets “Tetris” to a remarkably repetitive and monotonous place that’s not helped by director Jon S. Baird’s glib tone, one that looks back on the ‘80s with a sort of goofy bemusement that feels disingenuous. The movie bounces back and forth between conference rooms and scary Russian alleys, but it never finds the right depth of character or deviation in either, choosing to enliven the dry material with an odd amount of condescension instead of actual tension. “Can you believe these crazy Russians?” is an odd tone to strike, especially with the current state of the world in 2023.

One of the script's many problems is that the non-Rogers characters mostly feel like archetypes. There’s the “Good Artistic Russian,” the “Evil Muscle Russian,” the “Whiny Kid Businessman,” and his evil dad. Rogers’ wife and family are there for emotional pressure. Jones and Allam are wasted. To be fair, Shtefanko actually beats the clichés most interestingly, finding depth in a Russian cog in the machine who realizes he may be looking at something his country doesn’t want to let the Americans take from him.

The saddest thing about “Tetris” is that it’s easy to see why someone wanted to tell this story. The little guy never wins in Russia, and he usually goes to jail for even thinking he could play, but American business is built on narratives of Davids beating business Goliaths. Merging the two for a story in which an ambitious American had to use the tools of Capitalism to topple Communism sounds like an easy sell, and there’s probably a great documentary to be made on this subject. But breaking it out into a drama or thriller requires a different set of rules, and, despite Egerton’s best efforts, the team behind “Tetris” never figured out how to tell this story. It's so repetitive that it will make you want to pick up your phone while it’s playing on Apple TV. You should play Tetris.

This review was filed from the 2023 SXSW Film Festival. "Tetris" premieres on Apple TV+ on March 31 st .

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At last, a video game movie that’s more than just a video game movie.

In theory, “ Tetris ” — that primitive and highly addictive block-stacking strategy game — doesn’t lend itself to the big-screen treatment any more than Rubik’s Cube or Tic-Tac-Toe might. But Noah Pink has found an ingenious solution to a classic puzzle. The screenwriter realized that there’s more to Tetris than most people knew. Namely, there’s a terrific backstory about how this Soviet-hatched computer software made its way over the Iron Curtain, and telling it could play like a Cold War thriller as three teams of Western rivals race one another to Russia to secure the rights.

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That detail, plus the fact everything is happening just a few years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, adds an unexpected political dimension to the negotiations, which has special appeal for director Jon S. Baird . Slightly tamer here than in his earlier indie projects (like truth-in-advertising “Filth”), Baird brings real-world insights and highly original stylistic ideas to the table. For example, he gamely presents new characters and locations using retro-style 8-bit title screens, and later on, during the climactic car chase, the screen pixelates at points, as if we’ve crossed over into an arcade session of Spy Hunter.

From the moment Henk discovers Tetris at a sales conference, he’s smitten, buying a license to release the game in Japan — or so he thinks. Turns out, the contract side of things is a lot more complicated than he (or we) can keep up with, and it may take a business major to untangle all the legal back-and-forth. What matters to us is that Henk is up against two more-experienced software competitors: Andromeda owner Robert Stein (Toby Jones), who’s already secured the PC rights to Tetris, and the repugnant father-son combo who run Mirrorsoft, Robert Maxwell (Roger Allam) and his nepotistic No. 2, Kevin (Anthony Boyle).

Henk’s a Boy Scout compared with these cheaters, and though the other players come across a bit too cartoonish at times, it’s a colorful mix of personalities to set against one another. To get the distribution rights to Tetris, all three interested parties must travel to Russia and meet with Belikov (Oleg Shtefanko), the head of the Moscow Computer and Science Center. Henk gets there first, traveling on a tourist visa (it helps that he’s not American) and relying on a local woman named Sasha (Sofia Lebedeva) to serve as translator.

Technically, Henk isn’t allowed to conduct business while visiting Russia, and Belikov further informs him that the license he’s been using to produce Tetris with Nintendo is not legit. Suddenly, the KGB is getting involved, and a high-ranking agent named Valentin Trifonov (Igor Grabuzov) wants a cut, arranging with the Maxwells to sell the rights out from under Henk. The next thing we know, Henk’s in one room trying to woo Alexey while Belikov is playing the other bidders against each other. His intention: to beat the capitalists at their own “game.”

Sure enough, watching these negotiations is a lot more fun than standing over someone’s shoulder as they arrange digital blocks, waiting for a turn. If Henk loses the deal, his savings could be totally wiped out. More than that, if he makes one wrong move, he could wind up in some frozen gulag. “Tetris” shows Henk trying to juggle all these pressures, accelerating as he nears his goal, the way the game does, so you’re really sweating in the final rounds. Picture “Tetris” as a lo-fi version of John Le Carré’s “The Russia House.” Screenwriter Pink is no Tom Stoppard, but he’s plenty clever when it comes to incorporating politics, and by the end, we’re half hoping that Alexey and his family will find a way to defect to the West.

Reviewed at Apple Screening Room, Culver City, Calif., March 2, 2023. In SXSW (Narrative Spotlight). MPA Rating: R. Running time: 118 MIN.

Production: An AppleTV+ release of an Apple Original Films presentation of a MARV, AI Film, Cloudy/Unigram production. Producers: Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Vaughn, Len Blavatnik, Gregor Cameron. Executive producers: Zygi Kamasa, Carlos Peres, Iain Mackenzie, Noah Pink, Taron Egerton, Danny Cohen, Amanda Ghost, Vince Holden, Henk Rogers, Alexey Pajitnov, Maya Rogers.
Crew: Director: Jon S. Baird. Screenplay: Noah Pink. Camera: Alwin Küchler. Editors: Martin Walsh, Colin Goudie, Ben Mills. Music: Lorne Balfe.
With: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefano, Ayane Nagabuchi, Rick Yune, Roger Allam, Toby Jones.

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Box Brown’s 2016 graphic novel Tetris: The Games People Play explores the creation of Alexey Pajitnov’s Tetris in the grander context of how humans play. The book reaches back 3,500 years to Ancient Egypt, starting with the ancient board game Senet, then leaps forward to 19th-century Japan, and the founding of Nintendo, which made Tetris a household name. This scene-setting is a thoughtful foundation for how Tetris went from a hobbyist diversion created during the Soviet era to a global phenomenon — and how math, science, and art collide to form video games.

Apple’s new movie Tetris takes a different approach, turning the story of Tetris and its escape from Russia into an uneven Cold War spy thriller with an ’80s pop-culture veneer. It’s a glossy, abridged version of the events that led to the game’s global success, focusing less on Pajitnov than on desperate businessman Henk Rogers (the Kingsman movies’ Taron Egerton) and how he attempts to untangle the Tetris rights so he and Nintendo can score millions from Pajitnov’s game.

Tetris the movie is at its humming best when it attempts to recount the cutthroat negotiations that determined who owned the rights to sell the video game Tetris. Director Jon S. Baird and screenwriter Noah Pink put the complicated battle to secure contracts to Tetris in the late 1980s at the heart of their movie about the making — and the exploitation — of Pajitnov’s hit puzzle game.

Nikita Efremov, as Alexey Pajitnov, puzzles over pentominoes pieces at his computer workstation in a still from the movie Tetris

On screen, it all feels a bit ridiculous: Men in suits yell at subordinates and fellow executives that they Must get the handheld and arcade rights to Tetris! Now!! But the real-life puzzle game Soviet state employee Nikolai Belikov plays with Rogers and his rivals — the conniving Robert Stein and villainous Mirrorsoft execs Kevin and Robert Maxwell — is fascinating to watch. As he masterfully sequesters them from each other in ELORG’s dingy offices, slick-haired KGB goons try to muck up the negotiations through spying and menacing intimidation tactics.

The rest of the film is, ironically, far less engrossing than the push and pull of a contract negotiation. Tetris presents Rogers as a wheeler and dealer on the precipice of financial disaster, unafraid of what the Soviets could do to him for selling Tetris without their permission. Pink weaves in hints that Rogers feels regret over becoming an absent father, as the chase to secure Tetris rights consumed him.

But when the movie shifts into its action segments — including an outlandish car chase that’s strangely pixelated — it beggars belief. Rogers, Pajitnov, and the former Nintendo employees featured in the film never seem to have mentioned this kind of thriller-movie adventure being part of the Tetris story, and these scenes read as manipulative rather than authentic. As fascinating as the true story of Tetris is, it repeatedly raises the question, Did any of this happen this way? Tetris fans who have watched the BBC documentary From Russia with Love or read David Scheff’s Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered The World may have similar gnawing questions.

Togo Igawa as Hiroshi Yamauchi and Taron Egerton as Henk Roger toast each other in a still from the movie Tetris.

The film’s creators note that Tetris is “based on a true story,” a traditional disclaimer that gives Baird and Pink infinite dramatic license to fictionalize Rogers’ time in Russia. Some of the shocking developments seen here are true: Mirrorsoft’s Robert Maxwell really did go all the way to the Soviet Union’s then-leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, to try to secure the rights to Tetris . But there are points in the film where the taken-from-reality portions of the story part ways with the obviously-written-as-a-thriller scenes, and the movie becomes less interesting as a result. (It feels remarkably similar to the movie Argo , notably, both in its climactic scenes and the streamlining of important details.)

Tetris ’ creation and its worldwide spread is a great story, but the complexities of its thorny rights issues and lawsuits don’t fit with the cartoon villainy and heavy dramatization of Apple’s new film. Despite Baird and Pink’s best attempts at cinematic tension and surprise twists, this story plays better elsewhere, in the retellings with a firmer grip on reality.

Tetris premieres on Apple TV Plus on March 31.

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When the Communist Party bans your video game from state computers because it’s lowering workers’ productivity, you know you have a hit on your hands. But in 1988, few people outside the Iron Curtain were even aware of the existence of Tetris, never mind its potential to enchant millions. While its Russian creator, Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov), was giving away copies for free, a savvy programmer named Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) was witnessing a demonstration of the game at a Las Vegas trade show and having his mind blown.

Like its namesake, Jon S. Baird’s “Tetris” is clever, crafty and shockingly entertaining. Both origin story and underdog dramedy, the movie presents a fictionalized account of Henk’s epic quest to obtain licensing rights to multiplatform versions of the game. Assembling a story that’s equal parts astonishing and bamboozling, Baird and his screenwriter, Noah Pink, pit communism against capitalism and individual passion against corporate greed. Hacking gleefully into the deal-making weeds, the filmmakers refuse to shy away from wordy conference-room negotiations and head-spinning double-crosses as Henk bets his home, and at one point his freedom, on a long shot.

While the Tetris player competes only with herself, Henk — played by Egerton with bushy-tailed zeal — must battle multiple, more powerful adversaries. There’s the weaselly Robert Stein (Toby Jones) of Andromeda Software; the infamous publishing magnate Robert Maxwell (the great Roger Allam), friend of Mikhail Gorbachev (and father of Ghislaine Maxwell), who would go on to pillage his companies’ pension funds ; and, not least, the Soviet authorities who own the game, including a cartoonish K.G.B. goon seeking to line his own pockets.

There are enough characters here for an entire television series, and Pink sweats blood to cram them all in. At times, the film’s sheer complexity can muddy its identity and stymie its merry momentum. To counter the denseness, Baird works vintage color graphics into pixelated animations that illustrate the movie’s chapters, and some location shooting in Aberdeen, Scotland (Baird’s hometown), doubles ably for Moscow. As Henk racks up frequent-flier miles on three continents (he has an ultrapatient wife and a brood of adorable children in Tokyo), Baird remains staunchly by his superhero’s side. He even gives him an 11th-hour car chase.

Though too goofy to work as a Cold War thriller — the unveiling of Nintendo’s revolutionary Game Boy console presents like the discovery of penicillin — “Tetris” is alert to the restrictions and dangers of a Soviet Union on the brink of implosion. In one of its most enjoyable sequences, Alexey takes Henk to an underground nightclub, where a reveler excitedly screams that the Estonians have declared independence. The blocks have begun to fall.

Fast and fizzy and relentlessly buoyant, “Tetris” finds its heart in the connection between these two men, the game’s modest creator and its tenacious evangelist. (Hang out for a few minutes during the end credits to see their real-life counterparts interact.) When we watch them play together, we see Henk, for the first time, relax; maybe he’s realizing that in business, the only person you can trust is the one who has nothing to gain.

Tetris Rated R for blue language, red scares and dirty money. Running time: 1 hour 58 minutes. Watch on Apple TV+.

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‘Tetris’: Taron Egerton fits perfectly into story of the classic game’s origins

Creatively stylized apple tv+ movie uses some 1980s-style video game graphics to illustrate the twists and turns of getting tetris from floppy disks to the world..

In “Tetris,” video game designer Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton, left) tries to make a deal with the block-stacking game’s inventor, Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov).

You’ve probably heard something about a movie that goes back to the 1980s to tell the incredible but true story of a smart, scrappy, energetic wheeler-dealer who went to great lengths to woo a genius and secure the rights to a phenomenon that to this day is a globally famous and wildly successful brand name.

That’s right, we’re talking about “Tetris,” the movie! (We’ll have a review of that OTHER 1980s-set movie, “Air,” starring those Matt and Ben fellows, next week.)

This Apple TV+ original film, directed by Jon S. Baird, doesn’t attempt to replicate the entertainingly addictive block-stacking puzzle game because I don’t know how you’d make a movie out of that; it’s a fictionalized and creatively stylized origins story that plays like a Cold War thriller version of “The Social Network.”

Fresh off a triumphant turn in the Apple TV+ limited series “Black Bird,” the Welsh actor Taron Egerton solidifies his standing as one of our most versatile talents as he once again disappears into a role, as he did with “Rocketman” a few years back. Sporting a classic ’80s ’Stache and filling the screen with energy and charisma, Egerton is a hoot as one Henk Rogers, a Dutch-Indonesian video game designer, entrepreneur and dealmaker who lives in Japan with his wife and children but is almost constantly in motion, flying around the world to make his pitches to everyone from skeptical bankers to the late and disgraced billionaire media mogul Robert Maxwell to various Soviet Union bureaucrats and KGB types to the inventor of Tetris himself.

With director Baird and his production team occasionally using 1980s-style video game graphics and 8-bit retro-style visuals to depict Henk’s flights as well as a car chase, “Tetris” has a great look, but sometimes gets stuck in neutral; even Henk expresses his frustration at how often meetings are interrupted and rescheduled. On balance, though, this is a nifty, breezy gem filled with wonderful performances from a stellar cast that includes the great Toby Jones as Henk’s chief competitor for the various rights to Tetris (PC, handheld, arcade); Roger Allam, doing a wonderfully booming and suitably pompous take on Maxwell; Anthony Boyle as Maxwell’s son, Kevin, who insists that everyone call him “Mr. Maxwell” even as almost no one truly respects the little bleep, and Togo Igawa as Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi.

“Tetris” is as much about the vagaries of Cold War politics in the waning years of the Soviet Union as it is about the fight for Tetris rights. Henk zips in and out of Russia in an effort to secure the licensing to the game, which had been invented in 1984 by Soviet government employee Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov) and distributed underground via floppy disks, that’s right, FLOPPY DISKS. With a local named Sasha (Sofia Lebedeva) acting as his interpreter as well as his tour guide through the streets as well as the politics of the Soviet Union, Henk runs into all sorts of red tape (so to speak) as he learns the rights may have already been secured by Andromeda Software’s Robert Stein (Toby Jones), who has made a licensing deal with the Maxwells — or has he? It’s beyond complicated, and there are times when we get lost in the weeds, but that’s OK, because Henk is nearly as lost as we are from time to time.

There’s also a nice little buddy movie contained within “Tetris,” as Henk wins over the initially skeptical Alexey, eventually working his way into Alexey’s good graces, in large part because they’re both devoted family men who would do anything to protect their loved ones. As it becomes increasingly clear that the licensing rights to Tetris will translate not to just a few million, but tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars, the fight for ownership rights becomes ever more tangled, with Alexey’s boss (Oleg Stefan) and a ruthless and corrupt KGB officer (Igor Grabuzov) trying to get their paws on those rights. As you’d expect, “Tetris” ends with one of those credits sequences that tells us what happened to all the main real-life players in this story — set perfectly to “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money”) by the Pet Shop Boys — and it’s pretty great that just about everybody got what they deserved.

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‘Tetris’: A heady Cold War thriller about the fight over a video game

Taron Egerton stars in Apple TV Plus’s fact-based drama about the battle to acquire the rights to the wildly popular puzzle game

For a movie about a video game — especially one as popular and as elegant in its simplicity as “Tetris” — Apple TV Plus’s new docudrama by that name certainly involves a heck of a lot of lawyers, contractual licenses, bankers, accountants, software engineers, business moguls, KGB agents and Communist Party apparatchiks. That’s because “Tetris” isn’t just about “Tetris.”

Rather, this fact-based film set in the 1980s is about the efforts of one man — game designer-turned-entrepreneur Henk Rogers — to secure the publishing rights to the gaming-console version of “Tetris,” a battle involving, at various times, such major and minor corporate players as Nintendo, Sega, Mirrorsoft, Bullet-Proof, Andromeda and Atari. This legalese-larded thriller about corporate and political intrigue doesn’t just get into the weeds. At times, it strays so far into the thicket that it’s more than a little hard to follow, making only minor concessions to narrative comprehension, like the 8-bit graphic airplane hopping from Seattle to Moscow to Japan as the international yarn plays out on-screen.

Directed by Jon S. Baird from a screenplay by Noah Pink, and including among its executive producers “Tetris” creator Alexey Pajitnov, Rogers and his daughter Maya — all of whom are portrayed in the film — “Tetris” refuses to dumb down the complexities of its story, even when, at the climax, Henk (Taron Egerton) and Alexey (Nikita Efremov) are shown speeding through the streets of Moscow in a car, with Soviet goons in hot pursuit.

Such purity of purpose is both the film’s strength and its weakness. At times, “Tetris” plays less like a thriller than a two-hour version of a news magazine show, like “20/20” or “60 Minutes.” When Toby Jones, playing a character in direct competition with Henk for the rights to the game, says “it’s complicated” to describe a meeting he’s just had, he could be talking about the film “Tetris” itself.

Among the other people who want the rights to “Tetris” for themselves is Robert Maxwell (Roger Allam), the late British media magnate (and father of Ghislaine Maxwell), an unethical bully in business matters — at least as portrayed here. Robert’s priggish son Kevin (Anthony Boyle) also figures prominently.

But what really complicates things is the fact that the game’s inventor is a lowly employee of a state-run institution with the acronym ELORG, which held a monopoly on the export of computer software, cutting him out of any profits from his own game. Efforts by Alexey’s boss (Oleg Shtefanko) to negotiate with Henk are thwarted every which way he turns, whether by the film’s main villain, a menacing Communist Party official named Trifonov (Igor Grabuzov) or by various other representatives of rival gaming companies.

Mikhail Gorbachev (Matthew Marsh) even turns up at one point, in a brief cameo.

On a grand scale, “Tetris” offers a window into the looming collapse of the Soviet Union, and from that vantage point, it’s actually pretty fascinating. On the smaller stage, it’s a classically heartwarming underdog story — one that involves backroom wheeling and dealing and an 11th-hour escape from thugs that’s straight out of a Cold War espionage film.

As a critic pal of mine said as we walked out of a recent screening, “If even half of that story is true, it’s amazing.”

R. At the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Crystal City; available March 31 on Apple TV Plus. Contains strong language, some brief violence and smoking. 118 minutes.

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Tetris review – rise of 80s game makes for mostly entertaining drama

An Apple TV+ movie tells the compelling story of how Tetris found its way out of Russia but adds a few too many flourishes

H ollywood’s lazy yet lucrative obsession with adapting material that carries a pre-awareness with it shows no obvious sign of abating and why would it, given the ease that comes with marketing something new that automatically reminds so many of something old. But with other, more obvious barrel bottoms scraped, from comic books to video games, there’s been a recent rise in looking toward products and businesses instead and an attempt to turn Wikipedia backstories into compelling dramas.

Last year saw TV shows detailing the ups and downs of Uber and WeWork, upcoming films will focus on BlackBerry, Nike and Cheetos and this month sees a delve into the origins of Tetris , the deviously addictive game that quickly become a worldwide phenomenon. As hit-and-miss as these projects have often been, it is thankfully a more appealing prospect than a film based on the game itself, something that was threatened back in 2014 as an “epic sci-fi adventure” but has mercifully never been heard of since. Tetris, like many of the adjacent shows and films before it, is aiming for the same effect that The Social Network had back in 2010, slickly transforming the mechanical beats of a timeline into the smoother beats of a story, and like many of the adjacent shows and films before it, that becomes an impossibly high bar to meet. But it does a solid enough job trying to meet it, admirably attempting and failing to capture that same Sorkinesque snap, but proving entertaining enough to justify its existence.

“Is this the most effective way to tell this story?” is a question that repeats itself when watching these types of shows and films, one wondering if a documentary or even a long read might have been preferable. While almost two hours, Tetris is refreshingly self-contained and propulsively plot-heavy, avoiding the bloat that weighs down so many 10-part series that could have been told in one chunk. Our protagonist is Henk, a Dutch-born gaming entrepreneur raised in the US played by Taron Egerton , and we meet him in 1988 as he’s trying to sell a self-designed game at a convention. It’s a bust and his failure leads him to another stall where a Russian game called Tetris is being peddled. He’s immediately addicted and starts a quest to find out how he can become a part of its inevitable success.

The story is a convoluted one and at times the screenwriter, Noah Pink, creator of the show Genius, struggles to synthesise his various strands into something as sleek as the film seems to think it is. Henk’s journey takes him to Russia and to the game’s inventor, played by Nikita Yefremov, as well as a software exec, played by Toby Jones, developers at Nintendo and the cursed Maxwell media empire. There are various deals and agreements, split up by format and region, with different parties controlling different parts and despite peppering this exposition with a zippy 80s soundtrack and some 8-bit effects, it can become a little exhausting to keep up with. But Pink and the director, Jon S Baird, manage to find their groove once the pieces have been set and the plot starts to thicken and there’s some sub-Succession-level fun to be had watching the men try to level up on one another.

It’s a great role for Egerton, an actor who hasn’t always been able to find his footing, gliding from negotiation to negotiation, perfecting a slippery charm that proves either annoying or alluring to whomever he’s trying to convince at the time. The character is as simplistic as the graphics on the game he’s trying to sell with rote attempts to flesh out his family life (hard-working dad misses daughter’s dance performance at school!) proving to do less rather than more in making him seem like someone with any distinguishable qualities. When his connection to the game’s creator turns into a friendship, the film also struggles to bring any emotiveness and along with a frantic car chase and some cartoonish KGB villainy, we start to see the joins a little too clearly in the last act, turning what felt like a fact-based retelling into something more fantastical.

But that retelling has just about enough in it to keep us mostly engaged, partly because we’re still so starved of juicy workplace drama ( there’s a reason why the few office-based shows like Severance, Industry and Succession were so popular last year) and that’s essentially what this is, characters in suits trying to get what they want from each other, no matter how ruthless that might make them. Tetris finds its fun in the details of contracts and the specifics of deal-making, realising that even when it’s not on a screen in your hands, it’s all one big game.

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Tetris (now on Apple TV+) is a BOATS ( Based On A True Story ) movie about the wildly popular 1980s Russian video game that was (and still is!) more addictive than crack laced with meth laced with whatever unholy ingredients they use to make Albanese 12-flavor gummy bears. But no, it doesn’t star Taron Egerton as a sweaty-pitted man with glazed eyeballs staring at a screen for hours and hours as he tries to fit pixel-blocks together – rather, it stars Taron Egerton as a man who navigated all kinds of legal rigamarole in order to attain the licensing rights to Tetris for handheld game systems. So it’s a movie about contracts, often sent from one place to another via those newfangled fax machines, and who did and/or didn’t sign them, which doesn’t sound very scintillating, so it’s also a movie about the blooming friendship/partnership of real-life video-game salesman Henk Rogers and Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov, and also the downfall of the USSR, sort of. Sounds like it could be fun then – especially all the parts about faxed contracts! – so let’s figure out if you should BLOCK out some time to watch it.

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The Gist: “ Go didn’t go as planned.” Such is Henk Rogers’ (Egerton) lament. It’s 1988, and he runs a mom-and-pop software development company with his wife Akemi (Ayane Nagabuchi), working out of a modest office with a handful of employees. We meet him at the Consumer Electronics Show, trying to pitch a video game version of the aforementioned Japanese strategy board game – and watching as everyone strolls by his booth to play Tetris , a game created by a Russian computer programmer who can’t capitalize on it because, you know, communism. But Tetris was copied and shared and copied and shared and copied and shared and eventually, some crass capitalist got a hold of it and licensed it from the Russian government as a computer game, and all glory go to Mother Soviet Russia, yes, game benefit entire country, not just one man. And Henk, well, he sees falling blocks, and later, “falling blocks in my dreams,” and then after that, he sees money falling into his bank account. Lots and lots of money.

Before we get on with the plot, let’s get into this guy Henk: He’s an earnest salesman, which is an oxymoron, but we’ve learned to live with more extreme forms of cognitive dissonance in this world, so we kind of like him. He’s slick but not greasy, smart but not arrogant. He wants what’s best for his family, although that sometimes means missing his daughter’s recital. He has a pushbroom mustache and wears goofy half-pint ankle-high cowboy boots. He’s persistent and dedicated, a to-the-bone capitalist reaching for the brass ring, which might be a sticking point if he should ever find himself in the crumbling USSR of the late ’80s, with its breadlines and general air of a socio-political mortuary. Which is exactly what happens to Henk, but he’s such a likable guy, it makes ideological differences seem less important. Thanks to complications with licensing Tetris for cartridge-based systems, Henk takes a convoluted route to Moscow, a route that takes him first to the office of Nintendo’s CEO, then to the Nintendo lab where the Game Boy – a handheld device that’s ripe for just such a brain-eating amoeba of a game – is being developed, and to the offices of giganto-corp software developer Mirrorsoft, and then to the intimidating offices of intimidating Russian officials, where faxes of contracts come and go with the telltale beeeeeeeeeeep of era-specific state-of-the-art workplace equipment.

If it all seems like too much trouble than it’s worth, especially when the KGB gets involved, well, you’d be a reasonable person. But Henk really believes this endeavor will pay off, so he sticks to his pursuit even when slick-haired Russian stereotypes intimidate him and steal his pants. His adventures in contract-faxing and earnest-salesmanning involve the following players: Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Yefremov), the creator of Tetris . A shady software salesman, Robert Stein (Toby Jones). A perky translator, Sasha (Sofya Lebedeva). A friendly Russian government stooge (Oleg Stefan) and a not-so-friendly Russian government stooge (Igor Grabuzov). Bloated billionaire Mirrorsoft owner Robert Maxwell (Roger Allam) and his entitled-jackhole son Kevin (Anthony Boyle). And, eventually, Mikhail Gorbachev (Matthew Marsh) himself. The question here isn’t whether Henk succeeds (he said, humming the earworm theme to Tetris and mentally depositing tetrominoes into tidy little lines), because we know what happens, but whether there’s enough suspense ingrained in his path to success to keep us interested.

What Movies Will It Remind You Of?: Tetris exists somewhere between the high video-game drama of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters and the BOATS-y international intrigue of Argo (which Tetris flat-out rips off, especially during a crucial piece of the third act). And The Tetris Murders on Discovery+ is a creepy and compelling true crime tale about a shady Soviet murder-suicide involving one of the co-developers of Tetris , Peter Pokhilko.

Performance Worth Watching: When Egerton isn’t stuck in charisma-devouring voids like the Kingsman films, he’s a damn fine actor giving nuanced, subtly comic performances – see Rocketman , Eddie the Eagle or Tetris , which he carries with gentle eccentricity, portraying Henk as a shrewd salesman with a heart of gold.

Memorable Dialogue: Alexey’s wife (Ieva Andrejevaite) nails Henk’s character: “He’s dumb. But he’s honest.”

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Our Take: As the drama heightens, Henk pleads, “It’s only a video game,” and Sasha replies, “To you, yes. But to the men in power, it’s a slippery slope from selling one game to selling all of Russia to the highest bidder.” Such is one of the narrative layers of Tetris , the idea that the Soviets are gamely trying to uphold their anticapitalist convictions even though their hearts aren’t really in it anymore, what with all the evidence that the Iron Curtain has been shredded by the cat claws of capitalism. Add that to the mutual affection between Alexey and Henk; and Henk’s struggle to balance his work and family lives; and the maneuvering and backstabbing of Western businessmen; and a more wide-angled portrait of two, maybe three honest people navigating a top-to-bottom chain of corruption – gasp, pant – and you’ve got a screenplay that posits Henk as the individual trying to wrangle many moving plot pieces of different colors and fit them together into tidy interlocked layers so he may win, and if there’s a metaphor here, please, please tell me what it is.

Thing is, those pieces don’t really fit together neatly. The story is too convoluted to be satisfying on all those narrative levels, especially as it indulges a couple too many Uh Huh moments in the third act, when screenwriter Noah Pink wedges in a series of silly, credulity-straining developments in an attempt to turn the film into a suspenseful comedy-action-thriller – as “Holding Out For a Hero” plays on the soundtrack in Russian, of course. Its supporting tier is overstocked with Movie Characters, and Henk’s arc is a little too rote to generate much in the way of internal tension; despite Egerton’s amusing characterization, Henk isn’t quite as inspiring as the movie wants him to be. Henk knows who he is, and he doesn’t change, and I guess his sticktoitiveness, his inability to take no as an answer, his desire to make the world conform to him instead of vice versa, is part of his charm, even though the movie doesn’t seem particularly interested in the other parts. Still, it’s hard not to like Egerton here, and his work, alongside director Jon S. Baird’s kitschy use of 8-bit music and graphics, is just entertaining enough.

Our Call: STREAM IT. Although the Tetris Effect won’t be a side effect of watching this movie, it’s still an agreeable, lightweight watch.

John Serba is a freelance writer and film critic based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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The Complicated True Story Behind Apple TV+’s <em>Tetris</em> Movie

The Complicated True Story Behind Apple TV+’s Tetris Movie

I n the nearly 40 years since Tetris was invented, it has sold more than 520 million copies worldwide and been downloaded over 615 million times on mobile devices alone. The puzzle game—which requires players to fit together geometric shapes composed of four squares to form horizontal lines—skyrocketed to popularity so quickly that in 1994, writer Jeffrey Goldsmith coined the term the Tetris Effect to explain the psychological phenomenon that occurs when people devote so much time and attention to something that it begins to pattern their thoughts, mental images, and dreams.

Tetris , a new Apple TV+ movie streaming March 31, explores the true story behind the late 1980s legal battle that led to the classic video game becoming an international phenomenon. The Cold War-era thriller, directed by Jon S. Baird and written by Noah Pink, follows Henk Rogers ( Taron Egerton ), a Dutch game designer who, after learning about Tetris at a 1988 Las Vegas tradeshow, traveled to Moscow to secure the game’s licensing rights from behind the Iron Curtain.

It was in Moscow that Rogers met Alexey Pajitnov (played by Nikita Efremov), a software engineer at the Soviet Academy of Sciences who created the original Tetris on a rudimentary Electronika 60 computer. Despite the challenges associated with obtaining the rights to products developed in Russia from the Soviet Union’s communist government, Rogers and Pajitnov worked together to bring Tetris to the global masses and, along the way, formed a partnership that has stood the test of time.

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How did Henk Rogers acquire the rights to Tetris?

Taron Egerton, Sofia Lebedeva and Nikita Efremov in 'Tetris'

Like in the movie, after Tetris was ported to the IBM PC in 1985 and began to spread throughout the Soviet Union, Hungarian businessman Robert Stein (played by Toby Jones) made an attempt to secure the computer rights to the game for his company, Andromeda Software. Miscommunication over the Soviet licensing process led Stein to prematurely sell the PC version of Tetris to Spectrum HoloByte, the American arm of British video game publisher Mirrorsoft, and the Tetris computer game was released to instant acclaim despite Stein not having a deal with the Russians.

In the spring of 1988, Stein finally signed an agreement with Elektronorgtechnica (Elorg), the state-owned agency with a monopoly on Russia’s import and export of software, for the computer rights to Tetris (with “computer” interpreted by Stein to mean both PC and home video game-console). However, the contract expressly forbid Stein from licensing the rights to the arcade and handheld versions of the game, as well as any other mediums “which we did not dream about yet.”

Meanwhile, Rogers was busy obtaining distribution rights from Spectrum Holobyte for Tetris computer and console games in Japan. Rogers went on to land a deal with Nintendo via his company Bullet-Proof Software, and Tetris for the Nintendo Famicon console was released in late 1988. With Nintendo’s groundbreaking Game Boy in the works, Rogers then set out for Moscow in hopes of acquiring the handheld rights for Tetris.

Rogers traveled to the Soviet Union on a tourist visa rather than a business visa, a decision that complicated his efforts to meet with anyone involved with Tetris in an official capacity. “I am about to walk in the door and my interpreter says, ‘You can’t go in there,'” Rogers told KCRW . “And I said, ‘What do you mean, I can’t go in there?’ ‘You’re on a tourist visa. You can’t go in. You’re not allowed to speak to anyone.’ And I said, ‘Well, I didn’t come all this way to stand in front of the door and go back to Tokyo to get a visa. I’m going in.'”

Rogers’ arrival in Moscow with the Nintendo Famicon version of Tetris led to the revelation that Stein had been trading rights he did not own. A tense three-way battle over the rights to the game ensued between Rogers, Stein, and Mirrorsoft owner Robert Maxwell (played by Richard Allam) and his son Kevin Maxwell (Anthony Boyle). After a series of complicated negotiations made all the more fraught by Soviet-era tensions, Elorg ultimately granted the rights for Tetris console and handheld games to Rogers for distribution by Nintendo.

Rogers also cemented a friendship with Pajitnov during his time in Moscow and eventually helped him to profit from the game he had invented. Following Tetris ‘s world premiere at South by Southwest earlier this month, both Rogers and Pajitnov said during a post-screening panel discussion that the movie accurately portrayed their lives during that time period.

“They captured what happened to me over a year-and-a-half in two hours,” Rogers said, with Pajitnov adding , “That was emotionally, intellectually and spiritually a very truthful movie.”

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Video game designer Henk Rogers seeks to secure global rights for Tetris (1984), leading to tense negotiations in the Soviet Union, involving creators, government, and corporate intrigues. Video game designer Henk Rogers seeks to secure global rights for Tetris (1984), leading to tense negotiations in the Soviet Union, involving creators, government, and corporate intrigues. Video game designer Henk Rogers seeks to secure global rights for Tetris (1984), leading to tense negotiations in the Soviet Union, involving creators, government, and corporate intrigues.

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Trivia Early in the movie, Henk talks about how when he sleeps he can still see the Tetris pieces in his dreams. This is actually a real phenomenon called the Tetris Effect. The term was coined by journalist Jeffrey Goldsmith in 1994 to describe when something that one focuses on for extended periods of time starts appearing in their thoughts, perceptions, and dreams.
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Tetris review: a crowd-pleasing, lightweight political thriller

Taron Egerton and Nikita Yefremov smile together in Tetris.

“Apple TV+'s Tetris is a breezy, easy-to-watch political thriller that's undeniably entertaining, even if there isn't much going on beneath its surface.”

Taron Egerton's charismatic lead performance
A brisk, unrelentingly fast pace
Several outlandish set pieces and twists
A forgettable, if fun, script

Tetris is a sleek, well-directed political thriller that rarely ever takes itself too seriously. The film is, in other words, a perfect addition to Apple TV+’s growing library of movie and TV originals . With its true-story premise and cast of more-than-game on-screen players, the latest directorial effort from Filth and Stan & Ollie director Jon S. Baird also feels, much like the popular video game it’s named after, like a product of another era. The film provides such simple pleasures, in fact, that it’s easy to imagine it playing on movie theater screens across the country just 10 or 20 years ago.

Fortunately, while its placement on Apple TV+ does add a layer of irony to its story about an 8-bit 1980s video game, Tetris still works as well on the small screen as it likely would have in a movie theater. Clocking in at just under 2 hours long, the film doesn’t require too much of an emotional or intellectual commitment to make the thought of pressing play worth deliberating over for long. In that sense, the film is an effective homage to its video game namesake. That is to say that the film is easy to turn on and get lost in without realizing until it’s done that you’ve just devoted 2 hours of your time to it.

Based on real-life events, Tetris follows Henk Rogers ( Black Bird ‘s Taron Egerton ), a Dutch-American entrepreneur based in Japan whose life is turned upside down when he is given the chance to play a brand-new video game about falling blocks called Tetris at a 1980s video game convention in Las Vegas. Intent on securing the Japanese distribution rights to the game, Henk quickly begins taking meetings with the executives over at Nintendo and making prophetic — if potentially reckless — promises to his investors and family members, including his wife, Akemi (an underused Ayane Nagabuchi).

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Henk’s plans for worldwide video game domination begin to go awry, however, when he discovers that there are questions over the legitimacy of his control of the Japanese rights to Tetris . Determined to make sure that he doesn’t lose out on a chance of a lifetime, Henk travels to the Soviet Union himself in order to not only meet Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Yefremov), but also convince Alexey’s superiors that selling the rights to a piece of Russian property to an American businessman is in their best interests. Unfortunately for him, Henk quickly meets opposition from both Alexey’s corporate bosses and his greedy, underhanded political superiors.

From there, Noah Pink’s script for Tetris quickly evolves from a jargon-heavy story about behind-the-scenes business operations and deals into a full-blown Cold War thriller. For the most part, Tetris manages to nail its midpoint transition, too. There are moments throughout its second half, however, where the film’s espionage twists and set pieces — namely, a third-act car chase through Moscow — begin to strain the movie’s admittedly lightweight sense of logic and real-world credibility.

The film, thankfully, moves at a shockingly brisk pace from the moment it begins all the way until it ends. Its opening 10 minutes effectively establish all the necessary information that viewers need to know about the rights disputes that provide Tetris with much of its drama by cutting backfand-forth between Henk’s conversation with a skeptical banker and the events that put the film’s titular game on his radar in the first place. Once the movie’s introductory exposition dump is done, Pink’s screenplay then wastes little time diving headfirst into the Cold War politics that made putting Tetris on the world stage a surprisingly difficult thing for Henk and his allies at Nintendo.

At the center of all of the film’s drama is Egerton, who brings so much energy and charisma to his performance as Tetris ’ central businessman that it’s easy to get just as swept up in Henk’s dreams about the future as so many of the movie’s other characters. While Egerton manages to bring a commendable level of authenticity and realism to even Henk’s most naïve moments, the film’s attempts to flesh out his home life aren’t as successful. One subplot involving Henk’s strained relationship with his daughter, Maya (Kanon Narumi), for instance, isn’t explored enough for Tetris to place as much emphasis on it as it does.

Outside of Egerton’s Henk, many of Tetris ’ supporting characters come across as flat or one-note. Sometimes that seems to be by design, as is the case with the film’s depiction of its central villain, a Russian politician named Valentin Trifonov (Igor Grabuzov). Other times, the film’s attempts to add dimension to supporting characters like Sofya Lebedeva’s Sasha, a Russian citizen who volunteers early on to translate for Egerton’s Henk, don’t end up carrying much weight.

Altogether, these flaws prevent Tetris from leaving much of a lasting impression. They don’t, however, drag down the film’s entertainment value. In fact, Tetris clips along at such a pleasingly fast pace and manages to bring enough life to its familiar but nonetheless engrossing Cold War plot that it easily ranks as one of the most watchable movies that’s been released so far this year. Behind the camera, Baird and cinematographer Alwin H. Küchler bring a polished aesthetic to the film that only makes it that much easier to take in — even if its various uses of 8-bit-inspired VFX don’t quite work as well as Baird and company may have hoped.

Ultimately, Tetris does a good job of not only exploring the surprisingly intense true-life story behind its eponymous video game, but also honoring the spirit of it. At no point throughout its 118-minute runtime does the film ever feel the need to overcomplicate itself or get too lost in the minutiae of its story. Instead, Tetris ends up delivering a simple but enjoyable experience — one that prioritizes entertainment over everything else. That fact may prevent Tetris from ever conjuring any real sense of emotional or political depth, but it does ensure that watching the film is never anything but a good time.

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Tetris, for those like me who were clueless, turns out to be one of the most popular video games of all time, a puzzle-based one-player game where you have to engineer an endless choice of colored geometric shapes into a single board, fitting them all together. It is the kind of thing that would drive me nuts, but watching the movie about how it all came about is another matter because this one, directed by Jon S. Baird ( Stan & Ollie ) and written by Noah Pink, is simply riveting, playing more like a Cold War-era international spy thriller rather than a manual for acquiring rights to a Russian video game. Yes, that latter sentence is what makes up the bones of this story, but I guarantee you will be on the edge of your seat, and remarkably it is all true.

Henk meets the man himself, Alexey Pajitnov (a superb Nikita Efremov), an unassuming guy completely the opposite of the aggressive pitbull Henk, but eventually he wins him over. However, in a wild confluence of events, rivals converge on Moscow at the exact same time. These include Robert Stein (Toby Jones, great as usual) who thinks he has a couple of deals, but turns out they are shaky including one with Mirrorsoft UK owned by none other than flamboyant newspaper magnate and billionaire Robert Maxwell (Roger Allam), who is also on the scent of Tetris along with his buttoned-up son Kevin (Anthony Boyle). His motivations are sketchy as we will soon find out.

Working with an interpreter, Sasha (Sofia Lebedeva), Henk finds himself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game to land rights, one that also involves Nintendo which is about to launch its Game Boy, a key destination for a game like Tetris. Mixed up in all this are the Russians themselves including a devious KGB agent Valentin Trifonov (Igor Grabuzov) who senses the end of the Soviet Union and sees a key opportunity for himself here before the breakup. There is also Oleg Shtefanko aka Stefan as Belikov, who works for the ELORG Agency and becomes a key player for Rogers in all this. Even Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (Matthew Marsh) turns up for part of this crazy quilt of players.

What Baird and Pink are clearly most interested in though is the politics and intrigue, the unknown secrets behind the making of what would eventually turn into a worldwide phenomenon, as well as the relationship and friendship behind the man who created it and the man who would bring it to the world. Egerton again has found a great role and nails it. Henk Rogers is a relentless, never-say-die salesman and believer in himself against all odds — and let me tell you those odds do pile up. Allam, under heavy prosthetics in a fat suit, plays Maxwell to the hilt, but the entire cast is terrific here in a movie that kept me on edge more than any Bourne flick could ever do.

Shout-out to production designer Dan Taylor who had to re-create Russia, Japan, England and more all in Scotland, which effectively doubles for everything. Producers are Matthew Vaughn (who has now worked with Egerton on numerous films from Kingsman to Rocketman ), Gillian Berrie, Claudia Vaughn, Len Blavatnik and Gregor Cameron.

This is a must-see. It even is enough to make me want to play the game. Apple TV+ begins streaming it on March 31.

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Tetris review: The bricks don't quite line up

Tetris on apple tv+ is good, but it doesn't earn a high score.

Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers, with colored blocks in front of him, in the Tetris poster.

Tom's Guide Verdict

While Apple TV Plus' Tetris is an enjoyable film, its over-reliance on gimmicky visual flourishes and an overall flat visual look distract from a pretty great movie.

Strong performance Taron Egerton

A capable feel-good adventure

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As I watched Tetris (which comes out tomorrow, March 31 on Apple TV Plus ), I almost felt like I was playing the more-modern Tetris Effect. A bit more stylized than the original, but also filled with pivots and surprises, director Jon S. Baird's film is the video game movie you didn't know you needed.

But while Tetris it's definitely one of the best Apple TV Plus movies , it could have been even better, had it only been a little different.

Bearing the words "based on a true story," and complete with historic visuals and footnotes at the end, Tetris explains the complicated history around the beloved block-sorting puzzle game. And, shockingly, it actually works pretty well. And that's a little surprising. Much like the upcoming Ben Affleck and Matt Damon movie 'Air,' about the history of the Air Jordan shoe, this is less about how Tetris was made than how it was licensed and sold. Which isn't the best elevator pitch.

Still, despite an unnecessary abundance of 8-bit visuals and a villain who's just on the wrong side of cartoonish, Tetris is a movie you'll be glad you watched — and a lot of that is due to Taron Egerton's lead performance. And don't worry about spoilers, as I'm hiding everything I wouldn't have wanted to know in advance in this Tetris review.

Tetris is Taron Egerton's movie

(L to R) Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers and Nikita Efremov as Alexey Pajitnov, smiling in a club, in Tetris

You may or may not know who Tetris' leading man Taron Egerton is, as he's still something of a rising star. I knew him from Apple TV Plus' excellent Black Bird miniseries, while others may recognize him from the Kingsman movies and the Elton John biopic Rocketman.

Either way, Tetris is another solid link in Egerton's filmography, as he puts a lot of humanity into Henk Rogers, the guy who got the rights to distribute Tetris. Fortunately, Egerton's performance isn't just about sales, as his love of video games and coding lead to fantastic moments, especially with Nikita Efremov, who plays Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov.

And since most of the characters orbit around Rogers, it makes sense that Egerton is the lynchpin of the film. Egerton plays the role with equal parts charm, ambition and eagerness, and those characteristics are amplified by how he's surrounded by snakes.

Those include MCU vet Toby Jones, Roger Allam and Anthony Boyle as the slimy father/son duo who are intent on getting all the Tetris rights for themselves. The latter two, as well as Igor Grabuzov's Communist Party villain Valentin Trifonov, though, fail to rise to the level of their co-stars. This is mostly a problem with being under-written in the script, though Trifonov looking like a Soviet Pete Campbell doesn't really help him.

Tetris tries too hard at times

(L to R) Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers, Sofia Lebedeva as Elena and Nikita Efremov as Alexey Pajitnov, all in a car together, in Tetris

From its humble beginnings (there was a game called GO that flopped) to a spy-vs-spy game where the Russians are pitting interlopers against each other, Tetris does its best to deliver a lot with a story that isn't exactly Die Hard. And there's enough international espionage in there to make it exciting — and it has an inspiring story about the freedom of choice if you look close enough, too.

Unfortunately, Tetris is far too liberal with its use of 8-bit visuals. While that proves helpful when explaining the differences between a computer and a Nintendo Entertainment System, do we need it in a car chase scene?

The best moments come as Rogers is confounded by the complexity he faces with a whole lot of two-faced businessmen — and when he finally connects with the well-intentioned people in this house of cards. Rogers' victories almost feel like ours, and it's neat.

Unfortunately, Tetris is far too liberal with its use of 8-bit visuals. While that proves helpful when they need to explain the differences between a computer and a Nintendo Entertainment System, it’s often overused. Why do we get digitized fun in everything from a plane trip to an exterior building shot? Heck, even the car chase scenes have breaking 8-bit bricks.

I can't tell why they thought the movie needed all this animation, but it often took me out of the movie, and felt like a distraction. On top of that, Tetris bears a somewhat flat look, which feels as if excessive CGI and green-screen was used for wide shots.

Bottom line: Tetris can't compare to the original

Again, this isn't meant to be a negative review of Tetris, but I still feel like a better movie was left behind on the cutting room floor. With a little less retro chic and a little more time for the Russians to be fleshed-out, well-developed characters, Tetris could have gained a throne in the hall of fame for movies and shows about video games.

Instead, it's a good — but possibly forgettable — movie. Packed with great moments (that needle drop for "The Final Countdown" is great), Tetris is a fun time. It's just not as addictive as the game itself.

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Tetris CWEB Official Cinema Trailer and Movie Review Apple TV +

Taron Egerton stars in the new Apple Original Film “Tetris,” inspired by the true story of one man’s daring efforts to outsmart the KGB and turn a simple puzzle game into a global phenomenon. Directed by Jon S. Baird and penned by Noah Pink, the film boasts an impressive lineup of producers, including Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Vaughn, Len Blavatnik, and Gregor Cameron, with Iain MacKenzie serving as the Executive Producer.

“Tetris” takes audiences back to the 1980s, enveloping them in a nostalgic aesthetic accompanied by an immersive soundtrack that perfectly captures the era. The film deftly explores the geopolitical tensions of the Cold War and how they influenced the race to secure the Tetris license, offering a fascinating glimpse into this high-stakes drama.

In 1988, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Henk Rogers of Bullet-Proof Software discovered and became captivated by Tetris, a game developed by Soviet programmer Alexey Pajitnov, who worked for the government-owned ELORG in the Soviet Union.

Rogers explains to a bank manager that Robert Stein of Andromeda Software acquired the worldwide licensing rights to Tetris from ELORG. Stein then signed a contract with media tycoon Robert Maxwell and his son, Kevin Maxwell, the CEO of Mirrorsoft, granting them distribution rights in exchange for game royalties. At CES, a Mirrorsoft representative sells Rogers the Tetris rights for Japan, covering PC, console, and arcade platforms.

The cast delivers stellar performances, with Taron Egerton shining in the role of Henk Rogers. Egerton’s portrayal is emotional and convincing, bringing depth to a character caught in a web of international intrigue. The film’s direction and storytelling are top-notch, making the historical context engaging and accessible.

“Tetris” (2023) is a thrilling and captivating movie that not only tells the gripping true story behind one of the world’s most addictive games but also highlights the incredible risks taken to bring it to the masses. This film is a must-watch for anyone interested in the intersection of gaming, history, and global politics.

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Apple built a Tetris clone for the iPod but never released it

It was called stacker and appeared on a prototype version of the third-generation music player..

Apple once designed a Tetris clone that has been found on a prototype version of the third-generation iPod, indicating the company was experimenting with releasing the game on the music player. It’s called Stacker and, obviously, is controlled via the iPod’s scroll wheel. The software was spotted by X user AppleDemoYT , who is known for finding rare prototype devices.

The prototype iPod is a "DVT" device, meaning it was a mid-stage device that was still in "Design Validation Testing." It has a model number of A1023, which is not a known model number of any iPod version.

The device runs a prototype version of iPodOS 2.0, which is where Stacker comes from. The pieces are moved from left to right using the scroll wheel and they fall when the middle button is pressed. The goal is to clear lines and score points. You know the deal. It’s Tetris .

It’s not the only game found on the prototype iPod. There’s something called Block0 , which is likely an early version of Brick . The device also features a game called Klondike , which is likely an early version of Solitaire . The music player did eventually get some games, including the aforementioned Solitaire and Brick . AppleDemoYT asked former Apple VP Tony Fadell why Stacker was never released and he said it was because games didn’t show up until a “later software release.”

Later versions of the iPod got an official version of Tetris , in addition to games like Bejeweled , Mini Golf , Mahjong , Zuma , Cubis 2 , and Pac-Man . All of these releases predate the App Store. The iPod Classic was discontinued in 2014 and the iPod Touch was sent to a farm upstate in 2022, ending the era of the standalone music player.

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iPod third generation with four buttons above the wheel, close up of screen playing a Tetris game

YouTuber Apple Demo has found a prototype third-generation iPod that contains a game called Stacker, which never made it to retail models. In addition to Apple’s own version of Tetris, the engineering sample iPod also came loaded with other unreleased titles, including games called Block0 and Klondike, a s noted by Engadget .

On the back of the prototype iPod, a “DVT” (Design Validation Testing) label is etched where the storage capacity normally goes, which, Apple Demo explains indicates it was from the middle stage of development. Two songs still in its storage and a helpfully-named playlist suggest this device was used for battery testing.

After some tinkering and transplanting the internal hard disk into a second-generation iPod Apple Demo got the hard disk to boot as normal, and out of the games available, they only demoed Stacker.

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They even contacted the ex-SVP of Apple’s iPod division, Tony Fadell , to learn why the Tetris clone was never released. However, Fadell’s only comment, from 2022, says, “because we added games with later software release,” leaving the internal story of Stacker a mystery for now. Apple did release a licensed Tetris game years later on the “Classic” iPod models, which supported new game titles purchased from the iTunes Store .

Stacker uses the iPod’s click wheel to move falling blocks left and right, and the center button drops them to the bottom of the screen. The objective, like Tetris, is to shoot for a high score by completing and clearing lines of bricks and not overstacking pieces off the top. The game isn’t entirely polished — there’s at least one bug shown in the video where a brick overlapped a stack and got stuck when rotated. But it works!

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Prototype iPod Features Apple-Designed Tetris Clone Called 'Stacker'

Apple once designed a Tetris clone called "Stacker," with the game featured on a prototype version of the third-generation iPod. AppleDemoYT , known for sourcing rare prototype devices, shared images and a video of the unreleased iPod.

There are other games on the iPod, and all of them have placeholder non-release names, including Block0, Chopper, and Klondike. There's also a battery testing playlist on the device that has classical songs that play in a loop, suggesting Apple used this iPod to test the battery life of the third-generation iPod before it was released.

Apple did add several games to the iPod 3G over time, including Brick, Solitaire, Parachute, and Music Quiz. In 2006, Apple released games through the iTunes Store that people could purchase for later versions of the iPod, including an official version of Tetris.

Other games available through the iTunes Store included Bejeweled, Mini Golf, Mahjong, Zuma, Cubis 2, and Pac-Man, all of which pre-dated the App Store .

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Oh, I wholly disagree in terms of a step backwards. The controls on this are entirely solid state — no clicking. 1st gen had 4 clickable buttons, and a moving scroll wheel. That is 5 potential points of failure. As the saying goes "fewer moving parts, fewer broken pieces." I still have mine, and refurbished it a couple years back with a new HD and battery. Love the glowing buttons, too. Reminds me of the glow of a vintage stereo.

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Apple TV+ offers exclusive Apple original TV shows and movies in 4K HDR quality. You can watch across all of your screens and pick up where you left off on any device. Apple TV+ costs $9.99 per month. Here’s every Apple original television show and movie available now on Apple TV+, as well as the latest trailers …

Apple TV+ content is available exclusively through the Apple TV app . You can watch on your Apple TV set-top box, iPhone, or iPad as you might expect.

But you don’t need the latest Apple TV 4K to enjoy Apple TV+. The TV app is also available on other platforms like Amazon Fire TV , Roku , Sony PlayStation , Xbox , and even the web at tv.apple.com .

Apple TV+ offers original comedies, dramas, thrillers, documentaries, and kids shows.

For your $9.99/month subscription, you can watch all of Apple’s originals — as listed below. You can download to watch offline too. Apple is adding new content every single month.

How to watch the free Apple TV+ shows

The TV app is the exclusive destination for Apple TV+, but the TV app is a little confusing because it blends together purchasable TV shows and movies from the iTunes Store, which you can buy or rent, content from other apps like Amazon Prime and Disney+, and Apple TV Channels.

The Watch Now screen does not really distinguish between content that you own and can watch, and just Apple’s general recommendations.

The easiest way to get started with Apple TV+ is to open the Apple TV app on your device , and tap on the Originals tab. (On some platforms, this tab is simply labelled using the ‘tv+’ logo.)

This tab takes you to the Apple TV+ channel page. This shows you all of the Apple TV+ shows and movies available to watch, separated into categories like comedy, drama and family fun.

Be aware, the web experience at tv.apple.com is a bit barebonds compared to the native TV app on devices, and it only shows Apple original content. For the best experience, use the TV app on a device like Apple TV 4K .

What to watch on Apple TV+

Apple TV+ (Apple TV Plus, or as some erroneously call it Apple+ TV) is still in its infancy but has already seen breakout hits including comedy Ted Lasso and workplace sci-fi drama Severance .

Apple aims for premium quality across its drama, comedy, and documentary TV shows and movies so everything should reach a reasonable level of quality and hopefully be worth your time. In terms of personal recommendations, I suggest starting with Ted Lasso , For All Mankind , Severance , Trying , and the movie Finch .

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A third season of Loot is in development. A release date is not yet known.

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

Steve Martin’s life is the subject of this documentary by Morgan Neville, unusually told in two feature-length parts, each with different styles of filmmaking. “Then” covers Martin’s early life with the usual fare of archive footage, whereas the second part “Now” takes a more conversational approach with Martin himself leading the story.

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

Back to the Rock is a full series reboot of the original franchise, featuring recognizable characters like Gobo, Red, Boober, and Mokey as well as some new additions and celebrity guest cameos. Follow the Fraggles and Doozers as they embark on a new set of fun adventures, down in Fraggle Rock.

Palm Royale

Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, Laura Dern, and Carol Burnett are just some of the actors in this star-studded drama. Maxine Simmons (Wiig) wants to break into high society and join the exclusive Palm Royale club, but how much of her morals will she sacrifice along the way to achieve this?

This limited series depicts the twelve day search for John Wilkes Booth, following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Anthony Boyle stars as Booth, while Tobias Menzies plays Edwin Stanton, the lead organizer of the manhunt.

The Reluctant Traveler

Eugene Levy travels the world in this fun docuseries, facing all manner of personal challenges along the way. Levy takes a helicopter tour across the Utah desert, tries sumo wrestling in Toyko, stays at a deluxe island resort in the Maldives, assists conservation efforts in South Africa, and more across eight awe-inspiring episodes.

The Reluctant Traveler is renewed and a third season is in the works.

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

Noel Fielding stars as the famous highwayman Dick Turpin, in a wacky and absurdist comedy. Despite his repeated protests, Turpin is made the leader of a band of outlaws and the series follows the group as they embark on increasingly wild and zany adventures.

Earthsounds

Sound is the focus of this latest Apple TV+ nature docuseries. The noise of ostrich chicks inside their eggs, snow leopards singing love songs, and the sound of walrus’s underwater courtship are all featured in the series, with sequences narrated by Tom Hiddleston.

Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend

Lionel Messi finally achieved World Cup glory at Qatar 2022. This four-part docuseries charts the soccer legend’s performance across the last five World Cups, through the ups and downs, culminating in the ultimate career prize.

Constellation

Noomi Rapace stars as Jo, an astronaut who returns to Earth after a stint on the space station ends catastrophically. Back on the ground, though, Jo is haunted by self-doubt and questions her own sanity. Jonathan Banks also stars in the series.

Unfortunately for fans of the series, Constellation has been cancelled and will not return for a second season.

The Dynasty: New England Patriots

The ten-part docuseries dives deep into the Tom Brady era of the New England Patriots. Featuring exclusive interviews with Brady, coach Bill Belichick, and others, the series charts the team’s momentous rise to success and six-time Super Bowl glory.

The New Look

The drama follows Christian Dior and Coco Chanel as they launch modern fashion in the midst of World War II. Ben Mendelsohn, Juliette Binoche, John Malkovich and Maisie Williams round out the cast.

Sago Mini Friends

Based on characters from the award-winning app Sago Mini World, this preschool series explores gratitude and thankfulness with fun animated adventures and original music, set in the world of Sagoville.

Masters of the Air

From the makers of ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’, Masters of the Air follows the 100th Bomb Group in a nine-part epic battle for the skies. With vast scope and meticulous attention to detail, the series captures all of the triumphs and horrors of the World War II daylight bombings raids.

Criminal Record

Detective June Lenker (Cush Jumbo) confronts chief inspector Daniel Hegarty (Peter Capaldi) in this British crime drama, facing off about the circumstances surrounding the guilty verdict of an old murder case, as new information comes to light by way of an anonymous tip-off. The series shows how institutional racism and failings of the police process serve to obstruct finding the actual truth.

John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial

In this three-part documentary, people close to John Lennon reflect on his life and death. The series examines the events surrounding his murder, including new eyewitness interviews and never-before-seen crime scene photos, as well as the many conspiracy theories that sprung up in the aftermath of the killing.

Slow Horses

Gary Oldman leads this adaptation of the Mick Herron book series, about a division of MI5 rejects. The Slough Horse group are consigned to a live of admin and drudgery, until they become embroiled in an active hostage situation.

Slow Horses is currently on season three. It has already been renewed for a fourth and fifth season.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Set in the world of Godzilla, this cinematic series follows two siblings as they uncover their family ties to the mysterious Monarch organization. With the show spanning multiple generations, stars Kurt and Wyatt Russell portray younger and older versions of the same character, officer Lee Shaw.

A second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is in development. A release date is not yet known.

For All Mankind

For All Mankind explores what could have happened if the Russians got to the Moon first in 1969. This inspires the US government to continue the space race. The show forges an alternate timeline of NASA with the first season covering the 1969-1974 period. Season two picks up in 1983, as the USA and USSR face off in a space race cold war.

A fifth season of For All Mankind is in development. A release date is not yet known.

The Buccaneers

Inspired by an unfinished Edith Wharton novel, The Buccaneers sees a group of rich American women trying to find a posh English other half. The group descend into a culture clash of 1870s London society.

A second season of The Buccaneers is in development. A release date is not yet known.

The Enfield Poltergeist

The infamous poltergeist case is explored in this docuseries with dramatic recreations that use the original audio recordings of the events in question. Subject Janet Hodgson is interviewed and reflects on the long-lasting consequences of the investigation.

In this animated series, an ancient curse turns a beloved father, Alex, into a stone statue. His two children, Pandora and Russ, embark on a magical quest to collect stolen artifacts, lift the family curse, and bring Alex back.

Lessons in Chemistry

Elizabeth Zott’s dream of becoming a scientist is stalled by the realities of a patriarchal society. Fired from the lab, she finds her feet as the host of a TV cooking show. And suddenly, everyone is listening to her. Brie Larson stars in this adaptation of the best-selling book of the same name.

Messi Meets America

Soccer legend Lionel Messi joined Major League Soccer in July 2023 and immediately made his mark. This docuseries covers Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami and the events of his thrilling match debut. The series shows how Messi propelled MLS’s popularity, garnering worldwide attention, record-breaking merch sales, and sold-out stadium crowds.

Interrupting Chicken

Inspired by the Interrupting Chicken book series, this preschool series introduces children to the world of creative writing. The show revolves around the main character Piper, a little chicken with a big imagination.

Lisa is an illustrator, Danny is a journalist. Their friendship is bonded by a common trait — insomnia. Despite never meeting in person, while everyone else sleeps at night, they text each other for hours. The series follows the antics of their lives as their relationship blooms.

The Super Models

A four-part documentary series on the four elite supermodels of the ’80s; Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington. With exclusive interviews and archive footage, the documentary shows how the illustrious models catapulted themselves to stardom, disrupting the power dynamics of an entire industry along the way.

The Morning Show

A drama exploring the power dynamics in the world of morning news broadcasts. The story opens with anchor Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell) facing sexual misconduct allegations. Newcomer Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) aspires to replace Kessler in the prime-time slot, and clashes with longtime host Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston). In the second season, the show unravels the ramifications further against a backdrop of the beginnings of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Morning Show Season Four Release Date

The show has been renewed for a fourth season. An exact release date for the new season is not yet known.

The Changeling

Based on the book by Victor LaValle, The Changeling is described as a dark fairy tale. Apollo (LaKeith Stanfield) first believes that Emma is experiencing the effects of postpartum depression, but it quickly unravels into a whole other world of horror, fantasy, and mythology.

Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn was one of the most respected business leaders in the world, until a 2018 scandal saw his entire reputation destroyed. He was facing lengthy jail time for fraudulent misuse of company assets. Incredibly, Ghosn escapes Japanese arrest by being smuggled out of the country inside a musical equipment case. This four-part documentary dives deep into this extraordinarily weird tale.

This sci-fi series shows the effects of an alien invasion from several different perspectives around the world. Spanning five continents, Invasion is theoretically huge in scope, although it prefers to focus on the minutiae of individual characters’ experiences rather than a character-driven adventure.

Invasion has finished its second season. A third season is in development.

Strange Planet

Adapted from Nathan W. Pyle’s viral social media comic of the same name, Strange Planet is an animated TV series that explores the absurdity of human life through the lens of these cute blue alien beings.

Rose Byrne stars as Sheila Rubin in this dramedy set in the ’80s. Stricken by a serious eating disorder, Sheila turns to the aerobics craze to find motivation and self-worth. Her hobby quickly develops into something more however, as student becomes teacher and she forges a new career.

Physical concluded with its final season on August 2, 2023.

Based on the genre-defining novels by Isaac Asimov, Foundation is an epic sci-fi adventure. Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) predicts the downfall of the Galactic Empire and recruits a band of exiles to carry out his plan to save the future of humanity.

A third season of Foundation is in development. A release date is not yet known.

The Afterparty

The Afterparty retells the story of a night gone wrong from eight different perspectives, with each account presented through the lens of a different film genre. Tiffany Haddish plays the lead detective in this murder mystery whodunnit comedy series.

The Afterparty concluded with its final season on July 12, 2023.

Duck & Goose

Based on the best-selling children’s books, Duck & Goose is a cartoon series aimed at preschool age. Titular characters Duck and Goose learn to appreciate each other’s differences and become even closer friends.

Idris Elba stars in this airplane hijack thriller, with the seven hour ordeal portrayed in real-time across seven episodes. Sam Nelson (Elba) negotiates in-the-air while ground control investigates the histories of the people onboard.

Swagger dissects the world of youth basketball, inspired by the experiences of NBA legend Kevin Durant. O’Shea Jackson Jr. stars as coach Ike, who helps Jace Carson (played by Isaiah Hill) navigate his burgeoning sports career. Ike is as much father-figure as he his coach. The show covers off-the-court storylines too, including the pressures of social media, child abuse and police brutality.

Unfortunately for fans of the series, Swagger has been cancelled and will not return for a third season.

Lovely Little Farm

Sisters Jacky and Jill explore what it is like to work, and grow up, on a farm. In the series, they nurture a mysterious golden egg that hatches into a baby dragon. Lovely Little Farm is a loving children’s series that beautifully blends live-action and computer animation.

The Crowded Room

Tom Holland stars as Danny Sullivan in this 10-part series, who is arrested on suspicion of his involvement with a New York City shooting. He claims innocence, initially. Much of the story is revealed through interviews with interrogator Rya Goodwin (played Amanda Seyfried), in which the mystery unravels as Sullivan is forced to reflect on all aspects of his life.

The Snoopy Show

A whole new set of adventures with Snoopy and friends for the whole family to enjoy, drawing on the spirit of the classic cartoons but rendered in a modern computer animated 2D style. The series will surely delight young viewers as well as parents with pangs of nostalgia.

Rose Byrne and Seth Rogan star in this new comedy series, which flirts with the idea of two people just being friends. Playing Sylvia and Will respectively, the series sees the characters rekindle their friendship after many years apart, leading to some hilarious antics and midlife escapades.

Platonic has finished its first season. A second season is in development.

Prehistoric Planet

David Attenborough narrates this stunning dinosaur docuseries. From the creators of Planet Earth, Prehistoric Planet blends state-of-the-art visual effects with the latest scientific understanding to demonstrate dinosaur behavior like never before.

In this charming animated kids series, three kids gain new perspectives on the world thanks to their new best friend, Stillwater the panda. Stillwater helps the children make sense of their emotions. The series received a Peabody award for outstanding children’s programming.

High Desert

Patricia Arquette stars as Peggy, a drug addict who wants to make a fresh start following the death of her mother. She decides to become a private investigator, and becomes entwined in a web of mysteries in this dark comedy series.

Eight episodes of High Desert were released. Since the first season came out, the show has been cancelled.

City on Fire

Samantha, an NYU student, is shot in Central Park on July 4th, 2003. She appears to have been alone — there are no witnesses. As the mystery of the show unfolds, It turns out the truth of her apparent murder is connected to a series of fires that have been started across New York.

Unfortunately for fans of the series, City on Fire has been cancelled and will not return for a second season.

Based on Hugh Howey’s best-selling book series, Silo sees the last of mankind living in a vast underground bunker, without knowing exactly why they ended up down there. No one is allowed to leave. The mystery of the silo unravels as the protagonists hunt for the truth.

Silo Season Two Release Date

Silo fans will welcome the news that the series has been renewed for a second season. A release date for the upcoming season is yet to be confirmed.

Harriet the Spy

Inspired by the classic children’s novel, Harriet the Spy is newly adapted for television as an animated series. 11-year-old Harriet (voiced by Beanie Feldstein) is an aspiring writer and absorbs as much as information about the world around her as possible, jotting it down in her notebook.

Frog and Toad

Based on the popular children’s books by Arnold Lobel, this cartoon centers on two best friends, Frog and Toad. The show explores friendship in all its forms, and how we should all embrace what makes us different and unique.

The second season of Frog and Toad arrives on May 31.

Drops of God

Fine wine is on the line in this dramatic adaptation of popular manga Drops of God. Camille is the daughter of Alexandre Leger, a highly respected figure in oenology. Following his death, Camille has to compete to earn the rights to her father’s endowment — an extraordinary wine collection. The series features both French and Japanese language dialogue.

Apple TV+ has confirmed that Drops of God is renewed and will return for a second season. We don’t yet know when season two will be released.

From the same producers as Apple TV+ docuseries Tiny World, Big Beasts looks at the giants of the animal kingdom, including the gray whale, the orangutan, and the polar bear. Filmed across seventeen countries, the series features never-before-recorded sequences of animal behavior. The show is narrated by Tom Hiddleston.

The Last Thing He Told Me

The New York Times bestseller The Last Thing He Told Me is dramatised in this limited series adaptation starring Jennifer Garner. The story follows Hannah, whose seemingly-perfect partner Owen unexpectedly vanishes. He leaves behind a note for his daughter that ominously reads ‘Protect her’. Hannah realizes she didn’t really know her husband at all.

A second season of The Last Thing He Told Me is in development. A release date is not yet known.

Boom! Boom: The World vs. Boris Becker

A two-part documentary on the topsy turvy life of tennis player Boris Becker, who was ultimately sent to prison for bankruptcy fraud. The series includes interviews with Becker, as well as other tennis icons like John McEnroe and Novak Djokovic.

Schmigadoon!

Schmigadoon embraces the parody of classic musicals with a story of a couple getting trapped in a mystical musical town until they can find true love. Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong are joined by Broadway heavyweights including Alan Cumming, Jane Krakowski, Kristen Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit and Ann Harada in this star-studded cast.

The run of Schmigadoon! on Apple TV+ has ended. The show was cancelled after the release of its second season.

Eva the Owlet

Based on the book series ‘Owl Diaries’, Eva the Owlet is a beautifully animated childrens series. With ambition and personality, Eva and her best friend Lucy go on many different adventures, logging her progress in her journal as she goes.

My Kind of Country

Apple TV+’s first competition series, My Kind of Country, highlights upcoming talent in country music. Artists are scouted and mentored by Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck. The contestants are hoping to win a prestigious endorsement prize from Apple Music.

Monster Factory

This documentary series explores the world of wrestling through the lens of the Monster Factory, a training school in New Jersey led by a tough-yet-caring coach Danny Cage. As a former wrestler himself, Cage is motivated to help the new recruits achieve their dreams of going pro.

Extrapolations

Director Scott Z. Burns brings climate change to the fore in this star-studded limited series. Across eight interconnected episodes, Extrapolations speculates how human life will be forced to adapt to the changing climate, and whether there’s a chance to turn back the the clock and reverse the trends of what seems like an inevitable fate.

Ted Lasso follows an American football coach who comes to England to lead … a soccer team. However, this show is much richer than a typical fish-out-of-water story. Ted Lasso may not know about the intricacies of soccer but he employs his unyielding optimism to bring out the best in his players.

This heartwarming and funny comedy series has been widely received by audiences and earned much critical acclaim.

Real Madrid: Until The End

This three-part series gives an inside look at Real Madrid’s legendary run during the 2021-2022 Champions League football season. The team ultimately defy their critics to score their 14th Champions League title.

Vincent Cassel and Eva Green star in Apple’s first French language original series. The crime thriller sees Alison Rowdy (Green) and Gabriel Delage (Cassel) struggle with the secrets of their relationship in the wake of major international cyber attacks against the United Kingdom.

Pretzel and the Puppies

Pretzel is the world’s longest dachshund. He has a supportive dad to five puppies, and husband to wife Greta. In this animated series, follow Pretzel and his family as they try to make the world a better place.

Make or Break

Make or Break jumps into the world of professional surfing, with exclusive access to follow some of the best surfers on the planet as they experience the highs and lows of competing in the World Surf League season.

Hello Tomorrow

Billy Crudup stars as salesman Jack in this retro-future sci-fi series, in which Jack and a cohort of others are trying to find homebuyers for promised lunar timeshares. But everything is not as it first seems and Jack’s headstrong ambition and charisma masks a darker truth.

Dear Edward

A horrific plane crash kills everyone onboard apart from Edward, a 12-year-old boy. Based on the novel of the same name by Ann Napolitano, this emotional drama series explores the effects of grief and spontaneous camaraderie of the families left behind.

Dear Edward was cancelled after only one season.

Pinecone & Pony

Based on the book by Kate Beaton, Pinecone & Pony is a beautiful family cartoon starring a young warrior, Pinecone, and her best friend, Pony. A world of magic and adventure awaits in this children’s comedy series.

Jason Segel plays James Laird, a grieving therapist who throws out the classical rulebook. Instead, he tells his clients his raw, unfiltered, thoughts about their problems. This has life-changing consequences on them, and himself. Harrison Ford also stars in the series.

Shrinking has finished its first season. A second season is in development.

Truth Be Told

True-crime podcaster Poppy Parnell, played by Octavia Spencer, reopens a murder case as new evidence comes to light about the crime she originally investigated and brodcast to the world. In season two, Poppy Parnell follows the trail of a different case with help from lifelong friend Micah Keith (Kate Hudson).

The run of Truth Be Told on Apple TV+ has ended. The show was cancelled after the release of its third season.

Shape Island

Go on adventures with Circle, Triangle and Square in this stop-motion animation adaptation of the children’s book series by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. The Shapes aren’t all the same, but they learn how best to work together.

A psychological thriller produced by M. Night Shyamalan, told in 30-minute chunks. The family suffers the death of their baby at 13-weeks, and get a substitute baby doll as a kind of therapy. The grief-stricken mother becomes so attached to the doll she hires a mysterious nanny to care for it.

Servant ended with its fourth season on January 13, 2023.

Super League: The War for Football

A four-part series detailing the (ultimately failed) attempts to create a breakway league of top clubs in European football. The documentary features exclusive interviews with the masterminds of the planned European Super League, including access to club owners and league presidents.

Puppy Place

Siblings Charles and Lizzie share their love for dogs in this live action TV show for kids, inspired by the Scholastic book series. In each episode, the family find a caring and loving home for each of the puppies that come their way.

Little America

Little America is a half-hour anthology series that explores amazing tales of immigrants in America, spanning the gamut of human emotion and experience. Each episode is based on a true story from the Epic Magazine feature of the same name.

A young scientist, Amber, has been captured and held hostage somewhere near the Colombia-Venezuela border. Amber’s military veteran brother Bambi (Luke Evans) and husband Prince (Michiel Huisman) undertake a treacherous search and rescue mission to try to find her, in this intense action thriller.

Circuit Breakers

Circuit Breakers is an anthology series for kids and families to enjoy together, featuring seven unique science-fiction stories. Go on futuristic adventures to space and more, all while exploring the highs and lows of what it means to grow up.

Mythic Quest

Mythic Quest centers on a video game studio working on their next hit game. This fun workplace sitcom stars Rob McElhenney and Charlotte Nicdao, featuring subtle — and not so subtle — commentary on the universe of gaming culture in every episode.

Mythic Quest is renewed and a fourth season is in the works.

Slumberkins

Combining puppetry and 2D animation, Slumberkins is an enchanting show about feelings, based on characters from the popular children’s book series. Go on adventures with Bigfoot, Unicorn, Sloth, Yak and Fox, learning about mental wellness along the way.

The Mosquito Coast

Although it shares a name with ‘The Mosquito Coast’ book, this TV adaptation is more of a prequel. It follows Allie Fox (Justin Theroux) as he takes his family on the run from the US government, in a perilous journey to Mexico.

The run of The Mosquito Coast on Apple TV+ has ended. The show was cancelled after the release of its second season.

Ghostwriter

A reboot of the classic children’s show of the same name, Ghostwriter follows the adventures of four kids in a haunted bookstore. The ghost brings classics of literature to life, and the kids must solve the mysteries that they entail.

Based on the popular novel of the same name, Charlie Hunnam stars as Lin Ford, a runaway criminal who tries to start a new life in Bombay, India. However, his ties to crime ultimately reel him back into the underworld.

Shantaram was cancelled after only one season.

The Problem with Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart returns to television with a more serious tone. In each hour-long episode, The Problem with Jon Stewart examines global issues relating to current affairs and Stewart’s advocacy work, and aims to raise conversations around possible solutions.

The Problem with Jon Stewart ended with its second season on October 7, 2022.

Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show

Jack McBrayer highlights small acts of kindness in this charming kids series aimed at preschoolers, with an original soundtrack produced by award-winning band OK Go. The Kindness Show reinforces the values of caring and connecting with others.

Get Rolling With Otis

Otis the tractor is here to help others in this animated kids series that takes place on Long Hill Dairy Farm. Whenever he sees a friend in need, Otis rolls into action. You may recognize Otis from the popular children’s book series of the same name.

Wolfboy and the Everything Factory

In this charming animated series, William Wolf lets his imagination run wild. Along with his new Spryte friends, he might even have the power to change the world. William is voiced by Kassian Akhtar. The show is executive produced by Joseph-Gordon Levitt.

Hillary Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, highlight bold and influential women in this interview series. Featured celebrities include Kim Kardashian, Wanda Sykes, Megan Thee Stallion, Jane Goodall and more.

Central Park

Central Park is an animated series from the creator of Bob’s Burgers. With a cast that includes Josh Gad, Kristen Bell and Tituss Burgess, the story revolves around a family of caretakers trying to save the city’s green space from being converted into a shopping mall. The show is an animated musical comedy, with 3-4 original songs per episode.

The run of Central Park on Apple TV+ has ended. The show was cancelled after the release of its third season.

Life By Ella

Following a stint of chemotherapy, Ella just wants to be a regular teenage girl as she starts a new year of school. Empowered by a new perspective on life, Ella faces her fears head-on with an aim to make memories she’ll remember forever.

A post-apocalyptic adventure set 600 years in the future. The remaining population of Earth is blind. A war breaks out as sighted twins are born into a tribe, and the queen of the lands fears the mythic twins will threaten her rule. Jason Momoa stars as Baba Voss, who will do anything to protect his sighted children. Dave Bautista joins the cast as Edo Voss, Baba’s brother, in the second season.

Surfside Girls

Based on the popular young adult graphic novels, Surfside Girls sees best friends Sam and Jade explore supernatural happenings in their seaside town, with a mysterious pirate ship docking at the bay. It all culminates in a showdown at the Danger Point coastal bluff.

Bad Sisters

From executive producer and writer Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters features a dark comedy plot revolving around the mystery of how Grace’s husband ended up dead. The insurance company certainly wants to believe the death came about by malicious intent, suspecting fraud. Horgan stars as Eva, one of the five sisters in the family.

Bad Sisters has finished its first season. A second season is in development.

Five Days at Memorial

This limited series tells the harrowing true story of what happened at Memorial Medical Center, in the aftermath of the devastation by Hurricane Katrina. The events of the first five days inside the hospital are re-enacted over the first five episodes, combining dramatic performances with archive footage. The remainder of the season shifts to focus on the investigation into possible charges of euthanasia, raising questions about whether human failures prevented more lives from being saved.

Sophie (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is suffering from severe memory loss, as a consequence of a suicide attempt. Or at least, that’s what she was led to believe. Battling amnesia, Sophie begins to piece together the truth of what happened.

A second season of Surface is in development. A release date is not yet known.

Amber Brown

Based on the books by Paula Danziger, Amber Brown is a fun TV series for the whole family to enjoy. It addresses issues of friendship, communication and growing up. Brown’s love to draw is brought to life in the show with beautifully animated illustrations.

Amber Brown was cancelled after the debut of its first season on July 29, 2022.

Best Foot Forward

Based on the book Just Don’t Fall by paralympic athlete Josh Sundquist, the show centers on 12-year-old Josh Dubin, who has a prosthetic leg, as he starts a new chapter of his life at middle school. He teaches his peers at school that he is really just like them, disability or otherwise.

Based on a true story, inmate Jimmy Keene is giving a chance for freedom. But first, he must be transported to a maximum security prison and elicit a confession out of a suspected serial killer, Larry Hall. Taron Egerton and Paul Walter-Hauser lead the cast of this thrilling six-part series.

A series that takes you inside some of the world’s most innovative homes, and the stories of the people that made them. The optimistic docuseries explores incredible dwellings from places around the world.

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Based on the popular James Corden format, Carpool Karaoke: The Series expands on the premise with different celebrities taking the wheel for various comedic skits and classic karaoke sing-alongs.

An educational children’s live-action puppet series starring Cody and the Helpsters, from the makers of Sesame Street. The show teaches the fundamentals of problem solving and coding through the lens of activities like party planning, climbing a mountain, and magic tricks.

Now and Then

A cover up of a deadly car crash leaves a group of friends forever implicated. Twenty years on, their secret is threatened to be revealed. This Spanish and English language thriller contrasts the freedom of youth with the realities of adulthood.

Greatness Code

A short-form documentary series covering some of the greatest stories in sports. The show features sporting legends including LeBron James, Tom Brady, Alex Morgan, Usain Bolt, Katie Ledecky and more, as they discuss the critical moments that defined their careers.

The Essex Serpent

Religion, superstition and science wage war in a town on the coast of Essex. Following the mysterious disappearance of a young girl, Cora (played by Clare Danes) moves to the town to hunt for proof of the rumored serpent. Church rector Will Ransom (Tom Hiddleston) refuses to believe the myths.

Apple TV+’s first non-English language show is ‘Tehran’. A Mossad agent goes undercover in Tehran, Iran, in this espionage thriller starring Niv Sultan and Shaun Toub. The series is created by Moshe Zonder, head writer of Fauda.

Tehran has finished its second season. A third season is in development.

The Big Conn

From the makers of McMillion$, The Big Conn explores one of the largest government frauds in US history, with ill-gotten gains valued in the billions of dollars, all centering on one man: Eric C. Conn. The four-part docuseries tells an incredible tale of how Conn evaded the eyes of the law for so long.

Shining Girls

Elisabeth Moss leads this adaptation of the award-winning novel, Shining Girls. She plays journalist Kirby, who realizes that a modern day murder is somehow linked to her own personal childhood assault. Kirby’s reality continously shifts as she discovers just how interconnected she is with the killer.

The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball

Makur Maker accepted a position at Howard University in 2020, becoming the first top 100 NBA draft prospect to commit to a historically Black college. This five-part docuseries covers what is behind behind Maker’s groundbreaking decision.

They Call Me Magic

With intimate access to Earvin Johnson, and his friends and family, They Call Me Magic charts Johnson’s incredible career as an NBA basketball legend as well as his business and philanthropic impacts later after he retired from the game. The four part docuseries also examines Johnson’s HIV diagnosis and the effect it had on changing how the disease was perceived in worldwide culture.

Roar is an eight-part anthology series of genre-bending feminist fables, based on a novel of short stories by Cecelia Ahern. Cast includes Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie, Cynthia Erivo, Meera Syal and more.

Told in three languages — Korean, Japanese and English — Pachinko is a sweeping epic with a story that spans four generations of a Korean immigrant family. The show flashes between timelines to follow the main character, Sunja, from a child and all the way through to elderly adulthood.

Apple TV+ has confirmed that Pachinko is renewed and will return for a second season. We don’t yet know when season two will be released.

Jared Leto and Anna Hathaway star as Adam and Rebekah Neumann, in this limited series drama about the whirlwind rise and fall of WeWork. Based on insane real events, the series highlights the crazy and — often — unhinged decision-making at the top of the office space startup.

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Samuel L. Jackson (as the titular Ptolemy Grey) leads this six-part series about a man suffering with dementia. A miracle treatment restores Grey’s memories … but only for a month. With renewed vigor, Grey can finally right some wrongs of his past that he had previously forgotten all about.

Dear…

A documentary inspired by the Apple ad campaign ‘Dear’. The series finds people who have written letters to their heroes, expands on their stories and shows how everyone can be inspired. Famous faces featured include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Spike Lee.

Lincoln’s Dilemma

This four-part docuseries explores the details and nuance in the story of former President Abraham Lincoln’s journey to end slavery. Using archival footage and interviews with scholars, journalists and educators, the series lays out a more complete view of an America struggling to reconcile issues of economy and race.

Severance is a dystopian workplace thriller, in which employees at Lumon Industries undergo a procedure that separates their home and work memories. In the ultimate test of work-life balance, Mark Scout (played by Adam Scott) slowly confronts the secrets of the mysterious corporation that he works for.

Severance Season Two Release Date

The show has been renewed for a second season. An exact release date for the new season is not yet known.

Four suspects are at the center of an investigation into the abduction of an American businesswoman’s son. Suspicion follows the FBI as they down track the suspects and hunt for clues as to the perpetrator. The focus of doubt shifts across the series, as more information comes to light about each person’s whereabouts and motivations.

Suspicion was cancelled after the debut of its first season on February 4, 2022.

El Deafo is a three-part animated story about Cece, who is somewhat isolated from other kids at school because of her need to wear hearing aids. But with the help of an alter ego ‘El Deafo’, she learns to treat her hearing aids as a superpower rather than a disability. Her increasing confidence helps her to make new friends.

This docuseries explores the ambiguity of war, centering on the 2018 case in which US Navy platoon chief Eddie Gallagher was accused of war crimes. The show includes interviews with Gallagher as well as members of the team that reported him to authorities, and never-before-seen footage of the controversial mission in Mosul, Iraq.

The Shrink Next Door

Psychiatrist Ike Herschkopf (played by Paul Rudd) crosses ethical and moral boundaries to exploit the vulnerable patient Marty (played by Will Ferrell) for his own gain, slowly taking over his entire life. Based on a true story, dark comedy drama The Shrink Next Door exposes this wholly-dysfunctional relationship.

Snoopy in Space

Snoopy and Charlie Brown start a whole new adventure … in space. Follow Snoopy on his steps to becoming a NASA astronaut as the Peanuts gang explores the moon and beyond. Snoopy in Space is part of a wider Apple deal that includes Charlie Brown and Peanuts classics, and new original titles.

In a modern interpretation of Emily Dickinson’s life, Hailee Steinfeld stars as the misunderstood American poet in her coming-of-age story. Dickinson blends classical themes and carefully-crafted set pieces with anachronistic language and flair, personifications of Death, among other twists.

Dickinson ended with its third season on November 5, 2021.

Apple’s first Korean drama is the six-part series Dr. Brain. The show features a daring brain scientist named Sewon. He discovers that the closest members of his family have mysteriously died. In an attempt to find closure, Sewon connects to their brains to try and uncover exactly what happened.

Doug Unplugs

Have fun with Doug, the inquisitive robot, in this kids animated adventure series. Most robots spend their days downloading facts. Doug wants to explore the world. Doug Unplugs encourages children to always be curious, try out new activities, and learn more about Planet Earth.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote, directs and stars in this ten-part series about a teacher who thinks he is stuck in a rut. The show explores Mr. Corman’s anxieties and his underlying musical ambitions, as he struggles to find happiness in the daily grind of life.

Unfortunately for fans of the series, Mr. Corman has been cancelled and will not return for a second season.

Watch the Sound With Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson reveals how musicians turn sound into music, specifically tackling how technology is changing the development of modern songs and soundtracks. This docuseries features interviews with Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Charli XCX and more.

Home Before Dark

Based on the true story of young investigative reporter Hilde Lysiak, Home Before Dark shows how a young girl uncovers a cold case that even her own family tried to hide. The appeal of the show spans generations, just like its cast.

Lisey’s Story

With all episodes written by Stephen King, Lisey’s Story is a deeply personal horror thriller. Following the death of her husband, Lisey, played by Julianne Moore, must confront her past relationship. The show blends real-world heartbreak and despair with supernatural encounters.

The Me You Can’t See

Produced by Oprah and Prince Harry, this docuseries tackles issues of mental health in modern society. It features interviews with people from all walks of life, united by the challenges and struggles of emotional well-being. Stars featured include Lady Gaga, Glenn Close and DeMar DeRozan.

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

The music of 1971 reflected the political and cultural upheaval of the time. This docuseries explores the innovative artists and bands of the era, featuring John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner and more.

This docuseries explores the life of living creatures at microscopic scale. Paul Rudd narrates stunning sequences of animals that are so, so, small. Tiny World features a variety of species and habitats, including the depths of the forest, the dry sands of the desert and the underwater biodiversity of the coral reef.

Earth At Night In Color

What would be pitch black to human eyes, is revealed in full color in this innovative docuseries. The show used cutting-edge camera equipment to film animals going about their normal business, in the dead of night. Tom Hiddleston narrates.

Calls is a strange addition to Apple TV+’s lineup, as it relies on audio for storytelling and features almost no visuals at all. Each episode features an eerie phone call conversation as a group of strangers simultaneously experience an apocalpytic event.

Losing Alice

A fictional psychological thriller that follows Alice, a film director, as she becomes obsessed with a young screenwriter. The show examines how Alice succumbs to the allure of power and success.

Becoming You

Olivia Colman narrates ‘Becoming You’, a docuseries covering the first 2000 days of 100 children’s lives. It features a wide variety of kids from an array of cultures and from all walks of life. The show highlights young people find their own way in the world, from their very first step.

Long Way Up

Long Way Up follows Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on a 100-day journey riding electric Harley-Davidson motorbikes. The show is about best friends travelling through Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico. The new trip is the latest installment in the Long Way franchise. Apple TV+ is also streaming the prior adventures, Long Way Down and Long Way Round.

The Oprah Conversation

The Oprah Conversation is the reincarnation of Oprah’s iconic talk show format. The interview format explores deep topics affeecting the world. In the opening episode, Oprah explores racism in culture, in conversation with Emmanuel Acho.

Little Voice

Featuring original music from Sara Bareilles, Little Voice charts the path of a fledgling music artist trying to make a name for herself in New York. Brittany O’Grady stars as Bess in this romantic tale as she finds her voice in the big city.

Nine episodes of Little Voice were released. Since the first season came out, the show has been cancelled.

Defending Jacob

Defending Jacob tells the story of a legal attorney whose teenage son has been accused of murder, based off the best-selling book of the same name. The story culminates with an epic twist that you can’t predict. The limited series stars Chris Evans, Jaeden Martell, and Michelle Dockery.

Oprah Talks COVID-19

As everyone self-isolates, Oprah Winfrey hosts video conversations with noted doctors, scientists, recovering COVID-19 patients, and the health workers on the front line fighting this pandemic. Every episode is free to watch, no TV+ subscription required.

Amazing Stories

A remake of the 1980’s classic sci-fi show, the Amazing Stories anthology series is produced by Steven Spielberg. Each episode follows a different tale in a completely different setting. With a family-friendly age rating, the series aims to appeal to parents and children alike.

Visible: Out on Television

Described as a five-part documentary series, Visible looks at the portrayal and development of LGBTQ characters on television. It also examines the consequences of coming out in the television industry and how attitudes have evolved, albeit slowly.

Oprah’s Book Club

Renowned American talk show host Oprah Winfrey brings her famous Book Club to Apple TV. Every few months, Oprah records interviews with the author of her book picks at locations around the world.

The twisty spy drama Argylle sees fictional author Elly Conway caught up in the world of espionage, as she discovers that stories she wrote in her books actually happened. Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell lead the film, with a supporting cast that includes Henry Cavill, Catherine O’Hara, Bryan Cranston, John Cena and Dua Lipa.

Girls State

From the same directors as the acclaimed Apple Original Film ‘Boys State’, ‘Girls State’ brings the female perspective to the mock government experiment. The movie follows a group of Missouri teenage girls, from various backgrounds and social classes, as they consider their unique approaches to running a political career.

Joaquin Phoenix stars as Napoleon Bonaparte, in Ridley Scott’s latest historical epic. The film features stunning depictions of six significant battles in Napoleon’s military career, interspersed with insights into his personal life, rise to power, and his complex relationship with wife Josephine (played by Vanessa Kirby).

Killers of the Flower Moon

Directed by Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon explores the unspeakable crimes against the Osage Nation, in a conquest for oil riches. Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons star in this three-hour crime western epic.

The Family Plan

Mark Wahlberg stars as Dan Morgan in this action comedy film. Dan is living comfortably with his family, having withheld the fact that he was once a career assassin. When he realizes that he has been located by someone that wants him dead, he takes his family on a ‘road trip’ to Las Vegas to try and end it once and for all. His cover is blown, and his family is now along for the ride.

Fingernails

Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, and Jeremy Allen White star in this sci-fi romantic drama. This film explores what happens in a world where the compatibility of couples can be tested for. Anna (Buckley) and Ryan (White) are told they are a perfect match for each other, but Anna isn’t so sure. She forges a new love interest with Amir (Ahmed), a co-worker at the love testing institute

The Pigeon Tunnel

Writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and other espionage fiction, John le Carré’s life is brought to the fore in this insightful film, directed by award-winning documentarian Errol Morris. The film explores the throughline between le Carre’s relationship with his father, and the themes explored in his written work.

Flora and Son

Flora (Eve Hewson) attempts to get her wayward son, Max, a meaningful hobby. With the help of a second-hand acoustic guitar and the teachings of an LA musican (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Flora and Max’s connection deepens.

The Beanie Bubble

Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, and Geraldine Viswanathan star in this retelling of the late 90s Beanie Babies craze. The film shows who came up with the smart business strategy that helped keep the hype train moving, and who took credit for it.

Stephen Curry: Underrated

From Apple and A24, this documentary explores the rise of Stephen Curry in the world of basketball, charting his course from an unknown college player to a four-time NBA champion. The film features a mix of exclusive interviews and new fly-on-the-wall footage.

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Michael J. Fox tells his story in this documentary that cleverly blends scripted elements, new interviews, and archive footage. As well as showcasing his rise to stardom in the 1980s, the film uncovers his private journey battling Parkinson’s disease, having been diagnosed at just 29 years old.

Cole (Chris Evans) is infatuated by Sadie (Ana de Armas) in this rom-com action thriller. Before he can get a second date, he learns that Sadie is actually an undercover secret agent and is caught up in an international espionage mission.

Starring Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers, the movie Tetris is a dramatic retelling of the story behind acquiring the distribution rights for Tetris. Rogers must collaborate with Tetris’s Russian inventor, Alexey Pajitnov, to secure the deal amid a tense Cold War environment.

Max hunts larger ill-gotten gains and plots to scam the New York elite, in a proposed heist of epic proportions — but will his greed backfire? Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, John Lithgow and more star in this twisty thriller.

Emancipation

Will Smith stars as Peter, a slave who takes it upon himself to flee his captor, escaping his life of cruelty in the hopes of returning to his family. He traverses the dangers of the Louisana swamps as part of his journey to freedom. The film is inspired by the famous photos of ‘Whipped Peter’, whose depiction of Peter’s brutal lashings helped accelerate the emancipation movement in the US.

Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer star in this modernized, musical, comedic reimagining of A Christmas Carol. In this adaptation of the iconic Charles Dickens tale, it is the Ghost of Christmas Present (Ferrell) that reflects on his own past, present and future.

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Mental health is the focus in this documentary on Selena Gomez, who shot to fame as a child star on the Disney Channel. Using footage filmed across the last six years of her life, the Emmy-nominated actress intimately reveals her struggles with lupus and bipolar disorder.

Jennifer Lawrence stars as a soldier, Lynsey, who has just returned from the warzone of Afghanistan. She is dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic brain injury she sustained in the field. Lynsey bonds with James (played by Brian Tyree Henry).

Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues

Black & Blues is a feature-length documentary on Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential figures in jazz music. Using archive footage and never-before-heard home recordings, the film presents intimate insights into the mind of the culture-defining musician.

Raymond & Ray

Half-brothers Raymond (Ewan McGregor) and Ray (Ethan Hawke) must come together to fulfill their estranged father’s final wish following his death: to have them dig his grave. In inviting guests to his funeral, they discover that their dad treated his friends very differently to how he treated them.

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Based on the incredible true story, Zac Efron stars as Chickie, who takes it upon himself to travel to the front lines of the Vietnam war, to give allied soldiers a little bit of hope — and a can of beer. Upon arriving at the trenches, Chickie is forced to confront the harsh realities of war. The film also stars Russell Crowe, with Bill Murray in a supporting role.

The life of Sidney Poitier is explored in this documentary film, produced by Oprah Winfrey in collaboration with the Poitier family. Poitier’s legacy is brought to life with archive footage and interviews with Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Barbra Streisand and more.

The unluckiest person ever, Sam Greenfield, journeys into a secret world where magical creatures manage the good luck and bad luck experienced on Earth. Sam’s arrival threatens the balance of fortune, and chaos ensues. Luck’s voice cast features Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg and more.

Cha Cha Real Smooth

Cooper Raiff wrote, produces, directs, and stars in this Sundance award-winning film. In Cha Cha Real Smooth, Andrew is a wayward unemployed young man working as a Bar Mitzvah party starter. He strikes up a friendship with Domino (Dakota Johnson) and her autistic daughter, Lola at one of these parties — beginning a very unconvential love story.

The Sky Is Everywhere

Based on the novel by Jandy Nelson, The Sky is Everywhere tells the story of Lennie Walker, who is struggling with grief following the death of her older sister. Lennie navigates love and loss as she meets Joe Fontaine, the new guy at school, and is inspired to write a song of her very own.

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand lead a bold black-and-white adaptation of the Shakespeare classic. Joel Coen’s interpretation retains much of the original dialogue, albeit abridged to keep the story lean and focused. The stunning sets are stark and geometric, with clear German Expressionism influences, evoking the tone of a classical stage setting whilst still feeling impressively cinematic.

Starring Mahershala Ali, Swan Song explores the ultimate dilemma: would you let a clone take your place? Ali’s character, Cameron, is tragically diagnosed with a terminal illness. But, in the near-future sci-fi setting, Cameron has the opportunity to replace himself with a perfect, healthy, human clone. The catch is that he cannot tell his family what he has done. Cameron struggles with the ramifications of this heart-breaking choice, learning much about love and life along the way.

‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas

Jeremy Morris is perhaps the only person who has been banned by a federal court from putting up Christmas decorations. This documentary film shows the extreme lengths Morris will go to celebrate the holiday season, and the neighborhood’s less-than-welcoming response to a Christmas bonanza taking place on the driveway of his North Idaho home.

Tom Hanks stars as the eponymous inventor, who is one of the last human survivors in this post-apocalyptic world. Finch builds a robot to keep him — and his beloved dog — company as they embark on a cross-country expedition in increasingly harsh conditions.

The Velvet Underground

Todd Haynes brings a refined perspective on a genre-defining rock band in The Velvet Underground. Leaning heavily on the cinematic language of the ’60s — such as montage and split screen compositions — the film is far from a standard run-of-the-mill rock documentary.

Come From Away

The Come From Away musical tells the story of the small town of Gander, who generously opened their doors to more than 7,000 people who found themselves stranded in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. They would go on to develop long-lasting bonds and friendships. This filmed version of the musical features many original Broadway cast members, and was performed to an audience of 9/11 survivors and front-line workers.

Ruby, played by actress Emilia Jones, is the only hearing person in her family. She has grown up helping out, and generally acting as interpreter, for her deaf parents. In this heartwarming and hilarious film, Ruby discovers a passion and a talent for singing. She must reconcile her new-found career ambitions with her family commitments.

CODA premiered at the 2021 Sundance film festival and took home the grand jury prize for drama. Following positive audience reception and critical acclaim, the film ultimately won the prestigious Best Picture award at the 2022 Oscars.

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

Featuring interviews with people that worked with him and were inspired by him, this documentary explores the life of Charles Schulz, creator of Charlie Brown. It shows how Schulz became interested in cartoons and how that evolved into the development of the Peanuts series. The film interweaves a new Peanuts animation featuring Charlie Brown and the gang tackle the question of ‘who are you?’ in a school essay.

Dr Michelle Fournet wants to prove that whales identify each other by sound and Dr Ellen Garland aims to show how whalesong is not so dissimilar to human speech. Fathom centers on the intricacy of scentific research. It also highlights how the scientists readjust to normal life, after spending months dedicated to observing one species of animal.

The Year Earth Changed

The year of human quarantine allowed wildlife flourished in unexpected and profound ways and The Year Earth Changed explores 2020 from the perspective of the natural world. David Attenborough narrates this fascinating documentary film, featuring scenes such as the penguin takeover of Cape Town and the appearance of whales in Glacier Bay.

Tom Holland stars as Cherry, in this hard-hitting drama feature directed by the Russo brothers. After joining the army at a young age, Cherry falls into the depths of heroin addiction. He becomes a bank robber to service his cravings, with the film examining the real impact of the opoid crisis in America.

Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry

A documentary film depicting the meteoric rise of Billie Eilish’s career. Recorded mostly in 2019, the film shows the artist’s triumphs and personal struggles as she crafts her debut album. An album so successful that it lands her five Grammy wins, at the age of eighteen.

Justin Timberlake stars as Eddie Palmer, who has just completed a 12 year prison sentence. Palmer’s neighbor disappears, leaving him in the care of her 7 year old son Sam. As the pair develop a close bond, Palmer’s past comes back to haunt the relationship.

Wolfwalkers

Wolfwalkers is the latest installment from Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon. A young hunter, Robyn, comes to Ireland and discovers the magical world of the Wolfwalkers, after originally intending to exterminate the last remaining wolf pack. The film tells an enchanting folklore tale and received glowing reviews from critics, including an Oscar nomination for best animated feature.

Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds

Fireball is a documentary film about the human response to meteorites and shooting stars, or more cryptically the ‘visitors from darker worlds’. Werner Herzog explores how these happenings have shaped human culture and beliefs.

On The Rocks

On The Rocks stars Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, in a romantic comedy film directed and written by Sophia Coppola. Jones’ character, Laura, suspects her husband might be having an affair. On the Rocks is a light-hearted and fun caper to find out the truth.

Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You

A documentary showcasing the creative process of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, as they record their new album ‘Letter to You’. The film includes 10 final take performances from the album.

An illuminating documentary following the 2018 Boys State in Texas, providing a fascinating insight into the machinations of politics. Boys State won the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance festival.

A cinematic World War II naval thriller starring Tom Hanks. Hanks play Krause, a commander on his maiden voyage to escort a convoy of merchant Allied ships across the North Atlantic. The film follows their quest as they face the German submarines trying to stop them in their tracks.

A documentary about the father relationship in a family. The 80-minute movie starts with interviews with famous faces but pivots into an exploration of how fathers in ordinary families are dealing with the many stresses of life.

Beastie Boys Story

The Beastie Boys Story takes a personal look at the band’s highs and lows over the last 40 years. The documentary is narrated by band members Mike Diamond and Adam Horvitz, in an intimate live theater setting, and directed by the award-winning Spike Jonze.

Based on a true story, the movie follows two businessmen who take on the oppressive racial climate of the 1960s by pretending to be just a janitor and chauffeur, whilst they secretly grow their business empire.

Hala puts the spotlight on a teenager attempting to balance the innate freedoms of teenage life with her traditional Muslim upbringing. A secret romance could split the family relationship altogether.

The Elephant Queen

A documentary spanning footage shot over four years of an elephant herd traveling across Africa. The film centers around the matriarch Athena but also pays attention to other animal species encountered along the way.

MLS Season Pass

Watch all Major League Soccer games, with no blackouts or geographic restrictions, exclusively on the Apple TV app with MLS Season Pass. Apple TV+ subscribers can watch some of the matchups at no extra charge, and get a discount on the full Season Pass package.

MLB Friday Night Baseball

Apple has partnered with the MLB to offer a doubleheader of two live baseball games, every Friday of the regular season, exclusively for Apple TV+ subscribers. Apple also streams ‘MLB Big Inning’, a daily live show featuring game highlights. You can also watch a 24/7 stream of MLB replays, historic games and more content.

Shorts and Specials

The bloody hundredth.

Narrated by Tom Hanks, documentary The Bloody Hundredth serves as a companion piece to the dramatization of events in Masters of the Air. In this one-hour special, viewers find out the real-life stories of several airmen in the 100th Bomb Group.

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin

In this original Peanuts special, the beloved character of Franklin Armstrong is given a backstory for the first time. Franklin depends on a notebook containing his grandfather’s advice on friendship. After a few false starts fitting in, Franklin and Charlie Brown work together to make a car to race in the town’s Soap Box Derby.

Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas

Hannah Waddingham stars in a musical extravaganza holiday special, filmed at the London Coliseum. Singing iconic Christmas classics to a rapturous crowd, Waddingham is joined by special guests including Leslie Odom Jr., Luke Evans, Sam Ryder, and surprise appearances from her Ted Lasso co-stars.

The Velveteen Rabbit

Based on the beloved children’s book by Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit comes alive in this holiday special. Combining animation and live action, William gets a new toy for Christmas, a woven rabbit doll. The rabbit magically comes alive and the pair go on a wondrous adventure.

Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie

The newest Snoopy special for Apple TV+ sees introvert Marcie in the running for class president. She has a bunch of great ideas to improve lunchtimes, but lacks the confidence to be in the spotlight. She finds a way to express her ideas — to great effect — without taking all of the attention.

Apple Music Live

In collaboration with Apple Music, Apple TV+ streams live concerts from some of the biggest artists in music. The series debuted with a performance by Ed Sheeran, premiering tracks from his new album, Subtract.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Charlie Mackesy’s book is brought to life in this carefully-crafted Christmas Day special, featuring beautiful hand-drawn animation. Four unlikely friends team up on an inspiring journey of exploration.

Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School

Lucy is worried about starting at a new school in the fall, so she decides to start her own instead. The Peanuts gang enroll as her students. However, Lucy soon learns that running a school is easier said than done. The new Peanuts special debuts in time for back-to-school season and pays respect to the important role of teachers in children’s lives.

Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love

In the latest Charlie Brown special for Apple TV+, Peppermint Patty grew up with a mother, so she isn’t quite as excited for Mother’s Day as everyone else. However, the Peanuts gang help to make her see that the day celebrates all kind of families too.

Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown

In this brand new animated special, Charlie Brown looks to see how he can best make a positive impact on the environment. Starring Snoopy and all your favorite Peanuts characters, It’s The Small Things aired to help celebrate Earth Day 2022.

Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne

‘For Auld Lang Syne’ is a brand new Peanuts holiday special, featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang. In this special, Lucy tries to arrange the best New Year’s Eve party ever to make up for a somewhat disappointing Christmas.

Mariah’s Christmas: The Magic Continues

Mariah Carey returns to Apple TV+ in a more subdued affair than her 2020 special. It features an exclusive performance of her new holiday song ‘Fall in Love at Christmas’, featuring Khalid and Kirk Franklin, as well as an interview with Zane Lowe.

This beautiful short film follows the journey of a nature-loving astronaut who is stranded on a small, desolate, planet. The astronaut visibly blushes at the arrival of a friendly, pink, alien lifeform.

9/11: Inside the President’s War Room

This documentary special features exclusive access to the highest-level of decison makers in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack, including interviews with President George W. Bush and his chief of staff, as they break down — minute-by-minute — the government response to the events of that terrible day.

Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special

Mariah Carey leads a holiday celebration spectacular, featuring original performances of a dozen Christmas classics. The special includes the debut performance the new holiday track ‘Oh Santa’, sung by Carey, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson.

Helpsters Help You

Shot on iPhone during the pandemic, Cody the monster broadcasts from the Helpsters workshop to demonstrate how it is still possible to learn, play, and have fun whilst stuck at home. Band Grouplove join Cody for a special celebration to thank all the people helping to keep others safe and healthy.

Fraggle Rock: Rock On!

The classic Fraggle Rock puppet show returns with a new series of shorts that show how friendship can bind us all. Amidst coronavirus lockdown measures, ‘Fraggle Rock: Rock On’ is recorded in the homes of the production team, shot on iPhone 11.

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

An animated short film that follows a young boy learning about wonders of nature, in celebration of Earth Day. The story is based on the best-selling book by Oliver Jeffers. The film is narrated by Meryl Streep.

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

Peanuts celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in this live-action mockumentary revealing Snoopy as the fourth member of the Apollo 10 mission, also starring Jeff Goldblum and Ron Howard.

Coming Soon: Upcoming TV+ Release Dates

Frog and Toad Season Two : May 31 — Read the Book
Presumed Innocent : June 12 — Watch Teaser Trailer
Bread & Roses: June 21
Land of Women: June 26
Fancy Dance : June 28 — Watch Trailer
WondLa : June 28
Sunny: July 10
Fly Me To The Moon: July 12 (in theaters) — Watch Trailer
Lady in the Lake: July 19
Time Bandits: July 24
Women in Blue : July 31
The Instigators: August 9
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!: August 9
Bad Monkey: August 14
Wolfs: September 20 (in theaters)
Camp Snoopy: 2024

Back Catalog Content

Apple TV+ is focused on producing new TV shows and movies, which means exclusive originals make up the vast majority of the available content. However, the service includes a handful of older titles to stream: ‘Fraggle Rock’ , ‘Long Way Round’ , ‘Long Way Down’ , ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ , ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ , ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ , ‘Happy New Year, Charlie Brown’ , ‘Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown’ , ‘It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown’ , ‘It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown’ , ‘The Peanuts Classics’ , ‘Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales’ and ‘I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown’ .

These classics are now airing on Apple TV+ as Apple has reached deals to make new seasons, or reboot the franchise entirely, so the older episodes are made available for customers to catch up.

More Coming to Apple TV+

That’s a total of 244 TV shows and films to watch on Apple TV+ . Apple has a lot more originals in development, with new content being added every couple of weeks. We’ll keep this post updated with the latest official announcements of new Apple TV+ content.

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Apple's foldable MacBook rumored to launch in 2026 could feature an 18.8-inch screen

Sagar Naresh Neowin @@SNB3112 · May 24, 2024 02:24 EDT with 5 comments

Recently, Apple supply chain specialist Ming-Chi Kuo reported that LG aims to begin the display production for the MacBook with a 20.2-inch or an 18.8-inch foldable screen, rumored to launch in the fourth quarter of 2025 or early 2026.

Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that Apple is working on a foldable MacBook that will be "crease-free as possible," which will require high-cost components. This would result in the rumored MacBook being as expensive as the Apple Vision Pro headset, which starts at $3,499. Comparatively, the normal 16-inch MacBook currently starts at $2,499.

The device is expected to be powered by Apple's next-generation M5 chipset, which is yet to be announced. Now, just a few hours after this report, display analyst Ross Young has also shared his share of information about the upcoming foldable MacBook.

According to a post on X (limited to subscribers only), Ross Young said the device will indeed feature a display around 18.8- inches. He claimed that the alleged foldable MacBook will come with an 18.76-inch display instead of a 20.25-inch display, mainly because of cost reasons.

Ross Young added that according to his information, in a folded position, the MacBook would sport a similar size as that of the regular 13-inch or 14-inch MacBook. Moreover, it is also rumored that the folding MacBook would feature an all-screen design with a virtual keyboard.

There are also rumors of Apple working on a folding iPhone. Now, it would be interesting to see, which would be the first foldable device offering from Apple, an iPhone or a MacBook. Previously, a patent also surfaced that the folding mechanism will apply to a broad set of devices including phones, tablets, laptops, and other portable devices.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, is a foldable MacBook something you would choose over the traditional one?

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Rogers narrates "Tetris," a complicated film about a simple game. It's just a rolling array of dropping blocks, but the details about market shares, legal rights, and Cold War politics drive this plot, not the game itself. Rogers is a low-level player in the gaming world, and getting the rights to something as Tetris will require ...
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81% Tomatometer 187 Reviews 87% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings "Tetris" tells the unbelievable story of how one of the world's most popular video games found its way to avid players around the globe.
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Apple's Tetris movie — out March 31st — takes a fascinating story about a revolutionary game's journey to the West and tries to turn it into a tiresome drama / thriller hybrid.
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I f you think Tetris is a movie about the invention of the pioneering and hugely addictive video game, you're completely right: director Jon S. Baird's jaunty, entertaining picture traces the ...
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Editors: Martin Walsh, Colin Goudie, Ben Mills. Music: Lorne Balfe. With: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefano, Ayane ...
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Apple's new movie Tetris takes a different approach, turning the story of Tetris and its escape from Russia into an uneven Cold War spy thriller with an '80s pop-culture veneer.
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Like its namesake, Jon S. Baird's "Tetris" is clever, crafty and shockingly entertaining. Both origin story and underdog dramedy, the movie presents a fictionalized account of Henk's epic ...
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Tetris is an improbable and ridiculous movie about the first Russian video game to break through the Iron Curtain and into the global mainstream. Director Jon S. Baird does his darndest to make ...
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Creatively stylized Apple TV+ movie uses some 1980s-style video game graphics to illustrate the twists and turns of getting Tetris from floppy disks to the world.
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March 22, 2023 at 9:47 a.m. EDT. Taron Egerton, left, and Nikita Efremov in "Tetris." (Apple TV Plus) ( 2.5 stars) For a movie about a video game — especially one as popular and as elegant ...
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An Apple TV+ movie tells the compelling story of how Tetris found its way out of Russia but adds a few too many flourishes Benjamin Lee Thu 16 Mar 2023 15.31 EDT Last modified on Wed 29 Mar 2023 ...
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Watch Tetris - Movie - Apple TV+. 7 days free, then $9.99/month. Accept Free Trial. Add to Up Next. Based on the true story of American video game salesman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his discovery of Tetris in 1988. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
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The game you couldn't put down, the story you couldn't make up. Tetris is now streaming on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_Tetris_Taron Egerton stars in a new Ap...
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Tetris is a 2023 biographical thriller film based on true events around the race to license and patent the video game Tetris from Russia in the late 1980s during the Cold War.It was directed by Jon S. Baird and written by Noah Pink.The film stars Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, and Anthony Boyle.. Tetris premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 15, 2023, and was released on ...
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