‘Little Voice’ Trailer: JJ Abrams Returns To His Roots With A New Musical Drama Series On Apple TV+

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: In his first foray into the premium TV marketplace, uber producer Dick Wolf is prepping American Babylon, a period drama series chronicling the epic story of the creation of Las Vegas – the American Dream written in blood and neon. He has partnered on the project with long-time collaborator Tom Thayer, Pulitzer Prize winner and The Pacific writer Robert Schenkkan and The Pacific creator Bruce C.

anywhere as a twenty-something with big dreams is a challenge. That’s the message Little Voice, now streaming on , conveys through its main character, Bess King.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt was a different blend of sugar, butter and flour that went into “Little Voice,” the Apple TV Plus series that is singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles’ first try at helping cook up a musically based narrative since the smashing success that was Broadway’s “Waitress.” The series, which debuts this weekend, reunites her with Jessie Nelson, who wrote the book for “Waitress” and serves as showrunner on “Little Voice” (and director of five of the nine episodes), again with an

' has been a long time coming.Apple TV+'s new musical drama, executive produced by Bareilles,  and , follows aspiring singer-songwriter Bess King ('s ) as she struggles to fulfill her dreams while navigating rejection, love and complicated family issues. A love letter to the diverse musicality of New York City, the nine-episode series is a story about finding your authentic voice — and the courage to use it.The genesis of dates back to the mid-2000s when Bareilles was preparing to release her

Sara Bareilles helped create the new Apple TV+ series Little Voice, which is out now!

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has landed the rights to develop the 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist New York Times story and podcast “The Jungle Prince of Delhi” as a drama series, Variety has learned.The story, written by Ellen Barry, delved into the history of the royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats living in a ruined palace in the Indian capital claiming to be the heirs to a fallen kingdom.Mira Nair is attached to direct the project and will also executive produce.

' Little Voice is about to get a little bit louder.Apple TV+'s new music drama, executive produced by Bareilles, follows Bess King ('s ), an aspiring singer-songwriter, as she struggles to fulfill her dreams while navigating rejection, love and complicated family issues. A love letter to the diverse musicality of New York City, the nine-episode series is a story about finding your authentic voice — and the courage to use it.In ET's exclusive sneak peek from the series, Bess is parked by the arch

Nadia Neophytou Before Josh Gad was the Book of Mormon-acting, Olaf-voicing, YouTube reunion-hosting star he is today, he was a nervous young prospect, hoping to make it on Broadway. “New York, before LA was even a twinkle in my eye, was my end game,” he tells Deadline.

NEW YORK -- Though it shares a title with her major label debut album, Sara Bareilles isn't exactly telling her own story in the new streaming series “Little Voice.” The Grammy Award-winner says the Apple TV+ show incorporates experiences of many striving artists while reflecting the diversity of its New York City setting. “There are moments that are more inspired by my life rather than it being any sort of recreation of my journey." Bareilles said.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticBefore Bess (Brittany O’Grady) gets up the nerve to play her own songs for an audience, she anticipates the confused feedback she might get.

Pete Hammond, Dominic Patten In this week’s edition of our weekly Deadline’s TV Talk podcast we survey the field of Emmy’s most prestigious category , Best Drama Series, along with acting contenders in both lead and supporting races for Drama. As we note it has been  a very strong year , despite the fact that the reigning champ, three- time Drama Series winner Game Of Thrones is out of the picture.

Naman Ramachandran Boutique international streamer Walter Presents has inked a two-year deal with Russian premium SVOD service Start, and will be available in the territory from early July.Walter Presents, which specializes in non-English language programming, will launch on the service with a 100-hour collection encompassing 11 first-run series. This will grow to 400 hours.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s Landmark Studio Group has partnered with Louisiana-based production studio ORWO (Twilight, The Magnificent Seven) to greenlight Safehaven, a 10-episode hourlong supernatural thriller series based on James Seale’s graphic novel, from Seale (30 Below, Throttle) and Michael Bay’s 451 Media Group.

Goldfinger frontman and producer John Feldmann has said that Blink-182 are “getting in touch with their roots” during their latest recording sessions.Despite releasing their eighth studio album in September 2019, Feldmann has said that the pop-punk titans are already working on what he describes as “classic Blink”.“The band has definitely been getting in touch with their roots.

This year has already seen Cate Blanchett star in one high-profile TV project, with FX’s recent release, “Mrs. America.” But this summer the actress is set to make her Netflix debut in a new drama series titled “Stateless.” READ MORE: Robert De Niro, Oscar Isaac, Anne Hathaway & More Join James Gray’s New Film, ‘Armageddon Time’ As seen in the trailer for the series, “Stateless” doesn’t feature Blanchett in a starring role.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNBC has given its first series order to a 2020 pilot, picking up sci-fi drama Debris, starring Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele, from Almost Human creator J.H.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple is adding another international co-production to its streaming repertoire.The streamer has boarded the Israeli psychological thriller series “Losing Alice.” The show is produced by Israel’s Dori Media Productions in association with HOT. The eight-episode series is currently airing on HOT and will stream worldwide later this year on Apple TV Plus.The series hails from creator Sigal Avin, who served as director in addition to writing.

Klaritza Rico In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released the trailer for its new drama series “Little Voice” and Hulu dropped a teaser for “The Handmaid’s Tale” upcoming fourth season. Quibi has announced that its LGBTQ+ comedy competition “Gayme Show” has been renewed for a second season.