A new series is joining theApple TV+lineup, as the streaming service announced that its upcoming comedyStill Upwill debut this September. The eight-episode comedy is set to globally premiere its first three episodes on Friday, September 22. Subsequent episodes will release weekly each Friday until its season finale on October 27.
Still Upis described as “an almostromantic comedy,” which follows Danny (Craig Roberts) and Lisa (Antonia Thomas). The series is set in the “after-hours world” of the duo, both of whom struggle with insomnia. While neither have no real secrets up their sleeves, the one thing they can’t seem to reveal is that they have feelings for one another. Alongside Roberts (Red Oaks,Submarine) and Thomas (The Good Doctor,Lovesick), the series starsBlake Harrison(World on Fire),Lois Chimimba(The One),Luke Fetherston(Almost Never), andRich Fulcher(Disenchantment).
Still Upwas co-created and written bySteve BurgeandNatalie Walter. Prior to the series, Burge is well-known for working on the audio comedy seriesSeekers, a 12-episode sitcom that follows a group of staff and their clients at an Essex job center. He also wrote for television shows includingThe Amelia Gething Complex,The Ministry of Curious Staff, and more.Bryce Hart(Ten Percent) serves as co-writer onStill Up, withBAFTA nomineeJohn Addis(Lucky Break) as series director. BAFTA award-winnerPaul Schlesinger(Twenty Twelve,Funny Woman) and Emmy award-winnerPhil Clarke(I May Destroy You) executive produced, withArabella McGuigan(Brief Encounters) serving as producer. Various Artists Limited produced the series for Apple TV+.
What’s Next for Apple TV+
AlongsideStill Up, Apple TV+ has a handful of series on the way, new and returning. Early this month, the streamer debuts its TV adaptation ofNathan W. Pyle’s bestselling graphic novelStrange Planet. On August 23,Invasionreturns for Season 2. The sci-fi series centers on a group of humans faced with a worldwide alien invasion. September ushers in another new series entitledThe Changeling, debuting on September 8. StarringLaKeith StanfieldandClark Backo,The Changelingis a horror series that follows a couple who must break a curse in order to protect themselves and the life of their unborn child. Finally,The Morning Showreturns with Season 3 on September 13, catching back up with the network team as they contend with a tech industry titan.
The first three episodes ofStill Uppremieres globally on Friday, September 22 on Apple TV+. New episodes drop weekly on Fridays.
