Streaming giant Apple TV Plus had recently become the first OTT service ever to win the Best Picture Oscar for the heartrending drama ‘CODA’. While it’s still basking in the glory of the coveted accolade, the much-valued company is concurrently developing a respectable original programming portfolio in a reasonably short period of time.
Just a few hours back, it has been announced that Apple has officially given a go-ahead to a psychological thriller series titled ‘Constellations’ starring Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks in the lead roles.
Noomi Rapace is a Swedish actress who is known for her role in the Millennium series movie ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ and its two sequels. While Jonathan Banks became quite popular globally after featuring in the ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ series.
In ‘Constellation’, Noomi Rapace will essay the role of a woman named Jo, who comes back to Earth after an unfortunate incident in space. After her return, she learns that some important parts of her life on Earth seem to be missing.
The show’s underlying premise ostensibly revolves around the protagonist’s search for the truth about the conspiracy surrounding the hidden history of traveling in space and her efforts to get back whatever she has lost in life. However, details about the exact nature of the role played by Jonathan Banks are currently not known.
Created by Peter Harness (Writer – Doctor Who, McMafia, The War of the Worlds), the Apple TV+ show ‘Constellation’ will be directed by Michelle MacLaren. Previously, the Emmy Award winner has directed some episodes of premium shows like ‘The X Files’, ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Westworld’, ‘Modern Family’, and ‘Better Call Saul’, amongst others.
Besides ‘Constellation’, Apple TV+ has an exciting slate of forthcoming series including the star-studded anthology ‘Extrapolations’, medical drama ‘Five Days at Memorial’, World War II based drama ‘Masters of the Air’, psychological thriller ‘Surface’, crime show ‘Bad Monkey’, and ‘Shantaram’, to name a few.