Apple could acquire the rights to a planned sci-fi series from JJ Abrams

In recent months, Apple has been trying to obtain as many contracts as possible for the production of its own content, which the company wants to launch on the market sometime in the coming years. Information that Apple has acquired the rights to various film or series projects has been filling articles since the summer. Around this time, it became clear that Apple was serious about its original content. In addition to acquired talent and allocated huge sums of money the company is also trying to get some strong brands to pull the service after its release. And one of them could be the upcoming series from the American director and producer JJ Abrams.

According to the website Variety, Abrams recently completed the script for a brand new sci-fi series, which he has now offered to various stations, whether they will show interest in it or not. So far, reports say that two companies are considering buying the rights, namely Apple and HBO. They are now competing to see who will pay the more lucrative amount and thus get the project under their wing.

It is not yet clear how the negotiations are going and which of the two companies has the upper hand. It can be expected that both companies want to acquire the rights, as Abrams' films are selling relatively well (let's leave the quality side of things aside). The newly written series comes entirely from Abrams' pen, and if produced, he would also serve as an executive producer. The studio Warner Bros. would then be behind the production. Television. The plot of the series should concern the fate of the planet Earth, which collides with a huge enemy force (probably from outer space).

Source: 9to5mac