Apple TV+ announced a second season renewal for its inspiring and acclaimed unscripted series “Dear…” from Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. Cutler.
The announcement comes on the heels of the critically acclaimed debut of Apple and Cutler’s global smash hit documentary “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry.”
Set to debut globally on Apple TV+ later this year, the second season of “Dear…” will debut 10 new installments, with each episode spotlighting and profiling internationally recognized leaders, including:
Academy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and producer Viola Davis
Multi-platinum recording artist, actress and producer Selena Gomez
Two-time Academy Award-winning actor, producer, New York Times best-selling author and activist Jane Fonda
Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay
Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor and singer Billy Porter
Former Vogue creative director and journalist Andre Leon Talley
Golden Globe and SAG Award winner, and Emmy Award-nominated actress Sandra Oh
Renowned waterman Laird Hamilton
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Inspired by Apple’s groundbreaking “Dear Apple” spots, “Dear…” takes an inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work. The docuseries is executive produced by Cutler alongside Jane Cha, Todd Lubin, Jay Peterson and Donny Jackson. Matador Content, a Boat Rocker Company, produces the series for Apple.
The complete first season of “Dear…,” featuring Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Yara Shahidi, Stevie Wonder, Aly Raisman, Misty Copeland, Big Bird and more, is now streaming on Apple TV+.
In addition to “Dear…,” Apple TV+ is home to award-winning documentaries and docuseries including “Boys State,” which won two Critics Choice Documentary Awards and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Award; Emmy and Grammy Award-nominated “Beastie Boys Story”; Emmy Award-nominated series “Home”; and Werner Herzog’s Critics Choice Documentary Award nominee “Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds.”