SEE: Can It BeApple TV+’s First Big Thing? (Trailer)
Apple held its annual September keynote this past Tuesday to announce their latest in handhelds and hardware. Fans look forward to the event every year for the latest news on iPhone, ipad and Apple Watch. This year however with their latest service Apple TV+, they had a little more to give fans. On Tuesday Apple revealed the first trailer for one of their more anticipated shows, SEE.
”Far in a dystopian future, the human race has lost the sense of sight, and society has had to find new ways to interact, build, hunt, and to survive. All of that is challenged when a set of twins with sight is born.”
Apple obviously held this one with a little bit tighter of lips than their previous show announcements. Not that The Morning Show or Dickinson doesn’t have the same star power and anticipation, but SEE appears to be a different tone and style than the previously mentioned.
Starring Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones) and Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage, Empire) Apple seems to be going all out with this cast as well. Under their umbrella of shows they already have Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Hailee Steinfeld, and Steve Carell.
We’re looking forward to this role for Jason Momoa. Playing a blind man with all the nuances that go along with it will surely challenge his acting ability. While he’ll still sit comfortably in a brute type role Momoa will have a chance to separate from the prior roles. If SEE has the success that Apple spent on it to have, then his star will continue to rise.
Apple doesn’t need to get their foot in the door with Apple TV+. With almost 600 million users and over one billion devices, their audience is already there. By giving away a year free with any device upgrade they’ll just need to take 60 dollars from their device sales to cover the cost and that’ll be each year. If only 1 out of 3 people upgrade their devices in their first year, that would equate to 12 billion dollars.
They reportedly spent 6 billion dollars to get the service off the ground with content. To break even in their first year, they’d only need 50% of their subscribers to continue their streaming service. With content like SEE and the Morning Show having a heavy cast the way they do, they’ll probably surpass that in their first year alone.
Rick ODonnell aka Caveman Rick has many years covering the Miami Dolphins, Sports, and all sorts of movies and television.