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A new report reveals that Apple TV+ doesn’t have many paying members.

You might be aware that anyone who buys an Apple product, like an iPhone or an Apple Watch, is gifted a one-year free membership to the streaming service.

Variety reports that in the fourth quarter of 2020, 62% of Apple TV+ subscribers said they were using a free promotional offer.

The study, which was conducted by research firm MoffettNathan, also revealed that an alarming number of people did not plan on paying for memberships when their free trials end.

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Brie Larson is taking on a big new role.

The 31-year-old actress will star in and executive produce an Apple drama series called Lessons in Chemistry, Variety reported Friday (January 22).

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The series received a straight-to-series order at Apple, and is based on the upcoming debut novel from author, science editor, and copywriter Bonnie Garmus.

Here’s a plot summary: “Set in the early 1960s, Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott (Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a society deeming that women belong in the domestic sphere, not the professional one. When Elizabeth finds herself pregnant, alone and fired from her lab, she musters the ingenuity only a single mother has. She accepts a job as a host on a TV cooking show, and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives – and the men who are suddenly listening – a lot more than recipes, all the while craving a return to her true love: science.”

Erin Brockovich screenwriter Susannah Grant is writing the series. The book is set to be published in Spring of 2022.

Brie also recently got candid about her appearance, and revealed she thought she was “ugly.”

If you’re looking for some great movies to watch over the holiday break, it’s the perfect time to catch up on all the contenders for the upcoming awards season!

So many of the movies that will be frontrunners for Oscars and Golden Globes are already available on the most popular streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, and more.

It’s going to be an unusual awards season since not many movies have been released in theaters in 2020 due to the pandemic, so most contenders are exclusives to the streaming services.

While so many films are already available to stream, there are several more on the way. Hulu just acquired one of the awards frontrunners and it will likely be released in the next couple months.

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Kate Hudson is hard at work on the set of the Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told!

The actress was seen filming for the second season in Los Angeles on Wednesday (December 16).

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In the first season, Octavia Spencer plays Poppy, a true crime podcaster who reopens a murder case she was previously involved in. Kate will star as Micah Keith, “a lifestyle guru and longtime friend of Poppy’s as a new case that deeply involves both women unfolds and quickly puts their relationship to the ultimate test,” according to Variety. This will be Kate’s first regular television role.

The show is produced by Reese Witherspoon’s company Hello Sunshine, which is dedicated to creating female-driven stories and entertainment, and is based on Kathleen Barber’s novel Are You Sleeping.

Check out even more scenes of Octavia and Kate filming together!

Justin Timberlake is starring in a new movie…and the new trailer might give some people flashbacks to what happened last year.

The trailer for Justin‘s new film Palmer has just dropped on Thursday (December 17). Set in Louisiana, he plays a high school football star turned convicted felon who takes on the responsibility of caring for a 7-year-old boy, Sam. Sam’s interest in tea parties, dolls and fairies makes him a target of bullying at school. Directed by Fisher Stevens, the movie will feature a more reserved performance from Justin as he navigates this relationship.

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The coming-of-age story will be the first movie dramatic role Justin has starred in since the 2017 Woody Allen film Wonder Wheel. Palmer also features Juno Temple, Alisha Wainwright, June Squibb and Ryder Allen. Apple TV+ will release Palmer on January 29, 2021. Alisha and Justin were actually seen holding hands during a break from filming. Justin eventually made a public statement about the photos.

Justin recently released a new collaboration with a hot R&B artist – find out who he collaborated with here.

The search for baby Jericho is on in the first trailer for the new season of Servant.

Apple TV+ released the trailer for the upcoming second season of the suspense thriller series from M. Night Shyamalan starring Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint.

Here’s the synopsis for the new season: “Following its suspenseful season one finale, the second season takes a supernatural turn with a darker future for all lying ahead as Leanne returns to the brownstone and her true nature is revealed.”

Servant‘s ten-episode second season will premiere with the first episode on January 15, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday. You can catch up on season one on Apple TV+ now.

Julia Roberts is taking on a big new role.

The 53-year-old Pretty Woman star is set to appear in a series adaptation of the upcoming novel The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave, Variety reported Thursday (December 10).

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Julia will executive produce in addition to starring. Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter of Hello Sunshine also executive produce.

Here’s a plot summary: “The Last Thing He Told Me follows a woman (Roberts) who forms an unexpected relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter while searching for the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.”

The novel will be published by Simon & Schuster on May 4, 2021.

An A-lister revealed that she really wanted to play Julia Roberts‘ role in the 1999 movie Notting Hill. Find out more!