Apple TV+ Signs First-Look Film Deal with North Road’s Chernin Entertainment

Apple TV+ has announced a multi-year, first-look characteristic film woody pinch North Road Company‘s Chernin Entertainment, nan institution down “Ford v Ferrari,” “Planet of nan Apes,” “Hidden Figures,” and “The Greatest Showman.” Chernin is besides producing nan Jason Momoa epic miniseries “Chief of War,” group for merchandise connected August 1.

“We’ve had a awesome acquisition moving pinch Apple connected nan bid side, wherever they’ve been smart, daring, and ever supportive — we’re excited to build connected that occurrence by making movies together,” North Road Company Chairman Peter Chernin said successful a statement.

Apple TV+ has an awesome slate of upcoming characteristic films, including “F1 The Movie” pinch Brad Pitt, which is group to deed theaters connected June 27. Apple was nan first streaming work to triumph the Academy Award for Best Picture, arsenic well, pinch 2021’s “CODA.”

Chernin Entertainment was founded successful 2009, while North Road Company was established 3 years agone and produces a assortment of contented crossed film, television, and streaming platforms. Other North Road labels see North Road Television, Kinetic Content, and Words + Pictures.

This year, Chernin released “Back successful Action” with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz connected Netflix, arsenic good arsenic “Fear Street: Prom Queen.” Upcoming movie releases see “Apex” pinch Charlize Theron, “Altar” pinch Kyle MacLachlan, and nan found-footage scary flick “The Backrooms.” Additionally, nan bid “Age of Innocence,” “Man connected Fire,” and “The Body” are each successful accumulation nether North Road’s tv banner. Kinetic Content, meanwhile, is responsible for nan monolithic Netflix unscripted deed “Love is Blind.” Words + Pictures has released awesome documentaries specified arsenic past year’s acclaimed “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.”

Chernin has besides entered nan realm of AI past twelvemonth with his finance successful Promise, which boasts apical Generative AI and storytelling talent.

“There is thing undeniably breathtaking astir Generative AI, and we are bullish connected George and Promise’s expertise to empower storytellers,” Chernin said successful November 2024 statement. “This squad understands that prioritizing artists and creatives is nan only attack arsenic we statesman to use Generative AI into nan imaginative process, and Promise has nan astir inventive and user-friendly exemplary we person seen.”