‘The Morning Show’ Is as Apple TV+’s Most-Watched Show This Week: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Shows

Apple TV+ keeps a tight bench of originals that span glossy newsroom dramas, interstellar sagas, workplace comedies, and prestige thrillers. This week’s most-watched titles reflect that range—headliners with award-winning casts, returning favorites with expanding mythologies, and newer series that are quickly defining the service’s voice.

Below is a quick, practical rundown of what each show is about, who’s in it, and who’s steering things behind the camera. Use it to decide what to start next or where to pick back up, from newsroom intrigue and alien encounters to cunning spymasters and office mysteries.

10. ‘Slow Horses’ (2022– )

‘Slow Horses’ is a spy thriller following MI5’s Slough House, a dumping ground for agents sidelined by career-ending mistakes. Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, with Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner, and Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish. Each season adapts a novel from Mick Herron’s ‘Slough House’ series, structuring the narrative around discrete operations that drag the unit back into active service.

Developed for television by writer Will Smith and produced by See-Saw Films for Apple TV+, the series has featured direction from James Hawes, Jeremy Lovering, and others. The production emphasizes London locations, tradecraft details, and ensemble dynamics, while editorial choices and scoring shape the tone around surveillance, counterintelligence, and inter-agency maneuvering.

9. ‘Severance’ (2022– )

‘Severance’ is a psychological thriller about employees who undergo a procedure that splits their work and personal memories, creating separate “innie” and “outie” selves. Adam Scott leads as Mark Scout, with Britt Lower as Helly R., Patricia Arquette as Harmony Cobel, John Turturro as Irving, Zach Cherry as Dylan, and Christopher Walken as Burt as the show unpacks corporate protocols, departmental mysteries, and the ethics of memory partitioning.

Created by Dan Erickson, the series is executive produced and largely directed in early episodes by Ben Stiller, with Aoife McArdle also directing. The production employs precise production design, analog-leaning props, and controlled camera language to depict the corporation’s labyrinthine offices, while the writers interlace procedural work tasks with a conspiracy plot that expands across departments and leadership ranks.

8. ‘Ted Lasso’ (2020–2023)

‘Ted Lasso’ follows an American football coach hired to manage AFC Richmond, a London soccer club, and chronicles the team’s seasons on and off the pitch. Jason Sudeikis stars in the title role, with Hannah Waddingham as club owner Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple as PR executive Keeley Jones, Brett Goldstein as veteran midfielder Roy Kent, Nick Mohammed as kit-man-turned-coach Nate Shelley, and Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard.

Developed by Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly from characters originated in NBC Sports sketches, the series is produced by Doozer, Universal Television, and Warner Bros. Television for Apple TV+. Direction across seasons includes work by MJ Delaney and Declan Lowney, while the writers’ room steers season arcs around league play, transfers, and club operations, supported by on-field choreography and post-production that simulates match action.

7. ‘The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy’ (2023– )

‘The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy’ is an unscripted travel series hosted by Eugene Levy as he visits destinations around the world, exploring local culture, food, and hospitality. Each episode pairs unique lodgings with guided experiences, while Levy participates in activities that test his comfort zone and highlight regional traditions and landscapes.

Produced by Twofour for Apple TV+, the series is executive produced by Levy alongside the production team, with showrunning and field production coordinating local experts and fixers in each location. The format blends documentary travelogue with light narration and structured itineraries, using episode-specific crews and post-production teams to assemble interviews, location sound, and archival context.

6. ‘Foundation’ (2021– )

‘Foundation’ adapts Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction saga about mathematician Hari Seldon’s psychohistory and the centuries-long plan to preserve knowledge as the Galactic Empire declines. Jared Harris portrays Seldon, Lee Pace plays the imperial clone Brother Day, Lou Llobell appears as Gaal Dornick, Leah Harvey as Salvor Hardin, and Laura Birn as Demerzel, as parallel timelines trace the Foundation’s efforts and the Empire’s response.

Developed by David S. Goyer with contributions from Josh Friedman, the series is produced by Skydance Television and Apple. Direction across seasons has included filmmakers such as Rupert Sanders and Alex Graves. The adaptation expands Asimov’s short-story cycles into character-focused arcs, employing extensive production design, on-location photography, and visual effects to depict imperial politics, frontier science, and religious movements across the galaxy.

5. ‘The Studio’ (2025– )

‘The Studio’ is a workplace comedy set inside a film studio, charting the decision-making, creative negotiations, and corporate firefighting that shape what gets greenlit. The show follows executives and creatives as they juggle budgets, talent deals, market trends, and publicity challenges, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how movies and series are shepherded from pitch to production.

Developed for Apple TV+, the half-hour series assembles a writers’ room versed in entertainment-industry satire and contemporary studio operations. The production framework focuses on ensemble storytelling, with rotating directors and showrunning leadership aimed at episodic workplace plots and season-long deal arcs.

4. ‘Platonic’ (2023– )

‘Platonic’ is a half-hour comedy about two former best friends who reconnect in midlife and attempt to rebuild a strictly non-romantic friendship. Rose Byrne stars as Sylvia, a onetime lawyer turned stay-at-home parent, and Seth Rogen plays Will, a craft-brewer navigating post-divorce changes. Supporting players include Tre Hale, Andrew Lopez, Carla Gallo, and Luke Macfarlane as the show follows career pivots, parenting, and the social turbulence their renewed bond causes.

The series was created by Nicholas Stoller and Francesca Delbanco, with Stoller directing many episodes and both serving as executive producers. Produced by Sony Pictures Television for Apple TV+, ‘Platonic’ uses single-camera storytelling and grounded, dialogue-forward scripts, drawing on Stoller and Delbanco’s prior collaborations to balance situational comedy with character-driven arcs.

3. ‘Invasion’ (2021– )

‘Invasion’ is a science-fiction drama that tracks a global extraterrestrial event through interconnected stories in different countries. The cast includes Golshifteh Farahani as Aneesha Malik, Shamier Anderson as soldier Trevante Ward, and Shioli Kutsuna as communications specialist Mitsuki Yamato, among others, as ordinary people respond to a planet-wide crisis. The show blends personal survival narratives with military, scientific, and governmental responses as the nature and intent of the invaders unfold.

Created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil, the series features direction from filmmakers including Jakob Verbruggen and Jamie Payne. Produced by Boat Rocker Studios and Genre Films, ‘Invasion’ uses large-scale visual effects and location shoots to depict parallel fronts of the conflict, while its writing team structures each season around escalating phases of contact and countermeasures.

2. ‘Chief of War’ (2025– )

‘Chief of War’ is a historical drama centered on the unification of the Hawaiian Islands told from an Indigenous perspective. Jason Momoa co-created the series with Thomas Paʻa Sibbett and heads the cast; the narrative examines competing chiefdoms, military strategy, and shifting alliances across the late 18th-century Pacific. The production focuses on culture, language, and period-specific detail while charting the rise of a central leader and the geopolitical stakes around the Islands.

The limited-series project is produced for Apple TV+ with Momoa among the executive producers. Early episodes were attached to filmmaker Justin Chon, and the series brings together a writers’ room and directors focused on historical authenticity and Kanaka Maoli representation. The creative team emphasizes local casting, traditional protocols, and consultation with cultural advisors throughout development and production.

1. ‘The Morning Show’ (2019– )

‘The Morning Show’ is a newsroom drama following the anchors, producers, and executives behind a flagship American morning program. The series stars Jennifer Aniston as anchor Alex Levy and Reese Witherspoon as reporter-turned-anchor Bradley Jackson, with Billy Crudup as network executive Cory Ellison, Mark Duplass as producer Chip Black, Karen Pittman as producer Mia Jordan, and Greta Lee as executive Stella Bak. The show explores workplace dynamics, corporate strategy, and the pressures of live television as the team navigates national headlines and internal power shifts.

Developed by Kerry Ehrin from a concept originally by Jay Carson, the series is produced by Media Res and Hello Sunshine. Mimi Leder has directed and executive-produced multiple episodes, with Charlotte Stoudt taking over as showrunner in later seasons. The ensemble and production team have earned recognition across major awards for acting, writing, and direction.

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