EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has renewed its unique total cope with Jonathan Tropper, who has emerged because the streamer’s most prolific writer-creator throughout each TV and movie with two on-air collection, Your Pals and Neighbors and the upcoming Fortunate, and two motion pictures, The Corsair Code and Matchbox.
That is the third consecutive total deal at Apple TV+ for Tropper who was initially signed by the platform along with his function as government producer and showrunner on considered one of its first authentic collection, the 2019 drama See starring Jason Momoa.
The multi-year deal extension comes as Tropper’s Your Pals and Neighbors, starring Jon Hamm, has change into essentially the most watched new Apple drama collection per Nielsen sampling knowledge of viewers watching not less than one minute of the present over the primary 38 days. The collection, whose Season 1 finale drops tomorrow, Could 30, is on tempo to crack the Nielsen Streaming Prime 10 later this month, in accordance with preliminary knowledge. (Nielsen’s figures mirror weekly viewing completed a couple of month prior.)
Assured in Your Pals and Neighbors‘ breakout potential, Apple TV+ renewed the drama in November, months forward of its debut. Season 2 is at the moment filming.
Along with creating and government producing Your Pals and Neighbors, Tropper is also creator/government producer on Apple TV+’s upcoming restricted collection Fortunate, starring Anya Taylor-Pleasure, which is predicated on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel.
“Working with your complete workforce at Apple continues to be the one most creatively fulfilling collaboration of my profession, and I’m wanting ahead to bringing Fortunate and different new initiatives to the platform, whereas making extra seasons of Your Pals & Neighbors,” Tropper mentioned.
On the movie facet, Tropper is writing and producing Apple’s upcoming sci-fi thriller journey The Corsair Code primarily based on his quick story, which stars Chris Hemsworth, and is co-writing the action-adventure comedy Matchbox primarily based on the toy model, which stars John Cena, Jessica Biel and Sam Richardson.
“From the second we heard Jonathan Tropper’s brilliantly entertaining and witty pitch for Your Pals and Neighbors we had been enthralled, and it has been so rewarding to look at as world audiences have change into hooked on the collection in file numbers,” mentioned Matt Cherniss, head of programming, Apple TV+. “To witness the charismatic Jon Hamm and the remainder of this ensemble solid convey these fantastically crafted characters to life in a present that’s each wildly pleasurable and deeply resonant has been an absolute pleasure.”
Tropper is creating and producing all initiatives below the Apple deal by his Tropper Ink banner.
“Ever for the reason that groundbreaking See, it has been a thrill to collaborate with Jonathan and we couldn’t be happier to proceed this partnership with so many unbelievable initiatives coming quickly to Apple TV+,” Cherniss added.
Earlier than his tenure at Apple TV+, Tropper co-created Cinemax’s cult favourite Banshee and created Cinemax/Max’s Warrior primarily based on a remedy by Bruce Lee.
