Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan will executive produce a new psychological thriller series for Apple. Variety reports that Shyamalan will also direct the first episode of the series, which is being written by Tony Basgallop of 24: Live Another Day and 24: Legacy fame.
Apple scores another TV thriller, this time produced by M. Night Shyamalan
Tony Basgallop will write the show
Tony Basgallop will write the show


Shyamalan most recently worked on the film Split and TV series Wayward Pines; his company, Blinding Edge Pictures, will produce the series. The show has a 10-episode order, with each episode lasting half an hour.
The news is just the latest in a string of announcements for Apple, which has been investing heavily in new series. The lineup so far includes a TV series from La La Land director Damien Chazelle, a Steven Spielberg anthology series, a space drama from Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore, a drama about a network morning show starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, and a futuristic drama from the director of the Hunger Games franchise.











