Report: Apple TV+ Show Based on Gawker Media Got Scrapped After Tim Cook Intervened
Monday December 14, 2020 2:01 am PST by Tim Hardwick
An Apple TV+ series chronicling the rise of controversial blogging network Gawker Media was reportedly canned after Tim Cook learned about the project and intervened, according to a new report.
Earlier this year,
Vanity Fair claimed Apple was in the early stages of developing a series about Gawker. Called Scraper, the series was reportedly pitched by two former Gawker staffers, Max Read and Cord Jefferson.
According to a
New York Times report on Sunday, however, Apple scrapped the show after Cook heard about its development. Sources told the publication that Cook was surprised to learn Apple was making the show and emailed an Apple executive to express his distinctly negative view towards the project.
An Apple TV Plus series about Gawker Media was axed after Tim Cook found out about it
An Apple TV Plus series about Gawker Media was axed after Tim Cook found out about it
Kate DuffyDec 14, 2020, 18:27 IST
Apple CEO Tim Cook.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
Apple has canceled plans to make a TV series about
Gawker Media after its CEO
Tim Cook expressed a negative view about the media company, The New York Times reported Sunday.
After finding out about Scraper, Cook emailed an Apple executive, the Times reported, citing two people briefed on the email. Cook was surprised to hear about the
Share:
Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) streaming service TV+ abandoned plans to make a series inspired by Gawker Media after CEO Tim Cook expressed disapproval in an email, the New York Times reported Sunday.
What Happened: The show “Scraper” was modeled after Gawker, which shot into the limelight for taking aim at America’s well-known. Gawker was shut down in 2016 after being in business for 15 years, as a result of litigation brought on by its targets.
Two Gawker veterans, Cord Jefferson and Max Read, were involved in selling the idea to Apple TV+, according to the Times.
The Cupertino-California-based tech giant also reportedly hired two former Gawker editors Emma Carmichael and Leah Beckmann as writers and they had completed several episodes.
Apple TV+ was reportedly working on a TV show based on Gawker Media.
CEO Tim Cook got wind of the project and had it scrapped.
The show is now back on the market and will likely air elsewhere.
Apple TV+ was reportedly working on a new show that was set to be about Gawker Media – until CEO Tim Cook found out. According to The New York Times, Cook had the project killed off.
The series was set to be called
Scraper and was pitched by Max Read and Cord Jefferson, two former Gawker employees. But after hiring two more to write the show, Cook heard about it. And that was the end of that.
Apple CEO Tim Cook killed an Apple TV show about Gawker hotair.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hotair.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.