‘Dear...’: Release date, cast, plot, trailer and all you need to know about AppleTV+ show on icons including Oprah Winfrey and Gloria Steinem

A new 10-episode documentary series, ‘Dear...’ profiles game-changing icons and the people whose lives they’ve inspired
Oprah Winfrey (AppleTV+)
Oprah Winfrey (AppleTV+)

Do you like to go through old letters? What if you could read letters of some iconic figures? A new 10-episode documentary series, ‘Dear...’ profiles game-changing icons and the people whose lives they’ve inspired.

From Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker RJ Cutler, the series makes its global debut on Apple TV+ and sheds light on the lives of icons like Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Yara Shahidi and Stevie Wonder.

​Release date

The complete first season will debut globally on June 5, 2020, exclusively on Apple TV+.

Plot

Inspired by Apple’s groundbreaking 'Dear Apple' spots, ‘Dear...’ takes an inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work, the official summary reads.

Cast​​

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey (Getty Images)

Dubbed as the 'Queen of All Media', she is known for her talk show, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' which made history for 25 years and went on to become the highest-rated television program of its kind. Talk show host, actress, television producer, and philanthropist, she is the richest African-American.

Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem (Getty Images)

 A feminist, journalist, and social-political activist, Steinem became the leader and spokeswoman for the American feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The series also profiles several other internationally recognized leaders including Spike Lee, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Yara Shahidi, Stevie Wonder, Aly Raisman, Misty Copeland, Big Bird, and more.

Creators

‘Dear...’ is created by Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker RJ Cutler and executive produced by Cutler alongside Todd Lubin, Jay Peterson, Jane Cha and Lyle Gamm. Matador Content produces the series for Apple.

Trailer

Apple TV+ shared a two-minute 38-second trailer on YouTube on May 21, 2020. The clip was captioned: "'Dear...' focuses on key moments from subjects’ lives and their work that has profoundly impacted not only the individuals who have written letters but the world at large."



 

Where to watch 

You can catch all ten episodes of the documentary on Apple TV+.

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