Truth Be Told is a new crime-drama series for AppleTV+ that Reese executive produced through Hello Sunshine. Below is an interview with some of the other producers about how the show was developed – there is only a brief mention of Reese, but still an interesting look at the work put in.

‘Truth Be Told’: How the Apple TV+ Drama Came to Be, From Pitch to Screen

In Apple TV+’s “Truth Be Told,” Octavia Spencer plays Poppy Parnell, a true-crime podcaster who is compelled to reopen the murder case that made her a national sensation and comes face to face with the man she may have mistakenly helped to put behind bars. Relitigating the murder case via her podcast, Parnell contends with nearly 20 years of family secrets, deceit, and the San Francisco Bay Area’s powerful in order to get to the truth.

The series, which is created by Nichelle Tramble Spellman (“The Good Wife”) and premieres today, came about after general conversations on the value of true crime between executive producers Jenno Topping, Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. Witherspoon recommended that Topping and Neustadter consider Kathleen Barber’s 2017 novel, “Are You Sleeping.”

“We read it and loved it, and especially loved its potential in terms of an adaptation,” Topping said. “Lauren then got involved as well. We had just done ‘Hidden Figures’ with Octavia, and together we found Nichelle and it just became a happy party.”

Besides the novel, Bay Area native Spellman’s attraction to the project started with the opportunity to explore the phenomena of podcasting and revisiting criminal cases. She also relished the idea of setting a series in the city where she was born and raised. The original story was set in Illinois, a state unfamiliar to Spellman.

“I’m a Bay Area girl, and I really wanted to show the diversity that I remembered,” she said. “Much of what I was fond of has kind of disappeared, or been altered after all the money that came in from Silicon Valley spread through San Francisco and then into the East Bay. So the series is a little bit of a love letter to how things used to be.”

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Following on from our initial update, in the past week we’ve completed our set of HD screencaptures from Reese’s recent TV talk/documentary show Shine On With Reese! I really enjoyed this series – I enjoyed seeing Reese’s affection for her friends and her enthusiasm and curiosity around female leadership. I also liked her unashamed confidence in herself! The series is on Netflix now, and is a must see 🙂 Enjoy the 5,000+ gorgeous HD screencaptures from the series in our Gallery:

• Shine On With Reese (2018) > Season 1 (2018) > Episode Screencaptures

There was no Bradley Jackson in the latest episode of The Morning Show unfortunately, which was a disturbing and revelatory flashback episode. There are 2 more episodes of season 1 to air, and we hope the show comes back to the present day next week to see more of Bradley…

TMS celebrates the birthday of one of their own as the country struggles with a tragic event.

Screencaptures from The Morning Show‘s 7th episode – ‘Open Waters’ – are in our Gallery for you today:

Bradley is presented with an opportunity that could jeopardize her tenuous, newfound bond with Alex.

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Today we have HD screencaptures from the 6th episode of The Morning Show – ‘The Pendulum Swings’ – for you:

TMS covers the California wildfires, while Alex and Bradley struggle to keep their relationship from going up in flames.

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Ronan Farrow Hasn’t Seen The Morning Show Yet But ‘Thinks the World’ of Reese Witherspoon

Ronan Farrow is understandably busy at the moment, but he promises to stream a certain ripped-from-the-headlines series soon.

The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, 31, exposed alleged sexual misconduct and cover-ups at NBC when he published his book Catch and Kill last month.

The contents of Farrow’s best-seller mirror the fiction depicted in Apple TV‘s new drama series, The Morning Show.

Though he’s yet to tune into the show, which stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Anniston, the writer tells PEOPLE he intends to binge-watch it eventually.

“I got a truly lovely note from Reese Witherspoon who I think the world of and is doing a lot of great things for reading too,” he tells PEOPLE. “You know, she really supports books, and she posted about Catch and Kill when it came out and that was wonderful to see as someone who admires her.”

He added: “The moment I have free time, I will watch, because a lot of great people worked on that.”

While Catch and Kill digs into real-world allegations against former morning news anchor Matt Lauer, Morning Show includes a Lauer-like character played by Steve Carell, who is ousted from his long-running television gig when his misconduct comes to light.

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Over the past few days we’ve added over 2,500 HD screencaptures from the first 5 episodes of Reese’s TV talk series/documentary Shine On With Reese! I’m really enjoying this show – I love hearing Reese interview these women, and you can see how some of them have really influenced her career path (particularly Dolly Parton!).

• Shine On With Reese (2018) > Season 1 (2018) > Episode Screencaptures

Since it was World Hello Day (21/11), Ellen decided to call her friend Reese Witherspoon and give her a very quick hello!