News Summary

• Small Prophets was the biggest new scripted series launch for the BBC this year.
• Apple bought out the worldwide rights for the series a few months after the show debuted in the UK to record ratings.
• The show follows Michael Sleep, whose girlfriend Clea vanished seven years prior.
• Most markets, including the US, will get to watch it on October 7, and it will come to Apple TV in theUK next year.
• It is the first time Apple has bought out an English-language title in this manner.