Apple Shares Trailer for 'Dads' Documentary Coming to TV+ on Father's Day

[MacRumors]

Apple has shared a new trailer on its Apple TV+ YouTube channel for upcoming documentary film "Dads," which will air this coming Father's Day, June 21.

Directed by actress Bryce Dallas Howard, the documentary is described as a "joyful exploration of contemporary fatherhood," and includes anecdotes and wisdom from celebrities like Will Smith, Jimmy Fallon, Neil Patrick Harris, Kenan Thompson, Ken Jeong, and more, along with portraits of non-celebrity dads around the world.

Dads is a heartfelt and humorous documentary that celebrates the joys and challenges of parenting in today's world. Featuring six extraordinary fathers from across the globe, this film offers a firsthand glimpse into the trials and tribulations of modern-day parenting through revealing interviews, rare home-movie footage, viral videos, and hilarious and thoughtful testimonials from some of Hollywood's funniest celebrities, including Judd Apatow, Jimmy Fallon, Neil Patrick Harris, Ron Howard, Ken Jeong, Jimmy Kimmel, Hasan Minhaj, Conan O'Brien, Patton Oswalt, Will Smith and more.

Apple TV+ can be accessed through the TV app on the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, Mac, select Samsung and LG smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices, as well as online at tv.apple.com.

If you are looking for other content to watch, check out our list of all TV shows and movies available on Apple TV+.

Article Link: Apple Shares Trailer for 'Dads' Documentary Coming to TV+ on Father's Day

 

[Marbles1]

Apple TV+ shows are so bland. I can't imagine ever paying for this beige tripe.

 

[helloplebies]

I don’t know, it seems very surface level. Are they going to talk about the real experiences that fathers go through like the fact that 85% of custody trials end with the dad losing custody? Are real issues like gender stereotypes (men are seen as non-essential compared to mothers by people who hold beliefs inline with traditional gender roles) going to even be mentioned or is it going to be “oops, the baby pooped itself life is hard lol”

 

[rillrill]

As a father I must say, this looks like some sappy, dull ****, Apple. Do better.

 

[erinsarah]

Looks nice, I suppose, for those who love to watch Jimmy Kimmel cry repeatedly. But if it doesn't have a segment about dad being dragged out of bed at 1:30 in the morning to kill a freaking spider, or a segment about how Dad not only spends four days working out the exact Tetris layout to get everything into the SUV for vacation but ALSO somehow is forced to empty the car by himself when he gets home from vacation because, you know, the daughters want to shower, or a segment where dad sits and stares at his bank account ledger and wonders why in gods name there are three charges for "hair ties" that amount to over a hundred dollars in a single month, then I'm not sold on it.

 

[MacsRgr8]

Apple TV+ shows are so bland. I can't imagine ever paying for this beige tripe.

Yeah. I enabled my free description but after noticing what it actually offers (especially in non-US regions I presume) it is not worth the $5 per month.
If you want to watch an actual movie, you still need to rent (i.e. pay to watch) it anyway. I understand it trying to be a "subscription hub", but I see no value in that ATM.

 

[cardfan]

Another swing and a huge miss. The batter looks tired at this point. Can’t get a hit. Looks confused up there.

 

[hallsofmontezum]

I don't think the experience of celebrity dads/kids is the typical experience.
Get back to me when they talk about how dads routinely get railroaded in divorce, or how they're often assumed to be a secondary parent at best.

 

[Rogifan]

I don't think the experience of celebrity dads/kids is the typical experience.
Get back to me when they talk about how dads routinely get railroaded in divorce, or how they're often assumed to be a secondary parent at best.

Who wants to watch that? Not everything needs to be dark and heavy. Especially if its coming out on Father’s Day.

 

[SgtPepper12]

Who wants to watch that? Not everything needs to be dark and heavy. Especially if its coming out on Father’s Day.

While I agree, I also think nobody wants to know how supposedly hard it is to be a dad when you are multi-millionaire celebrity living in some enormous mansion in LA. There's just a disconnect there that many people are not willing to overlook. It feels disingenuous. I didn't feel that much ten years ago, but I feel recently more and more people are sick of this "Look at those celebrities, they are just humans too!" angle.

 

[DevNull0]

Apple TV+ shows are so bland. I can't imagine ever paying for this beige tripe.

Apple is trying so hard to make sure nobody could possibly be offended by their content that it sounds about as interesting as watching paint dry.

 

[decypher44]

More freaking “celebrities “. Smh.

 

[Ar40]

This looks amazing! I cannot wait! At least this time (compared to Dear) the celebs they chose to highlight are ones I enjoy. Conan, Will Smith, Ken Jeong (best/based Masked Singer judge 10/10), Patton Oswalt, and Ron Howard - that I can get behind.
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Apple is trying so hard to make sure nobody could possibly be offended by their content that it sounds about as interesting as watching paint dry.

TV+ shows are anything but bland. Unless you mean apolitical, which is true (besides for Dear) and the reason I love Apple TV+. I cannot stand the agenda many network shows have, if you know what I mean.

 

[DevNull0]

TV+ shows are anything but bland. Unless you mean apolitical, which is true (besides for Dear) and the reason I love Apple TV+. I cannot stand the agenda many network shows have, if you know what I mean.

Everything on there is extremely political. That was their entire point. Remember Timmy at the launch saying TV+ will change the way you view the world?

Maybe the misunderstanding you're having is that the word politics means a great deal more than the american republican vs democrat divide.

 

[Ar40]

Everything on there is extremely political. That was their entire point. Remember Timmy at the launch saying TV+ will change the way you view the world?

Maybe the misunderstanding you're having is that the word politics means a great deal more than the american republican vs democrat divide.

How are See, Servant, For All Mankind, Little America, Home Before Dark, and Defending Jacob political in any sense of the word? Your argument is not holding up at all.

I would argue that Apple TV+ is humanist, not political. I.e., pro the human experience.

 

[Duncan-UK]

For all Mankind is intensely political - still a very watchable show though

 

[Floop]

Honestly, Defending Jacob was one of the worst things I've ever watched on TV - it is embarrassingly awful, and I cannot fathom why anybody would think it's good. I get that we all like different things, but it was just... awful...

 

[Ar40]

For all Mankind is intensely political - still a very watchable show though

Wait, so empowering women is political? I thought we were past that as a society. I'm fine with shows that empower the underdog (that doesn't mean you have to knock the topdog, so to speak (which is what a lot of network shows have started doing), to empower the underdog). I don't think that's political at all.

Unless you meant the Nixon/Kennedy bits in FAM? I guess that involved political leaders... Or, the illegal immigrant turned astronaut girl? I didn't see that as Apple championing illegal immigration. They were just telling a story.

 

[bigcat318]

Honestly, Defending Jacob was one of the worst things I've ever watched on TV - it is embarrassingly awful, and I cannot fathom why anybody would think it's good. I get that we all like different things, but it was just... awful...

A show with a 91% Audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.1 on IMDb is the worst thing you have ever watched? I think that says more about your poor taste.

 

[SgtPepper12]

Wait, so empowering women is political? I thought we were past that as a society. I'm fine with shows that empower the underdog (that doesn't mean you have to knock the topdog, so to speak (which is what a lot of network shows have started doing), to empower the underdog). I don't think that's political at all.

Unless you meant the Nixon/Kennedy bits in FAM? I guess that involved political leaders... Or, the illegal immigrant turned astronaut girl? I didn't see that as Apple championing illegal immigration. They were just telling a story.

It sure doesn't feel political when you agree with everything that is implied, but it's still political.

 

[DevNull0]

Wait, so empowering women is political? I thought we were past that as a society. I'm fine with shows that empower the underdog (that doesn't mean you have to knock the topdog, so to speak (which is what a lot of network shows have started doing), to empower the underdog). I don't think that's political at all.

In what universe do you think empowering women is not political? This is why I think the crux of everything you're saying is you don't know the definition of the word.

The fact that the vast majority of people today are in favour of empowering women doesn't make the show apolitical, it makes it political and bland.

The whole Russia got the moon first and the Americans were poor losers was also political and missed out one what the space race was about (demonstrating supremacy of military rocket capability without being overtly military).

Unless you meant the Nixon/Kennedy bits in FAM? I guess that involved political leaders...

Again, involving politicians does not necessarily mean it is political or not.

Just cutting and pasting from the dictionary under "politics" - the assumptions or principles relating to or inherent in a sphere, theory, or thing, especially when concerned with power and status in a society.

 

[gleepskip]

Wait, so empowering women is political? I thought we were past that as a society. I'm fine with shows that empower the underdog (that doesn't mean you have to knock the topdog, so to speak (which is what a lot of network shows have started doing), to empower the underdog). I don't think that's political at all.

Unless you meant the Nixon/Kennedy bits in FAM? I guess that involved political leaders... Or, the illegal immigrant turned astronaut girl? I didn't see that as Apple championing illegal immigration. They were just telling a story.

When people have been indoctrinated by culture, media, and entertainment, they may not even realize that what they are consuming has a voice.

 

[Ar40]

When people have been indoctrinated by culture, media, and entertainment, they may not even realize that what they are consuming has a voice.

Me? Indoctrinated? LOLOL. You must not know me.

 

[Unity451]

And just as you're starting to get the warm and fuzzies... Conan off the top ropes with the hard truth.

 

[Ar40]

And just as you're starting to get the warm and fuzzies... Conan off the top ropes with the hard truth.

Conan is the man. Conan Needs a Friend is a hilarious podcast, my favorite of 2019. Best late show host for sure.