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Apple TV+ Musical Comedy 'Schmigadoon!' Debuting July 16

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Apple TV+ musical comedy "Schmigadoon!" is set to debut on Friday, July 16, Apple revealed today on its Apple TV+ website.

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The series features popular Saturday Night Live stars Cecily Strong and Fred Armisen, along with Keegan-Michael Key, Kristin Chenoweth, and Jane Krakowski.

"Schmigadoon" parodies iconic musicals, with the two main stars taking on the role of a couple on a backpacking trip that come across the magical town of Schmigadoon, where everyone lives in a 1940s musical.
A parody of iconic musicals, "Schmigadoon!" is a new musical comedy series executive produced by Lorne Michaels and starring Emmy Award nominee Cecily Strong and Emmy Award winner Keegan-Michael Key as a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover a magical town in which everyone is living in a studio musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can't leave until they find "true love."
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There are six episodes total in the first season of "Schmigadoon," and the first two will come out on July 16. Subsequent episodes will be released on a weekly basis.

In other Apple TV+ news, Apple has inked a deal for "Come From Away, a filmed version of the popular broadway musical. The production is set in the week following the September 11 attacks and tells the story of what happened when 38 planes were told to land in the small town of Gander in Newfoundland, Canada.

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This is a low-key AMAZING cast. Practically all of them are SNL/sketch-comedy stars. Cecily is probably the most versatile cast-member on SNL right now. I think this is flying a little under the radar and going to be a huge hit. Can't wait!
 
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Looking forward. Key (and Peele) can do no wrong. I thought Cecily Strong was one of the better female performers from recent SNL.
 
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Another Friday summer spot is taken. Copied from Reddit.

Hot Summer

Current line up for Apple's Summer releases:


June 4th: Lisey's Story

June 11th: Home Before Dark

June 18th: Physical

June 25th: Central Park & Fathom

July 2nd: ???

July 9th: ???

July 16th: Schmigadoon!

July 23rd: Ted Lasso

July 30th: Watch The Sound

August 6th: ???

August 13th: CODA

August 20th: ???

August 27th: ???


Missing from schedule but releasing summer: The Morning Show, Truth Be Told, The Velvet Underground, Mr. Corman.
 
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Ar40 said:
Looking forward. Key (and Peele) can do no wrong. I thought Cecily Strong was one of the better female performers from recent SNL.
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I would argue Cecily is THE best cast member on SNL right now. You could say that when Kate McKinnon is 'on' she's the most hilarious, or Kenan Thompson anchors the show, but I think Cecily is the most versatile and contributes the most to every skit she's in. She got some bad press when she left Weekend Update but honestly she was too limited in that role anyway.
 
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cire1244 said:
I would argue Cecily is THE best cast member on SNL right now. You could say that when Kate McKinnon is 'on' she's the most hilarious, or Kenan Thompson anchors the show, but I think Cecily is the most versatile and contributes the most to every skit she's in. She got some bad press when she left Weekend Update but honestly she was too limited in that role anyway.
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I can get on board with that. I just meant one of the better/best recent female performers on SNL in recent years. Up there with Kristen Wiig, etc., from the last decade or so.
 
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Obviously Brigadoon is one of the musicals that they are parodying, but I would love to know specifically what all the other ones are. Could be fun to binge them before watching the series.
 
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Another Friday summer spot is taken. Copied from Reddit.

Hot Summer

Current line up for Apple's Summer releases:


June 4th: Lisey's Story

June 11th: Home Before Dark

June 18th: Physical

June 25th: Central Park & Fathom

July 2nd: ???

July 9th: ???

July 16th: Schmigadoon!

July 23rd: Ted Lasso

July 30th: Watch The Sound

August 6th: ???

August 13th: CODA

August 20th: ???

August 27th: ???


Missing from schedule but releasing summer: The Morning Show, Truth Be Told, The Velvet Underground, Mr. Corman.
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I don't understand why Apple puts out their new seasons in the summer when I'm outside.

Like, I have a long cold Canadian winter to deal with. Put stuff out in November!

Also, I will give this new series a shot as I have a soft spot for musical parody shows like Once More With Feeling from Buffy and that Galavant show.
 
I’m just sad to see so many tv series on Apple TV+ are only released with 6 episodes. I get that it costs a lot of money to get these actors and the production quality is usually top notch with ATV+ from what I’ve seen, but 6 episodes just leaves so much to be desired!
 
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LeadingHeat said:
I’m just sad to see so many tv series on Apple TV+ are only released with 6 episodes. I get that it costs a lot of money to get these actors and the production quality is usually top notch with ATV+ from what I’ve seen, but 6 episodes just leaves so much to be desired!
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If the story-teller has only 6-episodes worth of story to tell right now, it‘s better not to release an extra 6 or 12 episodes full of filler and garbage.
 
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Canyda said:
I don't understand why Apple puts out their new seasons in the summer when I'm outside.

Like, I have a long cold Canadian winter to deal with. Put stuff out in November!

Also, I will give this new series a shot as I have a soft spot for musical parody shows like Once More With Feeling from Buffy and that Galavant show.
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They still have plenty of shows ready to be scheduled for the fall and winter that you can enjoy on those cold Canadian days. I’m curious myself. Just have to be patient.
 
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