Sneak Peek: Scorsese Docuseries

Apple TV+ today revealed a first-look clip from its new five-part docuseries, Mr. Scorsese, which premieres on October 17.

It explores the life and award-winning work of groundbreaking filmmaker Martin Scorsese that Apple TV+ claims “grants audiences unprecedented access” to the legend and his legacy.

The clip shows Scorsese and his filmmaker friends, including Steven Spielberg, reflecting on how the director had to go to extreme lengths to protect his cut of Taxi Driver. Reads the media release:

Mr. Scorsese examines how Scorsese’s colourful life experiences informed his artistic vision as each film he made stunned the world with originality.

Starting with his earliest experiences (New York University student films) through to the present day, this documentary explores the themes that have fascinated Scorsese, including the place of good and evil in the fundamental nature of humankind.

“This project is a filmmaker’s dream, to have had such access to legends of the industry, from Marty himself to his prolific collaborators, close friends and family members,” said award-winning director Rebecca Miller (She Came to Me, Personal Velocity).

“I was honoured he trusted me to create this documentary, which I believe will resonate with everyone from dedicated Scorsese fans to anyone who has grappled with failure and reached for stars.

“I’m excited to share a sneak peek of Mr. Scorsese, which includes the true version of a mythic (a never-before-told) story about Taxi Driver, and how thanks to Marty’s perseverance and dedication to his art, the film retained its integrity and went on to become one of the most culturally significant films of all time.”

As well as exclusive, unrestricted access to Scorsese’s private archives, conversations with the filmmaker are interspersed with interviews with the likes of Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, Thelma Schoonmaker, Sharon Stone, Jodie Foster, Paul Schrader, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, Jay Cocks and Rodrigo Prieto.

Scorsese’s children, wife Helen Morris and close childhood friends also feature.

Washington plays a music mogul reputed for having the “best ears in the business” who faces a life-or-death moral dilemma when targeted with a ransom plot.

Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera and A$AP Rocky co-star.

Here’s the trailer.

Apple TV+ also has debuted the trailer for the third season of sci-fi drama series Invasion.

Whereas S1-2 followed an alien invasion from different perspectives around the world, S3 unites the main characters for the first time to try to infiltrate the alien mothership.

The first of 10 episodes streams from August 22.