Skip to main content

Drake and chill — ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper has plans for Netflix and Apple

It may not be the Degrassi revival you were hoping for, but Drake is planning to return to TV. During a recent Hollywood Reporter interview, it was revealed that Drake is working on multiple film and TV projects for Netflix and Apple.

The first project the Hotline Bling rapper is attached to is an executive producer position on the revival of British crime series Top Boy. The series originally aired on British broadcaster Channel 4 between 2011-2013, and made Drake a zealous fanatic after he found the series on YouTube. The Netflix revival is set to begin production on November 9 with a 2019 release date, all thanks to Lil Wayne’s most successful signee. “Drake’s passion for Top Boy was clear from the first conversation, and he really drove its resurrection,” Netflix’s vice president of original content, Cindy Holland, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Recommended Videos

Bringing a show back from the dead would be an impressive feat, but Drake has bigger plans for a Hollywood takeover. Drake is also partnering on an unnamed TV series with Steve Golin, founder and CEO of Anonymous Content, the production company behind USA Network’s Mr. Robot. He is also working with A24, the film studio behind the Best Picture Academy Award-winning film Moonlight.

You may also see Drake on Apple Music again, but not in the way you might expect. Drake has been the streaming service’s poster boy since he helped unveil the service back in 2015, and signed a lucrative partnership with Apple. The Hollywood Reporter article did not specify what Drake is currently working on with Apple, but does state Apple “has given him the go-ahead to produce whatever he chooses — at least, according to Drake and Future (Drake’s business partner).” Drake made his 25-minute short film Please Forgive Me an Apple Music exclusive in 2016.

Drake also executive produced The Carter Effect, a documentary on NBA legend and former Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter’s effect on the city of Toronto. The article states the documentary may land on Netflix, as Drake and his business partner Adel “Future” Nur are currently shopping the doc, which premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival.

The Toronto megastar said in the interview he plans to “take six months or a year to myself and do some great films,” which could eat into his time crafting hits. In March, he released More Life, the follow-up to his record-breaking album Views. On the More Life outro Do Not Disturb, he rapped “I’ll be back in 2018 to give you the summary,” hinting that we may not get new Drake music until next year. We’ll just have to be content with binge-watching Drake.

Keith Nelson Jr.
Former Staff Writer, Entertainment
Keith Nelson Jr is a music/tech journalist making big pictures by connecting dots. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY he…
Disclaimer, the latest Apple TV+ must-see show, has Cate Blanchett searching for the truth
Cate Blanchett looks scared as she stands outside a front door.

The hunt for the truth is at the forefront of the trailer for Disclaimer, the Apple TV+ psychological thriller from Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón.

Cate Blanchett stars as Catherine Ravenscroft, a documentary journalist who has made her bones by uncovering difficult secrets. Now, the tables have turned, with Catherine becoming the hunted, not the hunter. An unknown author sends Catherine a mysterious novel that exposes her dark truths. If these revelations become public, Catherine's entire world will come crashing down. It's now a race to expose the author's identity and stop the book from seeing the light of day.

Read more
Like the hit series Slow Horses on Apple TV+? Then watch these great spy shows now
Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell's characters holding the same gun in The Americans promo art.

Apple TV+ is slowly but surely building up a prestige lineup of original series, with Slow Horses being one of the standouts. The series’ fourth season is underway and a fifth was already green-lit by Apple in January 2024. Adapted from author Mick Herron’s Slough House novels, the live-action adaptation successfully translates its spy drama and bleak humor. 

The spy genre has spawned many great serialized stories over the years, from a thrilling FX Cold War drama to Amazon Prime Video’s Tom Clancy adaptation. Fans will have plenty to dig into during their inevitable wait for Slow Horses’ MI5 rejects to return in season 5.
The Americans (2013-2018)

Read more
How much is Apple TV Plus?
Apple TV Plus home screen with Lessons in Chemistry.

It's been more than five years since the mighty Apple threw its hat in the video streaming service arena, and it's pretty safe to say that things are going pretty well. With its award-winning movies and series, Apple TV Plus has proven that it has a place on your streaming device among the Netflixes, Hulus, and Maxes of the world, with films like Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon and compelling original series like Severance, Dark Matter, Silo, and Slow Horses.

But one of the best things about Apple TV+ remains its relatively low price compared to more expensive options like Netflix and Hulu. Just how much is Apple TV+, and how can you save even more on your subscription cost? Read on to find out.
How much is Apple TV+?
Apple TV+costs $10 per month. You can also opt to pay $99 for an entire year of service, saving you 15%. However, customers who purchased an Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Mac can get themselves three months of Apple TV+ for free. So if you buy some new hardware now, you can use Apple TV+ at no charge. Plus, all new customers are entitled to a seven-day free trial to sample the lineup of movies and shows.

Read more