52 Macworld • October 2019APPLE SPECIAL EVENTLittle America
Fresh off their big indie hit The Big Sick, husband‑
and‑wife team Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon
will co‑write and executive produce a new half‑
hour anthology series about immigrants called
Little America. They will share writing duties with
Lee Eisenberg, who will serve as showrunner.
Alan Yang, known as the co‑creator of Master of
None, together with Aziz Ansari, will also executive
produce the show. It will be based on the true
stories of immigrants, many of which were printed
in Epic Magazine’s Little America series. It will
focus not on the huge famous immigrants that have
made worldwide impact, but the everyday lives
and struggles that we all share. “These are human
stories that feature immigrants,” explained Nanjiani.Helpsters
Big Bird took the stage at Apple’s 25 March event
along with a new muppet, Cody (‘a monster who
loves to help’), to introduce a new children’s series
called Helpsters.
It’s an educational entertainment series aimed at
preschoolers. The show is meant to help introduce
toddlers to the simplest core concepts of coding
as a means of helping people. The pitch is: coding
helps foster collaboration and critical thinking skill,
and is an “essential language that every child can
learn”. The show is one of several projects in the
works in collaboration with Children’s Television
Workshop, but is the only one that has been
announced so far.52 Macworld • October 2019
APPLE SPECIAL EVENT
Little America
FreshofftheirbigindiehitTheBigSick, husband‑
and‑wifeteamKumailNanjianiandEmilyV.Gordon
willco‑writeandexecutiveproducea newhalf‑
hour anthology series about immigrants called
Little America. They will share writing duties with
LeeEisenberg,whowillserveasshowrunner.
AlanYang,knownastheco‑creator of Master of
None, together with Aziz Ansari, will also executive
produce the show. It will be based on the true
stories of immigrants, many of which were printed
in Epic Magazine’s Little America series. It will
focus not on the huge famous immigrants that have
made worldwide impact, but the everyday lives
and struggles that we all share. “These are human
stories that feature immigrants,” explained Nanjiani.Helpsters
Big Bird took the stage at Apple’s 25 March event
along with a new muppet, Cody (‘a monster who
loves to help’), to introduce a new children’s series
called Helpsters.
It’s an educational entertainment series aimed at
preschoolers. The show is meant to help introduce
toddlers to the simplest core concepts of coding
as a means of helping people. The pitch is: coding
helps foster collaboration and critical thinking skill,
and is an “essential language that every child can
learn”. The show is one of several projects in the
works in collaboration with Children’s Television
Workshop, but is the only one that has been
announced so far.