Apple Picks Up Octavia Spencer True-Crime Drama

What we know:

• Apple Music has began a strong push into video content
• The company has ordered a new series, ‘Are You Sleeping’ starring Octavia Spencer
• The drama will examine the nation’s long-held obsession with true-crime stories and the recent boom in podcasts dedicated to probing unsolved and disputed cases.
• “Are You Sleeping” is based on the novel of the same name by Kathleen Barber, which questions the consequences when crime-solving plays out on a public stage.
• Spencer is a three-time Oscar nominee who won the supporting actress trophy for 2011’s “The Help.”