Planet of the Apps

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Planet of the Apps
Planet of the Apps Logo.png
Genre Reality
Created by
Directed byRyan Polito
Presented by Zane Lowe
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Silverman
  • Howard Owens
  • Michael Agbabian
  • Dwight D. Smith
  • Mary Celenza
  • Charles Wachter
  • will.i.am
  • Jessica Alba
  • Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Gary Vaynerchuk
Camera setup Multiple-camera
Running time47-51 minutes
Production companyPropagate Content
Original release
Network Apple Music
(archived on Apple TV+)
ReleaseJune 6 (2017-06-06) 
August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)

Planet of the Apps is an American reality television show broadcast on Apple Music (predating the 2019 launch of Apple TV+). It was the first original television show produced by Apple. On July 23, 2018, it was announced that Apple had canceled the series after one season. [1]

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Episode style

On each of the episodes, software makers have 60 seconds to pitch their idea in front of the advisors (Jessica Alba, Gwyneth Paltrow, will.i.am and Gary Vaynerchuk) on a slow-moving escalator—for a visual idea of an "elevator pitch". New episodes were released on Tuesdays, with the first season being 10 episodes long. [2] The series is hosted by Zane Lowe and produced by Ben Silverman. [3] The series premiered on June 6, 2017. [4] [5]

Critique

The Guardian found the show "boring and self-indulgent," "painful," "a sort of vicarious embarrassment," and "grating." [6]

Season premiere

The premiere episode debuted the following apps:

Episodes

Source: [7]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Premiere"June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05)
2"Flip the Script"June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)
3"Is It a Billion-Dollar Business?"June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19)
4"Nothing But Hustle"June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)
5"My Greed Exceeds My Fear"July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)
6"Bet on the Jockey"July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)
7"Revolutionizing Social Media"July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)
8"Scar Tissue"July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)
9"Might As Well Go Big"August 7, 2017 (2017-08-07)
10"These Guys Are Hustlers"August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)

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