Best TV shows — musique on Apple TV+ : our Top 20

2014 · Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola, Alex Timbers · 4 seasons

A raw, behind-the-scenes portrait of the hidden life of classical musicians. From a debut at Carnegie Recital Hall to long stints in the Broadway pits of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon, Blair Tindall recounts twenty-five years spent alongside some of the field’s most prominent figures. Mozart in the Jungle peels back the polished façade to reveal the rock‑and‑roll excesses, rivalries and backstage intrigues of the players, conductors and administrators who inhabit this tightly knit, secretive world.

With Gael García Bernal, Lola Kirke, Saffron Burrows, Bernadette Peters, Malcolm McDowell, Mark Blum and Joel Bernstein

2015 · 1 season

An intimate portrait of Frank Sinatra told primarily in his own words, drawn from hours of archival interviews and complemented by testimony from those closest to him. The series melds his music and the imagery of his life, featuring seldom-seen footage from the celebrated 1971 "Retirement Concert" in Los Angeles. The filmmaker structures the narrative around the songs Sinatra selected for that performance, reading them as a personal soundtrack that traces the milestones, regrets and reinventions of his career.

With Frank Sinatra, Gina Gershon, Christine Baranski and Vincent D'Onofrio

2016 · Baz Luhrmann · 1 season

In 1977 New York City, the streets of the South Bronx thrum with raw talent as a tight-knit circle of soulful young artists pursue their dreams and ride frenetic rhythms, igniting a musical revolution that reshapes a generation's sound.

With Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen F. Guardiola, Skylan Brooks, Jaden Smith, Tremaine Brown Jr. and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

2020 · Moisés Zamora · 1 season

Selena, a young Mexican-American Tejano singer, comes into her own and pursues her dreams as she and her family confront difficult choices to protect their love and the music that holds them together.

With Christian Serratos, Gabriel Chavarria, Ricardo Chavira, Noemi Gonzalez, Seidy López, Lindsey Pearlman and Madison Taylor Baez

2019 · Idris Elba, Gary Reich · 1 season

A washed-up DJ desperate for a second chance takes a side gig as the live-in nanny to his celebrity best friend's unruly 11-year-old daughter, juggling chaotic family life by day and late-night hustles to reclaim his place in the music scene by night.

With Idris Elba, Piper Perabo, JJ Feild, Frankie Hervey, Guz Khan, Darren Hart and Sarah Daykin

2021 · Peter Jackson · 1 season

Spanning three episodes and assembled from over 60 hours of previously unseen footage, this documentary reveals the warmth, close camaraderie and creative brilliance that shaped the lasting legacy of music’s most celebrated foursome. For the first time in its entirety, it also presents The Beatles' final performance on London's Savile Row.

With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, George Martin and Michael Lindsay-Hogg

2020 · Jessie Nelson, Sara Bareilles · 1 season

Pak Tsin-ngam, a recently retired school principal, returns to Hong Kong from Canada and is drawn to the newly rebuilt Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate by the memory of sublime soprano voices that will not leave him. Together with a few old comrades he tracks down those singers, only to find that years of hardship have reduced them to dispirited, middle-aged men; now they must reclaim the spark of their youth and the courage to perform once more.

With Brittany O'Grady, Kevin Valdez, Shalini Bathina, Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Andrew M. Duff

2021 · Asif Kapadia · 1 season

Set against sweeping political unrest and cultural shifts, 1971 ignited a bold musical renaissance. Established icons scaled new heights, fresh voices burst into the spotlight, and creative boundaries were pushed farther than ever.

With John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Muhammad Ali, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, George Harrison and J. Edgar Hoover

2019 · Tim McKeon · 3 seasons

Cody leads a cheerful team of colorful monsters who delight in solving problems. Whether they're organizing a party, tackling a mountain climb, or perfecting a magic trick, the Helpsters create step-by-step solutions—because every success begins with a plan.

With Ingrid Hansen, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Martin P. Robinson, Tim Lagasse, Jennifer Barnhart, Sunita Mani and Franchesca Ramsey

2012 · 1 season

After disastrously modernizing her audition piece at a music college in England, Ji Seung‑Yeon slips home to South Korea in humiliation. She hides out with a painfully shy friend and, on a whim, joins him in auditions to replace several aging members of a hugely popular boy band. Passing as a boy, the two of them advance to the final eight contestants vying for only a handful of openings. Only her friend, his uncle—the director of the pop company—and the uncle’s assistant know her true identity. The band’s charismatic leader, unaware of the deception, begins to feel an unexpected attraction to this new “member,” forcing him to confront unsettling questions about his own orientation.

With Go Eun-ah, Park Yu-hwan, Song Se-Hyun, Tagoon, Maeng Se-chang, Jo Yoon-woo and Park Hyo-joo

2010 · Samantha Strauss, Joanna Werner · 3 seasons

At a prestigious Sydney dance conservatory, a group of gifted teens enter a brutal, high-stakes training program that will push their bodies and test their loyalties. Tara Webster, a determined girl from a sheep farm, dreams of becoming a leading ballerina; Sammy, the son and heir of a long line of doctors, struggles to define himself outside his family’s expectations; and Christian, a troubled youth with a criminal past, fights to belong. They are pulled into the inner circle of Kat, the daughter of the academy’s star, and her older brother Ethan, a final-year student already plotting a career as a choreographer. Ambition turns to sabotage when Abigail, fiercely competitive and willing to do whatever it takes to rise, threatens to unravel their friendships and ambitions.

With Xenia Goodwin, Alicia Banit, Dena Kaplan, Jordan Rodrigues, Tara Morice, Thom Green and Tim Pocock

2022 · Kim Hee-won · 1 season

Han Sun-woo is a quiet, rookie photographer whose reserved exterior masks a warm, generous heart. His closest friend for two decades, Lee Eun-soo, supports herself as a lyricist and brings an honest, sunny energy to every room. When unforeseen circumstances force them to share a house for two weeks, the intimacy of their daily routine and the familiarity of years spent together begin to blur the line between friendship and something more, and their relationship slowly unfolds into romance.

With Park Hyung-sik, Han So-hee, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Joo-heon, Yoon Byung-hee, Kim Do-shin and Yoon Seo-ah