Cupertino — Apple has purchased the rights to adapt a New York Times Magazine feature on climate change into a television series for its streaming service, marking another major investment in high-profile nonfiction storytelling.
The article, titled Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change and written by journalist Nathaniel Rich, chronicles the crucial years between 1979 and 1989 when scientists and policymakers came closest to halting global warming before it became irreversible. The story follows key figures in the early environmental movement and the missed political opportunities that shaped today’s climate crisis.
Apple is partnering with the production company Anonymous Content to develop the adaptation, with Rich serving as an executive producer. The series will dramatize the events described in the article, combining documentary-style realism with narrative storytelling to illustrate how the world failed to act despite clear scientific evidence.
The acquisition highlights Apple’s growing commitment to socially relevant programming and its effort to compete with major streaming platforms by blending journalism, history, and entertainment. Industry observers say the project could set a new precedent for adapting long-form reporting into cinematic television.
No release date has been announced, but production is expected to begin once casting and development are finalized. The series adds to Apple’s expanding slate of original projects focused on real-world issues — this time taking on one of the defining challenges of the modern era.
