'See' Trailer: Jason Momoa Stars In New Post-Apocalyptic Series Coming To Apple TV+

There are big gambles in life, and then there’s “See,” one of the first shows to debut on the new streaming service Apple TV+. The show, which hedges its bets with the star power of Jason Momoa and the high-concept plot, reportedly cost a staggering $15 million per episode to make. In the futuristic series, all of humanity has been blind for so many years that they question whether sight itself is just a historic myth. Now with a trailer, audiences can see what the show is all about.

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Writer Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders,” “Dirty Pretty Things,” and “Serenity”) and director Francis Lawrence (“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”) are no strangers to large budgets, but even in the new age of high-cost TV ushered in by “Game of Thrones,” this price per episode is rather alarming for a new series such as “See.” Even though HBO’s hit show “Game of Thrones” started this trend, it’s unprecedented for a new streaming service to spend this amount of money on an original show not based on a known entity, which is exciting. While Apple initially seemed uninterested in taking risks with their original content, it’s good to see that this type of blockbuster — risky, original idea by a daring writer with an absolutely massive budget — may be able to find its home in television.

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Despite the overall gamble of the project, there is one area in which Apple is not taking a risk: the star power of Jason Momoa. Having episodic experience with “Game of Thrones” and then taking the reins as Aquaman for the DCEU, the Hawaiian actor has quickly become an action star in the stylings of Dwayne Johnson and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also starring in “See” is Alfre Woodard, known for her roles in Netflix’sLuke Cage” and the Best Picture-winning “12 Years A Slave.”

It may be unprecedented to drop this large of a budget onto an original idea, but in a year where there isn’t a single non-Disney, original idea within the top five grossing movies of the year, it’s comforting that this originality can find a new home on a service such as Apple TV+.

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Here’s the official synopsis for “See:”

“See” takes place in a future when the human race has lost the sense of sight, and society has had to find new ways to interact, to build, to hunt, to survive. All of that is challenged when a set of twins with sight is born.