Last October it was announced that Jon Stewart, known for The Daily Show, would return to the world of television after his retirement years ago, however We knew little or nothing else about this new project which will premiere exclusively on Apple TV +. It took 4 months for the project to begin to take shape.
As stated from The Hollywood Reporter, Jon Stewart's return to the world of television It already has a creative team, a creative team made up of 3 women: Brinda Adhikari, Chelsea Devantez and Lorrie Baranek. The show will be hosted by the veteran presenter, so rumors that pointed in another direction have been denied.
In addition to being the host of this new show for Apple TV +, Stewart will also be the Executive producer via Busboy Productions. Richard Plepler (former HBO CEO) of EDEN Productions will also be part of the executive production as will James Dixon. Both Busboy Productions and EDEN Productions have been working with Apple TV + for a while and this will be one of their first collaborations.
As for the creative team, Toast Adhikari is a well known producer who has previously worked with Diane Sawyer, Norah, O'Donell, and Scott Pelley. Chelsea devantez She worked with Stewart on The Daily Show where she began her career and has collaborated on shows like Bless This Mess and Abby's. Lorrie baranek, has collaborated with David Letterman and on The Break Witch Michelle Wolf.
For now, as usual in the first steps of any new project, it is unknown what the release date will be of this new series for Apple TV +. In his nearly two decades as a host on Comedy Central, Stewart won 20 Emmys. With this new program, Stewart will offer a talk show in the same setting as The Conversations with Oprah.
