Thursday, December 18, 2025

Apple TV Picks Up Dramedy 'Beat the Reaper' Starring Will Poulter

Apple TV has today given a series order to the original dramedy series Beat the Reaper starring and executive produced by Will Poulter (Black Mirror, The Bear). An episode count and premiere date window were not immediately announced.





Based on the novel by Josh Bazell, Dr. Peter Brown (Poulter), an intern at Boston's worst hospital who has a talent for medicine, works a shift from hell and has a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons and a trail of dead gangers to beat the reaper somehow.

Sam Catlin (Sugar, Preacher) developed the series. He will executive produce with Poulter, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Natalie Lehmann. Apple Studios and New Regency will produce.