Dear... (TV series)

Dear... is a documentary television series created by R. J. Cutler. The series premiered on June 5, 2020 on Apple TV+.

Dear...
Genre	Documentary
Created by	R. J. Cutler
Inspired by	"Dear Apple" ad campaign by Apple Inc.
Starring	Spike Lee Lin-Manuel Miranda Stevie Wonder Oprah Winfrey Gloria Steinem Big Bird Jane Goodall Aly Raisman Yara Shahidi Misty Copeland Billy Porter Malala Yousafzai Laird Hamilton Jane Fonda Viola Davis Sandra Oh André Leon Talley Ava DuVernay Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Selena Gomez
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	R. J. Cutler Todd Lubin Jay Peterson Jane Cha Lyle Gamm Donny Jackson
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Matador Content Cutler Productions
Original release
Network	Apple TV+
Release	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05) – March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)

Premise

Dear... is inspired by the "Dear Apple" advertising campaign, where customers share stories about how Apple products have changed their lives. In the same vein, this docuseries features celebrities reading letters by people "whose lives have been changed through their work." Each episode focuses on one celebrity.^[1]

Episodes

Dear... series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10		June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
2	10		March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)	March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Featuring	Original release date
1	1	Spike Lee	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
2	2	Lin-Manuel Miranda	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
3	3	Stevie Wonder	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
4	4	Oprah Winfrey	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
5	5	Gloria Steinem	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
6	6	Big Bird	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
7	7	Jane Goodall	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
8	8	Aly Raisman	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
9	9	Yara Shahidi	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)
10	10	Misty Copeland	June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05)

Season 2 (2022–23)

No. overall	No. in season	Featuring	Original release date
11	1	Billy Porter	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
12	2	Malala Yousafzai	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
13	3	Laird Hamilton	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
14	4	Jane Fonda	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
15	5	Viola Davis	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
16	6	Sandra Oh	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
17	7	André Leon Talley	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
18	8	Ava DuVernay	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
19	9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
20	10	Selena Gomez	March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)

Release

In January 2020, Apple announced Dear..., to be executive produced by R. J. Cutler.^[1] The first season was released on June 5, 2020 on Apple TV+.^[2]

In March 2021, the series was renewed for a 9-episode second season, featuring Billy Porter, Malala Yousafzai, Laird Hamilton, Jane Fonda, Viola Davis, Sandra Oh, André Leon Talley, Ava DuVernay, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, to premiere March 4, 2022.^[3]