Apple Orders New Emily Dickinson Comedy Series

CNET reports on a recent announcement that Apple has ordered a "straight-to-series order" for a show centering on the life of Emily Dickinson. According to the article's author, Amanda Kooser, the "half-hour coming-of-age comedy [will be] set in the famous poet's era, but 'with a modern sensibility and tone.' It stars Oscar-nominated actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld from True Grit." More from there: 

Apple says the show will audaciously explore "the constraints of society, gender, and family from the perspective of a budding writer who doesn't fit in to her own time."

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Dickinson is the latest acquisition in Apple's expanding slate of original television shows, though it's still unclear how viewers will access them. In January, Apple ordered a comedy series starring Kristen Wiig (Ghostbusters, Bridesmaids). The company also has a deal in place with director Steven Spielberg for a reboot of the '80s horror anthology show Amazing Stories. 

This is all part of Apple's reported $1 billion plan for original television programming that puts it in competition with the likes of Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.

Read on at CNET.