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Apple Original Films Picks Up Air Traffic Control Thriller ‘The Flick’ for Apple TV+

The feature is in early development under Apple’s first‑look pact with Chernin Entertainment with no writer, director or cast attached.

Overview

  • Based on an unpublished short story by Matt Hickey, The Flick follows air traffic controller Sonny Braden during a high-pressure emergency.
  • Peter Chernin and David Ready will produce for Chernin Entertainment, and Hickey is also attached as a producer.
  • The project expands Apple’s collaboration with Chernin Entertainment, which has previously delivered titles such as Chief of War and See.
  • The story was developed by Will Malnati’s At Will Media, and a screenwriter for the adaptation has not been announced.
  • Reporting notes the acquisition occurred before a government shutdown that has recently put real-world air traffic control in the spotlight.