Overview

• Apple TV+ will release all five episodes globally on October 17 after the New York Film Festival debut on October 4.
• The series traces Scorsese’s life and career through his films, connecting personal history to recurring themes such as faith and violence.
• Scorsese recounts being removed from a Catholic preparatory seminary as a teen for “behaving badly,” a thread tied to his lifelong engagement with religion.
• Participants include Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Thelma Schoonmaker, Steven Spielberg, Jodie Foster and members of Scorsese’s family.
• Early reviews praise the series as affectionate and engaging while noting light coverage of his preservation work and most of his television projects.