Apple's "Little Voice" from Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson to debut globally Friday, July 10 on Apple TV+

First look revealed for new half-hour coming-of-age drama series featuring original music from Sara Bareilles

Apple today unveiled a first look at "Little Voice," a fresh, intensely romantic tale from the award-winning team of J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson that will premiere globally on Apple TV+, alongside a slate of acclaimed original series and films, on Friday, July 10. Apple TV+ also revealed the first-look image for the highly anticipated series.

A love letter to the diverse musicality of New York starring Brittany O'Grady, Sean Teale, Colton Ryan, Shalini Bathina, Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Chuck Cooper, "Little Voice" follows Bess King (O'Grady), a uniquely talented performer struggling to fulfill her dreams while navigating rejection, love and complicated family issues. Featuring original music by Grammy and Tony Award nominee Sara Bareilles, this is a story about finding your authentic voice - and the courage to use it.

"Little Voice" is produced by J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. J.J. Abrams ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Star Trek," "Lost"), Sara Bareilles, Jessie Nelson ("I Am Sam," "Stepmom," "Waitress") and Ben Stephenson ("Westworld") are executive producers. Nelson also wrote and directed the first episode.

The new series will join a lineup of award-winning and hit original series on Apple TV+ including "Defending Jacob," "Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet," and the Golden Globe-nominated and Critics Choice and SAG award-winning series "The Morning Show"; as well as the soon-to-premiere animated musical comedy series "Central Park" from Emmy Award winner Loren Bouchard alongside "Frozen" Grammy winner Josh Gad and Emmy winner Nora Smith; "Dear... ," a new docuseries from Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. Cutler; and documentary film "Dads" from director Bryce Dallas Howard.

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