Siegfried & Roy Miniseries from Only Murders in the Building Co-Creator Headed to Apple TV+

A Siegfried & Roy miniseries is in the works at Apple TV+. 

Based on the Apple original podcast Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy, the series is written and executive produced by Only Murders in the Building co-creator John Hoffman. The podcast was released in January 2022 to widely positive reviews.

Per the official logline, the half-hour series is "told from various perspectives and is about two of the greatest showman-magicians in history who push the concept of illusion versus reality to the extreme — until tragedy reframes and opens up an entirely new mystery surrounding their last fateful Las Vegas show."

Over nearly five decades, Las Vegas showman-magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Uwe Horn performed 30,000 shows for 50 million people, racking in over $1 billion in ticket sales. The German-American entertainment duo were known for their use of white lions and tigers in their acts. Fischbacher and Horn passed away in January and last year, respectively. 

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