Apple TV+ sets premiere date for season two of Emmy-nominated series "The Problem With Jon Stewart," premiering globally on October 7 with new episodes available weekly

The companion current affairs podcast also continues with new episodes covering timely topics each week

Apple today announced the premiere date for season two of the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ original series "The Problem With Jon Stewart." The second season will premiere globally with six all-new weekly episodes starting on Friday, October 7.

Acclaimed host, writer, producer, director and advocate Jon Stewart, recipient of the 2022 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, leads with compassion and humor as he takes a deep dive into some of the most important issues of our time. Using comedy and common sense, the series will feature tough, topical and culture-moving conversations from the perspectives of stakeholders, experts and individuals confronting these issues.

The series' official companion podcast of the same name is available on Apple Podcasts and via RSS, and was recently named Best Interview Podcast by Adweek's Podcast of the Year Awards.

The WGA-nominated series "The Problem With Jon Stewart" is hosted and executive produced by Stewart through his Busboy Productions. The series is executive produced by showrunner Brinda Adhikari, alongside Stewart's longtime manager James Dixon, Chris McShane, and Richard Plepler through his Eden Productions, which has an exclusive overall production deal with Apple. Lorrie Baranek and Reza Riazi are supervising producers and Kris Acimovic is head writer.

Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 264 wins and 1,149 award nominations and counting, including this year's Oscar Best Picture winner "CODA."

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