Apple TV Announces Corden and Jones Series The Choir

Apple TV has announced The Choir, an eight-episode comedic drama created by and starring James Corden and Ruth Jones, with production underway and a planned global premiere in 2027. The series reunites the pair after their work together on Gavin & Stacey, and features guest appearances by Hannah Waddingham, James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent. The story follows Ben Corden and Lisa Jones, estranged siblings who have not seen each other for several years. Ben has been living abroad, while Lisa remains in their small English hometown. According to the series synopsis, Ben is compelled to return to the town and family he left behind, where a struggling local choir becomes part of the siblings’ attempt to reconnect. The principal cast also includes Tom Davis, Rosie Sheehy, Susan Brown, Jason Watkins, Alexandria Riley, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Tom Edden, Gary Lamont, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Stephen Leask, Luiis Rouf, Jo Foster, Evie Jones and Farrah Abbassy. David Harewood is also listed among the ensemble cast in some of the announced cast details. The three guest stars are named in the announcement as Waddingham, McAvoy and Broadbent.