What new series was affected by the Apple TV outage?

Pluribus, a new series created by the producer of Breaking Bad, was affected by the Apple TV outage.

Which countries were impacted by the Apple TV outage?

The Apple TV outage affected users in the United States and Canada.

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Apple TV Outage Disrupts Streaming of Highly Anticipated New Series

7 Nov, 2025

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Summary

Apple TV service experienced widespread outage shortly after new series Pluribus premiered
Outage affected users across the US and Canada, with reports surging on Downdetector
Apple acknowledged the issue and said it was investigating to restore full functionality

Apple TV Outage Disrupts Streaming of Highly Anticipated New Series

In a challenging development for Apple's streaming service, Apple TV experienced a significant outage on November 6, 2025, shortly after the release of the new series Pluribus. The outage left many users across the US and Canada unable to stream the highly anticipated drama, which was created by the producer of the hit show Breaking Bad.

Reports of the issue surged to nearly 13,000 on Downdetector, with users citing various problems such as server connection issues, app malfunctions, and download errors. The outage also impacted Apple's other services, including Apple Music and Apple Arcade.

Apple acknowledged the outage on its status pages and said it was investigating the issue to restore full functionality. Some users reported partial recovery, but they continued to face intermittent problems, with many encountering the common "problem loading this content" error.