Apple has taken another step toward becoming a power in the entertainment business by scooping up the rights for a TV project from Damien Chazelle, the Oscar-winning writer and director of “La La Land,” the unlikely critical and box office hit from 2016.
The tech giant announced the new series on Thursday. It marks the latest television entry from Mr. Chazelle, who signed a deal with Netflix in September to make “The Eddy”, an eight-episode musical series set in Paris.
Apple said that Mr. Chazelle would direct and write each episode of the new series’ first season. His involvement in the Netflix
