Oprah Winfrey announces Apple TV+ documentaries and 'stimulating' book club on new streaming service

Winfrey has promised to host 'the most stimulating book club on the planet'

Oprah Winfrey has teased out new projects as part of her partnership with Apple‘s newly unveiled streaming service, Apple TV+.

The TV icon was among a cohort of celebrities who appeared onstage on Monday during the tech giant’s event in Cupertino, California.

Speaking at the Steve Jobs Theatre, Winfrey told the audience: ”I’m joining forces with Apple. They’re in a billion pockets, y’all.”

Winfrey said she would work on two documentaries, including one on “the toll of sexual harassment, assault, and violation in the workplace”, with the working title Toxic Labour.

The other programme teased by Winfrey is a multi-part series on mental health “and how the scourge of depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress, addiction, trauma and loss is just devastating lives daily across the globe”.

She expressed the hope of replacing the “shame” and “stigma” associated with those topics with “wisdom”, “compassion”, and “honesty”.

Winfrey also announced that she would lead ”the most stimulating book club on the planet” through Apple’s new platform, and that she would host conversations with authors.

“There has never been a moment quite like this one,” the TV host said during the event.

“We have this unique opportunity to rise to our best selves in how we use, and choose to use, both our technology and our humanity.”

Winfrey’s talk followed up on the star-studded announcement of Apple TV+, which was spearheaded by Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Jason Momoa, Steve Carell, Alfre Woodard and Kumail Nanjiani among others.

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With the new service, which will propose original content, Apple is entering competition with major streaming providers such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.