While most people in most countries are still waiting for the official launch, Apple and, for the first time, partners are releasing more titles in the new "immersive" video format.
Films in Apple Immersive Video are recorded in 3D 8K HDR and 180-degree using the specially designed Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera, which partners got access to earlier this year. The content has been edited in DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Some of the first partners are Audi F1 Project, BBC, Canal+, CNN, Hybe, MotoGP and Red Bull, who will release their first titles in the new format this fall, as confirmed in a joint announcement.
Visit Antarctica or the rainforest
When FlatpanelsHD tried Apple Vision Pro last year, we called Apple Immersive Video a video revolution. You have never seen anything like this.
With the new experiences, you can, for example, visit the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Spatial Audio in the Royal Albert Hall or join CNN on an expedition to Antarctica in search of emperor penguins.
In the documentary Julaymba, you enter the Daintree Rainforest in Australia, and from Canal+ comes a documentary about MotoGP's Johann Zarco. Red Bull is starting a program series called World of Red Bull, with the first episode taking place in the snow in Revelstoke and the second episode on the waves in Tahiti.
Julaymba is an immersive documentary. Photo: PHORIAWhile we wait
Apple will also release new episodes in its own immersive series; Wild Life and Elevated.
Apple Immersive Video content can only be viewing with Apple Vision Pro. The headset is currently only available in a handful of countries but an upgraded version is rumored to arrive later in 2025, with a cheaper and slimmer 'Air' rumored for 2027.
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Some titles are free in the Apple TV app and some titles require a subscription to Apple TV+.
New titles in Apple Immersive Video
| World of Red Bull
World of Red Bull is a new series of immersive experiences for Apple Vision Pro that bring Red Bull’s signature energy and storytelling to this groundbreaking format. In the debut episode, “Backcountry Skiing,” audiences are transported into the wilderness of Revelstoke, British Columbia, where the world’s top freeskiers push their limits on remote, untouched slopes. Blending breathtaking action with intimate athlete moments, the episode captures both the intensity and beauty of backcountry freeskiing, while showcasing the passion, preparation, and dedication it takes to reach the peak. In the next episode, “Big-Wave Surfing,” viewers will feel the power of the ocean like never before as elite surfers attempt to ride the barrel of the heaviest wave in the world off the remote coast of Teahupoʻo, Tahiti. “Backcountry Skiing” will be available this December, and “Big-Wave Surfing” will be released in 2026.
A Night at the BBC Proms
This fall, classical music fans can enjoy BBC Proms, the world’s greatest classical music festival, like never before. Pianist Lukas Sternath makes his BBC Proms debut performing Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their chief conductor, Sakari Oramo. With this special experience — the first classical music concert available in Apple Immersive — viewers will enjoy the performance inches from the pianist’s hands, while being surrounded by the power of the orchestra in Spatial Audio, and enveloped by the historic architecture of one of the world’s most iconic music venues, the Royal Albert Hall.
Journey to Antarctica to Find Emperor Penguins with CNN
CNN’s chief climate correspondent, Bill Weir, joins a scientific expedition to Antarctica, bringing audiences into unbelievable proximity with emperor penguins emerging from winter with newborn chicks on Snow Hill Island. He’ll discuss the impact a warming climate and receding sea ice are having on penguin populations with the researchers that know them best, and talk about the challenges of conducting vital work like this at one of the hardest-to-reach places on Earth. Journey to Antarctica to Find Emperor Penguins featuring CNN’s Bill Weir will be available on Apple Vision Pro in spring 2026.
Julaymba from PHORIA
Apple Vision Pro users can step into the heart of the world’s oldest rainforest with Julaymba, an award-winning immersive documentary launching this October. In the lush Daintree Rainforest of North Tropical Queensland, Australia, viewers will journey with the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people — the Indigenous Traditional Custodians of the region — where an Elder welcomes them through stories, ceremony, and a profound connection to country. Alive with waterfalls, glowing fungi, and the calls of cassowaries, this UNESCO World Heritage Site will completely immerse viewers, offering an intimate encounter with culture and nature. The critically acclaimed immersive experience Julaymba has been recaptured using Blackmagic’s URSA Cine Immersive camera and will be available on Apple Vision Pro next month.
Experience Paris by The Explorers
Experience Paris in an immersive film from The Explorers that celebrates French heritage. Viewers will discover the quiet precision of a three-Michelin-star kitchen, ascend to breathtaking heights atop the city’s most iconic tower, and experience the timeless charm of Montmartre’s historic streets. Experience Paris, an immersive film from The Explorers, will be available this fall.
CORTIS (Color Outside The Lines) from HYBE
Step inside the world of CORTIS, the newest K-pop boy band from BIGHIT MUSIC, the label behind iconic global groups BTS and TOMORROW X TOGETHER. Viewers will experience raw, unseen moments with unprecedented access to the practice room, where the choreography for their introductory track, “GO!”, comes to life. CORTIS, a new immersive documentary short of the titular band from HYBE, will be available this fall.
New Apple Immersive Episodes from Apple
Apple Vision Pro users can also enjoy new episodes from Apple, including the latest episode of Wild Life, where viewers can bond with young orangutans at an extraordinary rehabilitation center in Borneo as they grow, play, and learn the ropes of jungle life. In the next episode of the aerial travel series Elevated, available October 3, Tim Robbins guides viewers above Maine, sweeping over rugged coastlines, pristine lakes, and forests bursting with fall’s fiery palette of orange, crimson, and gold. These new episodes join a growing collection of Apple Immersive films and series from Apple, including Submerged, The Weeknd: Open Hearts, and Metallica. |
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