{"id":18166,"date":"2021-03-05T19:57:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T00:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=18166"},"modified":"2021-03-05T19:57:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T00:57:01","slug":"apple-tv-renews-dear-for-second-season-with-new-installments-spotlighting-viola-davis-selena-gomez-jane-fonda-ava-duvernay-billy-porter-sandra-oh-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/05\/apple-tv-renews-dear-for-second-season-with-new-installments-spotlighting-viola-davis-selena-gomez-jane-fonda-ava-duvernay-billy-porter-sandra-oh-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Renews &#8220;Dear&#8230;&#8221; for Second Season with New Installments Spotlighting Viola Davis, Selena Gomez, Jane Fonda, Ava DuVernay, Billy Porter, Sandra Oh and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11503\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/apple-tv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/apple-tv.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/apple-tv-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/apple-tv-260x158.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/apple-tv-160x97.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apple TV+ renews &#8220;<strong><em>Dear&#8230;<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; for second season with new installments spotlighting Viola Davis, Selena Gomez, Jane Fonda, Ava DuVernay, Billy Porter, Sandra Oh, and more<\/p>\n<p>Apple TV+ today announced a second season renewal for its inspiring and acclaimed unscripted series &#8220;<strong><em>Dear&#8230;<\/em> <\/strong>&#8221; from Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. 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