{"id":28159,"date":"2021-10-19T21:17:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T01:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=28159"},"modified":"2021-10-19T21:17:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T01:17:43","slug":"apple-tv-announces-star-studded-cast-for-highly-anticipated-anthology-series-extrapolations-from-prolific-writer-director-and-producer-scott-z-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/19\/apple-tv-announces-star-studded-cast-for-highly-anticipated-anthology-series-extrapolations-from-prolific-writer-director-and-producer-scott-z-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Announces Star-Studded Cast for Highly-Anticipated Anthology Series &#8220;Extrapolations&#8221; from Prolific Writer, Director, and Producer Scott Z. 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