Drake just made his biggest TV bet yet, backing Apple TV’s Neuromancer as executive producer through his DreamCrew Entertainment company.
The first teaser for the 10-episode cyberpunk series dropped at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, and it hits different. Drake produces alongside DreamCrew partners Adel “Future” Nur and Jason Shrier, with the series set to premiere globally in January 2027. Based on William Gibson’s groundbreaking 1984 novel, Neuromancer basically invented cyberpunk before the internet was even a thing. The story follows Case, a skilled but beaten-down hacker played by Callum Turner, operating in the neon-lit underworld of futuristic Chiba City, Japan. Armitage recruits him for a high-stakes corporate heist and pairs him with Molly, a mirrored-eye assassin played by Briana Middleton. The series boasts one of the stronger ensemble casts of the year. Mark Strong plays Armitage, with Peter Sarsgaard, Dane DeHaan, Clémence Poésy and André De Shields also joining the lineup.
This isn’t Drake’s first time proving his TV instincts, as his DreamCrew already has HBO’s Euphoria and Netflix’s Top Boy in the résumé, and both became genuine cultural moments on their respective platforms.