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Apple TV Adds Sign Language Interpretation, Debuting With Being Heumann on November 13

OFFICIAL Written by GPN · Nov 11, 2026, 2:00 AM ET · · Tech

Apple has announced a new accessibility feature for the Apple TV app that lets viewers watch supported titles with accompanying sign language interpretation. The feature debuts on Friday, November 13, alongside the global streaming premiere of Being Heumann, a film based on the true story of disability rights activist Judy Heumann.

American Sign Language (ASL) and British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation will also be available for the movie F1 at launch. Way of the Warrior Kid and Greyhound follow later this year, with more Apple Original titles to come. Titles with sign language interpretation will be labelled with a Sign Language icon, and viewers can turn the feature on in Apple TV app settings, then press the Sign Language button while watching. Search will also surface titles with simple phrases like "with ASL," and a new "Movies & Shows with American Sign Language" collection gathers them in one place.

The sign language experience was designed and tested by Deaf and native signers, with each performance crafted to fit the film it interprets. Daniel Durant, who appears in Being Heumann and directed the film's sign language interpretation, said it was "incredibly meaningful to see our beautiful language authentically represented onscreen."

Being Heumann, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Siân Heder and starring Ruth Madeley, premieres globally on Apple TV on Friday, November 13. The Sign Language feature requires iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2 or visionOS 27.2 or later, or the latest app software on supported third-party devices.

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• Apple Newsroom

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