Apple TV adds sign-language interpretation for films and shows
Apple’s new accessibility feature brings ASL and BSL interpretation to selected Apple TV films and shows from 13 November.
Apple is adding a Sign Language interpretation option to supported films and shows in the Apple TV app, giving viewers a way to watch selected titles with accompanying ASL or BSL interpretation. The feature launches on Friday, 13 November, alongside the global streaming premiere of Being Heumann, Apple’s film about disability-rights activist Judy Heumann.1
The first named titles include Being Heumann and F1, with American Sign Language and British Sign Language available for F1. Apple says Way of the Warrior Kid and Greyhound will follow later in 2026, alongside more Apple Original titles.1
How Apple TV’s Sign Language feature works
Viewers can switch the option on in the Apple TV app’s settings. Supported films and shows will carry a Sign Language icon, while search will recognise phrases such as “with ASL”. Apple says the interpretation performances were designed and tested with Deaf and native signers, and tailored to fit the film rather than being treated as a separate add-on.1
The feature is arriving with the latest platform software: iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2 or visionOS 27.2. It will also work through the latest Apple TV app software on supported third-party devices.1
For Being Heumann, actor Daniel Durant also directed the film’s sign-language interpretation. The film is directed by Siân Heder and stars Ruth Madeley, with its story centred on Judy Heumann’s disability-rights activism.1
What Apple has announced so far
Apple has not published a complete catalogue of every title that will support the feature at launch. For now, the company has confirmed the titles above and says more Apple Original films and shows are planned. That makes the Sign Language icon and the new search options important: they should let viewers identify supported content without relying on a manually maintained list.
Our opinion
This is a useful accessibility update because it puts interpretation closer to the point where people choose what to watch. The strongest part is not simply adding ASL and BSL to a handful of titles; it is Apple’s attempt to make the option discoverable through an icon, settings control and search. The launch catalogue will determine how meaningful the change feels in practice, but the feature has a clear path to becoming part of the normal Apple TV browsing experience rather than a hidden accessibility setting.
Apple has confirmed the launch date and initial titles, but the full list of supported content and regional availability beyond those details remains to be clarified.1