• News
  • Reviews
  • Features
    • Articles and Long Reads
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Flickering Myth Films
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on FlickeringMyth.com
    • Write for Flickering Myth

Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

  • Movies
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Long Reads
  • Trending
  • Franchises
    • Marvel
    • DC
    • Star Wars
    • Star Trek
    • Transformers
    • G.I. Joe
    • The Lord of the Rings
    • James Bond
    • Alien
    • Predator
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    • Masters of the Universe
    • Doctor Who
    • Harry Potter

Esther Smith and Rafe Spall star in trailer for Apple’s comedy series Trying

March 31, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Apple TV+ has released a trailer for the upcoming comedy series Trying which stars Esther Smith and Rafe Spall as a thirty-something couple confronted by bewildering new challenges while trying to adopt a child; watch it here…

All Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) want is a baby—but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. How are they going to fill the next 50 years if they can’t start a family? After ruling out every other option, Nikki and Jason decide to adopt and are confronted by a world of bewildering new challenges. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball family, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they’re ready to be parents?

Trying premieres on Apple TV+ on May 1st and features a cast that also includes Imelda Staunton, Ophelia Lovibond, and Oliver Chris.

Originally published March 31, 2020. Updated March 30, 2020.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Esther Smith, Rafe Spall, Trying

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

FMTV – Watch Our Latest Video Here

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

10 Great Horror Movies That Avoid the Director Sophomore Slump

1990s Summer Movie Flops That Deserved Better

The Goonies at 40: The Story Behind the Iconic 80s Adventure

10 Essential Gross-Out Comedy Movies

8 Must-Watch World War II Horror Movies

Taxi Driver at 50: The Story Behind Martin Scorsese’s Classic Psychological Drama

Out for Vengeance: Ten Essential Revenge Movies

Eight Essential Sci-Fi Prison Movies

7 Crazy Cult 80s Movies You Might Have Missed

7 Bizarre 80s Horror Movies You Might Have Missed

FEATURED POSTS:

Movie Review – The Death of Robin Hood (2026)

Get ready for a horror workout with Slashercise trailer

Yo Joe June G.I. Joe Classified Series reveals continue with Dusty & Coyote Sandstorm, Legacy Collection Avalanche Response, and more

10 Essential Horror Movies From 1986

A New Wave of Espionage Adaptations

Movie Review – Girls Like Girls (2026)

Movie Review – Toy Story 5 (2026)

Movie Review – Rose of Nevada (2025)

Everything We Know About Season 3 of The Pitt

Blu-ray Review – The House of Hammer Vol. 1 (2026)

FLICKERING MYTH FILMS

 

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

13 Great Obscure Horror Movie Gems You Need to See

10 Essential Will Smith Movies

Cinema of Violence: 10 Great Hong Kong Movies of the 1980s

Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Classified Series: A Real American Hero Reimagined

  • News
  • Reviews
  • Features
    • Articles and Long Reads
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Flickering Myth Films
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on FlickeringMyth.com
    • Write for Flickering Myth

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.


 

Flickering MythLogo Header Menu
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Movies
  • Features and Long Reads
  • Trending
  • Franchises
    • Marvel
    • DC
    • Star Wars
    • Star Trek
    • Transformers
    • G.I. Joe
    • The Lord of the Rings
    • James Bond
    • Alien
    • Predator
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    • Masters of the Universe
    • Doctor Who
    • Harry Potter
  • Flickering Myth Films
  • About Flickering Myth
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth