Apple TV introduces sign language interpreters for supported films and series

Apple has announced a new accessibility feature for the Apple TV app: viewers can watch supported titles with a sign language interpreter on screen.¹²³ The debut is scheduled for Friday, November 13, to coincide with the global streaming premiere of the film Being Heumann.³

How the sign language interpreter works on Apple TV

The interpreter appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen.² The feature is turned on from the Apple TV app settings. While watching a supported title, you then simply press the Sign Language button.²³ Titles with interpretation are marked with a dedicated icon. Search also lets you find them with simple phrases such as “with ASL”, where ASL is American Sign Language.²³ Apple says the experience was designed and tested by deaf people and native signers. According to the company, each interpretation is built to fit the film it translates.²³ Daniel Durant, who stars in Being Heumann and directed the film’s sign language interpretation, said the work took great care so that each translation conveyed the emotion and meaning of the story.³

Which titles and devices are involved

With Being Heumann, a film about the story of disability rights activist Judy Heumann, both ASL and BSL, British Sign Language, interpretation will be available. The same two languages are listed for the film F1.²³ Way of the Warrior Kid and Greyhound will follow by the end of the year. Apple mentions other Apple Original titles on the way, and MacRumors reports that the option will extend over time to more films and series from the same catalog.²³ Using the option requires version 27.2 or later of Apple’s operating systems, from iOS to visionOS, including iPadOS, macOS and tvOS. Apple says it also works on supported third-party devices, as long as they have the latest version of the app.²³

What changes

For now the option is limited to a small number of Apple Original titles. Apple’s press release mentions a collection called “Movies & Shows with American Sign Language”, intended for titles with interpretation as the feature spreads “across streaming services”.³ MacRumors reads the plural “streaming services” as a hint that the option could extend beyond Apple’s own content in the future, but the company does not say so explicitly.² Apple says it wants to make the experience more accessible for deaf audiences, in the words of Sarah Herrlinger, head of global accessibility policy and initiatives. The schedule given, however, covers only four films.³

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Footnotes

1. Apple TV makes sign language interpretation a built-in accessibility feature, TechCrunch, 2026-11-10 ↩

2. New Apple TV Sign Language Feature Announced, MacRumors, 2026-11-10 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

3. Apple TV introduces new Sign Language interpretation feature - Apple, apple.com ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹