Key facts
- Apple said the feature will first be available on a limited set of titles, starting with "Being Heumann" on Friday, November 13, 2026.
- Apple said American Sign Language and British Sign Language will be made available for its movie "F1."
- Apple said the feature ships in the latest release of iOS 27.2 and is enabled through a new sign language option in Settings.
- Apple said it worked with Directors of Artistic Sign Language to match interpreters to each film's tone and is not using AI-generated interpreters.
- Apple TV will group supported titles in a "Movies & Shows with American Sign Language" editorial collection, according to the report.
Apple announced on November 10, 2026, that Apple TV will carry a Sign Language Interpretation feature, which the company said will initially be available on a limited set of titles. The first is "Being Heumann," a biopic about disability rights activist Judy Heumann, which Apple said will be released on Friday, November 13, 2026.
Apple said American Sign Language and British Sign Language will also be made available for its movie "F1." Other titles, including "Way of the Warrior Kid" and "Greyhound," will follow later in 2026, according to the company.
Unlike a separate signed edition of a film, the feature is a setting integrated with the main title, similar to turning closed captions on or off, the report said. When a supported title plays, an interpreter appears in the bottom right of the screen, translating spoken words into signs. Apple said it worked with a group of Directors of Artistic Sign Language to match each interpreter to the tone of the film, and that it is not using AI-generated interpreters because that is not what the Deaf community has said it needs.
The feature ships in the latest release of iOS 27.2 and is turned on through a new sign language option in Settings, according to the report. A sign language icon then appears on supported Apple Original titles alongside closed captions and audio descriptions, and a new section under languages lists which sign languages a title carries. Apple TV will also group supported titles in a "Movies & Shows with American Sign Language" editorial collection, and users can search keywords such as "with ASL."
"At Apple, we believe everyone should be able to enjoy great stories and entertainment," Sarah Herrlinger, Apple's senior director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives, said in a statement about the launch. "Bringing sign language interpretation to Apple TV is an exciting step forward in making the viewing experience more accessible and inclusive for Deaf audiences."