Magnificent Jerk
Apple TV / Pineapple Street Studios · Apple Video Programming LLC
Show overview
Magnificent Jerk has published 9 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes during 2023. That works out to roughly 5 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 28 min and 36 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2.6 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Apple Video Programming LLC.
From the publisher
On the last day of her grandmother’s life, journalist Maya Lin Sugarman finds a box of forgotten screenplays that sets her on a journey to uncover the truth about their author: her late uncle, Galen. She discovers that he was a leader of a Chinese gang, that he went to jail, and, in a final twist, that he poured his life story into a screenplay that was turned into a ’90s Hollywood action movie…starring Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds, and Ice-T.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 8DVD Extras | 8
bonusELike the DVD commentary of old, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Magnificent Jerk. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
S1 Ep 7Now Showing | 7
EMaya returns to her aunties, nervous to tell them all that she’s learned. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
S1 Ep 6Chasing the Dream | 6
EGalen takes the helm as a director in a final bid for success. Maya revisits his other scripts and realizes what he was trying to say all along. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
S1 Ep 5Bratislava | 5
EDeep in Slovakia, a ragtag team of filmmakers do their best to create a high-octane action film. Maya finally learns how her uncle’s story was whitewashed.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
S1 Ep 4Lowlife No. 1 | 4
EMaya traces Galen’s surprising move to Hollywood to become an actor. And she learns that his greatest asset in this new world is his past.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
S1 Ep 3Choo Choo Cherry | 3
EA recording reveals the crime that would ultimately put Galen in jail. But how bad did things need to get before it was time for him to make a change? Fiction becomes reality when Maya discovers the real-life love interest from his screenplay. Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
S1 Ep 2沙塵 (saa cen) | 2
EGrowing up in Oakland’s Chinatown, Galen Yuen was known for getting into trouble. But was he capable of murder? Maya ventures into her uncle’s past to learn the truth about a violent gang war and how it influenced his Hollywood screenplay.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
S1 Ep 1The Screenplay | 1
EMaya goes to visit her dying grandmother. While there, she’s given a box that sends her on a mission to discover her family’s biggest secrets and their connection to Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds, and Ice-T.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk
Introducing Magnificent Jerk
trailerEMeet Maya Lin Sugarman and her uncle Galen in the true story—of a fake story—about a real life.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.apple.co/MagnificentJerk