{
  "id": 5390129,
  "title": "Apple TV picks up sci-fi thriller 'Waffle House Index' in seven-figure deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/apple-tv-picks-up-sci-fi-thriller-waffle-house-index-in-seven-figure",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:43:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/03/apple-tv-picks-up-sci-fi-thriller-waffle-house-index-in-seven-figure-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple TV has acquired the rights to the sci-fi thriller \"Waffle House Index\" in a seven-figure deal. The film follows a Waffle House waitress as a series of disasters unfold during her night shift, including a man with a gun, a flood, killer crocodiles, nuclear explosions, and aliens. According to AppleInsider, Inde Navarrette is set to star in and executive produce the film.\n\nThe plot of \"Waffle House Index\" takes the restaurant's reputation for staying open to its logical extreme. No further details about the film's production or release date were provided.\n\nThe deal was reported by AppleInsider, which also mentioned Navarrette's role in the horror film \"Obsession\". There was no additional information about the film's production or release date.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}