We have been directed by applications or abbreviated as Apps in our lives. From shopping to psychological guidance, we look up to apps that can help us. Calm meditation app was an award-winning app for its content that has calming exercises, breathing techniques to help you relax and also calming lessons for kids from the age of 3-17. The sleeping section has stories read by famous artists such as Matthew McConaughey or Jerome Flynn — to lull you to sleep.
A recent update was the app would have its own show on HBO Max. Since the pandemic has created stress and frustration, HBO is taken the initiative to build a show collaborating Calm App into it. This wouldn’t be like the typical drama shows, but rather a different format more in line with what you’ll get on the app.
The show season would contain 10 episodes, half-an-hour each; loosely build around the Sleeping stories series with visuals by the producers of Nat Geo One Strange Rock documentary series and scientifically-related narratives by one of the best actors in Hollywood-Mahershala Ali, Idris Elba, Oscar Issac, Keanue Reeves, Nicole Kidman, Cillian Murphy and more.
The app started as a basic meditation app that has come a long way providing various other features catered to users’ needs. Bringing it to the visual platforms will enhance its quality for it can distress people and making relaxation easier. Starring famous actors from Hollywood only makes the Sleeping stories much better.
The concept of a show bringing relaxation to its audience through storytelling isn’t the first time in television history. There are Netflix’s fireplace videos; Adult Swim’s Joe Pera talks you to sleep, or The Quibi’s Daily Chill. But HBO’s on-demand nature of services makes the experience of watching such a show more enjoyable.
During this pandemic, it would be exceptionally hard to maintain work and home, this opportunity has given HBO to combine Calm’s Sleep stories to its list and ensure to provide its audience a wonderful experience. We only need to wait for the time of the show- and watch as we relax to the soothing and informative stories read to us with a cup of coffee.
