This week, we probably make fun of Peacock.
Show Notes
Chiefs-Dolphins wild-card game on Peacock sets U.S. record for most streamed live event ever
Sharp differences in Peacock’s NFL playoff audience – Sports Media Watch
What Peacock’s Record-Breaking NFL Streaming Ratings Don’t Tell You
Amazon to help save bankrupt Diamond Sports with $100M deal: sources (nypost.com)
Amazon to invest in Diamond Sports as part of bankruptcy deal – ESPN
Reacher Boasts Big Audience On Nielsen Charts, Percy Jackson Debuts – Deadline
‘Flight Attendant’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Max
‘Rap Sh!t’ Canceled By Max After 2 Seasons – Deadline
‘Schmigadoon’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Apple TV+
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 13, 2024.
Hulu
Death and Other Details, season 1 (Jan. 16)
A Shop for Killers, Season 1 (Jan. 17)
Netflix
CoComelon, season 9 (Jan. 15)
maboroshi (Jan. 15)
Dusty Slay: Workin’ Man (Jan. 16)
American Nightmare, Limited Series (Jan. 17)
End of the Line, Season 1 (Jan. 17)
Kubra, Season 1 (Jan. 18)
The Bequeathed, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
Caged Wings (Jan. 19)
Sixty Minutes (Jan. 19)
Love on the Spectrum U.S., season 2 (Jan. 19)
Max
True Detective: Night Country (Jan. 14)
On the Roam, season 1 (Jan. 18)
Real Time with Bill Maher, Season 22 (Jan. 19)
Paramount+
June (Jan. 16)
The Woman in the Wall (Jan. 19)
Peacock
Peacock Exclusive: NFL Wild Card Playoff Game (Jan. 13)
Amazon Prime Video
Dance Life (Jan. 19)
Hazbin Hotel, season 1 (Jan. 19)
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland (Jan. 19)
Zorro, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
MGM+
Belgravia: The Next Chapter (Jan. 14)
Apple TV+
Killers of the Flower Moon (Jan. 12)
AMC+
Monsieur Spade, season 1 (Jan. 14)
This week, MLB blocks the bailout of Diamond Sports, Paramount sale moves forward, NFL eyes a stake in ESPN, and layoffs at Amazon.
Show Notes
Major League Baseball rejects Amazon’s $150M bid to bail out bankrupt Diamond Sports: sources
Shari Redstone launches auction of Paramount Global holder: source (nypost.com)
Amazon Cutting Hundreds of Jobs at Prime Video and MGM Studios
ESPN, NFL in advanced talks on agreement that could give league stake in TV giant
Pat McAfee Shatters Old TV Rules and Shows How Much ESPN’s Game Is Changing
NFL Facing $6B ‘Sunday Ticket’ Class Action Suit, Heading To Trial Next Month – Deadline
‘Our Flag Means Death’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Max
‘Julia’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Max
Rosie Perez To Star Opposite Billy Crystal In Apple Limited Series ‘Before’
The Mandalorian & Grogu Journeys to the Big Screen | StarWars.com
Tina Fey Will Star in ‘The Four Seasons’ Comedy Series for Netflix from Universal Television
Samuel L. Jackson Joins Kevin Hart in ‘Fight Night’ True Crime Limited Series at Peacock
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 20, 2024.
Hulu
Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People (Jan. 22)
Tell Me That You Love Me, Season 1 (Jan. 24)
Chrissy and Dave Dine Out, Season 1 (Jan. 25)
Netflix
Captivating the King, season 1 (Jan. 20)
Not Quite Narwhal, season 2 (Jan. 22)
Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees (Jan. 23)
Love Deadline, Season 1 (Jan. 23)
Six Nations: Full Contact (Jan. 24)
Queer Eye: More Than a Makeover, Season 8 (Jan. 24)
The UnXplained with William Shatner, season 4 (Jan. 25)
Griselda, season 1 (Jan. 25)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution (Jan. 25)
Badland Hunters (Jan. 26)
Disney+
The Last Repair Shop (Jan. 23)
A Real Bug’s Life (Jan. 24)
Max
Rick and Morty, season 7 (Jan. 22)
Paramount+
Sexy Beast, season 1 (Jan. 25)
Peacock
In The Know, season 1 (Jan. 25)
Amazon Prime Video
Kevin James: Irregardless (Jan. 23)
Expats, season 1 (Jan. 24)
The Underdoggs (Jan. 26)
Apple TV+
Masters of the Air, limited series (Jan. 26)
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 27, 2024.
Hulu
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (Jan. 31)
Netflix
Doctor Slump, Season 1 (Jan. 27)
The Greatest Night in Pop (Jan. 29)
Mighty Bheem’s Playtime, Season 1 (Jan. 29)
Jack Whitehall: Settle Down (Jan. 30)
NASCAR: Full Speed (Jan. 30)
Alexander: The Making of a God (Jan. 31)
Baby Bandito, Limited Series (Jan. 31)
Love Never Lies: Poland, Season 2 (Jan. 31)
Will (Jan. 31)
Let’s Talk about Chu, Season 1 (Feb. 2)
Orion and the Dark (Feb. 2)
Disney+
Choir (Jan. 31)
Genius: MLK/X, limited series (Feb. 1)
Self (Feb. 2)
Max
The Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez (Jan. 31)
Chasing Flavor with Carla Hall (Feb. 1)
Paramount+
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (Jan. 25)
A Bloody Lucky Day, Season 1 (Feb. 1)
The Tiger’s Apprentice (Feb. 2)
Peacock
WWE Royal Rumble (Jan. 27)
Bosco (Feb. 2)
Amazon Prime Video
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, season 1 (Feb. 2)
This week, Netflix kept busy.
Show Notes
Netflix (NFLX) Film Chief Scott Stuber Will Leave to Start New Company in March – Bloomberg
Scott Stuber Leaving Netflix Head Of Film Post – Deadline
Behind Netflix Film Chief’s Exit — And What It Means for Streaming Movies
Netflix to stream WWE’s Raw starting next year in its biggest jump into live entertainment
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Becomes Board Member of TKO Group (variety.com)
After ‘Suits’ Effect, Netflix Urges Studios To License It More Titles – Deadline
Netflix subscribers surge as revenue beats estimates
Netflix Stock Soars 14%—But Some Analysts Have Doubts
Netflix Earnings: Stock Soars Toward 2-Year High As Subscribers Surge
How Much More Netflix Can the World Absorb? | The New Yorker
Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on Monday
Peacock Quarterly Loss Narrows to $825M As Streamer Hits 31M Subscribers
Comcast Takes Peacock Victory Lap As Execs Talk Epic Universe, Ad Market And Deal Speculation
Knives Out T-Street Rian Johnson Ram Bergman add Katie McNeill Producer – Deadline
Sofia Coppola: Apple Pulled Funding on Florence Pugh TV Series
‘Étoile’ Sets ‘Gilmore Girls’ Reunion As Yanic Truesdale Joins Series – Deadline
Amazon Drama To Star David Duchovny, Jack Whitehall, Carice Van Houten – Deadline
Hulu Lands Bon Jovi Docuseries From Gotham Chopra
Netflix Lands Sundance Title ‘It’s What’s Inside’; $17M For Worldwide Rights Sets Fest High Bar
Netflix Lands Sundance Docu ‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ – Deadline
Netflix To Adapt Harlan Coben’s ‘Missing You’ & ‘Run Away’ – Deadline
‘Wolf Pack’ Canceled After One Season at Paramount+
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 3rd, 2024.
Hulu
Suncoast (Feb. 9)
Netflix
Luz: The Light of the Heart, Season 1 (Feb. 7)
Raël: The Last Prophet (Feb. 7)
One Day (Feb. 8)
Alpha Males, Season 2 (Feb. 9)
Ashes (Feb. 9)
A Killer Paradox, Season 1 (Feb. 9)
Lover. Stalker. Killer. (Feb. 9)
Disney+
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Season 2 (Feb. 3)
The Marvels (Feb. 7)
Max
Curb Your Enthusiasm, season 12 (Feb. 4)
They Called Him Mostly Harmless (Feb. 8)
Tokyo Vice, season 2 (Feb. 8)
Paramount+
#Cybersleuths: The Idaho Murders (Feb. 6)
Halo, season 2 (Feb. 8)
Peacock
Couple to Throuple, season 1 (Feb. 8)
Amazon Prime Video
The Silent Service: The Battle of Tokyo Bay, Season 1 (Feb. 9)
Upgraded (Feb. 9)
This week, Paramount Mountain has got people talking, Apple TV+ takes HBO’s prestige TV crown, and Netflix tells you how it’s going to be.
Show Notes
Paramount Hopes the Super Bowl Can Power Up Its Streaming Business
Free Streaming Pioneer Pluto TV Refreshes Logo And Preps Super Bowl Promo Spot – Deadline
Vince McMahon Is “Gone” and More Takeaways From Netflix’s Press Day
Netflix’s $5 Billion Rumble Into WWE’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ May Shake up Live Sports (yahoo.com)
Netflix is Said to License ‘Sex and the City’ From HBO – The New York Times
Apple TV+ Is the New HBO | WIRED
Issa Rae talks ‘American Fiction’ reflecting Hollywood, taking steps to be ‘independent’
Warner Bros. Discovery stock downgraded by Wells Fargo on ‘risky earnings setup’
Comcast’s Sky Cutting 1,000 Jobs In Further Switch Towards Streaming – Deadline
Charter Communications Q4 Earnings Report, Subscriber Update 2023 – The Hollywood Reporter
Hulu Password Sharing Crackdown to Begin This year – The Hollywood Reporter
Why Shari Redstone Is Ready to Surrender Her Media Empire – Bloomberg
Byron Allen Makes $14B Offer to Buy Paramount Global
Streaming unwrapped: Streaming viewership goes to the library in 2023 | Nielsen
Ted Lasso Was 2023’s Most-Watched Streaming Original In U.S. – Deadline
HBO to Develop Gillian Flynn Novel ‘Dark Places’ as Limited Series (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Obliterated’ Canceled by Netflix After One Season
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 10th, 2024.
Hulu
Love & WWE: Bianca and Montez (Feb. 2)
The Space Race (Feb. 13)
Life & Beth, season 2 (Feb. 16)
Netflix
Kill Me If You Dare (Feb. 13)
Sunderland ’Til I Die, season 3 (Feb. 13)
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All (Feb. 13)
Players (Feb. 14)
A Soweto Love Story (Feb. 14)
Good Morning, Verônica, season 3 (Feb. 14)
The Heartbreak Agency (Feb. 14)
Love Is Blind, season 6 (Feb. 14)
AlRawabi School for Girls, season 2 (Feb. 15)
House of Ninjas, season 1 (Feb. 15)
Little Nicholas: Life of a Scoundrel, limited docu-series (Feb. 15)
Ready, Set, Love, season 1 (Feb. 15)
The Vince Staples Show, season 1 (Feb. 15)
Comedy Chaos, season 1 (Feb. 16)
Einstein and the Bomb (Feb. 16)
Disney+
Young Jedi Adventures (Feb. 14)
Max
The Truth About Jim (Feb. 15)
Peacock
Love & Jane (Feb. 11)
Caillou, Season 1 (Feb. 15)
Vigil, Season 2 (Feb. 15)
Oppenheimer (Feb. 16)
Amazon Prime Video
Five Blind Dates (Feb. 12)
This Is Me…Now: A Love Story (Feb. 16)
Apple TV+
The New Look, season 1 (Feb. 14)
The Dynasty: The New England Patriots (Feb. 16)
This week, Disney CEO Bob Iger made a couple of announcements.
Show Notes
ESPN, Fox and Warner Team Up to Create Sports Streaming Platform / ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery to launch joint sports streaming platform this year (cnbc.com)
Disney+ Drops 1.3 Million Subscribers Amid Price Hike, Streaming Loss Shrinks by $300 Million
Taylor Swift Eras Tour Movie Gets Disney+ Release Date With Five New Songs
‘Percy Jackson’ Series Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+
‘Ratched’ Canceled After One Season At Netflix; Sarah Paulson Confirms
The Unkillable ‘Wynonna Earp’ Will Return for One Last Ride | Vanity Fair
Recommendations
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 17th, 2024.
Hulu
Operation Arctic Cure (Feb. 20)
Death in the Dorms, Season 2 (Feb. 22)
Netflix
Rhythm + Flow Italy, Season 1 (Feb. 19)
Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out (Feb. 20)
Risque Business: The Netherlands and Germany (Feb. 20)
Can I Tell You a Secret? (Feb. 21)
Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 1 (Feb. 22)
Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Season 6 (Feb. 23)
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth (Feb. 23)
Through My Window 3: Looking at You (Feb. 23)
Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa (Feb. 23)
Wrong Side of the Tracks, Season 3 (Feb. 23)
Disney+
Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 3 (Feb. 21)
Max
Last Week Tonight, season 11 (Feb. 18)
Jellystone, Season 3 (Feb. 22)
Paramount+
The Family Stallone, Season 2 (Feb. 21)
Peacock
An American in Austen (Feb. 18)
A Taste of Love (Feb. 20)
Amazon Prime Video
Giannis: The Marvelous Journey (Feb. 19)
Apartment404, Season 1 (Feb. 23)
Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional (Feb. 23)
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, Season 1 (Feb. 23)
Apple TV+
Constellation, Season 1 (Feb. 21)
This week, Paramount had record ratings for the Super Bowl, then things went south, fast.
Show Notes
Super Bowl 2024 Was the Most-Watched Telecast of All Time, Reaching 123.7 Million Viewers
Paramount+ problems highlight how unserious the idea of a streaming-only Super Bowl is
Paramount+ to Remove Some International Originals (Exclusive)
Comcast, Paramount Global Held Early Talks About a Peacock-Paramount+ Combination
Paramount Global Stock Slides After Warren Buffett Chops Stake
Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’ Return Ratings Big For Comedy Central
Amazon Prime Video’s New Ads-Based Subscription Has A Surprise Catch
Amazon is Raising The Price of Its MGM+ Streaming Service | Cord Cutters News
Amazon Prime Video Ad Tier Sparks Class Action Lawsuit From Subscribers
Warner Bros. Discovery Beats Investor Suit Over Inflated Subscriber Figures
‘American Rust’ Season 2 Moves to Amazon Prime Video From Freevee, Sets Premiere Date
Roku’s stock sinks after earnings, but analyst sees ‘conservatism’ in outlook – MarketWatch
Roku’s stock falls 23%, and one bear now sees challenges brewing ‘on all flanks’ – MarketWatch
Walmart reportedly acquiring Vizio TVs for $2 billion to fight Amazon Fire TV and Roku | Tom’s Guide
Peacock to Stream Adaptation of ‘Three-Body Problem’ Ahead of Rival Netflix Version
‘Silk: Spider Society’ Writers Room Scrapped by Amazon
‘Invasion’ Renewed for Season 3 at Apple TV+ – The Hollywood Reporter
Goosebumps Renewed, Gets New Cast for Season 2 at Disney+
Chris Estrada Comedy ‘This Fool’ Canceled at Hulu
‘The Traitors’ Renewed For Season 3 At Peacock
‘Evil’ to End With Season 4 at Paramount+
Recommendations
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 24th, 2024.
Hulu
Shōgun (Feb. 27)
Me, Hereafter (Feb. 29)
Netflix
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (Feb. 24) – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Donnell Rawlings: A New Day (Feb. 27)
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (Feb. 28)
Code 8: Part II (Feb. 28)
The Mire: Millennium, Season 3 (Feb. 28)
The Parades (Feb. 29)
A Round of Applause, Season 1 (Feb. 29)
The Tourist, Season 2 (Feb. 29)
Blood & Water, Season 4 (Mar. 1)
Furies, Season 1 (Mar. 1)
My Name is Loh Kiwan (Mar. 1)
Somebody Feed Phil, Season 7 (Mar. 1)
Spaceman (Mar. 1)
Disney+
Iwájú, Complete Miniseries (Feb. 28)
Max
God Save Texas (Feb. 27)
Peacock
Three-Body, all episodes (Feb. 10)
CrimeTime: Freefall (Feb. 24)
Sense & Sensibility (Feb. 25)
Megamind Rules! Season 1 (Mar. 1)
Amazon Prime Video
Bottoms (Feb. 12)
Apple TV+
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, season 1 (Mar. 1)
AMC+
The Ones Who Live, season 1 (Feb. 25)
This week, Warner Bros. Discovery reported some… interesting quarterly earnings.
Show Notes
Warner Bros. (WBD) Sales Miss as TV Advertising Continues to Fall – Bloomberg
Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Falls After Q4 Numbers, Lack Of Guidance (deadline.com)
Griselda Blanco Estate Settles Lawsuit With Netflix Over Sofia Vergara Show
True Detective Renewed for Season 5; Issa Lopez Back as Showrunner
‘Foundation’ Shakeup: David S. Goyer Steps Down as Showrunner Amid Budget Clash
Troy Kotsur Joins ‘Foundation’ Season 3 at AppleTV+
‘Berlin’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix; ‘Money Heist’ Sequel Returns
Netflix Orders Baseball Doc on the Montreal Expos’ Controversial 2004 Exit From Canada (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Virgin River’ Prequel in Development at Netflix About Mel’s Parents (variety.com)
Netflix Scraps Kane Chronicles Films by Percy Jackson’s Rick Riordan
‘Frasier’ Scores Season 2 Renewal At Paramount+
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 2, 2024.
Hulu
Queens (Mar. 5)
Extraordinary, Season 2 (Mar. 6)
Netflix
The Netflix Slam (Mar. 3 at 3:30 EST)
Hot Wheels: Let’s Race, Season 1 (Mar. 4)
Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda (Mar. 5)
The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping (Mar. 5)
Full Swing, Season 2 (Mar. 6)
Supersex, Season 1 (Mar. 6)
Ara San Juan: The Submarine That Disappeared (Mar. 7)
The Gentlemen, Season 1 (Mar. 7)
Pokemon Horizons: The Series, Season 1 (Mar. 7)
The Signal (Mar. 7)
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, Season 3 (Mar. 7)
Blown Away, Season 4 (Mar. 8)
Damsel (Mar. 8)
Max
The Regime (Mar. 3)
Amazon Prime Video
Ricky Stanicky (Mar. 7)
Apple TV+
Napoleon (Mar. 1)
The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, Season 2 (Mar. 8)
This week, can someone check on Paramount?
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery halts merger talks with Paramount Global, sources say
Paramount posts mixed Q4 results, linear ad revenue falls
Paramount falls short of revenue expectations but posts surprise profit, strong streaming results
Paramount Focuses on Earnings Growth But Wall Street Lacks Enthusiasm
Paramount Global Says It Will Take $1B Charge Related To Layoffs And Content Strategy Shifts
Paramount Global Races to Make Streaming a Profit Center – But the Clock Is Ticking | Analysis
Paramount, Citing Experiment During Strikes, to Cut Costs Per Title For Films, Series
‘NCIS’ Cote de Pablo, Michael Weatherly Spinoff Set at Paramount+
Beef 2 Eyes Charles Melton Cailee Spaeny Jake Gyllenhaal Anne Hathaway
‘The Brothers Sun’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season
Recommendations
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 9, 2024.
Hulu
Poor Things (Mar. 7)
Netflix
Queen of Tears, Season 1 (Mar. 9)
Eye Love You (Mar. 10)
CoComelon, Season 10 (Mar. 11)
Young Royals, Season 3 (Mar. 11)
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Season 6 (Mar. 12)
Steve Treviño: Simple Man (Mar. 12)
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (Mar. 12)
Bandidos, Season 1 (Mar. 13)
24 Hours with Gaspar (Mar. 14)
Art of Love (Mar. 14)
Girls5eva, season 3 (Mar. 14)
Red Ollero: Mabuhay is a Lie (Mar. 14)
Cat & Dog (Mar. 15)
Chicken Nugget, Season 1 (Mar. 15)
Irish Wish (Mar. 15)
Iron Reign, Season 1 (Mar. 15)
The Outreau Case, limited series (Mar. 15)
Disney+
NHL Big City Greens Classic Livestream (Mar. 9 at 3 p.m. ET)
Morphle and the Magic Pets, Season 1 (Mar. 13)
Taylor Swift: The Era’s Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Mar. 15)
Max
Wonka (Mar. 8)
The Lionheart (Mar. 12)
The Girls on the Bus, season 1 (Mar. 14)
Paramount+
Never Seen Again, season 5 (Mar. 12)
Little Wing (Mar. 13)
Peacock
The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys, Season 1 (Mar. 11)
Apples Never Fall, limited series (Mar. 14)
Trolls Band Together (Mar. 15)
Amazon Prime Video
Frida (Mar. 14)
Invincible, season 2, part 2 (Mar. 14)
Apple TV+
Manhunt, limited series (Mar. 15)
This week, Bob Iger gears up to save Disney.
Show Notes
Disney Working to Be on Technical Par With Netflix, Iger Says (variety.com)
Disney CEO ‘Extremely Confident’ in Streaming Profits This Year – Bloomberg
Patton Oswalt To Host Game Show ‘The 1% Club’ For Amazon & Fox (deadline.com)
Jake Paul to Fight Mike Tyson in Live Netflix Boxing Event
Netflix Exec: ‘We’ve Now Talked to Every League, Every Athlete, Every Team’
Ben Affleck’s The Accountant Sequel Moves to Amazon From Warner Bros.
Rooster Teeth Is Shutting Down After 21 Years
‘Shogun’ Hits 9 Million Views and Beats ‘The Bear’ Season 2 as FX’s Biggest Hulu Premiere
‘Upload’ Renewed for Fourth and Final Season at Amazon
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ To End With Season 3 After Netflix Renewal (deadline.com)
‘Happy Face’: James Wolk Joins Paramount+ Series
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 16, 2024.
Hulu
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (Mar. 21)
Davey & Jonesie’s Locker, season 1 (Mar. 22)
Anatomy Of A Fall (Mar. 22)
Netflix
Judge Dee’s Mystery, Season 1 (Mar. 16)
Young Royals Forever (Mar. 18)
Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership (Mar. 19)
Physical 100, Season 2 (Mar. 19)
Homicide New York, Season 1 (Mar. 20)
3 Body Problem (Mar. 21)
Buying Beverly Hills, Season 2 (Mar. 22)
The Casagrandes Movie (Mar. 22)
Forever Queens, Season 2 (Mar. 19)
Shirley (Mar. 22)
Disney+
X-Men ‘97, Season 1 (Mar. 20)
Peacock
Stormy (Mar. 18)
Amazon Prime Video
Dinner Party Diaries with Jose Andres (Mar. 19)
Road House (Mar. 21)
Apple TV+
Palm Royale, season 1 (Mar. 20)
This week, a survey reveals that a majority of Americans would prefer to watch movies at home.
Show Notes
Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Would Rather Wait to Watch Movies on Streaming
‘Salem’s Lot’ Officially Skipping Movie Theaters to Stream on Max in 2024
‘The Bear’ Renewed for Season 4 at FX
‘Black Mirror’ Renewed for Season 7 (EXCLUSIVE)
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 23, 2024.
Hulu
We Were the Lucky Ones, limited series (Mar. 28)
Fright Krewe, Season 2 (Mar. 29)
Netflix
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 9 (Mar. 25)
Teasing Master Takagi-san (Mar. 25)
Dave Attell: Hot Cross Buns (Mar. 26) – The old man’s back – out of the clubs and onto the screen, Attell brings it hard in this rapid-fire, no-holds-barred performance. (Kim)
The Believers, Season 1 (Mar. 27)
No Pressure (Mar. 27)
Rest in Peace (Mar. 27)
Testament: The Story of Moses (Mar. 27)
Bad Dinosaurs, Season 1 (Mar. 28)
The Beautiful Game (Mar. 29)
Heart of the Hunter (Mar. 29)
Is It Cake?, season 3 (Mar. 29)
The Wages of Fear (Mar. 29)
Disney+
Renegade Nell, season 1 (Mar. 29)
Madu (Mar. 29)
Max
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (Mar. 29)
Paramount+
A Gentleman in Moscow (Mar. 29)
Amazon Prime Video
Tig Notaro: Hello Again (Mar. 24)
American Rust: Broken Justice (Mar. 28)
The Baxters, Season 1 (Mar. 28)
Apple TV+
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Season 2 (Mar. 28)
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (Mar. 29)
This week, college basketball kicks into overdrive and Max and Paramount+ want you to watch it on streaming.
Show Notes
Max Offers 30% Discount on Yearly Plans Ahead of March Madness
Paramount Stock Falls on Report Shari Redstone Unmoved by Apollo Bid (variety.com)
Paramount+ Sets Launch Details for Ad Tier in Canada, Australia, Premium Plan in France
Apollo Global Offers $11 Billion to Buy Paramount Pictures (variety.com)
Paramount+ Bets on Another Video Game Adaptation
Tyler Perry Inks First-Look TV Deal at Netflix
Travis Kelce in Talks to Host ‘Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?’ Reboot at Amazon Prime Video
Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Showalter To Team For Amazon MGM Holiday Comedy ‘Oh. What. Fun’
Wizards of Waverly Place Sequel With Selena Gomez, David Henrie a Go
David Schwimmer to Star in ‘Goosebumps’ Season 2 at Disney+
Carlos Alcaraz Docuseries Will Chronicle the 2024 Season of a Tennis Superstar – Netflix Tudum
Netflix Unveils Cast Starring Opposite Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw In ‘Black Doves’
‘Uncoupled’ Series Canceled At Showtime After Pickup From Netflix
Recommendations
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 30, 2024.
Hulu
Vanderpump Villa, Season 1 (Apr. 1)
UFO Factory, Season 1 (Apr. 4)
Netflix
Everyone Loves Me, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
The Great Indian Kapil Show, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman, Season 1 (Apr. 1)
Strawberry Shortcake: Spring Spectacular (Apr. 1)
Together: Treble Winners (Apr. 2)
Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer (Apr. 3)
Files of the Unexplained, Season 1 (Apr. 3)
Crooks, Season 1 (Apr. 4)
I Woke Up a Vampire, Season 2 (Apr. 4)
Ripley, season 1 (Apr. 4)
The Tearsmith (Apr. 4)
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem (Apr. 5)
Parasyte: The Grey, Season 1 (Apr. 5)
Scoop (Apr. 5)
Disney+
Wish (Apr. 3)
Max
Hop, Season 1A (Apr. 4)
The Zone of Interest (Apr. 5)
Paramount+
Ark: The Animated Series (Mar. 21)
Star Trek: Discovery, season 5 (Apr. 4)
Peacock
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal (Apr. 1)
Amazon Prime Video
Música (Apr. 4)
How to Date Billy Walsh (Apr. 5)
Apple TV+
Loot, Season 2 (Apr. 3)
Sugar, Season 1 (Apr. 5)
Girls State (Apr. 5)
This week, another NFL game will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock, and Hulu and Disney+ make it official.
Show Notes
PEACOCK TO EXCLUSIVELY STREAM NFL FRIDAY NIGHT OPENING WEEKEND GAME ON SEPT. 6, FROM SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – NBC Sports Pressbox (nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com)
ESPN Integrates Pathway To Regional Sports Network Streams Into Its Main App And Website
ESPN’s Rece Davis walks back ‘risk-free investment’ comment on sports gambling segment
The Disney Plus-Hulu merger is way more than a streaming bundle
Facebook Allegedly Killed Its Own Streaming Service to Help Sell Netflix Ads
Paramount Global Credit Rating Cut To Junk Status By S&P (deadline.com)
Paramount+ Removes 10 Nickelodeon Titles Including Blue’s Clues & You! (deadline.com)
Paramount Streaming Exec Domenic DiMeglio Explains How Paramount+ Capitalized on New Subs After Super Bowl (yahoo.com)
‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Production Delayed at HBO
‘Freaky Friday 2’ a Go at Disney, Nisha Ganatra to Direct
‘Death and Other Details’ Canceled After One Season at Hulu
Claire Danes to Star in Netflix Limited Series ‘Beast in Me’
Olivia Colman Says Won’t Return For Season 3 Of Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’
Alexander Ludwig to Star in ‘Earth Abides’ Series Adaptation at MGM+
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 6, 2024.
Hulu
The Fable, Season 1 (Apr. 6)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Mission: Yozakura Family, Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Blood Free, Season 1 (Apr. 10)
Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, Season 1 (Apr. 10)
The Greatest Hits (Apr. 12)
Netflix
Spirit Rangers, Season 3 (Apr. 8)
Neal Brennan: Crazy Good (Apr. 9)
Anthracite, Limited Series (Apr. 10)
The Hijacking of Flight 61, Limited Series (Apr. 10)
Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, Season 1 (Apr. 10)
What Jennifer Did (Apr. 10)
As the Crow Flies, Season 3 (Apr. 11)
Baby Reindeer, Limited Series (Apr. 11)
Heartbreak High, Season 2 (Apr. 11)
Midsummer Night, Limited Series (Apr. 11)
Amar Singh Chamkila (Apr. 12)
Good Times, Season 1 (Apr. 12)
A Journey (Apr. 12)
Love, Divided (Apr. 12)
Smart Casual (Apr. 12)
Stolen (Apr. 12)
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (Apr. 12)
Max
Alex Edelman: Just for Us (Apr. 6)
Brandy Hellville and the Cult of Fast Fashion (Apr. 9)
Paramount+
The Challenge: All-Stars, season 4 (Apr. 10)
Dora, Season 1 (Apr. 12)
Peacock
Wrestlemania 40 (Apr. 6 -7)
Amazon Prime Video
Fallout, season 1 (Apr. 11)
Apple TV+
Franklin, limited series (Apr. 12)
This week, Disney’s proxy battle is over, and the fight for Paramount may be, as well.
Show Notes
Disney trounces activist shareholders in a major win for Bob Iger | CNN Business
Column: Disney needs fixing, but Peltz was the wrong repairman
ESPN’s Streaming Service Will Be Available on Disney+ (hollywoodreporter.com)
Disney Shares ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu,’ ‘Toy Story 5’ Release Dates
Disney reveals more on huge Magic Kingdom expansion, one part of a $60 billion investment | CNN
Apollo Global Offered $27 Billion for All of Paramount Global but the Bid Was Rebuffed
Redstone, Skydance Strike Tentative Deal for Paramount Stake – Bloomberg
Red vs. Blue: Restoration Release Date Set Amid Rooster Teeth Shutdown (variety.com)
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 13, 2024.
Hulu
Under the Bridge, limited series (Apr. 17)
Netflix
Ripe for the Picking, Season 1 (Apr. 13)
Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (Apr. 16)
The Circle, Season 6 (Apr. 17)
Don’t Hate the Player, Season 1 (Apr. 17)
The Grimm Variations (Apr. 17)
Our Living World, Season 1 (Apr. 17)
Bros, Season 1 (Apr. 18)
The Upshaws, Part 5 (Apr. 18)
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (Apr. 19)
Disney+
Bluey, New Supersized Episode! (Apr. 14)
Max
The Sympathizer (Apr. 14)
An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (Apr. 16)
Conan O’Brien Must Go, season 1 (Apr. 18)
Paramount+
CTRL+ALT+DESIRE (Apr. 16)
Peacock
The Legend of the Lost Locket (Apr. 14)
Orlando Bloom: To the Edge (Apr. 18)
Migration (Apr. 19)
Amazon Prime Video
Going Home with Tyler Cameron, Season 1 (Apr. 18)
Amazon Freevee
Dinner with the Parents, Season 1 (Apr. 18)
Roku Channel
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Apr. 19)
This week, Paramount at a crossroads.
Show Notes
Newhouse Family Resigns from WBD Board Amid DOJ Investigation (hollywoodreporter.com)
Paramount could acquire Skydance in $5 bln all-stock deal, WSJ reports | Reuters
Four Paramount Directors to Step Down as Company Discusses Skydance Merger – WSJ
Showtime Streaming Service Is Shutting Down at the End of April
Paramount Hires a Bank to Explore the Sale of VidCon
Netflix Layoffs Hit Film Department Under New Boss Dan Lin (deadline.com)
Irish Wish Is a Crypto-Fascist, AI-Generated Harbinger of Doom
Game Of Thrones Jon Snow Spinoff Series No Longer In Development At HBO
‘Legally Blonde’ Amazon Spinoff Series In Works; Reese Witherspoon EPs
‘The Night Manager’: BBC & Amazon Recommission With Tom Hiddleston
Amazon Show ‘Fallout’ to Shoot Likely Season 2 in California (hollywoodreporter.com)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Renewed, Lower Decks Ending
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 20, 2024.
Hulu
High Hopes, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
Hip-Hop and the White House (Apr. 22)
Secrets of the Octopus (Apr. 22)
Talking Sabor, Season 1 (Apr. 24)
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Apr. 26)
Netflix
Soweto Blaze (Apr. 20)
CoComelon Lane, Season 2 (Apr. 22)
Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen (Apr. 22)
Anyone But You (Apr. 23)
Brigands: The Quest for Gold (Apr. 23)
Fight for Paradise: Who Can You Trust? (Apr. 23)
Deliver Me (Apr. 24)
City Hunter (Apr. 25)
Dead Boy Detectives, season 1 (Apr. 25)
The Doomsday Cult of Antares de la Luz (Apr. 25)
Disney+
Tiger (Apr. 22)
Tigers on the Rise (Apr. 22)
Max
The Jinx, Part 2 (Apr. 21)
We’re Here, season 4 (Apr. 26)
Paramount+
Knuckles, season 1 (Apr. 26)
Peacock
Falling in Love in Niagara (Apr. 21)
Amazon Prime Video
THEM: The Scare, Season 2 (Apr. 25)
Apple TV+
The Big Door Prize, Season 2 (Apr. 24)
This week, Sony throws a wrench in the plan to rescue Paramount, Zaslav gets paid, and Netflix… well, you know.
Show Notes
Sony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount – The New York Times
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav 2023 Pay Package Rises to $50M (variety.com)
NBA’s exclusive TV rights negotiating window with ESPN, Warner expected to pass without a deal
Netflix Adds 9.33 Million Subscribers in Q1 2024 (variety.com)
‘Squid Game,’ ‘Night Agent’ Netflix Returns Set for Back Half of 2024
For All Mankind Renewed for Season 5 — Plus, Star City Spinoff Ordered at Apple
‘Fallout’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon
‘The Witcher’ To End With Season 5 At Netflix
Recommendations
Deadly Education, by Naomi Novik
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 27, 2024.
Hulu
The Veil, Limited Series (Apr. 30)
Shardlake, season 1 (May 1)
The Contestant (May 2)
Prom Dates (May 3)
Welcome to Wrexham, season 3 (May 3)
Netflix
Honeymoonish (Apr. 29)
Fiasco (Apr. 30)
My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney (Apr. 30)
Draw Special Super Soft Power (May 1)
Down the Rabbit Hole (May 1)
Frankly Speaking, Season 1 (May 1)
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, Season 1 (May 1)
One More Shot (May 1)
Beautiful Rebel (May 2)
A Man in Full (May 2)
Secrets of the Neanderthals (May 2)
T-P Bon, Season 1 (May 2)
Postcards, Season 1 (May 3)
Unfrosted (May 3)
Selling the OC, season 3 (May 3)
Max
Hacks, season 3 (May 2)
Turtles All the Way Down (May 2)
Peacock
Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans (Apr. 27)
Branching Out (Apr. 28)
Amazon Prime Video
The Idea of You (May 2)
Apple TV+
Acapulco, Season 3 (May 1)
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 20, 2023:
Hulu
How I Met Your Father, Season 2B (May 23)
The Clearing (May 24)
The Kardashians, Season 3 (May 25)
Netflix
MerPeople, Limited Series (May 23)
Victim/Suspect (May 23)
Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer (May 23)
Mother’s Day (May 24)
The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties, Season 3 (May 24)
The Ultimatum: Queer Love, Season 1 (May 24)
FUBAR, Season 1 (May 25)
Barbecue Showdown, Season 2 (May 26)
Blood & Gold (May 26)
Disney+
American Born Chinese, Season 1 (May 24)
Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life, Season 2 (May 24)
Max
Love to Love You, Donna Summer (May 20)
Bama Rush (May 23)
Clone High, Season 2 (May 23)
Peacock
Love in Zion National: A National Park Romance (May 21)
Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swenson Mystery (May 22)
Amazon Prime Video
Air (May 12)
The Gryphon, Season 1 (May 26)
Apple TV+
Prehistoric Planet, Season 2 (May 22)
Platonic, Season 1 (May 24)
This week, Disney takes a break from cutting staff to cut content instead.
Show Notes
‘Indiana Jones’ Films to Land at Both Disney+ and Paramount+ – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Loki’ Season 2, ‘Echo’ Set Premiere Dates for Disney+ – Variety
ABC Unveils Strike-Proof Fall 2023 Schedule
Under project ‘Flagship,’ ESPN preparing to move toward streaming service, per report
CW Affiliates Cut Away From LIV Golf Playoff To Show Other Stuff / The CW Fall 2023 Schedule: ‘Walker’, ‘FBoy Island’ ‘All American’ – Deadline
Brian Roberts Says Comcast “More Likely Than Not” To Sell Hulu Stake To Disney
The Joe Schmo Show Reboot Coming to TBS Next Year — Watch Trailer
AEW All Access Moving From TBS To Max Streaming Service On June 9th
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 27, 2023:
Hulu
Drag Me to Dinner, Season 1 (May 31)
Netflix
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Season 3 (May 30)
Siren: Survive the Island, Season 1 (May 30)
The Days, Limited Series (June 1)
Ninjago: Dragons Rising, Season 1 (Jun. 1)
Manifest, final episodes (Jun. 2)
Max
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (May 23)
100 Years of Warner Bros. (May 25)
Reality (May 29)
Magic Mike’s Last Dance (June 2)
Painting With John, Season 3 (June 2)
Paramount+
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (May 16)
iCarly, Season 3 (Jun. 1) – Season 2 apparently ended on a cliffhanger, so we’ll see what happens next! (David)
Peacock
WWE Night of Champions (May 27)
The Love Club: Sydney’s Journey (May 28)
WWE NXT Battleground (May 28)
The Love Club: Lauren’s Dream (May 30)
The Love Club: Tara’s Tune (May 30)
Shooting Stars (June 2)
Amazon Prime Video
The Ride, Season 1 (May 30)
Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (Jun. 2)
This week, studio executives partied in Cannes as things fell apart at home.
Show Notes
New Max App Prioritizes HBO Over Discovery | Analysis
HBO Max Cuts Metalocalypse Despite a New Film, Live Tour & Album Plans
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav booed at Boston University graduation amid writers strike
David Zaslav Booed at Boston University Graduation Amid Writers Strike – The Hollywood Reporter
Cannes: Graydon Carter “Having a Blast” Party Planning With David Zaslav for Hotel du Cap Bash
All 76 Titles Getting Removed from Disney+ and Hulu on Friday / ‘Willow’ Creator Jonathan Kasdan Isn’t Bothered By Removal of Series From Disney+
Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown is here — and it costs $7.99 per month – The Verge
‘Ginny & Georgia’ Renewed For Seasons 3 & 4 – Deadline
‘Citadel’: Prime Video Confirms Season 2 of Global Spy Thriller With Joe Russo as Sole Director
‘The Family Stallone’ Renewed For Season 2 By Paramount+ – Deadline
‘Nurse Jackie’ & ‘Weeds’ Sequels In Works At Showtime W Original Stars – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 3, 2023:
Hulu
Cruel Summer, Season 2 (Jun. 6)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 16 (Jun. 7)
Flamin’ Hot (Jun. 9)
Netflix
Barracuda Queens (Jun. 5)
Ordinary Men: The “Forgotten Holocaust” (Jun. 6)
Arnold, Limited Series (Jun. 7)
Love Is Blind Brazil, Season 3 (Jun. 7)
Tour de France: Unchained (Jun. 8)
Never Have I Ever, Season 4 (Jun. 8)
Bloodhounds, Season 1 (Jun. 9)
Human Resources, Season 2 (Jun. 9)
The Playing Card Killer, Limited Series (Jun. 9)
TexMex Motors, Season 1 (Jun. 9)
This World Can’t Tear Me Down, Limited Series (Jun. 9)
Disney+
Avatar: The Way of Water (Jun. 7)
Hailey’s On It!, Season 1 (Jun. 9)
Max
The Idol, Limited Series (Jun. 4)
Burden of Proof, Limited Series (Jun. 6)
American Pain (Jun. 8)
First Five, Limited Series (June. 9)
Paramount+
Joe Pickett, Season 2 (Jun. 4)
Peacock
The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango (Jun. 3)
Wedding Season (Jun. 4)
Based On A True Story, Season 1 (Jun. 8)
Amazon Prime Video
The Lake, Season 2 (Jun. 9)
Apple TV+
The Crowded Room, Season 1 (Jun. 9)
The Snoopy Show, Season 3 (Jun. 9)
This week, the wheels have come off in Hollywood, although the box office would say otherwise.
Show Notes
The Great Rebundling: Who Will Figure Out How to Rebuild Pay TV First? / David Zaslav Suggests Rival Streamers Should Bundle Together: If We Don’t Do It Ourselves “It Will Be Done To Us”
Comcast Xfinity Subs Will Lose Peacock Free Access This Summer
More Brits ditch subscription streaming services > RXTV info
Looks Like Disney+ Has Removed Its First Marvel Show From The Streaming Service | Cinemablend / Disney to Take $1.5 Billion Content Write-Off Charge in June Quarter After Pulling Dozens of Titles From Streaming Services
Diamond Sports Group fails to pay Padres, loses broadcast rights – ESPN
Recommendations
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 10, 2023:
Hulu
53rd Annual LA Pride Parade Livestream (Jun. 11 at 11 AM PT)
The Full Monty, Season 1 (Jun. 14)
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 6 (Jun. 15)
Jagged Mind (Jun. 15)
Chevalier (Jun. 16)
Netflix
Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact (Jun. 13)
Forged in Fire, Season 8 (Jun. 14)
Married at First Sight, Season 13 (Jun. 14)
Our Planet 2 (Jun. 14)
The Surrogacy, Season 1 (Jun. 14)
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (Jun. 15)
Black Mirror, Season 6 (Jun. 15)
Extraction 2 (Jun. 16)
King the Land, Season 1 (Jun. 17)
See You in My 19th Life, Season 1 (Jun. 17)
Disney+
Stan Lee (Jun. 16)
Max
How Do You Measure a Year? (Jun. 14)
Swiping America, Season 1 (Jun. 15)
Paramount+
The Tony Awards (Jun. 11 at 8 PM ET, 5 PM PT)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2 (Jun. 15)
Peacock
Renfield (Jun. 3)
Love’s Greek to Me (Jun. 11)
Prince: The Final Secret (Jun 12.)
Amazon Prime Video
Deadloch, Season 1 (Jun. 2)
The Grand Tour: Eurocrash (Jun. 16)
This week, Spider-Man whoops Transformers and Fast X.
Show Notes
CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out after a brief and tumultuous tenure
The Real Reason Chris Licht Got Fired From CNN – POLITICO
Inside the Meltdown at CNN – The Atlantic
Max Launch Draws 70% of HBO Max, Discovery+ Customers
Warner Bros. Discovery rallies as Licht’s CNN exit prompts questions of a sale
DGA National Board Approves Tentative Deal With Studios, Streamers / DGA Contract Vote Underway As Guild Sends Members Expanded Details Of New Film & TV Contract – Deadline
Xumo Enterprise powers FAST channels for TCL refresh
Amazon Prime Reportedly Weighing Ad-Supported Streaming Tier—Joining Netflix And Disney
Some Comcast subscribers will still get free Peacock streaming service, after all – oregonlive.com
Netflix Password Crackdown: Paid Sharing Boosts US Subscriber Sign-Ups – Variety
‘Perry Mason’ Canceled By HBO After 2 Seasons – Deadline
Amazon Orders ‘Angry Birds Mystery Island’ Animated Series – Deadline
‘Hocus Pocus 3’ Is Happening At Disney+ Following Successful Sequel – Deadline
Recommendations
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 17, 2023:
Hulu
The Bear, Season 2 (Jun. 22)
Netflix
Tudum: A Global Fan Event (Jun. 17 at 4:30 p.m. EDT)
DreamWorks’ Not Quite Narwhal, Season 1 (Jun. 19)
Take Care of Maya (Jun. 19)
85 South Ghetto Legends (Jun. 20)
Break Point, Part 2 (Jun. 21)
Glamorous, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Social Currency, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Catching Killers, Season 3 (Jun. 23)
King of Clones (Jun. 23)
Let’s Get Divorced, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Skull Island, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
The Perfect Find (Jun. 23)
Pokemon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, Part 3 (Jun. 23)
Through My Window: Across the Sea (Jun. 23)
Disney+
Secret Invasion (Jun. 21)
World’s Best (Jun. 23)
Max
John Early: Now More Than Ever (Jun. 17)
The Righteous Gemstones, Season 3 (Jun. 18)
The Stroll (Jun. 21)
And Just Like That, Season 2 (Jun. 22)
Downey’s Dream Cars, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Peacock
The Wedding Contract (Jun. 18)
Guns N’ Roses: America’s Most Dangerous Band (Jun. 19)
Amazon Prime Video
Creed III (Jun. 9)
That Peter Crouch Film (Jun. 22)
I’m a Virgo, Season 1 (Jun. 23)
Apple TV+
Swagger, Season 2 (Jun. 23)
This week, Disney’s problems are Elemental.
Show Notes
Disney Sets Star Wars Film, Delays Marvel, Avatar Sequel Release Dates – Variety
Disney Finance Chief Clashed With Top Executives Before Stepping Down – WSJ
Universal Finally Answers That PVOD Revenue Question – IndieWire
‘XO, Kitty’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix – Variety
Spirit Rangers Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix – The Hollywood Reporter
Roku Lands Chelsea Peretti Comedy ‘First Time Female Director’ / ‘First Time Female Director’ Review: Chelsea Peretti’s So-So Comedy – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Velma’ Renewed For Season 2 As Max Comedy Chief Unveils Adult Animated Slate — Annecy
‘Silo’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV+ – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 24, 2023:
Hulu
Wildflower (Jun. 23)
2023 Pride Houston Parade (June 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET)
Pride Across America (Jun. 25 at 4 p.m. ET)
Secret Chef, Season 1 (Jun. 29)
Netflix
Delete, Season 1 (Jun. 28)
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (Jun. 28)
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators, Limited Series (Jun. 28)
Run Rabbit Run (Jun. 28)
Lust Stories 2 (Jun. 29)
The Witcher, Season 3, Part 1 (Jun. 29)
Alone, Season 9 (Jun. 30)
Is It Cake, Too?, Season 2 (June 30)
Nimona (Jun. 30)
Max
Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music (Jun. 27)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (Jun. 28)
Ten Year Old Tom, Season 2 (Jun. 29)
Warrior, Season 3 (Jun. 29)
Paramount+
The Gold, Limited Series (Jun. 25)
Peacock
Make Me a Match (Jun. 25)
Journey: A Voice Lost… and Found (Jun. 26)
The Super Mario. Bros. Movie (Jun. 28)
Amazon Prime Video
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Season 4 (Jun. 30)
Apple TV+
Hijack (Jun. 28)
This week, Warner Bros. Discovery is coming undone.
Show Notes
Dear David Zaslav: Gutting TCM Will Not Help You Win Filmmakers Back to Warner Bros.
‘The Flash’ Flameout: David Zaslav’s First Box Office Bomb – The Hollywood Reporter
Streaming Shocker: Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks To License HBO Original Series To Netflix / Streaming Détente? As HBO Eyes Licensing Deal With Netflix, Industry Sees Opportunities
Warner Bros. Discovery Negotiating $500 Million Deal to Sell Film and TV Music Publishing Assets
Entertainment One Lays Off 20% Of Staff Ahead Of Sale – Deadline
Embracer announces layoffs and game cancellations after a $2 billion deal falls through | Engadget / Embracer Group Paid $396M For ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Rights
TikTok and Candle Media strike deal to co-create content | Reuters
Ryan Murphy Set to Leave Netflix for Disney
‘Fubar’ Season 2: Netflix Renews Arnold Schwarzenegger Series – Variety
Recommendations
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 1, 2023:
Hulu
CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair (Jul. 5)
The Ashley Madison Affair, Limited Series (Jul. 7)
Netflix
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (Jul. 3)
The King Who Never Was, Limited Series (Jul. 4)
Tom Segura: Sledgehammer (Jul. 4)
Back to 15, Season 2 (Jul. 5)
My Happy Marriage, Season 1 (Jul. 5)
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Season 2 (Jul. 5)
WHAM! (Jul. 5)
Deep Fake Love, Season 1 (Jul. 6)
The Lincoln Lawyer, Season 2, Part 1 (Jul. 6)
Hack My Home, Season 1 (Jul. 7)
The Out-Laws (Jul. 7)
Disney+
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (Jul. 5)
Max
Brandi Carlile: In the Canyon Haze – Live from Laurel Canyon (Jul. 1)
Shaun White: The Last Run (Jul. 6)
My Adventures with Superman, Season 1 (Jul. 7)
Paramount+
Big Nate, Season 2 (Jul. 7)
Peacock
Hart to Hart, Season 3 (Jul. 6)
Kevin Hart: Reality Check (Jul. 6)
Amazon Prime Video
The Horror of Dolores Roach, Season 1 (Jul. 7)
This week, Paramount Goes Full Zaslav.
Show Notes
TCM’s UK Channel to Be Shut Down in July
TCM Reborn: Steven Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Martin Scorsese to Guide Channel Programming
Inside Amy Schumer among new shows gutted from Paramount Plus
Paramount Plus just increased the price of its cheapest plan – The Verge
‘Gattaca,’ Mandy Patinkin’s ‘Seasoned’ Among 4 Shows Passed On at Showtime – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Alaska Daily’ & ‘The Company You Keep’ To Be Removed Early From Hulu – Deadline
Netflix Scraps Ad-Free ‘Basic’ Streaming Plan Canada – The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Other Two’ To End With Season 3 At Max – Deadline
Kevin Bacon to Play Undead Bounty Hunter in Prime Video Series ‘The Bondsman’ From Blumhouse TV
‘Reservation Dogs’ to End With Season 3 at FX, Hulu – Variety
Pete Davidson’s ‘Bupkis’ Renewed For Season 2 At Peacock – Deadline
‘School Spirits’ Renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+ – Variety
Recommendations
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 8, 2023:
Hulu
Betrayal: The Perfect Husband, Limited Series (Jul. 11)
The Jewel Thief (Jul. 13)
What We Do in the Shadows, Season 5 (Jul. 13)
Imagine Dragons Live in Vegas (Jul. 14)
Netflix
Unknown: Killer Robots (Jul. 10)
Nineteen to Twenty, Season 1 (Jul. 11)
Quarterback, Season 1 (Jul. 12)
Record of Ragnarok, Season 2 (Jul. 12)
Sugar Rush: The Baking Point, Season 1 (Jul 12)
Burn the House Down, Season 1 (Jul. 13)
Sonic Prime, Season 2 (Jul. 13)
Survival of the Thickest (Jul. 13)
Bird Box Barcelona (Jul. 14)
Five Star Chef, Season 1 (Jul. 14)
Too Hot To Handle, Season 5 (Jul. 14)
Max
Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (Jul. 9)
Full Circle, Season 1 (Jul. 13)
Project Greenlight: A New Generation, Season 1 (Jul. 13)
Gray Matter (Jul. 13)
Peacock
Myth of the Zodiac Killer (Jul. 11)
Amazon Prime Video
The Summer I Turned Pretty, Season 2 (Jul. 14)
Apple TV+
The Afterparty, Season 2 (Jul. 12)
Foundation, Season 2 (Jul. 14)
This week, GQ spikes a story critical of David Zaslav.
Show Notes
GQ pulls article slamming Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Zaslav after complaint – The Washington Post
GQ Removes Article Critical of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO – The New York Times
GQ Editor Who Pulled Critical David Zaslav Story Is Producing Movie for Warner Bros.
Chronicles of Narnia Movie: Greta Gerwig Directing for Netflix
‘Sex Education’ to End With Season 4 at Netflix, Sets Premiere Date – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 15, 2023:
Hulu
Justified: City Primeval, limited series (Jul. 18)
Big RV Remix, Season 1 (Jul. 21)
Netflix
Unknown: Cave of Bones (Jul. 17)
The (Almost) Legends (Jul. 19)
The Deepest Breath (Jul. 19)
Supa Team 4, Season 1 (Jul. 20)
Sweet Magnolias, Season 3 (Jul. 20)
They Cloned Tyrone (Jul. 21)
Max
Superpowered: The DC Story (Jul. 20)
Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia (Jul. 20)
Paramount+
I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream (Jul. 18)
Peacock
Love Island, USA, Season 5 (Jul. 18)
Amazon Prime Video
Surf Girls Hawai’i (Jul. 18)
Amazon Freevee
Almost Paradise, Season 2 (Jul. 21)
Apple TV+
Stephen Curry: Underrated (Jul. 21)
This week, actors go on strike and Hollywood shuts down.
Show Notes
SAG-AFTRA: Actors are poised to go on strike against studios and streaming services | CNN Business
National Geographic magazine has laid off the last of its staff writers | CNN Business
WGA East “Demands Immediate End” To AI-Generated Articles On G/O Media Sites
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever
Disney CEO Bob Iger: Writers, Actors Not Being ‘Realistic’ With Strike – Variety
Disney extends CEO Bob Iger’s contract through 2026, two years longer than planned
Disney could soon sell its TV assets as Iger says business ‘may not be core’ to the company
Why Disney Trashed a Movie It Spent $50 Million to Make
Disney+ to Release Over 20 Asia Originals in Second Half of 2023 – The Hollywood Reporter
Disney Faces TV and Streaming Crossroads In India
‘The X-Files,’ ‘Alias, Among 10 Titles Licensed by Disney to Channel 4 – Variety
HBO’s Casey Bloys on Emmy Noms, When Strike Will Impact HBO and Max – Variety
Amazon Studios’ Jennifer Salke & Vernon Sanders On Emmys & WGA Strike – Deadline
‘Jury Duty’ EP On Surprise Emmy Nominations & Possible Season 2 – Deadline
Recommendations
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 22, 2023:
Hulu
Futurama, Season 11 (Jul. 24)
The Hardy Boys, Season 3 (Jul. 26)
Mother Undercover, Complete Docuseries (Jul. 27)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 7 (Jul. 27)
This Fool, Season 2 (Jul. 28)
Netflix
Love After Divorce (Jul. 23)
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (Jul. 24)
Dream (Jul. 25)
The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals, Season 7 (Jui. 26)
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case (Jul 26)
The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos, Season 5 (Jul. 27)
The Witcher, Season 3, Part 2 (Jul. 27)
Paradise (Jul. 27)
Happiness For Beginners (Jul. 27)
Captain Fall, Season 1 (Jul. 28)
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (Jul. 28)
How to Become a Cult Leader, Limited Series (Jul. 28)
Disney+
The Slumber Party (Jul. 28)
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (Jul. 28)
Max
The Golden Boy: Oscar de la Hoya (Jul. 24)
After the Bite (Jul. 26)
Harley Quinn, Season 4 (Jul. 27)
How to With John Wilson, Season 3 (Jul. 28)
Paramount+
Special Ops: Lioness (limited series) (Jul. 23)
Zoey 102 (Jul. 27)
Peacock
A Lifelong Love (Jul. 23)
Twisted Metal, Season 1 (Jul. 27)
Amazon Prime Video
Good Omens, Season 2 (Jul. 28)
Apple TV+
The Beanie Bubble (Jul. 28)
This week, Hollywood is facing an existential crisis. Is streaming killing it?
Show Notes
The Writers Strike Highlights The TV Industry’s Streaming Problem – Variety
Where Are My Residuals? Actors/Writers Share Horror Stories – Deadline
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Supporting Cast Say They Were Never Fairly Compensated for Netflix Hit
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Feels Strike Pain Wants Deal ASAP – Deadline
Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K.
‘Yellowstone’, ‘SEAL Team’ CBS Fall 2023 Schedule – Deadline
Disney+ Series ‘Ms. Marvel’ to Air on ABC This Summer
‘Secret Invasion’: First Three Episodes to Stream on Hulu | Marvel
Peacock Price Hike Revealed By NBCUniversal – The Hollywood Reporter
Peacock Raising Prices For First Time Since 2020 Launch – Deadline
‘Dune 2’ Release Date May Shift to 2024 As Labor Strikes Rage On – Variety
The Bear Season 2 Whips Up Record Streaming Debut On Hulu – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 29, 2023:
Hulu
Reservation Dogs, Season 3 (Aug. 2)
Demons and Saviors, Limited Series (Aug. 3)
Lollapalooza (Aug. 3 – 6)
Netflix
Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Season 2 (Jul. 31)
Jake Paul the Problem Child (Aug. 1)
The River Wild (Aug. 1)
Mark Cavendish: Never Enough (Aug. 2)
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food (Aug. 2)
Heartstopper, Season 2 (Aug. 3)
The Last Hours of Mario Biondo, Limited Series (Aug. 3)
The Lincoln Lawyer, Season 2, Part 2 (Aug. 3)
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Aug. 3)
The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge (Aug. 4)
Disney+
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (Aug. 2)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Aug. 2)
Max
Metal Monsters: The Righteous Redeemer (Jul. 30)
Paramount+
Mixtape (Aug. 1)
Peacock
Aloha Heart (Jul. 30)
WWE NXT: The Great American Bash (Jul 30)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Aug. 3)
Amazon Prime Video
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Limited Series (Aug. 4)
Apple TV+
Physical, Season 3 (Aug. 2)
Roku Channel
The Marriage Pact, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
Starz
Heels, Season 2 (Jul. 28)
This week, Comcast does great, Peacock not so much.
Show Notes
Ryan Reynolds Bringing Back ‘ALF’ On His Maximum Effort Channel – Deadline
Verizon Teams With YouTube for Free NFL Sunday Ticket Promotion – Variety / YouTube TV Will Offer Max-NFL Sunday Ticket Bundle – Variety
NBCUniversal Quarterly Revenue Rises, But Peacock Loses $651M / NBCU Studio, Parks Are Standouts In Comcast Q2; Peacock, At 24 Million Subscribers, Sees Losses Widen
‘Righteous Gemstones’ Renewed for Season 4 on HBO – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 5, 2023:
Hulu
Only Murders in the Building, Season 3 (Aug. 8)
Moving, Season 1 (Aug. 9)
Netflix
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 8 (Aug. 7)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh, Part 2 (Aug. 8)
Untold: Johnny Football (Aug. 8)
Zombieverse, Season 1 (Aug. 8)
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop, Limited Series (Aug. 9)
Painkiller, Limited Series (Aug. 10)
Down for Love, Season 1 (Aug. 11)
Heart of Stone (Aug. 11)
Disney+
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Season 4 (Aug. 9)
Max
Winning Time, Season 2 (Aug. 6)
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets (Aug. 8)
Rap Sh!t, Season 2 (Aug. 10)
Paramount+
Love in Taipei (Aug. 10)
Billions, Season 7 (Aug. 11)
Peacock
WWE SummerSlam (Aug. 5)
Making Waves (Aug. 6)
Amazon Prime Video
Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey (Aug. 8)
Red, White, & Royal Blue (Aug. 11)
Apple TV+
Strange Planet, Season 1 (Aug. 9)
This week, we question the accuracy of the name “Max”.
Show Notes
A Closer Look At The “Max” Rebrand – Antenna Blog
Warner Bros. Discovery Loses 1.8 Million Subscribers During Max Launch Quarter
HBO Max was renamed Max, and Warner Bros. Discovery lost subscribers – The Verge
Warner Bros Discovery warns Hollywood strikes may impact film slate | Reuters
No More Mr. Nice Guy: Bob Iger May Just Want to Sell Disney and Be Done – TheWrap
Iger Brings Back His Old Heirs Apparent
Lionsgate Buys eOne From Hasbro – Deadline
Actors Strike: SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements Spur Questions – The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Chosen’ Jesus Series Gets SAG Strike Waiver To Continue Filming – Deadline
AMC Networks Sheds More Streaming Subscribers in Q2, U.S. Ad Sales Down 17%
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 12, 2023:
Hulu
Solar Opposites, Season 4 (Aug. 14)
Miguel Wants to Fight (Aug. 16)
Netflix
Behind Your Touch, Season 1 (Aug. 12)
Eye of the Storm, Season 1 (Aug. 15)
Untold: Hall of Shame (Aug. 15)
Jared Freid: 37 and Single (Aug. 15)
The Chosen One (Aug. 16)
At Home with the Furys, Season 1 (Aug. 16)
Depp v. Heard, limited series (Aug. 16)
The Pope’s Exorcist (Aug. 16)
My Dad the Bounty Hunter, Season 2 (Aug. 17)
The Upshaws, Season 3 (Aug. 17)
Mask Girl, Season 1 (Aug. 18)
The Monkey King (Aug. 18)
Disney+
LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest (Aug. 18)
Peacock
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path (Aug. 12)
A Safari Romance (Aug. 13)
Killing It, Season 2 (Aug. 17)
Chris Fleming: HELL (Aug. 18)
Amazon Prime Video
Harlan Coben’s Shelter, Season 1 (Aug. 18)
Amazon Freevee
Puppy Love (Aug. 18)
Apple TV+
Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie (Aug. 18)
This week, Disney makes a deal with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN Bet.
Show Notes
ESPN to Launch ESPN BET in a New Agreement with PENN Entertainment – The Walt Disney Company
Disney plans to hike streaming prices, join Netflix in crack down on subscription sharing
For Disney, Streaming Losses and TV’s Decline Are a One-Two Punch – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Paramount sells Simon & Schuster to private investment firm
Paramount earnings: Streamers’ growth is ‘certainly slowing,’ analyst explains
Paramount stock jumps amid improved Q2 streaming losses
Paramount: Strikes to Boost Free Cash Flow; CEO Will ‘Minimize Disruptions’ – Variety
Paramount adds 700,000 streaming subscribers during Q2
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 19, 2023:
Hulu
Trap Jazz (Aug. 23)
Netflix
Untold: Swamp Kings (Aug. 22)
Destined with You, Season 1 (Aug. 23)
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, Season 2 (Aug. 23)
Ragnarok, Season 3 (Aug. 24)
Who Is Erin Carter?, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Killer Book Club (Aug. 25)
You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah (Aug. 25)
Disney+
Ahsoka, Season 1 (Aug. 23)
Max
BS High (Aug. 23)
Peacock
Never Too Late to Celebrate (Aug. 20)
MGM+
The Winter King, Season 1 (Aug. 20)
Apple TV+
Invasion, Season 2 (Aug. 23)
Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn (Aug. 25)
This week, reruns dominate the streaming ratings, casting a shadow on the future of new original content in Hollywood.
Show Notes
Apple Can Steamroll Its Way Into Live Sports by Buying ESPN
WGA Report: Disney, Amazon, and Netflix Are the ‘New Gatekeepers’ of Media
Paramount Ends Plan to Sell BET Majority Stake – The Hollywood Reporter
Sports broadcaster sues parent Sinclair, alleging $1.5 billion fraud | Reuters
Only Four Networks Are Propping Up the Entire Cable TV Industry
‘A League Of Their Own’ Canceled: No Second & Final Season On Amazon – Deadline
‘The Peripheral’ Canceled; No Season 2 Amid Lengthy Strikes – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 26, 2023:
Hulu
How to Blow Up A Pipeline (Aug. 24)
Vacation Friends 2 (Aug. 25)
The Conversations Project, Season 1 (Aug. 28)
Archer, final season (Aug. 30)
Spellbound, Season 1A (Aug. 31)
Netflix
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, Season 1 (Aug. 30)
Miss Adrenaline: A Tale of Twins, Season 1 (Aug. 30)
One Piece (Aug. 31)
Karate Sheep, Season 2 (Aug. 31)
Choose Love (Aug. 31)
Disenchantment, Season 5 (Sep. 1)
Max
The Flash (Aug. 25)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (Aug. 31)
Peacock
Napa Ever After (Aug. 27)
Amazon Prime Video
The Wheel of Time, Season 2 (Sep. 1)
Amazon Freevee
God. Family. Football. Season 1 (Sep. 1)
Starz
Power Book IV: Force, Season 2 (Sep. 1)
This week, please vote yes on our “You’ll get nothing and like it” proposal.
Show Notes
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ to Air on CBS This Fall – The Hollywood Reporter
AMPTP Brings DC Crisis PR Firm On Board As Studios Seek To Reset Strike Messaging
“Long-Term Damage”? Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, and David Zaslav’s Bad-PR Summer | Vanity Fair
WGA Says AMPTP’s Latest Contract Offer “Is Neither Nothing, Nor Nearly Enough”
‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’ Canceled at Disney+ After Two Seasons – Variety
CNN news is coming to Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service Max
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 2, 2023:
Hulu
Never Let Him Go, Docuseries (Sep. 6)
Netflix
Is She the Wolf, Season 1 (Sep. 3)
Predators, Original Docuseries (Sep. 6)
Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America (Sep. 6)
Gamera: Rebirth, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Season 3 (Sep. 7)
Top Boy, Series 5 (Sep. 7)
Virgin River, Season 5, Part 1 (Sep. 7)
Pokemon: To Be a Pokemon Master (Sep. 8)
Selling the OC, Season 2 (Sep. 8)
A Time Called You, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
Spy Ops, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
Disney+
I Am Groot, Season 2 (Sep. 6)
The Little Mermaid (Sep. 6)
Paramount+
Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 4 (Sep. 7)
Peacock
WWE Payback (Sep. 2)
Love in the Great Smoky Mountains, A National Park Romance (Sep. 3)
Amazon Prime Video
One Shot: Overtime Elite (Sep. 5)
Sitting in Bars with Cake (Sep. 8)
Apple TV+
The Changeling, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
This week, as studios try to figure out a path forward, Taylor Swift rocks theaters.
Show Notes
The Era of the Original Streaming Movie Is Over (yahoo.com)
‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Canceled By Disney+, Being Shopped Around – Deadline
Disney+ Not Going Forward With ‘Nautilus’ UK Series As Part Of Cost-Cutting Content Removal
‘The Idol’ Canceled: The Weeknd/Sam Levinson Series Won’t Get Season 2 – Variety
Netflix Agrees to Pay Royalties to Creators of German Series in Line With EU Directive
‘Suits’ Spinoff ‘Pearson’ Peacock Meghan Markle Legal Drama Netflix Hit – Deadline
Investors Sue Disney Over Alleged Chapek Era “Cost-Shifting Scheme” to Hide Streaming Losses
How the Swiftie Cinematic Universe Came to Theaters – Puck
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Concert Film $37M Presales, $70M Opening Forecast – Deadline
‘Ahsoka’ Series Premiere Gets Big Ratings, Disney+ Says
Netflix Renews ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ for Season 3 – The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Great’ Canceled at Hulu After 3 Seasons – The Hollywood Reporter
‘How I Met Your Father’ Canceled by Hulu After Two Seasons – Variety
Recommendations
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 9, 2023:
Hulu
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 2 (Sep. 12)
The Other Black Girl, Season 1 (Sep. 13)
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 7 (Sep. 14)
Theater Camp (Sep. 14)
Netflix
K Food Show: A Nation of Kimchi (Sep. 10)
Glow Up: The Next Makeup Star, Season 5 (Sep. 12)
Michelle Wolf: It’s Great to Be Here (Sep.12)
Ordinary Men (Sep. 13)
Wrestlers (Sep. 13)
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (Sep. 14)
Once Upon a Crime (Sep. 14)
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons, Season 7 (Sep. 15)
Love at First Sight (Sep. 15)
El Conde (Sep. 15)
Surviving Summer, Season 2 (Sep. 15)
Disney+
Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory, Season 1 (Sep. 13)
Paramount+
Football Must Go On, Docuseries (Sep. 12)
Peacock
Guiding Emily (Sep. 9)
Fourth Down and Love (Sep. 10)
Fast X (Sep. 15)
Amazon Prime Video
Kelce (Sep. 12)
Thursday Night Football (Sep. 14)
A Million Miles Away (Sep. 15)
Wilderness, Season 1 (Sep. 15)
Written in the Stars, Season 1 (Sep. 15)
Apple TV+
The Morning Show, Season 3 (Sep. 13)
AMC+
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 1 (Sep. 10)
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 16, 2023:
Hulu
The D’Amelio Show, Season 3 (Sep. 20)
iHeartRadio Music Festival Live Stream (Sep. 22)
No One Will Save You (Sep. 22)
Netflix
Kountry Wayne: A Woman’s Prayer (Sep. 19)
The Saint of Second Chances (Sep. 19)
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, Season 2 (Sep. 20)
Scissor Seven, Season 4 (Sep.21)
Sex Education, final season (Sep. 21)
Song of the Bandits, Season 1 (Sep. 22)
Spy Kids: Armageddon (Sep. 22)
Love is Blind, Season 5 (Sep. 22)
Max
Young Love, Season 1 (Sep. 21)
Paramount+
The Gold, Season 1 (Sep. 17)
Superpower (Sep. 18)
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court (Sep. 22)
Peacock
Notes of Autumn (Sep. 16)
The Continental: From the World of John Wick (Sep. 22)
Amazon Prime Video
Cassandro (Sep. 22)
Amazon Freevee
Neighbours: A New Chapter, Season 1 (Sep. 18)
Apple TV+
The Super Models (Sep. 20)
Still Up, Season 1 (Sep. 22)
This week, the end is near, or maybe they just kicked the can down the road..?
Show Notes
Comcast and Disney Agree to Speed Up Hulu Deal – The New York Times
Disney’s wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
Disney-Charter fight could be the start of the TV bundle breaking
Why the Disney-Charter Carriage Dispute Is a ‘Watershed Event’ for All Pay TV
Disney Holds Initial Talks ABC Sale to Nexstar Media – Bloomberg
Disney to Cut Target for Disney+ Streaming Subscribers – Bloomberg
What Happens If Disney Can’t Agree With Comcast on a Price Tag for Hulu
Get Hulu with live TV for a major discount during Disney’s Charter spat – The Verge
Disney Talks on ABC Sale Heat Up as Byron Allen Makes Offer
What the Disney-Charter Deal Means for Future Carriage Negotiations
Disney starts drafting broadcast TV’s grand finale | Reuters
Cable and Streaming TV Are Jumping Off the Cliff Together
Netflix CFO Says “We Need To Get Back To Work, That’s What We Are Focused On”
Writers Strike CBS’ ‘The Talk’ To Return To Filming Daytime Scrutiny – Deadline
Greg Berlanti Starts $500K Strike Relief Fund For Staff Of His Shows – Deadline
Writers Guild Claims’ Of Division In Studio Ranks Is False, AMPTP Says – Deadline
Warner Bros. Plans to Offer Sports Free on Max Service – BNN Bloomberg
Max to feature AMC Networks shows like ‘Fear the Walking Dead,’ ‘Killing Eve’ this fall
Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings
BBC Buys ‘Interview With The Vampire’ From AMC – Deadline
‘Thursday Night Football’ Opens Big: TV Ratings Sept. 14, 2023 – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Fauda’ Renewed for Season 5 – Variety
‘And Just Like That’ Renewed For Season 3 On Max – Deadline
Donald Glover’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Remake Delayed to 2024 by Amazon
Donald Glover’s Lando Series Is Now a Movie – The Hollywood Reporter
NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV: The Drew Magary Review
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 23 2023:
Hulu
Love in Fairhope, Season 1 (Sep. 27)
The Kardashians, Season 4 (Sep. 28)
Netflix
K Food Show: A Nation of Banchan (Sep. 24)
The Devil’s Plan, Season 1 (Sep. 26)
Who Killed Jill Dando?, limited series (Sep. 26)
Encounters, Season 1 (Sep. 27)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Sep. 27)
Castlevania: Nocturne, Season 1 (Sep. 28)
Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee, and Jessica Wongso (Sep. 28)
Love is in the Air (Sep. 28)
The Great British Baking Show, Collection 11 (Sep. 29)
Nowhere (Sep. 29)
Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury (Sep. 29)
Reptile (Sep. 29)
Disney+
Dancing with the Stars, Season 32 (Sep. 26)
Disney’s Launchpad, Season 2 (Sep. 29)
Max
Savior Complex, limited series (Sep. 26)
Starstruck, Season 3 (Sep. 28)
Peacock
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major (Sep. 23)
Retreat to You (Sep. 24)
Amazon Prime Video
Gen V, Season 1 (Sep. 29)
The Fake Sheikh (Sep. 26)
Apple TV+
Flora and Son (Sep. 29)
This week, Hollywood holds its breath as the writers and the studios continue to talk.
Show Notes
Amazon Prime Video will cost you more starting in 2024 if you want to watch without ads
‘Winning Time’ Ends in Defeat With an Awkward, Surprise Series Finale
‘Pitch Perfect Bumper in Berlin’ Canceled By Peacock: No Season 2 – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 30, 2023:
Hulu
Appendage (Oct. 2)
Undead Unluck, Season 1 (Oct. 6)
Netflix
Beth Stelling: If You Didn’t Want Me Then (Oct. 3)
Beckham, Limited Series (Oct. 4)
Race to the Summit (Oct. 4)
Lupin, Part 3 (Oct. 5)
Everything Now (Oct. 5)
Ballerina (Oct. 6)
Disney+
Toy Story Funday Football (Livestreaming at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1)
Haunted Mansion (Oct. 4)
Loki, Season 2 (Oct. 5)
Max
Our Flag Means Death, Season 2 (Oct. 5)
Paramount+
Bargain, limited series (Oct. 5)
Monster High 2 (Oct. 5)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (Oct. 6)
Peacock
Mystery Island (Sep. 30)
WWE NXT: No Mercy (Sep. 30)
Amazon Prime Video
Make Me Scream (Oct. 3)
Totally Killer (Oct. 6)
This week, studios and writers come to an agreement.
Show Notes
The New WGA Deal Explained: What Writers Won (thewrap.com)
5 Days to End the Strike: When Writers and Studios (Finally) Hit a Contract Breakthrough (yahoo.com)
The Taylor Sheridan & Mike White Rule? Showrunners Can Stay Solo If They Wish After WGA Deal
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 7, 2023:
Hulu
Spy x Family, Season 2 (Oct. 7)
The Mill (Oct. 9)
Goosebumps, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
Netflix
Strong Girl Nam-Soon, Season 1 (Oct. 7)
Last One Standing, Season 2 (Oct. 10)
Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Limited Series (Oct. 11)
Once Upon a Star (Oct. 11)
The Fall of the House of Usher (Oct. 12)
Good Night World (Oct. 12)
Fair Play (Oct. 13)
Max
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring (Oct. 1)
Doom Patrol, Season 4, Part 2 (Oct. 12)
Paramount+
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Oct. 6)
Frasier, New Season (Oct. 12)
Peacock
WWE Fastlane (Oct. 7)
John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
Amazon Prime Video
The Greatest Show Never Made, Limited Series (Oct. 11)
The Burial (Oct. 13)
Apple TV+
Lessons in Chemistry, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
Starz
Shining Vale, Season 2 (Oct. 13)
This week, Hollywood is going to have a heck of a hangover after the strikes are over.
Show Notes
Universal Studio Group Reinstated Term Deals Not Being Extended – Deadline
DirecTV Says CNN Streaming Service Risks Violating Deal – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Winners and Losers of the WGA Strike From Drew Carey to Drew Barrymore
Netflix is planning to raise prices… again – The Verge / Netflix Plans to Raise Subscription Prices After Actors Strike Ends – WSJ
Discovery+ Raises Price of Ad-Free Streaming Plan for the First Time
Ad Tier of AMC+ Price: Launches at $4.99 Per Month – The Hollywood Reporter
Xumo Stream Box Launching on Charter Spectrum, Comcast Xfinity
Diamond Sports seeks to cut NBA, NHL fees in last-ditch bid to survive another year: sources
Bally Sports Arizona asks out of agreement to broadcast Coyotes games
NBA, NHL in limbo waiting on next move in Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy
Vikings: Valhalla To End With Season 3 Netflix – Deadline
‘iCarly’ Reboot Canceled at Paramount+ After 3 Seasons – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 14, 2023:
Hulu
Moonlighting, all five seasons (Oct. 10)
Monster Inside (Oct. 12)
Living for the Dead, Season 1 (Oct. 18)
Netflix
Camp Courage (Oct. 15)
The Devil on Trial (Oct. 17)
Heather McMahan: Son I Never Had (Oct. 17)
I Woke Up a Vampire, Season 1 (Oct. 17)
Turn to me Mukai-kun, Season 1 (Oct. 18)
Bodies, limited series (Oct. 19)
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, Season 1 (Oct. 19)
Neon, Season 1 (Oct. 19)
Big Mouth, Season 7 (Oct. 20)
Creature, Limited Series (Oct. 20)
Disco Inferno (Oct. 20)
Doona!, Season 1 (Oct. 20)
Elite, Season 7 (Oct. 20)
Old Dads (Oct. 20)
Surviving Paradise, Season 1 (Oct. 20)
Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris (Oct. 20)
Disney+
Werewolf by Night in Color (Oct. 20)
Max
Navajo Police: Class 57, limited series (Oct. 17)
Peter and the Wolf (Oct. 19)
Scavengers Reign, Season 1 (Oct. 19)
Paramount+
Vindicta (Oct. 16)
Crush (Oct. 17)
The Burning Girls, limited series (Oct. 19)
Peacock
LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling (Oct. 10)
Wolf Like Me, Season 2 (Oct. 19)
Amazon Prime Video
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (Oct. 10)
Upload, Season 3 (Oct. 20)
Silver Dollar Road (Oct. 20)
Amazon Freevee
Bosch: Legacy, Season 2 (Oct. 20)
MGM+
Billy the Kid, Season 2 (Oct. 15)
Apple TV+
The Pigeon Tunnel (Oct. 20)
This week, Marvel figures out how TV works, and streamers go dumpster diving.
Show Notes
‘Daredevil’ Overhaul: Marvel Plans Major TV Show Changes – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Season 2 Moves to Netflix After Paramount+ Cancellation
‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Lands At Roku After Disney+ Exit – Deadline
‘Suits’ Universe Eyes Expansion With New Series In Works At NBCUniversal From Aaron Korsh
Baz Luhrmann’s New Series Made From 2 Million Feet of ‘Australia’ Film
Hulu Retains L.A. Law — But There’s a (Technical) Twist
‘The Afterparty’ Canceled After 2 Seasons At Apple TV+, To Be Shopped – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 21, 2023:
Hulu
Shoresy, Season 2 (Oct. 27)
Netflix
Trillion Game, Season 1 (Oct. 21)
No Hard Feelings (Oct. 22)
Get Gotti, Limited Series (Oct. 24)
Pete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone (Oct. 24)
The After (Oct. 25)
Life on Our Planet, Season 1 (Oct. 25)
Knights of the Zodiac (Oct. 26)
Onefour: Against All Odds (Oct. 26)
Pluto (Oct. 26)
Pain Hustlers (Oct. 27)
Sister Death (Oct. 27)
Yellow Door: ‘90s Lo-fi Film Club (Oct. 27)
Disney+
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (Oct. 27)
Max
Aka Mr. Chow (Oct. 22)
Paramount+
Milli Vanilli (Oct. 24)
Fellow Travelers, Limited Series (Oct. 27)
South Park: Joining the Panderverse (Oct. 27)
Peacock
Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder, Limited Series (Oct. 24)
Five Nights At Freddy’s (Oct. 27)
Amazon Prime
Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles (Oct. 24)
Zainab Johnson: Hijabs Off (Oct. 24)
Apple TV+
Curses! Season 1 (Oct. 27)
The Enfield Poltergeist, limited series (Oct. 27)
AMC+
Fear the Walking Dead, final chapters (Oct. 22)
This week, Netflix wows Wall Street. We’ll tell you why this is bad news!
Show Notes
Netflix plans permanent fan destinations, shakes up animation (msn.com) / Squid Game: The Trials Live Experience – Netflix Tudum
Netflix to launch first ever live sports event with ‘Netflix Cup’ golf tournament | CNN
Netflix subscribers surge as company announces price hikes in some regions
‘Wait, Netflix Has Games?’ Streaming Giant Plans New Videogames Based on Its Hit Series Like ‘Wednesday’ and ‘Black Mirror’ – WSJ / Netflix testing video game streaming – CBS News
Netflix Ad Chief Jeremi Gorman Out, Amy Reinhard to Lead Ad Division (variety.com)
Adam Sandler Film Leo Joins ‘One Piece’ as New Macy’s Parade Balloons – The Hollywood Reporter
Disney Offers Peek at ESPN Profit and Sports TV’s Challenges (yahoo.com) / Disney Sheds New Light on ESPN’s Financial Challenges (msn.com) / Disney gives investors a look at ESPN financials (cnbc.com)
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix
‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Axed At Apple Due To Creative Clash
‘The Boys’ Spinoff ‘Gen V’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon Prime Video
Recommendations
Magic The Gathering: Doctor Who
The Fall of the House of Usher
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 28, 2023:
Hulu
Black Cake, Season 1 (Nov. 1)
A Christmas Frequency (Nov. 1)
Reporting for Christmas (Nov. 1)
LA Law, Complete Seasons 1-8 (Nov. 3)
Quiz Lady (Nov. 3)
Netflix
Castaway Diva, Season 1 (Oct. 28)
Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga (Oct. 31)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Oct. 31)
Hurricane Season (Nov. 1)
Mysteries of the Faith, Season 1 (Nov. 1)
Saitama Host Club, Season 1 (Nov. 1)
Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom, Limited Series (Nov. 1)
Wingwomen (Nov. 1)
All the Light We Cannot See, Limited Series (Nov. 2)
Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion (Nov. 2)
Onimusha, Season 1 (Nov. 2)
Unicorn Academy, Season 1 (Nov. 2)
Blue Eye Samurai (Nov. 3)
Daily Dose of Sunshine (Nov. 3)
Nyad (Nov. 3)
Ferry: The Series (Nov. 3)
Selling Sunset, Season 7 (Nov. 3)
Sly (Nov. 3)
Disney+
Behind the Attraction, Season 2 (Nov. 1)
Max
The Gilded Age, Season 2 (Oct. 29)
Paramount+
Ink Masters, Season 15 (Nov. 1)
Peacock
Love Island Games, Season 1 (Nov. 1)
Amazon Prime Video
Invincible, Season 2, Part 1 (Nov. 3)
Apple TV+
Fingernails (Nov. 3)
Roku Channel
How to Fall in Love by the Holidays (Nov. 3)
This week, Comcast loses 18,000 subscribers, and it’s a NIGHTMARE!
Show Notes
Peacock Lost $565 Million This Summer – IndieWire
Comcast stock drops after company reports surprise loss in broadband subscribers
Apple raises prices for Arcade gaming subscription service, AppleTV+ streaming
Recommendations
Let’s Make MST3K Season 14! by Mystery Science Theater 3000
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 4, 2023:
Hulu
Vigilante, Season 1 (Nov. 8)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 8 (Nov. 9)
The League (Nov. 9)
Netflix
Insidious: The Red Door (Nov. 4)
The Improv: 60 and Still Standing (Nov. 7)
The Billionaire, the Butler, and the Boyfriend, Limited Series (Nov. 8)
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld (Nov. 8)
Escaping Twin Flames, Limited Series (Nov. 8)
Robbie Williams, Limited Series (Nov. 8)
Akuma Kun, Season 1 (Nov. 9)
Resident Evil: Death Island (Nov. 9)
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (Nov. 9)
at the moment, Season 1 (Nov. 10)
The Killer (Nov. 10)
Disney+
The Santa Clauses, Season 2 (Nov. 8)
Max
Stand Up and Shout: Songs from a Philly High School (Nov. 7)
You Were My First Boyfriend (Nov. 8)
Rap Sh!t, Season 2 (Nov. 9)
Sesame Street, Season 54 (Nov. 9)
Paramount+
Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Season 1 (Nov. 5)
FBI True, Season 4 (Nov. 7)
Colin From Accounts, Season 1 (Nov. 9)
The Curse, Season 1 (Nov. 10)
Peacock
Flipping for Christmas (Nov. 4)
WWE: Crown Jewel (Nov. 4)
Never Been Chris’d (Nov. 5)
The Santa Summit (Nov. 6)
Mystery on Mistletoe Lane (Nov. 10)
Amazon Prime Video
BTS: Yet to Come (Nov. 9)
007: Road to a Million, Season 1 (Nov. 10)
Dina Hashem: Dark Little Whispers (Nov. 10)
Apple TV+
The Buccaneers, Season 1 (Nov. 8)
For All Mankind, Season 4 (Nov. 10)
Roku Channel
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday (Nov. 10)
This week, Disney finally buys Hulu. Kinda.
Show Notes
Hulu: Disney in Comcast Deal to Buy Full Control – The Hollywood Reporter / Hulu Seller Makes the Case Why the Streamer Is Worth (Much) More Than $30 Billion
HBO Bosses Used ‘Secret’ Fake Accounts to Troll TV Critics
HBO and Max chief Casey Bloys apologizes for trolling TV critics
Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribers
Streaming is more expensive than ever — and it’s only going up from here – The Verge
Streaming With Ads: Netflix vs. Disney Plus vs. Hulu and More – CNET
Paramount+ Hits 63M Subscribers As Parent Company Trims Streaming Losses And Overcomes TV Weakness To Top Q3 Forecasts / Paramount Global stock soars 15%, closing up double digits for second straight day
Sinclair Broadcasting wants to scoop up bankrupt RSN giant Diamond Sports: sources
Technical issues mean no Detroit Red Wings on Bally Sports app, and viewers aren’t happy
‘Loki’ Debuts Lower in Streaming Rankings
‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Premieres As Most-Watched Title On Peacock – Deadline
Warner Bros.’ ‘Salem’s Lot’ Remake Appears Headed to Max Instead of Theaters (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Good Omens’ Getting Season 3 Renewal, Douglas Mackinnon Not Returning – Deadline
‘Futurama’ Renewed for Two More Seasons at Hulu
‘Letterkenny’ to End With Season 12 at Hulu, Sets Premiere Date
‘Fatal Attraction,’ ‘Rabbit Hole’ Canceled After One Season Each at Paramount+
‘Yellowstone’ Final Episodes Move to November 2024, Spinoffs ‘1944’ and ‘2024’ Ordered
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 11, 2023:
Hulu
The Lady Bird Diaries (Nov. 13)
A Murder at the End of the World, Limited Series (Nov. 14)
Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, limited series (Nov. 15)
Drive With Swizz Beatz, Season 1 (Nov. 16)
The Secret Life of Dancing Dogs, Limited Series (Nov. 17)
Netflix
How to Become a Mob Boss, Limited Series (Nov. 14)
The Netflix Cup, Live Event (Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. EST)
Crashing Eid, Season 1 (Nov. 15)
The Crown, Season 6, Part 1 (Nov. 16)
In Love and Deep Water (Nov. 16)
Best. Christmas. Ever! (Nov. 16)
Mutt (Nov. 16)
Believer 2 (Nov. 17)
CoComelon Lane, Season 1 (Nov. 17)
The Dads (Nov. 17)
Holy Family, Season 2 (Nov. 17)
Nothing to See Here, Season 1 (Nov. 17)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Nov. 17)
Rustin (Nov. 17)
Disney+
Dashing Through The Snow (Nov. 17)
Max
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (Nov. 11)
Love Has Won (Nov. 13)
How We Get Free (Nov. 14)
Julia, Season 2 (Nov. 16)
Paramount+
JFK: What the Doctors Saw, Limited Series (Nov. 14)
NCIS: Sydney, Season 1 (Nov. 14)
The Crusades (Nov. 15)
Dead Shot (Nov. 15)
Peacock
Everything Christmas (Nov. 11)
Christmas Island (Nov. 12)
A Heidelberg Holiday (Nov. 13)
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (Nov. 17)
A World Record Christmas (Nov. 17)
Amazon Prime Video
Trevor Wallace: Pterodactyl (Nov. 14)
Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story (Nov. 17)
Twin Love, Season 1 (Nov. 17)
Amazon Freevee
ExMas (Nov. 17)
MGM+
Beacon 23, Season 1 (Nov. 12)
Apple TV+
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Season 1 (Nov. 17)
AMC+
Blackberry (Nov. 13)
Roku Channel
The Holiday Shift, limited series (Nov. 17)
This week, the yin and yang of streaming media companies.
Show Notes
John Cena’s Coyote Vs. Acme Shelved at Warner Bros. – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Shelved by Warner Bros, Taking $30M Tax Writeoff – Deadline
Why DC Movies Are Streaming on Netflix, According to David Zaslav
Disney stock gains 7% as cost-cutting target reaches $7.5 billion, subscribers surge
‘Deadpool 3,’ ‘Captain America 4’ Delayed in Disney Release Shake-Up
SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike
What Are Netflix’s Most Popular TV Shows? These Are the Top 10 – Bloomberg
Apple Sets ‘Peanuts’ Animated Film, Featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy Going to the Big City
Kiefer Sutherland to Narrate John Lennon Murder Doc Series for Apple TV+
‘The Bear’ Renewed For Season 3 By FX/Hulu – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 18, 2023:
Hulu
Spellbound, Season 1B (Nov. 20)
Obituary, Season 1 (Nov. 21)
Fargo, Installment 5 (Nov. 21)
Cypher (Nov. 24)
Netflix
Stamped from the Beginning (Nov. 20)
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool (Nov. 21)
Leo (Nov. 21)
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, Season 2 (Nov. 22)
I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me (Nov. 22)
Squid Game: The Challenge, Season 1 (Nov. 22)
Love Island USA, Season 3 (Nov. 23)
My Daemon (Nov. 23)
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, Chapter 6 (Nov. 23)
A Nearly Normal Family (Nov. 24)
DOI BOY (Nov. 24)
Frybread Face and Me (Nov. 24)
Last Call for Istanbul (Nov. 24)
My Demon, Season 1 (Nov. 24)
Replacing Chef Chico, Season 1 (Nov. 24)
Wedding Games (Nov. 24)
Disney+
The Naughty Nine (Nov. 23)
Max
Blue Beetle (Nov. 17)
Paramount+
Good Burger 2 (Nov. 22)
Peacock
Navigating Christmas (Nov. 18)
A Merry Scottish Christmas (Nov. 19)
Holiday Hotline (Nov. 20)
Genie (Nov. 22)
A Season for Family (Nov. 23)
Catch Me If You Claus (Nov. 24)
Amazon Prime Video
Bye Bye Barry, Limited Series (Nov. 20)
Roku Channel
Miss Universe (Nov. 18)
This week, turkeys aren’t the only thing David Zaslav will be carving.
SAG-AFTRA Board Members Explain ‘No’ Votes: ‘There Should Be No AI’
SAG-AFTRA Board Approves Strike-Ending Contract on 86% Vote
Bally Sports RSNs to air NBA games through 2023-24 season – ESPN
Bally Sports planning to end MLB broadcasts after 2024 season, per court filing (msn.com)
GCN+ streaming service and app axed | Cycling Weekly
‘Harley Quinn’ Renewed for Season 5 at Max
‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Renewed for Season 3 at FX – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Unstable’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
‘Love Island USA’ Renewed for 2 More Seasons at Peacock – The Hollywood Reporter
Hades is coming to Netflix – The Verge
Recommendations
Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 25, 2023:
Hulu
Faraway Downs, limited series (Nov. 26)
The Artful Dodger, Season 1 (Nov. 29)
Wild Crime, Season 3 (Nov. 30)
Netflix
Go, Dog. Go! Season 4 (Nov. 27)
Comedy Royale, Season 1 (Nov. 28)
Love Like a K-Drama, Season 1 (Nov. 28)
Onmyoji, Season 1 (Nov. 28)
Verified Stand-Up (Nov. 28)
American Symphony (Nov. 29)
Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife, Limited Series (Nov. 29)
The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (Nov. 30)
Family Switch (Nov. 30)
Hard Days (Nov. 30)
Obliterated, Season 1 (Nov. 30)
Virgin River, Season 5 Part 2 (Nov. 30)
May December (Dec. 1)
Radical Wolfe (Dec. 1)
Sweet Home, Season 2 (Dec. 1)
Who We Become (Dec. 1)
Disney+
Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (Nov. 25)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Dec. 1)
The Shepherd (Dec. 1)
Max
South to Black Power (Nov. 28)
Bookie, Season 1 (Nov. 30)
Peacock
WWE Survivor Series (Nov. 25)
Holiday Road (Nov. 25)
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up (Nov. 26)
A Biltmore Christmas (Nov. 27)
Our Christmas Mural (Nov. 27)
Paris in Love, Season 2 (Nov. 30)
The Exorcist: Believer (Dec. 1)
Amazon Prime Video
Candy Cane Lane (Dec. 1)
Apple TV+
Slow Horses, Season 3 (Nov. 29)
This week, the strikes are over, but the fallout has just begun.
WGA Threatens Amazon Studios For Not Reopening Writing Rooms – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: WGA Threatens Amazon Studios With Lawsuit Over Post-Strike Shows on Ice
SAG AFTRA Board’s Matthew Modine Against New Deal With Studios – Deadline
Why So Many Hollywood Execs Have April 8 Circled on Their Calendar – IndieWire
IATSE Members Launch Reform Caucus as Hollywood Strikes Wrap | Labor Notes
SAG-AFTRA Strike: What Actors Can Still Work on Without Violating Union Rules
‘The Horror of Dolores Roach’ And 2 More Shows Canceled at Prime Video
‘Bosch’ Gets a Second Spinoff Focused on Renee Ballard – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Muppets Mayhem’ Canceled After One Season at Disney+ (variety.com)
Recommendations
Hannah Waddingham – Home for Christmas
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 2, 2023:
Hulu
We Live Here: The Midwest (Dec. 6)
Culprits, Season 1 (Dec. 8)
Netflix
Dew Drop Diaries, Season 2 (Dec. 4)
Stavros Halkias: Fat Rascal (Dec. 5)
Blood Coast, Season 1 (Dec. 6)
Christmas as Usual (Dec. 6)
The Archies (Dec. 7)
Hilda, Season 3 (Dec. 7)
My Life with the Walter Boys, Season 1 (Dec. 7)
World War II: From the Frontlines, Limited Series (Dec. 7)
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, Season 6 (Dec. 8)
I Cannot Reach You, Season 1 (Dec. 8)
Leave the World Behind (Dec. 8)
Disney+
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (Dec. 8)
Paramount+
Thriller 40 (Dec. 2)
Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? (Dec. 5)
Baby Shark’s Big Movie (Dec. 8)
Peacock
My Norwegian Holiday (Dec. 2)
A Not So Royal Christmas (Dec. 3)
Christmas with a Kiss (Dec. 4)
Mr. Monk‘s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Dec. 8)
To All a Good Night (Dec. 8)
Amazon Prime Video
The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem (Dec. 5)
Coach Prime, Season 2 (Dec. 7)
Dating Santa (Dec. 8)
Merry Little Batman (Dec. 8)
World’s First Christmas (Dec. 8)
Your Christmas or Mine 2 (Dec. 8)
Amazon Freevee
Hollywood Houselift With Jeff Lewis, Season 2 (Dec. 6)
Roku Channel
A Very Demi Holiday Special (Dec. 8)
This week, ratings, more ratings, and David Zaslav just can’t help himself!
Walmart launches $15 Google TV streaming stick, available today (9to5google.com)
‘Jury Duty’s Ronald Gladden Signs Overall Deal With Amazon MGM Studios – Deadline
‘Only Murders in the Building’ Gets Broadcast Run on ABC This January
‘The Wheel Of Time’ Books Set For Immersive Adaptation – Deadline
NEWS ‘Doctor Who’ Shakes Up Writers’ Payment Structure After Disney+ Boards BBC Sci-Fi Series
007: Road to a Million review – Brian Cox is so bad it could ruin Succession for you
Brian Cox Joined 007: Road to a Million Thinking It Was James Bond Film – The Hollywood Reporter
Apple and Paramount Discuss Bundling Their Streaming Services – WSJ
PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For
Looney Tunes to Remain on Max, Announcement Was Made in Error
Zaslav Says Warner Bros. Discovery Cutbacks, Including Shelving Movies, Took ‘Courage’
Warner Bros Discovery boss’s payday is toast | Reuters
Recommendations
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 9, 2023:
Hulu
Maestra: Strings of Truth, Season 1 (Dec. 9)
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 8 (Dec. 14)
Such Brave Girls, Season 1 (Dec. 15)
Netflix
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only (Dec. 12)
Single’s Inferno, Season 3 (Dec. 12)
Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team (Dec. 12)
1670 (Dec. 13)
Car Masters: Rust to Riches, Season 5 (Dec. 13)
The Influencer (Dec. 13)
As the Crow Flies, Season 2 (Dec. 14)
Yu Yu Hakusho (Dec. 14)
The Crown, Season 6, Part 2 (Dec. 14)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (Dec. 15)
Max
Trees and Other Entanglements (Dec. 12)
Paramount+
The Billion Dollar Goal (Dec. 11)
Born in Synanon (Dec. 12)
Finestkind (Dec. 15)
Peacock
Magic in Mistletoe (Dec. 9)
WWE NXT Deadline (Dec. 9)
WBO World Cruiserweight Championship Bout (Dec. 10)
Christmas on Cherry Lane (Dec. 10)
Round and Round (Dec. 11)
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy (Dec. 14)
Amazon Prime Video
Reacher, Season 2 (Dec. 15)
Apple TV+
The Family Plan (Dec. 15)
This week, linear shows signs of life as Hollywood tries to find profits.
The Future of Streaming Is…Verizon? – IndieWire
Verizon to offer bundled Netflix, Max discount. Are more streaming bundles on the horizon?
Netflix Premium On Us | +play | Verizon
Comcast Raises Web-Access, TV Prices by 3%, Joining Peers
‘Suits’ L.A. Spinoff Promises ‘Same Energy and Good Looking People’ as Original Show
Good Trouble, Cruel Summer Canceled at Freeform – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Praise Petey’ Canceled: Freeform Animated Show Over One Season
Breaking: Hulu Arrives on Disney+ as Beta Test Goes Wide – The Streamable
‘Swagger’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Apple
‘Central Park’ Canceled After Three Seasons At Apple TV+, Josh Gad Says – Deadline
‘The Boys: Mexico’ Spinoff Set At Amazon From Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer – Deadline
Amazon Prime Video Confirms ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Will Be Renewed For Season 4
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May film final Grand Tour
BBC Announces It Will Pause Popular Car Show ‘Top Gear’
‘Reacher’ Renewed for Season 3 at Amazon – The Hollywood Reporter
Leverage: Redemption Renewed for Season 3, Makes Move to Prime Video
‘Harlem’ Renewed for Season 3 at Amazon – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Cruel Intentions’ TV Series Finally Greenlit at Amazon’s Prime Video
‘Alien’: Timothy Olyphant Cast In Noah Hawley’s FX Series – Deadline
Noah Hawley’s ‘Alien’ Series at FX Rounds Out Main Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
Kim Kardashian Re-Teams With Ryan Murphy, Will Star In Hulu Legal Drama Series From ‘AHS’ EP
‘The Upshaws’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix
Squid Game: The Challenge Renewed for Season 2 Casting Open at Netflix
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Winner Hasn’t Received a Cent of Historic Cash Prize | Vanity Fair
Adam McKay Eyes Climate Change Project For His Next Directing Job
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 16, 2023.
Hulu
Archer: Into the Cold, limited series (Dec. 17)
Dragons of Wonderhatch, Season 1 (Dec. 20)
Netflix
Vivant, Season 1 (Dec. 17)
Bank of Dave (Dec. 18)
The Rope Curse 3 (Dec. 18)
Cindy la Regia: The High School Years, Season 1 (Dec. 20)
Like Flowers in Sand, Season 1 (Dec. 20)
Love Is Blind Brazil: After the Altar (Dec. 20)
Maestro (Dec. 20)
Curry and Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case (Dec. 22)
Gyeong Seong Creature, Season 1 (Dec. 22)
Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire (Dec. 22 at 10 p.m. EST)
Disney+
Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Christmas Special (Dec. 20)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Season 1 (Dec. 20)
Marvel Studios’ What If…? Season 2 (Dec. 22)
Max
Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares? (Dec. 16)
Gary Gulman: Born on Third Base (Dec. 21)
Peacock
The Secret Gift of Christmas (Dec. 16)
Sealed with a List (Dec. 17)
Friends & Family Christmas (Dec. 18)
Dr. Death, Season 2 (Dec. 21)
Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman (Dec. 20)
Miracle in Bethlehem, PA (Dec. 22)
This week, Netflix introduces the “What We Watched” report.
What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report
Grey’s Anatomy All Seasons to Stream on Hulu-Disney+ Combo App
Here Are the 14 Non-Marvel/Pixar/Star Wars Shows Disney Is Licensing to Netflix
Tubi to Stream ‘The Batman,’ ‘Suicide Squad’ and More DC Universe Movies and TV Shows (EXCLUSIVE)
Blackstone-Backed Candle Media Seeks Debt Relief After Deals
Hello Sunshine Profit Drops 90% Due to Strikes – TheWrap
CoComelon Cuts Staff, Production After Rapid Expansion
Alexander Skarsgård Stars In ‘Murderbot’ Sci-Fi Series Ordered By Apple From Chris & Paul Weitz
‘Platonic’: Apple Comedy Starring Seth Rogen Renewed for Season 2 – The Hollywood Reporter
Good Omens Renewed for Season 3 at Amazon – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Love Is Blind’ Renewed Through Season 7 on Netflix – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Shadow And Bone’, ‘Glamorous’ & ‘Agent Elvis’ Canceled By Netflix – Deadline
‘Lucky Hank’ Canceled: Bob Odenkirk’s Post-Saul’ AMC Drama Lasted One Season – Deadline
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 23, 2023.
Hulu
Letterkenny, Season 12 (Dec. 26)
Raffa (Dec. 27)
Netflix
A Vampire in the Family (Dec. 24)
The Manny, Season 1 (Dec. 24)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (Dec. 25)
Star Trek: Prodigy, Season 1 (Dec. 25)
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Season 1 Part 3 (Dec. 25)
Thank You, I’m Sorry (Dec. 26)
Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (Dec. 27)
Pokémon Concierge (Dec. 28)
Money Heist: Berlin (Dec. 29)
Disney+
Doctor Who Holiday Special: The Church on Ruby Road (Dec. 25)
Max
Spirited Away: Live on Stage (Dec. 24)
Oprah and the Color Purple Journey (Dec. 28)
Peacock
Sunday Night Football – Peacock Holiday Exclusive: Buffalo Bills vs. LA Chargers (Dec. 23)
This week, why put off until 2024 what you could do Christmas Week?
Show Notes
Shari Redstone weighs options for Paramount as Skydance eyes bid for studio (ft.com)
13 media executives make 2024 predictions (cnbc.com)
Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global in Merger Talks
Scoop: Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount Global
The Wrinkles in a Potential Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger – The New York Times
David Zaslav might be the only one who likes the WBD/Paramount merger
Byron Allen Offers to Buy BET From Paramount Global for $3.5 Billion
Paramount in talks to sell BET Network to management-led group – Bloomberg News | Reuters
Recommendations
Cunningcast with Tony Robinson
South Park: Joining the Panderverse
South Park (Not Suitable for Children)
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 30, 2023.
Hulu
Ishura, Season 1 (Jan. 3)
Daughters of the Cult (Jan. 4)
Netflix
The Abandoned (Dec. 31)
Blippi Wonders, Season 3 (Dec. 31)
Dave Chappelle (Dec. 31)
Bitconned (Jan. 1)
Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once (Jan. 1)
You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment (Jan. 1)
Delicious in Dungeon, Season 1 (Jan. 4)
Society of the Snow (Jan. 4)
The Brothers Sun (Jan. 4)
Good Grief (Jan. 5)
Peacock
The Holdovers (Dec. 29)
This week, what are we looking forward to the most in 2024?
Kim
IF, in theaters
Inside Out 2, in theaters
Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, on Disney+
Princess Peach: Showtime, on Nintendo Switch
The Book of Love, by Kelly Link
Tim
Fallout, on Amazon Prime Video
Borderlands, in theaters
Broken Roads, on Steam
Furiosa, in theaters
Only Murders in the Building, season 4, on Hulu and Disney+
Raul
2024 Summer Olympics, on Peacock
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, in theaters
Dead Boy Detectives, on Netflix
Umbrella Academy, season 4, on Netflix
Cobra Kai, season 6, on Netflix
David
Win Or Lose, on Disney+
X-Men 97, on Disney+
Deadpool 3, in theaters
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, on PlayStation 5
Kung Fu Panda 4, in theaters
Bonus
Beetlejuice 2, in theaters
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, by P Djeli Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, on Amazon Prime Video
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 6, 2024.
Hulu
Echo, season 1 (Jan. 9)
Self Reliance (Jan. 12)
Netflix
Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli (Jan. 9)
Break Point, season 2 (Jan. 10)
The Trust: A Game of Greed, season 1 (Jan. 10)
After Everything: The Final Chapter (Jan. 11)
Boy Swallows Universe, limited series (Jan. 11)
Champion, season 1 (Jan. 11)
Detective Forst, season 1 (Jan. 11)
Killer Soup, season 1 (Jan. 11)
Sonic Prime, season 3 (Jan. 11)
Lift (Jan. 12)
Love is Blind: Sweden (Jan 12)
Peacock
Ted, season 1 (Jan. 11)
The Traitors, season 2 (Jan. 12)
Amazon Prime Video
Role Play (Jan. 12)
Apple TV+
Criminal Record, limited series (Jan. 12)
This week, the fallout from the RSN collapse impacts sporting franchises and streaming services alike.
Show Notes
Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th – The Verge
Amazon in Talks to Invest in Diamond Sports – WSJ
Mariners set to take over Root Sports amid cloudy RSN situation
YES, MSG networks partner on venture that could lead to new platform (nypost.com)
Sinclair quietly fighting MLB in court over Rob Manfred comments (awfulannouncing.com)
‘Warrior’ Canceled At Max; Netflix Picks Up Non-Exclusive Rights To 3 Seasons – Deadline
‘White Lotus’ Season 3 Casts Parker Posey, Michelle Monaghan, More – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Slow Horses’ Renewed for Season 5 at Apple TV+ (EXCLUSIVE)
‘American Born Chinese’ Canceled After One Season at Disney+
One Piece is Getting an Anime Remake (No, Seriously)
‘Wednesday’ Spinoff with Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester in Early Development at Netflix
‘Battlestar Galactica’: Derek Simonds Set As Showrunner Of Reboot – Deadline
‘Minx’ Canceled at Starz After Network Rescued Show from Max
‘Shining Vale Canceled at Starz, Seasons Will Be Removed From Streaming
‘Beacon 23’ Renewed For Season 2 By MGM+ – Deadline
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 13, 2023:
Hulu
Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl, Season 1 (May 17)
White Men Can’t Jump (May 19)
Netflix
Black Knight, Season 1 (May 12)
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me (May 16)
McGregor Forever, Limited Series (May 17)
Working: What We Do All Day, Limited Series (May 17)
Kitti Katz, Season 1 (May 18)
XO, Kitty, Season 1 (May 18)
Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune, Season 1 (May 18)
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (May 19)
Selling Sunset, Season 6 (May 19)
Disney+
The Simpsons: Rogue Not Quite One (May 4)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (May 17)
HBO Max
Angel City, Limited Series (May 16)
Paramount+
The Family Stallone, Season 1 (May 17)
Peacock
Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss, Season 1 (May 18)
Dream Moms (May 14)
The Jane Mysteries: Inheritance Lost (May 15)
Amazon Freevee
Zarna Garg: One in a Million (May 16)
Primo, Season 1 (May 19)
Apple TV+
High Desert, Season 1 (May 17)
Stillwater, Season 3 (May 19)
Showtime
Ghosts of Beiruit, Season 1 (May 19)
This week, Disney’s quarterly earnings are good, but that’s not what Wall Street heard.
Show Notes
Writers Strike: SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joins WGA Picket Lines – Deadline
Judd Apatow Argues Studios Planned for ‘Existential’ Writers Strike – Variety (Judd Apatow said the quiet part out loud)
List Of TV Shows Shut Down, Suspended Due To WGA Strike Includes ‘Daredevil’ – Deadline
Ava DuVernay, Warner Bros. TV End Overall Deal – The Hollywood Reporter
Cord-Cutting Hits All-Time High in Q1, as U.S. Pay-TV Subscriptions Fall to Lowest Levels Since 1992
Disney Earnings: Streaming Losses Shrink and ARPU Rises, Disney+ Subscribers Fall to 157.8M
Hulu and Disney+ Content to Be Combined In One App, Services to Stay Separate
Time to Grow Up, Disney+ and Hulu: Content Cuts Coming as Part of Streaming’s ‘Maturation Process’
U.S. bankruptcy judge blocks Phoenix Suns’ new TV deal – ESPN
‘Lockwood & Co.’ Canceled at Netflix After One Season – Variety
Please Don’t Destroy Movie to Debut on Peacock Instead of Theaters – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 6, 2023:
Hulu
Class of ‘09, Season 1 (May. 10)
The Great, Season 3 (May 12)
Netflix
A Man Called Otto (May 6)
Documentary Now! Season 4 (May 9)
Hannah Gadsby: Something Special (May 9)
Queen Cleopatra, Season 1 (May 10)
Missing: Dead or Alive? (May 10)
Ultraman, Season 3 (May 11)
The Mother (May 12)
Queer Eye: More Than a Makeover, Season 7 (May 12)
Mulligan, Season 1 (May 12)
Disney+
The Muppets Mayhem, Season 1 (May 10)
Crater (May 12)
HBO Max
The Other Two, Season 3 (May 4)
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, Season 1 (May 5)
Paramount+
RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars, Season 8 (May 12)
Peacock
WWE Backlash (May 6)
When Love Springs (May 7)
Eurovision Song Contest (May 9 – 13)
Intelligence: A Secret Agent Special (May 12)
Apple TV+
City on Fire, Season 1 (May 12)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (May 12)
This week, Warner Bros. Discovery puts lipstick on a pig while we debate funny picket signs.
Show Notes
Association Of Talent Agents Sends Members “Force Majeure” Summary Ahead Of Threatened WGA Strike
Writers Guild of America goes on strike : NPR
Hollywood Writers’ Strike Looms Over Warner Bros. Discovery Earnings | Analysis
Warner Bros. Discovery Q1 2023 Earnings: $50M Streaming Profit – The Hollywood Reporter
Warner Bros. Discovery posts wider Q1 loss, even as streaming turns to profit
HBO & Disney Tell Showrunners To Show Up For Work Despite Strike – Deadline
Paramount Shares Plummet as Q1 Streaming Loss Grows, Dividend Slashed
‘Yellowstone’ to End With Season 5, New Sequel Series to Debut in December
Peacock Developing ‘Sex In The Dark’ From ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Producer – Deadline
Meta Shuts Down Facebook Watch Originals Programming
Dancing With the Stars Foxtrots Back to ABC
The Washington Post announces FAST channel launch on Amazon Freevee
The Phoenix Suns Could Usher In the Future of Regional Sports TV Deals
Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’ Anthology Series To Focus On Erik & Lyle Menendez For Season 2 At Netflix
Netflix Renews ‘The Diplomat’ for Season 2 – Variety
‘Bosch: Legacy’ Renewed For Season 3 By Amazon Freevee – Deadline
‘Mock The Week’ Greenlit U.S. Remake Amazon Freevee Trevor Noah – Deadline
Recommendations
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3
This week: The dam breaks as the streaming news overwhelms.
Show Notes
MLB, NBA and NHL may buy biggest owner of regional sports TV networks: sources
Warner Bros. Discovery Took $825M Hit For Content Write-Downs, $208M For Layoffs In Q2
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav On Rumored Merger Talks: “We Are Not For Sale”
Final Space Creator Throws Shade at Warner Brothers for Using Canceled Series as Tax Write-off
Starzplay Rebrands as Lionsgate+ Internationally
Epix to Rebrand as MGM+ in January, Orders New Series Including Chris Brancato’s ‘Hotel Cocaine’
Amazon and MGM’s ‘Ring Nation’ Reality Series Boycotted | IndieWire
NBCUniversal chief: Peacock has 15M paid subscribers, 30M monthly active users | Fierce Video
‘Grendel’ Series Not Going Forward At Netflix, Could Be Shopped – Deadline
‘Firefly Lane’, Katherine Heigl & Sarah Chalke, To End After Season 2 – Deadline
Myron Bolitar Series In Works At Netflix As Harlan Coben Extends Overall Deal At Streamer
Vince Gilligan’s Next Series Starring Rhea Seehorn Lands At Apple TV+ – Deadline
‘Outer Range’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon Prime Video With Charles Murray to Join as Showrunner
Marvel’s ‘Armor Wars’ Series Being Redeveloped As a Movie – Variety
‘Maggie’ Canceled at Hulu After One Season (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety
‘Reservation Dogs’ Renewed by FX for Season 3 on Hulu – Variety
‘Queer As Folk’ Canceled By Peacock After One Season – Deadline
Peacock Moves Into Adult Animation With NPR Parody Series ‘In The Know’ From Mike Judge & Zach Woods
‘Interview With the Vampire’ Renewed for Season 2 at AMC – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 14, 2022:
Hulu
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! (Oct. 17)
Matriarch (Oct. 21)
Netflix
Under the Queen’s Umbrella, Season 1 (Oct. 15)
Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant, Season 1 (Oct. 17)
Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy Live From Los Angeles (Oct. 18)
LiSA Another Great Day (Oct. 18)
LiSA: Live is Smile Always- Eve of Birth at Nippon Budokan (Oct. 18)
Somebody Feed Phil: Season 6 (Oct. 18)
Unsolved Mysteries, Volume 3 (Oct. 18)
The Green Glove Gang, limited series (Oct. 19)
Notre-Dame, limited series (Oct. 19)
The Stranger (Oct. 19)
The School for Good and Evil (Oct. 19)
Love is Blind, Season 3 (Oct. 19)
28 Days Haunted, Season 1 (Oct. 21)
Barbarians, Season 2 (Oct. 21)
High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule (Oct. 21)
ONI: Thunder God’s Tale, limited series (Oct. 21)
Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, Part 4 (Oct. 21)
Descendant (Oct. 21)
From Scratch, limited series (Oct. 21)
20th Century Girl (Oct. 21)
HBO Max
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (Oct. 15)
The Vow, Part Two (Oct. 17)
Mama’s Boy (Oct. 18)
Year One: A Political Odyssey (Oct. 19)
Paramount+
Inside Amy Schumer, Season 5 (Oct. 20)
Peacock
Caillou: The Bravest Wolf Boy (Oct. 15)
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Oct. 19)
One of Us Is Lying, Season 2 (Oct. 20)
Amazon Prime Video
Modern Love Tokyo, Season 1 (Oct. 20)
Argentina, 1985 (Oct. 21)
The Peripheral, Season 1 (Oct. 21)
Apple TV+
Raymond and Ray (Oct. 21)
Acapulco, Season 2 (Oct. 21)
Ghost Writer, Season 3 (Oct. 21)
This week: Netflix announces Basic with Ads.
Show Notes
Netflix With Ads Will Cost $7 Per Month at Launch in November, Nielsen Signs On For Measurement
Netflix Signs Up to U.K. Ratings Body BARB in Huge Coup for TV Audience Measurement
Netflix Confirms Ad Tier to Launch in November, Reveals Pricing for Cheaper Basic Plan
Netflix Is A Big Step Closer To Building Major New Jersey Production Studio
Warner Bros TV Workshop & Stage 13 Shut Down As Part Of WBD Cuts – Deadline
David Zaslav Guts Cartoon Network as it Merges with Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks Group Boss Looks to Sports for Scripted Future at TNT and TBS
Apple is quietly pushing a TV ad product with media agencies – Digiday
Disney Addresses Bleach’s Unavailability in Several Major Markets
Recommendations
The Gathering Dark, a book of short stories
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 21, 2022:
Hulu
The Hair Tales (Oct. 22)
Netflix
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, limited series (Oct. 20)
LOL Surprise! Winter Fashion Show (Oct. 22)
Franco Escamilla; Eavesdropping (Oct. 22)
Krishna Vrinda Vihari (Oct. 22)
The Chalk Line (Oct. 24)
Barbie Epic Road Trip (Oct. 24)
Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters, Limited Series (Oct. 24)
Blade of the 47 Ronin (Oct. 25)
Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune (Oct. 25)
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Limited Series (Oct. 25)
Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn (Oct. 26)
The Good Nurse (Oct. 26)
Hellhole (Oct. 26)
Robbing Mussolini (Oct. 26)
Captains (Oct. 26)
Cici (Oct. 27)
Daniel Spellbound (Oct. 27)
Dubai Bling (Oct. 27)
Earthstorm, Season 1 (Oct. 27)
Romantic Killer, Season 1 (Oct. 27)
Beyond the Universe (Oct. 27)
Family Reunion, Part 5 (Oct. 27)
Cemara’s Family 2 (Oct. 27)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Oct. 28)
The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, Season 1 (Oct. 28)
Big Mouth, Season 6 (Oct. 28)
Drink Masters, Season 1 (Oct. 28)
I Am a Stalker, Season 1 (Oct. 28)
If Only, Season 1 (Oct. 28)
My Encounter with Evil (Oct. 28)
Wendell & Wild (Oct. 28)
Wild Is the Wind (Oct. 28)
Murder in a Courtroom: Indian Predator (Oct. 28)
Shards of Her, Season 1 (Oct. 28)
La Gran Parranda (Oct. 28)
Disney+
Tales of the Jedi, Season 1 (Oct. 26)
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Season 2 (Oct. 26)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t, Season One (Oct. 26)
HBO Max
Barbarian (Oct. 25)
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting (Oct. 26)
Amazon Prime Video
Run Sweetheart Run (Oct. 28)
The Devil’s Hour, Season 1 (Oct. 28)
Amazon Freevee
High School, Season 1 (Oct. 14)
Apple TV+
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues (Oct. 28)
This week: Netflix’s quarterly earnings blow past estimates.
Show Notes
Netflix adds more than 2.4 million subscribers, reveals details about password-sharing crackdown
Netflix’s forecast in focus as streaming pioneer set to launch ad-supported tier | Reuters
Netflix’s Will Charge You Fees for Password-Sharing Early Next Year – CNET
Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q3 2022: Password sharing details, subscribers jump
Netflix Says It’s Committed to Binge-Release Strategy – Variety
Ted Sarandos – No Box Office Shift At Netflix With ‘Knives Out’ 2 Deal – Deadline
Netflix Eyes More Video Games Based On Its Own IP – Deadline
Netflix ad-supported inventory ‘nearly sold out’ ahead of November launch
Zatanna Movie From Promising Young Woman Writer No Longer At HBO Max
DC Films Boss Walter Hamada Departs; Warner Bros Finalizing Exec Exit – Deadline
CBS Chief George Cheeks Says Network Will Keep Programming At 10 P.M., Pushing Back On Forecast From Hearst
TV’s Jordan Wertlieb And Other Station Bosses At NAB Show NY – Update – Deadline
Kurt Sutter’s Western ‘The Abandons’ Series Order At Netflix – Deadline
Chad Stahelski And Leigh Dana Jackson Board ‘Black Samurai’ Feature Adaptation At Netflix
Lucy Liu To Star Opposite Dwayne Johnson & Chris Evans In Prime Video’s Holiday Pic ‘Red One’
“Coach Prime” docuseries coming to Amazon Prime – HBCU Gameday
Keanu Reeves Departs Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘Devil in the White City’ at Hulu – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Devil in the White City’: Director Todd Field Latest to Depart Hulu Drama – The Hollywood Reporter
David Tennant’s ‘Litvinenko’ Sells to AMC+, Sundance Now – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 28, 2022:
Hulu
God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty (Nov. 1)
Netflix
Inside Man, Season 1 (Oct. 31)
The Takeover (Nov. 1)
The Bad Guys (Nov. 1)
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 6 (Nov. 1)
Young Royals, Season 2 (Nov. 1)
The Takeover (Nov. 1)
Killer Sally, Limited Series (Nov. 2)
Blockbuster, Season 1 (Nov. 3)
The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos, Season 4 (Nov. 3)
Buying Beverly Hills, Season 1 (Nov. 4)
Manifest, Season 4 (Nov. 4)
The Fabulous, Season 1 (Nov. 4)
Enola Holmes 2 (Nov. 4)
Disney+
Donna Hay Christmas (Nov. 2)
HBO Max
The White Lotus, Season 2 (Oct. 30)
Titans, Season 4 (Nov. 3)
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (Nov. 3)
Amazon Prime Video
My Policeman (Nov. 4)
Apple TV+
Causeway (Nov. 4)
The Mosquito Coast, Season 2 (Nov. 4)
Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me (Nov. 4)
Slumberkins, Season 1 (Nov. 4)
AMC+
The Suspect, Limited Series (Nov. 3)
Roku Channel
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Nov. 4)
This week: A shocker at Warner Bros. Discovery and director James Gunn and his producing partner Peter Safran assume control of DC Films.
Show Notes
DC Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran to Lead Film, TV and Animation Division (Exclusive)
How James Gunn & Peter Safran Landed Top Spots At DC Studios
‘Green Lantern’ HBO Max Series Being Redeveloped (Exclusive) – The Hollywood Reporter
Nasim Pedrad’s ‘Chad’ Moves To Roku For Season 2 – Deadline
NBCUniversal Third-Quarter Earnings Rise, Peacock Loss Hits $614M, Comcast Takes $8.6B Sky Charges
‘Girls5eva’ Moves To Netflix From Peacock For Season 3 – Deadline
Yellowstone And Tulsa King Premiere Early On The Big Screen
Netflix’s Very First Original Series Is Going Away Next Month | IndieWire
Marc Resteghini, Head of Series Development, Out at Amazon
Recommendations
This Is History: A Dynasty to Die
Rosaline
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 4, 2022:
Netflix
Orgasm Inc.: The Story of One Taste (Nov. 5)
Triviaverse (Nov. 8)
Neal Brennan: Blocks (Nov. 8)
Illumination’s Minions & More 2 (Nov. 8)
The Claus Family 2 (Nov. 8)
The Crown, Season 5 (Nov. 9)
FIFA Uncovered (Nov. 9)
The Soccer Movie (Nov. 9)
State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith (Nov. 10)
Falling For Christmas (Nov. 10)
Warrior Nun, Season 2 (Nov. 10)
Love Never Lies: Destination Sardinia (Nov. 10)
Lost Bullet 2 (Nov. 10)
Is That Black Enough For You?!? (Nov. 11)
Capturing The Killer Nurse (Nov. 11)
Disney+
Save Our Squad with David Beckham (Nov. 9)
The Montaners (Nov. 9)
Fire of Love (Nov. 11)
Mary Poppins Returns Sing-a-long (Nov. 11)
HBO Max
Say Hey, Willie Mays! (Nov. 8)
Hard Knocks In Season: The Arizona Cardinals (Nov. 9)
The Big Brunch, Season 1 (Nov. 10)
Peacock
The Independent (Nov. 2)
Amazon Prime Video
The English, Season 1 (Nov. 11)
Apple TV+
Mythic Quest, Season 3 (Nov. 11)
Starz
Dangerous Liaisons, Season 1 (Nov. 6)
This week: The sky is falling!
Show Notes
Warner Bros Discovery and Lionsgate Earnings: $4.2 Billion Total Loss | IndieWire
Warner Bros Discovery reports loss, but “Dragon” on fire | Reuters
HBO Max Kills Its ‘Degrassi’ Revival – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Westworld’ Canceled at HBO After Four Seasons – Variety
‘Westworld’ Cast Will Still Be Paid For Season 5 After Cancellation – Deadline
Lionsgate Takes $1.8B Hit As It Exits Seven Former Starz Markets
Roku stock plunges as downbeat earnings forecast assumes ad budgets could ‘degrade’ – MarketWatch
Hallmark Channel Coming to Peacock in Wide-Ranging Streaming Deal
‘The Winchesters’ & ‘Walker: Independence’ Get No Back Orders – Deadline
‘Father Stu’ Recut by Sony for PG-13 Re-Release in Theaters as ‘Father Stu: Reborn’
Liam Hemsworth Replacing Henry Cavill for ‘The Witcher’ Season 4 – The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Sandman’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix – Deadline
The Penguin HBO Max Series With Colin Farrell Casts Cristin Milioti – Variety
Apple’s ‘Severance’ Season 2 Adds Gwendoline Christie, Merritt Wever – The Hollywood Reporter
Jennifer Lawrence Backs Out Of Elizabeth Holmes Role, Cites Amanda Seyfried’s “Terrific” Portrayal
‘Sausage Party’ Animated Series Amazon – Deadline
Aldis Hodge To Star As Alex Cross As Amazon Orders Series From Ben Watkins, Paramount TV & Skydance
Vision Series Starring Paul Bettany In Works At Marvel Studios For Disney+
Agatha: Coven of Chaos: Aubrey Plaza Joins Cast of WandaVision Spinoff
‘Interior Chinatown’: Ronny Chieng And Chloe Bennet Join Hulu Series – Deadline
‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series ‘Crystal Lake’ From Bryan Fuller Ordered at Peacock
‘Real Love Boat’ Canceled at CBS, Moving to Paramount+ – The Hollywood Reporter
‘City On A Hill’ Canceled After Three Seasons On Showtime – Deadline
Recommendations
The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 11, 2022:
Hulu
Where Is Private Dulaney?, Limited Series (Nov. 16)
Fleishman Is In Trouble, Limited Series (Nov. 17)
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 4 (Nov. 17)
Netflix
Teletubbies, Season 1 (Nov. 12)
Stutz (Nov. 14)
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (Nov. 15)
Deon Cole: Charleen’s Boy (Nov. 15)
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (Nov. 15)
Run for the Money, Season 1 (Nov. 15)
In Her Hands (Nov. 16)
The Wonder (Nov. 16)
The Lost Lotteries (Nov. 16)
Mind Your Manners, Season 1 (Nov. 16)
Racíonaís MC’s: From the Streets of São Paulo (Nov. 16)
Christmas With You (Nov. 17)
Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? (Nov. 17)
Dead to Me, Season 3 (Nov. 17)
1899, Season 1 (Nov. 17)
I Am Vanessa Guillen (Nov. 17)
Slumberland (Nov. 18)
The Cuphead Show, Season 3 (Nov. 18)
Elite, Season 6 (Nov. 18)
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, Season 5 (Nov. 18)
Inside Job, Season 2 (Nov. 18)
Reign Supreme, Season 1 (Nov. 18)
Somebody, Season 1 (Nov. 18)
Disney+
Limitless With Chris Hemsworth (Nov. 16)
The Santa Clauses, Season 1 (Nov. 16)
Disenchanted (Nov. 18)
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (Nov. 18)
Best in Snow (Nov. 18)
The Wonderful Autumn of Mickey Mouse (Nov. 18)
HBO Max
Don’t Worry Darling (Nov. 7)
Lil Rel Howrey: I Said It. Y’all Thinking It. (Nov. 12)
Master of Light (Nov. 16)
A Christmas Story Christmas (Nov. 17)
Santa Camp (Nov. 17)
The Sex Lives of College Girls, Season 2 (Nov. 17)
Paramount+
Tulsa King, Season 1 (Nov. 13)
Blue’s Big City Adventure (Nov. 18)
Amazon Prime Video
The People We Hate at the Wedding (Nov. 18)
Amazon Freevee
Leverage: Redemption, Season 2 (Nov. 16)
Apple TV+
Interrupting Chicken, Season 1 (Nov. 18)
Spirited (Nov. 18)
AMC+
Gangs of London, Season 2 (Nov. 17)
This week: It’s magical times at Disney! Just don’t look too closely.
Show Notes
ESPN sells majority interest in X Games to MSP Sports Capital
Indiana Jones TV Series Eyed for Disney+ – Variety
‘Doctor Who’ Heads to Disney+ Internationally – Variety
HBO’s Harry Potter Show, And Just Like That Season 2 Explained by Exec – Variety
Warner Bros. Discovery Launches First Entertainment FAST Channel – Variety
Steven Spielberg: Streamers Like HBO Max ‘Threw My Best Filmmaker Friends Under the Bus’
AMC is turning movie theaters into Zoom Rooms for big-screen videoconferencing – The Verge
AMC CEO Says a Lack of New Movies, Not COVID or Streaming, Is the Real Threat to Theaters
Chris Rock Sets Live Netflix Comedy Special – Variety
Netflix explores investing in live sports, bids for streaming rights- WSJ | Reuters
‘Monster’ Renewed for Season 2 & 3 at Netflix as Anthology, ‘The Watcher’ Renewed for Season 2
Gears of War Is Netflix’s Latest Gaming Adaptation
Netflix confirms a Stranger Things VR game is coming in ‘late 2023’ | Engadget
‘Partner Track’ & ‘The Imperfects’ Canceled By Netflix After 1 Season – Deadline
‘The Empress’: Netflix Orders Season 2 – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Carnival Row’ To End With Season 2 At Amazon – Deadline
‘Dr. Death’ TV Series Casts Edgar Ramirez For Season 2 – Deadline
‘Community’ Movie Is Finally Real: Peacock Orders Feature With Original Stars – Deadline
Recommendations
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 18, 2022:
Hulu
Death in the Dorms: Complete Limited Series (Nov. 21)
Welcome to Chippendales, Limited Series (Nov. 22)
Merry Kiss Cam (Nov. 24)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 5 (Nov. 25)
Netflix
Storybots: Answer Time, Season 1 (Nov. 21)
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, Chapter 3 (Nov. 21)
LEGO City Adventures, Season 4 (Nov. 22)
Our Universe, Season 1 (Nov. 22)
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (Nov. 22)
The Swimmers (Nov. 23)
Taco Chronicles: Cross the Border (Nov. 23)
Wednesday, Season 1 (Nov. 23)
Blood, Sex, & Royalty, Season 1 (Nov. 23)
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (Nov. 23)
Who’s a Good Boy? (Nov. 23)
The Noel Diary (Nov. 24)
First Love (Nov. 24)
The Vanishing (Nov. 24)
Blood & Water, Season 3 (Nov. 25)
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich (Nov. 25)
Korea No. 1, Season 1 (Nov. 25)
Disney+
Elton John Live – Farewell From Dodger Stadium (Nov. 20)
The Hip Hop Nutcracker (Nov. 24)
HBO Max
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Nov. 19)
Shaq, Limited Series (Nov. 23)
Love, Lizzo (Nov. 24)
A Christmas Mystery (Nov. 24)
Holiday Harmony (Nov. 24)
We’re Here, Season 3 (Nov. 25)
Paramount+
Criminal Minds: Evolution (Nov. 24)
Fantasy Football (Nov. 25)
Peacock
Bumper in Berlin, Season 1 (Nov. 23)
Amazon Prime Video
Mammals, Season 1 (Nov. 11)
Good Night Oppy (Nov. 23)
Good Rivals (Nov. 24)
Apple TV+
Echo 3, Season 1 (Nov. 23)
This week: Who is Silk, and what is MGM+?
Show Notes
‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Series ‘Silk’ Lands Series Order MGM+ & Amazon – Deadline
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Talks “Weak” Advertising Market, DC Plans and HBO Losses
Apple Kicks Off Major League Soccer Plans With Pricing & Launch Details – Deadline
Roku Acquires 150 ‘Great Baking Show’ Episodes, Launches FAST Channel – Variety
Showbiz Comedy Starring Seth Rogen Gets Apple TV+ Series Order; Point Grey & Lionsgate Producing
Hunters to End With Season 2 at Amazon — Get Release Date
Recommendations
Star Trek: Lower Decks on Paramount Plus
Interview with the Vampire on AMC+
Bubbleball: Inside the NBA’s Fight to Save a Season
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 25, 2022:
Hulu
Christmas at the Drive-In (Nov. 29)
Planet Sex with Cara Delavingne (Nov. 29)
Darby and the Dead (Dec. 2)
Netflix
The Action Pack Saves Christmas (Nov. 28)
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (Nov. 29)
Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic (Nov. 29)
Creature Cases: Holiday Special (Nov. 30)
My Name is Vendetta (Nov. 30)
The Lost Patient (Nov. 30)
Snack Vs. Chef, Season 1 (Nov. 30)
Take Your Pills: Xanax (Nov. 30)
Christmas Full of Grace (Nov. 30)
A Man of Action (Nov. 30)
Troll (Dec. 1)
Qala (Dec. 1)
Firefly Lane, Season 2, Part 1 (Dec. 2)
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Dec. 2)
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Dec. 2)
Warriors of Future (Dec. 2)
“Sr.” (Dec. 2)
Hot Skull (Dec. 2)
My Unorthodox Life, Season 2 (Dec. 2)
Disney+
Mickey Saves Christmas (Nov. 28)
Willow, Season 1 (Nov. 30)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Dec. 2)
Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays (Dec. 2)
HBO Max
My So-Called High School Rank (Nov. 29)
A Hollywood Christmas (Dec. 1)
Branson (Dec. 1)
Gossip Girl, Season 2 (Dec. 1)
Paramount+
The Flatshare, limited series (Dec. 1)
Peacock
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (Nov. 11)
Nope (Nov. 18)
WWE Survivor Series (Nov. 26)
Irreverent, Season 1 (Nov. 30)
Amazon Prime Video
Riches, Season 1 (Dec. 2)
Three Pines, Season 1 (Dec. 2)
Apple TV+
Slow Horses, Season 2 (Dec. 2)
Roku Channel
Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday (Dec. 2)
This week: Disney kicks Bob Chapek right in his synergy machine.
Show Notes
Disney Says Bob Iger Will Return as CEO, Succeeding Bob Chapek (DIS) – Bloomberg
Disney blindsided Chapek with CEO decision after reaching out to Iger on Friday
Bob Iger’s Pay Package Is Revealed As Exec Spends His First Day Back In Disney CEO Chair – Deadline
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Getting China Release – Deadline
‘Andor’ Episodes will be Made Available on Multiple Disney Platforms – Variety
Kareem Daniel to Exit Disney as Bob Iger Unwinds Chapek Era Structure – The Hollywood Reporter
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 2, 2022:
Hulu
Back in the Groove, Limited Series (Dec. 5)
It’s a Wonderful Binge (Dec. 9)
The Mighty Ones, Season 4 (Dec. 9)
Netflix
The Mighty Express: Mighty Trains Race (Dec. 5)
Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (Dec. 6)
Sebastian Maniscalo: Is It Me? (Dec. 6)
I Hate Christmas (Dec. 7)
Too Hot to Handle, Season 4 (Dec. 7)
Smiley, Season 1 (Dec. 7)
The Marriage App (Dec. 7)
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Dec. 9)
Dragon Age: Absolution (Dec. 9)
Dream Home Makeover, Season 4 (Dec. 9)
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, Part 2 (Dec. 9)
How to Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower, Season 3 (Dec. 9)
Disney+
Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? (Dec. 9)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (Dec. 9)
The Muppet Christmas Carol: Extended Edition (Dec. 9)
HBO Max
His Dark Materials, Season 3 (Dec. 5)
Amsterdam (Dec. 6)
Doom Patrol, Season 4 (Dec. 8)
South Side, Season 3 (Dec. 8)
Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder (Dec. 10)
Paramount+
Fit for Christmas (Dec. 4)
Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22 (Dec. 6)
Must Love Christmas (Dec. 11)
Peacock
Leopard Skin, Limited Series (Nov. 17)
A Fabled Holiday (Dec. 3)
The Holiday Stocking (Dec. 3)
Undercover Holiday (Dec. 4)
Amazon Prime Video
Something From Tiffany’s (Dec. 9)
Apple TV+
Little America, Season 2 (Dec. 9)
Emancipation (Dec. 9)
AMC+
Christmas with the Campbells (Dec. 2)
Christmas Bloody Christmas (Dec. 9)
Showtime
George & Tammy, Limited Series (Dec. 4)
This week: Warner Bros. Discovery is talking to Amazon about licensing some DC animated shows to the streamer.
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Television Studios Close To Striking Animation Deal With Amazon For DC-Branded Content
Warner Bros. TV Boss Channing Dungey Says There’s ‘A Lot of Interest’ in Harry Potter Series
Ohio sues Warner Brothers Discovery | WTRF
Amazon Plans to Invest $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters
Tyler Perry Sets 4-Movie Deal at Amazon
Netflix Not “Trying To Build A Theatrical Business”, Says Reed Hastings; Sanguine Co-CEO Agrees ‘Glass Onion’ Release Left A Lot Of Money On The Table
Legendary Entertainment Formalizes Sony Deal After Cutting Ties With Warner Bros.
AMC Networks to See Large-Scale Layoff After Streaming Miscalculation | IndieWire
Wednesday Breaks Netflix Record With 341M Hours Viewed In Debut Week – Deadline
Ed Helms Joins Jennifer Garner in Netflix Comedy ‘Family Leave’
‘White Lotus’ Renewed for Season 3 at HBO – Variety
‘Los Espookys’ Canceled At HBO After Two Seasons – Deadline
Michael Lewis FTX Book Landing at Apple
‘Slow Horses’ Renewed for Season 3 and Season 4 at Apple – Variety
‘Surface’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
‘Neighbours’ Australian Soap No Longer Cancelled — Amazon Freevee 2023 | TVLine
‘Wonder Man’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Lead Marvel Series For Disney+ – Deadline
‘Tulsa King’ Renewed for Season 2, Premiere Ratings Top ‘House of the Dragon’
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 9, 2022:
Hulu
Kindred, limited series (Dec. 13)
Grails, limited series (Dec. 14)
Netflix
Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure, Season 1 (Dec. 13)
Tom Papa: What a Day! (Dec. 13)
Last Chance U Basketball, Season 2 (Dec. 13)
I Believe in Santa (Dec. 14)
Don’t Pick Up the Phone, limited series (Dec. 14)
Kangaroo Valley (Dec. 14)
Sonic Prime, Season 1 (Dec. 15)
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (Dec. 15)
The Big 4 (Dec. 15)
The Recruit, Season 1 (Dec. 16)
Private Lesson (Dec. 16)
Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Dec. 16)
Cook at All Costs, Season 1 (Dec. 16)
Dance Monsters, Season 1 (Dec. 16)
A Storm for Christmas, limited series (Dec. 16)
Far from Home, Season 1 (Dec. 16)
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator, limited series (Dec. 16)
Paradise PD, Part 4 (Dec. 16)
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (Dec. 16)
Disney+
National Treasure: Edge of History, Season 1 (Dec. 14)
A Very Backstreet Holiday (Dec. 15)
If These Walls Could Sing (Dec. 16)
Paramount+
The Checkup with David Agus (Dec. 6)
The Banshees of Inisherin (Dec. 13)
The Game, Season 2 (Dec. 15)
Metallica, Helping Hands Concert (Dec. 16)
Peacock
Bros (Dec. 2)
Christmas Class Reunion (Dec. 10)
The Gift of Peace (Dec. 10)
The Holiday Sitter (Dec. 11)
Baking It, Season 2 (Dec. 12)
Holiday Heritage (Dec. 16)
Five More Minutes: Moments Like These (Dec. 17)
Twas the Night Before Christmas (Dec. 17)
Hanukkah on Rye (Dec. 18)
Amazon Prime Video
Your Christmas Or Mine? (Dec. 2)
Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge (Dec. 13)
Nanny (Dec. 16)
Amazon Freevee
Hotel for the Holidays (Dec. 2)
AMC+
The Apology (Dec. 16)
Litvenenko, limited series (Dec. 16)
This week: Warner Bros. Discovery learns that licensing out their shows isn’t as profitable as they thought.
Show Notes
Nancy Daniels & Jane Latman Out As Part Of Latest Warner Bros. Discovery Restructure – Deadline
HBO Max Returns to Amazon Prime Video Channels – Variety
Peacock At 18M Paid Subscribers, Up From 15M In Sept.; Jeff Shell Says Universal Now Rivals Disney Animation,
Sees “Big Check” Coming For Hulu Stake
New CEO To Run Diamond Sports As Sinclair Gets Sent To the Bench | Next TV
Cameo debuts kid-friendly shoutouts from brands like Cocomelon and Blippi
‘The Midnight Club’ Canceled by Netflix After One Season (Exclusive)
Why Netflix Canceled The Midnight Club, According To Mike Flanagan
‘FBoy Island’ Canceled at HBO Max After Two Seasons – Variety
Mike Flanagan & Trevor Macy Reveal ‘The Dark Tower’ Adaptation In Works At Intrepid, Talk Leaving Netflix For Amazon, ‘Midnight Club’s Cancellation & More
Reese Witherspoon Returning For ‘Election’ Sequel ‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ – Deadline
‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical Sets Cast
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 16, 2022:
Hulu
Big Bet, Season 1 (Dec. 21)
Netflix
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 (Dec. 20)
Emily in Paris, Season 3 (Dec. 21)
I Am a Killer, Season 4 (Dec. 21)
Alice in Borderland, Season 2 (Dec. 22)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Dec. 23)
The Fabulous, Season 1 (Dec. 23)
HBO Max
The Head, Season 2 (Dec. 22)
I Hate Suzie Too (Dec. 22)
Family Dinner, Season 3 (Dec. 23)
Paramount+
Snow Day (Dec. 16)
1923, Season 1 (Dec. 18)
Top Gun: Maverick (Dec. 22)
Peacock
Five More Minutes; Moments Like These (Dec. 17)
The Best Man: The Final Chapters, limited series (Dec. 22)
Amazon Prime Video
When Hope Calls Christmas (Dec. 18)
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Season 3 (Dec. 21)
This week: HBO Max was murdered.
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery Heads to ‘Westworld’ to Make a Splash in FAST | IndieWire
Westworld’ & ‘The Nevers‘ Pulled Off HBO Max; Victorian Drama Canceled – Deadline
‘Love Life’ Canceled After 2 Seasons, Pulled From HBO Max Amid Review – Deadline
‘Minx’ Canceled As HBO Max Reverses Season 2 Renewal – Deadline
‘Gordita Chronicles’ To Be Pulled From HBO Max – Deadline
‘Raised By Wolves’ & ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ Removed HBO Max FAST – Deadline
‘Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy’ Canceled by CNN – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Warrior Nun’ Canceled By Netflix After 2 Seasons – Deadline
‘Blockbuster’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season; Randall Park Stars – Deadline
Reese Witherspoon To Star In ‘All Stars’ Comedy Series For Amazon – Deadline
‘Witch Mountain’ Pilot Set at Disney+, Bryce Dallas Howard to Lead Cast
Dan Levy, Ally Pankiw Set Adult Animated Comedy ‘Standing By’ at Hulu
‘Yellowjackets’ Gets Early Season 3 Renewal By Showtime & More – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 24, 2022:
Hulu
Letterkenny, Season 11 (Dec. 26)
Netflix
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (Dec. 25)
The Witcher: Blood Origin, limited series (Dec. 25)
Treason, Limited Series (Dec. 26)
Chelsea Handler: Revolution (Dec. 27)
The Circle, Season 5 (Dec. 28)
Love Is Blind: Brazil, Season 2 (Dec. 28)
Rise of Empires: Ottoman – Mehmed vs. Vlad, Season 2 (Dec. 29)
Brown and Friends, Season 1 (Dec. 29)
White Noise (Dec. 30)
The Glory, Season 1 (Dec. 30)
Chicago Party Aunt, Part 2 (Dec. 30)
The Ultimatum: France, Season 1 (Dec. 30)
Alpha Males, Season 1 (Dec. 30)
Disney+
Strange World (Dec. 23)
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (Dec. 28)
HBO Max
This Place Rules (Dec. 30)
Amazon Prime Video
Wildcat (Dec. 30)
This week: We predict the next year in streaming.
Show Notes
YouTube Purchases Rights to NFL Sunday Ticket
With ‘Wednesday’, Paradigm Shift Puts Amazon Behind Netflix Success – Deadline
Apple Releasing Sing-Along Of Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Spirited’ – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 31, 2022:
Netflix
Best of Stand-Up 2022 (Dec. 31)
Live to Lead, Presented by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Limited Series (Dec. 31)
The Way of the Househusband, Season 2 (Jan. 1)
Kaleidoscope, Limited Series (Jan. 1)
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street, Limited Series (Jan. 4)
Ginny & Georgia, Season 2 (Jan. 5)
Copenhagen Cowboy, Season 1 (Jan. 5)
Pressure Cooker, Season 1 (Jan. 6)
The Pale Blue Eye (Jan. 6)
Disney+
Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 2 (Jan. 4)
Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Season 2 (Jan. 4)
HBO Max
The Menu (Jan. 3)
Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, Season 2 (Jan. 6)
Paramount+
Sometimes When We Touch, Limited Series (Jan. 3)
Amazon Prime Video
The Rig, Season 1 (Jan. 6)
Cosmic Love: France (Jan. 6)
This week: We talk about movies, shows, and games that have got us excited for 2023.
Recommendations
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 7, 2023:
Hulu
Koala Man, Season 1 (Jan. 9)
How I Caught My Killer, Limited Series (Jan. 12)
The Drop (Jan. 13)
Netflix
Vinland Saga, Season 2 (Jan. 9)
Andrew Santino: Cheeseburger (Jan. 10)
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (Jan. 10)
Sexify, Season 2 (Jan. 11)
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Season 2 (Jan. 12)
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, limited series (Jan. 12)
Vikings: Valhalla, Season 2 (Jan. 12)
Sky Rojo, Season 3 (Jan. 13)
Dog Gone (Jan. 13)
Break Point, Part 1 (Jan. 13)
Trial by Fire, Docu-series (Jan. 13)
Disney+
Chasing Waves, Season 1 (Jan. 11)
Gina Yei, Season 1 (Jan. 11)
HBO Max
Velma, Season 1 (Jan. 12)
The Climb, Season 1 (Jan. 12)
Peacock
The Makery, Season 1 (Jan. 12)
The Traitors, Season 1 (Jan. 12)
Amazon Prime Video
Hunters, Season 2 (Jan. 13)
Apple TV+
Super League: The War for Football, doc-series (Jan. 13)
Servant, Season 4 (Jan. 13)
AMC+
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, Season 1 (Jan. 8)
Showtime
Your Honor, Season 2 (Jan. 13)
This week: The cuts continue at HBO Max, and they’re contagious.
Show Notes
HBO Max Removes Looney Tunes Shorts, Flintstones Episodes – Variety
‘Dangerous Liaisons,’ ‘Becoming Elizabeth’ ‘Step Up’ Pulled From Starz – Deadline
Roku Ends 2022 With More Than 70 Million Accounts, Streaming Hours Up 19%
Roku Announces First Smart TVs Designed and Made by the Company
‘1899’ Canceled: Netflix Not Moving Forward With Season 2 – Variety
Jillian Bell Joins Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross In Prime Video’s Holiday Comedy ‘Candy Cane Lane’
Nicole Kidman Cast in Taylor Sheridan’s CIA Drama Series ‘Lioness’ at Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE)
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 14, 2023:
Hulu
Web of Death, Limited Series (Jan. 19)
Netflix
Crash Course in Romance, Season 1 (Jan. 14)
That ’90s Show, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
Women at War, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
Narvik (Jan. 20)
JUNG_E (Jan. 20)
Bake Squad, Season 2 (Jan. 20)
Bling Empire: New York, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
Fauda, Season 4 (Jan. 20)
Mission Majnu (Jan. 20)
Represent, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
Shahmaran, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
Disney+
King Shakir Recycle (Jan. 18)
HBO Max
The Last of Us, Season 1 (Jan. 15)
Game Theory With Bomani Jones, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
Real Time With Bill Maher, Season 21 (Jan. 20)
Paramount+
Mayor of Kingstown, Season 2 (Jan. 15)
Are You the One?, Season 9 (Jan. 18)
Peacock
The Wedding Veil Inspiration (Jan. 14)
Amazon Prime Video
The Legend of Vox Machina, Season 2 (Jan. 20)
MGM+
Godfather of Harlem, Season 3 (Jan. 15)
Murf the Surf, Docuseries (Jan. 15)
Apple TV+
Truth Be Told, Season 3 (Jan. 20)
Roku Channel
Miss Universe Competition (Jan. 14)
This week: Warner Bros. Discovery leads the way and everyone just follows along.
Show Notes
Ready to pay more for streaming? This Warner Bros. Discovery executive thinks so
Greg Berlanti Bets on His Legacy With New Warner Bros. TV Megadeal
Warner Bros. Discovery on a Roll With Wall Street Analysts After Upgrade
HBO Max raises prices for the first time | CNN Business
‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 Won’t Air On TNT In Content Write-Off, Shopped – Deadline
‘Inside Job’ Canceled By Netflix, Reversing Season 2 Renewal – Deadline
Workaholics Movie Dead at Paramount Plus Weeks Before Filming – Variety
‘Pantheon’ Canceled at AMC+ After One Season – Variety
‘Minx’: Starz Saves Canceled HBO Max Series With Pickup Of Seasons 1 & 2 – Deadline
“Too Many Shows”: AMC’s Dan McDermott Addresses Challenges – Deadline
YouTube Experiments With FAST Channels – The Hollywood Reporter
Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football Audiences Are Smaller But Younger | TV Tech
Amazon Compensates ‘Thursday Night Football’ Advertisers
Vince McMahon is officially back on the WWE Board of Directors – Cageside Seats
‘Wednesday’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix – Deadline
Netflix’s ‘Mo’ Will End With Second Season – The Hollywood Reporter
Ruth Negga to Star Opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Presumed Innocent’ at Apple TV+
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Live-Action Series Ordered By Paramount+ – Deadline
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Renewed By Paramount+ – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 14, 2023:
Hulu
How I Met Your Father, Season 2 (Jan. 24)
Extraordinary, Season 1 (Jan. 25)
Killing Country, Limited Series (Jan. 26)
The 1619 Project (Jan. 26)
Netflix
Physical 100, Season 1 (Jan. 24)
Against the Ropes, Season 1 (Jan. 25)
Love Never Lies: Poland (Jan. 25)
Daniel Spellbound, Season 2 (Jan. 26)
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (Jan. 26)
Record of Ragnarok, Season 2 (Jan. 26)
Lockwood & Co. (Jan. 27)
You People (Jan. 27)
The Snow Girl, limited series (Jan. 27)
Kings of Jo’Burg, Season 2 (Jan. 27)
Disney+
Mila in the Multiverse, Season 1 (Jan. 25)
Paramount+
Wolf Pack, Season 1 (Jan. 26)
Teen Wolf: The Movie (Jan. 26)
Peacock
Sick (Jan. 13)
Poker Face, Limited Series (Jan. 26)
Amazon Prime Video
Shotgun Wedding (Jan. 27)
Apple TV+
Shrinking, Season 1 (Jan. 27)
This week: Netflix Co-CEO Reed Hastings announces some shocking news. And also announces he’s stepping down.
Show Notes
Netflix Film Chiefs on ‘The Killer,’ Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ – Variety
Netflix Subscribers, Earnings Q4 2022: Streamer Adds 7 Million Subs – Variety
Reed Hastings Steps Down as Netflix Co-CEO – Variety
How Much More Netflix Can the World Absorb? | The New Yorker
Amazon Prime Video, Jeremy Clarkson to Part Ways From 2024 – Variety
LIV Golf on Verge of Announcing TV Deal with CW Network – Sports Illustrated Golf
THE CW NETWORK AND LIV GOLF FORGE MULTI-YEAR BROADCAST RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Marvel movies are returning to China after almost four years
Disney Gets Boost as China Clears Marvel Superhero Films for Release – WSJ
Regal Cinemas closing nearly 40 movie theaters, Miami Beach is on the list
‘Cobra Kai’ Renewed For Sixth and Final Season at Netflix
‘Shoresy’ Renewed For Second Season On Hulu – Deadline
Meryl Streep Cast in ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 3 – Variety
Dennis Quaid Joins David Oyelowo In Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Bass Reeves’ Series For Paramount+
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 28, 2023:
Netflix
Minions: The Rise of Gru (Jan. 30)
Princess Power, Season 1 (Jan. 30)
Cunk on Earth, limited series (Jan. 31)
Pamela, A Love Story (Jan. 31)
Gunther’s Millions (Feb. 1)
The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals (Feb. 1)
Freeridge, Season 1 (Feb. 2)
Make My Day, Season 1 (Feb. 2)
True Spirit (Feb. 3)
Class (Feb. 3)
Infiesto (Feb. 3)
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, Season 2 (Feb. 3)
Disney+
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Feb. 1)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Season 2 (Feb. 1)
Peacock
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Feb. 2)
Amazon Prime Video
Nate Bargatze: Hello World (Jan. 31)
Harlem, Season 2 (Feb. 3)
Apple TV+
Dear Edward, Season 1 (Feb. 3)
This week: It’s the year-end wrap up of the Nielsen streaming ratings.
Show Notes
NBCUniversal expects Peacock losses to peak this year as streamer slowly adds subscribers
Peacock Losses, Hurricane Ian Hurt Comcast Q4 Earnings | Next TV
It’s On: Bally Sports RSNs Headed for Bankruptcy | Next TV
ESPN Takes Swing at Pickleball With New TV Rights Pact – Variety
Most Popular TV Shows, Movies on Streaming in 2022 – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 4, 2023:
Hulu
Black Travel Across America, Season 1 (Feb. 7)
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (Feb. 9)
Netflix
The Exchange, Season 1 (Feb. 8)
Bill Russell: Legend (Feb. 8)
Dear David (Feb. 9)
Dr. Jason Leong: Ride with Caution (Feb. 9)
You, Season 4 (Feb. 9)
My Dad the Bounty Hunter, Season 1 (Feb. 9)
Your Place Or Mine (Feb. 10)
Love is Blind: After the Altar Season 3 (Feb. 10)
Love to Hate You, Season 1 (Feb. 10)
10 Days of a Good Man (Feb. 10)
HBO Max
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special (Feb. 9)
Peacock
Sweeter than Chocolate (Feb. 4)
Grilling Season: A Curious Caterer Mystery (Feb. 4)
Amazon Prime Video
Somebody I Used to Know (Feb. 10)
This week: HBO Max, Netflix, Paramount Plus, and Peacock all had big news.
Show Notes
Greg Berlanti’s New Overall Deal is a BFD for WBD
CNN DIPS ITS TOE INTO COMEDY WITH BILL MAHER SEGMENTS
WGA West Blasts Warner Bros Discovery Ahead Of Possible Industrywide Writers Strike
Cancellations Of Completed Seasons Of TV Series; Experts Weigh In On Whether Trend Will Continue
‘Westworld’ Gets New Home As Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Roku & Tubi FAST Channel Deals
‘Titans,’ ‘Doom Patrol’ Ending on HBO Max
‘Pennyworth’ Canceled At HBO Max After Three Seasons
Showtime Starts Removing Short-Lived Series From Its Streaming Platform
‘Dexter: New Blood’ Season 2 Cancelled, Showtime Eyes Prequel Series
Netflix Offloads Two Completed Films, Filmmakers Shop Projects Elsewhere
NBCUniversal Shuts Off Peacock Free Tier for New Users
Fox Renews Hulu Streaming Deal for In-Season Episodes
‘Bridgerton’ Star Phoebe Dynevor Exits Netflix Series Ahead Of Season 3
‘Fair Play’ Sells to Netflix After Buzzy Sundance Premiere
‘The Last of Us’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO
Apple Confirms ‘Flora And Son’ Deal, Streamer’s Biggest At Sundance Since ‘CODA’
‘The Mosquito Coast’ Canceled at Apple After Two Seasons
‘Acapulco’ Renewed For Season 3 At Apple
‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ Canceled By Disney+ After 2 Seasons
‘King Of The Hill’ Revival Ordered By Hulu; Original Cast Returning
‘Reboot’ Canceled at Hulu After One Season
‘One Of Us Is Lying’ & ‘Vampire Academy’ Cancelled At Peacock
Annette Bening To Star In Peacock Limited Series ‘Apples Never Fall’
‘The Traitors’ Nabs Second Season at Peacock
Sylvester Stallone’s Family To Star In Paramount+ Docuseries, Join Super Bowl Ad
Recommendations
The Legend of Vox Machina, Season 2
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 11, 2023:
Hulu
Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Season 3 (Feb. 15)
Animaniacs, Season 3 (Feb. 17)
Netflix
Squared Love All Over Again (Feb. 13)
Perfect Match, Season 1 (Feb. 14)
In Love All Over Again, Season 1 (February 14)
Re/Member (Feb. 14)
The Romantics, Limited Series (Feb. 14)
Jim Jefferies: High n’ Dry (Feb. 14)
CoComelon, Season 7 (Feb. 15)
Full Swing, Limited Series (Feb. 15)
Red Rose, Season 1 (Feb. 15)
African Queens: Njinga, Limited Series (Feb. 15)
The Law According to Lidia Poet, Season 1 (Feb. 15)
Eva Lasting, Season 1 (Feb. 15)
The Upshaws, Part 3 (Feb. 16)
Aggretsuko, Season 3 (Feb. 16)
A Girl and an Astronaut, Season 1 (Feb. 17)
Ganglands, Season 2 (Feb. 17)
Disney+
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Season 1 (Feb. 15)
HBO Max
Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark (Feb. 11)
Puppy Bowl XIX (Feb. 12)
Poor Devil, Season 1 (Feb. 17)
Paramount+
Star Trek: Picard, Season 3 (Feb. 16)
Peacock
A Paris Proposal (Feb. 12)
Amazon Prime Video
Carnival Row, Season 2 (Feb. 17)
Apple TV+
Sharper (Feb. 17)
Hello Tomorrow!, Season 1 (Feb. 17)
This week: Bob Iger beats a billionaire, and Warner Bros. Discovery resets their plans.
Show Notes
Warner Bros Discovery Abandons Plan To Merge HBO Max With Discovery+ – Report – Deadline
Disney announces Toy Story 5, Frozen 3, Zootopia 2, and 7,000 layoffs
Disney CEO Bob Iger Is Open To Selling Hulu – Deadline
Dana Walden & Alan Bergman To Oversee New Disney Entertainment Unit – Deadline
Nelson Peltz Abandons Proxy Fight With Disney
Netflix Expands Paid Password Sharing To Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain – Deadline
‘Avenue 5’ Canceled After Two Seasons at HBO
Bosch TV Show Expanding With Two More Spinoffs for Amazon – The Hollywood Reporter
Chris Pratt’s ‘Terminal List’ Gets Season 2 & Prequel With Taylor Kitsch – Deadline
Nicole Kidman & Jamie Lee Curtis To Star In & EP Patricia Cornwell’s ‘Kay Scarpetta’ TV Series At Amazon From Liz
Sarnoff & Blumhouse
Spider-Man Noir TV Show in the Works from Phil Lord, Chris Miller
‘The Peripheral’ Renewed For Second Season By Prime Video
‘Never Let Me Go’ Series Not Moving Forward at FX (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety
Paramount+ Becomes Latest Streamer To Remove Titles Including ‘Real World: Homecoming’
Yellowstone Spinoff to Star Matthew McConaughey; Kevin Costner Uncertain – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Uncoupled’ Revived at Showtime After Netflix Cancellation
Recommendations
Shotgun Wedding on Amazon Prime Video
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 18, 2023:
Hulu
Bruiser (Feb. 24)
Netflix
Whindersson Nunes: Preaching to the Choir (Feb. 19)
Sommore: Queen Chandelier (Feb. 21)
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, Limited Series (Feb. 22)
The Strays (Feb. 22)
Call Me Chihiro (Feb. 23)
Outer Banks, Season 3 (Feb. 23)
Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Season 5 (Feb. 24)
Married at First Sight, Season 12 (Feb. 24)
Oddballs, Season 2 (Feb. 24)
Pokemon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, Part 2 (Feb. 24)
We Have a Ghost (Feb. 24)
Who Were We Running From?, Season 1 (Feb. 24)
HBO Max
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Season 10 (Feb. 19)
Peacock
Welcome to Valentine (Feb. 18)
WWE Elimination Chamber (Feb. 18)
Bel-Air, Season 2 (Feb. 23)
Amazon Prime Video
The Consultant, Season 1 (Feb. 24)
Apple TV+
The Reluctant Traveler, Season 1 (Feb. 24)
Starz
Party Down, Season 3 (Feb. 24)
Nielsen Ratings
This week, Ted Lasso returns and hopefully saves us from Zaslav.
Show Notes
Netflix Removing ‘Arrested Development,’ Including Original Seasons – Variety
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 Gets Premiere Date – The Hollywood Reporter
What will TV look like in three years? These industry insiders share their predictions
Roku Revenue Flat in Q4, Roku Channel Reaches 100 Million U.S. Viewers – Variety
Sling TV Freestream: Rebranded Free-Streaming FAST Service Launches – Variety
Lachlan Murdoch Turned Down $2 Billion for Fox’s Streaming Service
Comcast Xfinity Subs Will Lose Peacock Free Access This Summer
‘The Mole’ Reboot Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix – Variety
‘Big Shot’, ‘Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ Canceled By Disney+ After Two Seasons – Deadline
B.J. Novak Anthology The Premise Is Not Returning for Season 2
‘Poker Face’ Renewed for Season 2 at Peacock
‘Blood & Treasure’ Not Returning For Season 3 At Paramount+
Recommendations
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 25, 2023:
Hulu
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 5 (Mar. 2)
Netflix
A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou (Feb. 28)
American Pickers, Season 15 (Feb. 28)
Too Hot to Handle: Germany (Feb. 28)
Cheat, Season 1 (Mar. 1)
Little Angel, Volume 2 (Mar. 1)
Karate Sheep, Season 1 (Mar. 2)
Monique Olivier: Accessory to Evil, Limited Series (Mar. 2)
Sex/Life, Season 2 (Mar. 2)
In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal, Limited Series (Mar. 3)
Love at First Kiss (Mar. 3)
Next in Fashion, Season 2 (Mar. 3)
Disney+
The Mandalorian, Season 3 (Mar. 1)
Peacock
Made for Each Other (Feb. 25)
A Nashville Legacy (Feb. 26)
Amazon Prime Video
Daisy Jones & the Six, Season 1 (Mar. 3)
This week, Warner Bros tells its baseball creditors it ain’t gonna pay.
Show Notes
Warner Bros Discovery revenue misses as media giant posts big loss
Lord of the Rings New Movies Set at Warner Bros – Variety
‘South Park’ Lawsuit: HBO Max Sues Paramount Over Licensing – Variety
Warner Bros. Discovery Looks to Get Out of Regional Sports TV Business – WSJ
‘Outer Banks’ Lands Early Season 4 Renewal – Deadline
‘The Rig’ Renewed By Amazon; Martin Compston, Iain Glen & Emily Hampshire Reprise Roles
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 4, 2023:
Hulu
Triangle of Sadness (Mar. 3)
History of the World, Part 2 (Mar. 6)
Unprisoned, Season 1 (Mar. 10)
Netflix
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, Live Stand Up (Mar. 4)
Ridley Jones, Season 5 (Mar. 6)
MH370: The Plane that Disappeared, Limited Series (Mar. 8)
The Glory, Season 1, Part 2 (Mar. 10)
Luther: The Fallen Sun (Mar. 10)
Outlast, Season 1 (Mar. 10)
Disney+
Chang Can Dunk (Mar. 10)
HBO Max
Perry Mason, Season 2 (Mar. 6)
Rain Dogs, Season 1 (Mar. 6)
Paramount+
School Spirits, Season 1 (Mar. 9)
Peacock
M3gan (Feb. 25)
Who Killed Robert Wone? Season 1 (Mar. 7)
Apple TV+
Liaison (Feb. 24)
This week, Comcast suggests they’re willing to give up some superheroes in exchange for Disney’s share of Hulu.
Show Notes
‘The Idol’: How HBO’s Next ‘Euphoria’ Became Twisted ‘Torture Porn’ – Rolling Stone
‘Dune: The Sisterhood’ Director Johan Renck & Star Shirley Henderson Exit HBO Max Series – Deadline
Disney could sell its 67% stake in Hulu to buy up more Marvel rights: Citi
Kristen Bell to Star in Netflix Comedy Series
Robert De Niro-Led Thriller ‘Zero Day’ a Go at Netflix
‘The Penguin’ Casts Clancy Brown As Salvatore Maroni
‘Prehistoric Planet’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV+
Brie & Nikki Bella To Host Amazon Dating Competition Series ‘Twin Love’
‘The Night Manager’ Season 2 In Works At Amazon, BBC; Tom Hiddleston Back – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 11, 2023:
Hulu
Boston Strangler (Mar. 17)
Netflix
Ariyoshi Assists, Season 1 (Mar. 14)
Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle (Mar. 14)
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (Mar. 15)
Shadow and Bone, Season 2 (Mar. 16)
Dance 100, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
Swarm, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
The Magician’s Elephant (Mar. 17)
In His Shadow (Mar. 17)
Maestro in Blue (Mar. 17)
Noise (Mar. 17)
Agent Elvis, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
Sky High: The Series, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
Disney+
Disney NHL Big City Greens Livestream (Mar. 14 at 7 p.m. ET)
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts, Season 2 (Mar. 15)
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with David Letterman (Mar. 17)
Peacock
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Mar. 10)
Queens Court, Season 1 (Mar. 16)
Amazon Prime Video
Class of ‘07, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
MGM+
A Spy Among Friends, Limited Series (Mar. 12)
Apple TV+
Ted Lasso, Season 3 (Mar. 15)
Monster Factory, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
Extrapolations, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
This week, Hollywood is burning, but in the subsequent fire sale, no one is buying.
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery To Boost CEO David Zaslav’s Stock Bonus Based On Free Cash Flow
New HBO Max to Offer Thousands of Extra Shows at No Added Cost – Bloomberg
Warner Bros. Discovery Worried That ‘HBO’ Name Turns Off New Subscribers
After Rough Year, Streaming Services Are Off to a Slow Start – Bloomberg
Yellowstone Backers Wanted to Cash Out—Then the Streaming Bubble Burst
Peak TV: 599 Original Series In 2022 But FX’s John Landgraf Predicts Decline – Deadline
The Story of Paramount and the $3 Billion Showtime Controversy
TV’s New Math: What if $100M Netflix Deals Actually Shortchange Creators? – The Hollywood Reporter
WGA Members Overwhelmingly Approve Pattern Of Demands For Upcoming Contract Talks
Paramount Global In Talks With Tyler Perry To Sell Majority Stake In BET – Update
Gary Glitter Documentary Confirmed By Netflix
Netflix Orders ‘Mole Agent’ Series Adaptation Starring Ted Danson From Mike Schur
Jason Sudeikis Confirms ‘Ted Lasso’ Story To End With Season 3 – Deadline
‘Shrinking’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+ – Variety
‘Creed III’s Jonathan Majors To Star In ‘Da Understudy’; Spike Lee Circling – Deadline
Michael B. Jordan Spearheading ‘Creed-Verse’ In Works At Amazon Across Film & TV
‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Moves to Amazon With Two-Season Order
Bryan Cogman Set As Showrunner Of Reimagined Disney+ ‘Zorro’ Series – Deadline
Daredevil: Born Again Casts Jon Bernthal as The Punisher – The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Bruhl to Play Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld in Disney+ Series ‘Kaiser Karl’
‘Devil in the White City’ Series No Longer Moving Forward at Hulu – Variety
Muhammad Ali Event Series From Kevin Willmott, Regé-Jean Page & Morgan Freeman In Works At Peacock
Recommendations
No Hard Feelings – Official Red Band Trailer
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 18, 2023:
Hulu
The Lesson Is Murder, Docuseries (Mar. 23)
Up Here, Season 1 (Mar. 24)
Netflix
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 7 (Mar. 20)
We Lost Our Human (Mar. 21)
Waco: American Apocalypse, Limited Series (Mar. 22)
The Night Agent, Season 1 (Mar. 23)
Love Is Blind, Season 4 (Mar. 24)
HBO Max
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Mar. 19)
Amazon Prime Video
Reggie (Mar. 24)
Apple TV+
My Kind of Country, Season 1 (Mar. 24)
AMC+
Lucky Hank, Season 1 (Mar. 19)
This week, YouTube TV raises its rates.
Show Notes
Diamond Sports, largest owner of regional sports networks, files for bankruptcy
MSG+ to Stream Knicks, Rangers Games Online for $10 Each
NESN Launches Digital Subscription Service With Red Sox, Bruins – Variety
YouTube TV Raises Price for Monthly Subscribers
YouTube TV adds multiview streaming in time for March Madness | Engadget
Netflix Pulls Plug On Nancy Meyers’ New Project Due To Budget Issue
Warner Bros Circling Nancy Meyers Film After Its Exit From Netflix
Amazon Prime Video Cancels ‘Three Pines’ After One Season
‘A League of Their Own’ Receives Four-Episode Final Season From Amazon | IndieWire
‘Blade Runner 2099’ to be Directed by Jeremy Podeswa at Amazon – Variety
‘Willow’ Will Not Return for Season 2 at Disney+ – Variety (or not)
Peacock Orders ‘Monk’ Movie Starring Tony Shalhoub & Original Cast – Deadline
‘Good Burger 2’ Set at Paramount+ With Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 25, 2023:
Hulu
Great Expectations (Mar. 26)
Abominable and the Invisible City, Season 2 (Mar. 29)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 6 (Mar. 30)
Rye Lane (Mar. 31)
Netflix
Mae Martin: SAP (Mar. 28)
Emergency: NYC, Season 1 (Mar. 29)
Unseen, Season 1 (Mar. 29)
Wellmania., Season 1 (Mar. 29)
Big Mäck: Gangsters and Gold (Mar. 30)
From Me to You, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
Unstable, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
Amigos (Mar. 31)
Murder Mystery 2 (Mar. 31)
Copycat Killer, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Kill Boksoon (Mar. 31)
Disney+
Doogie Kamelaoha, M.D. Season 2 (Mar. 31)
Prom Pact (Mar. 31)
HBO Max
Succession, Season 4 (Mar. 26)
Paramount+
Rabbit Hole, Season 1 (Mar. 26)
Peacock
A Picture of Her (Mar. 26)
Ride, Season 1 (Mar. 26)
WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony (Mar. 31)
Amazon Prime Video
The Power, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Amazon Freevee
Monumental: Ellie Goulding at Kew Gardens, Limited Series (Mar. 31)
Apple TV+
The Big Door Prize, Season 1 (Mar. 29)
Eva the Owlet, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Tetris (Mar. 31)
This week, is it the calm before the storm?
Show Notes
Marvel: Why Victoria Alonso Was Fired From Top Job – Variety
Apple to Spend $1 Billion a Year on Films to Break Into Cinemas (AAPL) – Bloomberg
‘Arrested Development’: Netflix Wins Exclusive Streaming Rights – The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix’s ‘You’ Renewed for Season 5 – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 1, 2023:
Hulu
AREA 21: Live on Planet Earth (Apr. 5)
The Good Mothers, Season 1 (Apr. 5)
The Pope: Answers (Apr. 5)
Tiny Beautiful Things, Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Netflix
Surviving R. Kelly, Part III (Apr. 3)
My Name Is Mo’Nique (Apr. 4)
Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now (Apr. 5)
Beef, Season 1 (Apr. 6)
IRL: In Real Love, Season 1 (Apr. 6)
Hunger (Apr. 6)
Chupa (Apr. 7)
Transatlantic, Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Disney+
The Crossover, Season 1 (Apr. 5)
HBO Max
Looney Tunes Cartoons, Season 5 (Apr. 6)
Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed (Apr. 7)
Paramount+
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Season 1 (Apr. 6)
Peacock
WWE: Wrestlemania (Apr. 1-2)
Love in the Maldives (Apr. 2)
Praise This (Apr. 7)
Amazon Prime Video
On a Wing and a Prayer (Apr. 7)
Apple TV+
Schmigadoon!, Season 2 (Apr. 4)
This week, Disney fires Ike Perlmutter and David Zaslav’s 2022 compensation was revealed.
Show Notes
WBD CEO David Zaslav Sees $39 Million Pay Package In 2022
Disney Absorbs Marvel Entertainment Amid Layoffs, Dismisses Chairman Ike Perlmutter
YES Network launching streaming service to give non-cable viewers access to Yankees games
Amazon May Buy Distressed AMC Theater Chain in Seismic Hollywood Streaming Shift
Netflix Orders New Anime Series Based On ‘Scott Pilgrim’; Original Cast From 2010 Movie To Voice
The Night Agent Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Star Trek’s ‘Strange New Worlds’ & ‘Lower Decks’ Renewed Paramount+ – Deadline
Paramount+ Orders Diverse, Teen-Focused ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Series
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 8, 2023:
Hulu
Am I Being Unreasonable?, Season 1 (Apr. 11)
Netflix
CoComelon, Season 8 (Apr. 10)
Leanne Morgan: I’m Every Woman (Apr. 11)
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing, Limited Series (Apr. 12)
Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, Season 2 (Apr. 13)
Florida Man, Season 1 (Apr. 13)
Alex Schwazer: Running for my Truth (Apr. 13)
Obsession, Limited Series (Apr. 13)
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (Apr. 14)
Queenmaker, Season 1 (Apr. 14)
Weathering (Apr. 14)
Disney+
Rennervations, Season 1 (Apr. 12)
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Apr. 14)
HBO Max
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 4 (Apr. 14)
Paramount+
Yonder, Season 1 (Apr. 11)
Rugrats, Season 2 (Apr. 14)
Peacock
The Professional Bridesmaid (Apr. 8)
The Blessing Bracelet (Apr. 10)
Amazon Prime Video
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 5 (Apr. 14)
Apple TV+
The Last Thing He Told Me, limited series (Apr. 14)
This week, Harry Potter on HBO Max, WWE to Endeavor, MGM Plus International, and Disney’s Chief Brand Officer.
Show Notes
Endeavor’s UFC, WWE to Merge; Vince McMahon Named Executive Chairman – The Hollywood Reporter
Lionsgate Takes Key Step In Separation Of Studio And Starz – Deadline
MGM’s Streaming Service to Relaunch as MGM+ International in Europe – Variety
Netflix Restructures Film Group as It Scales Back Movie Output
Disney Names Asad Ayaz as First-Ever Chief Brand Officer – Variety
‘Gattaca’ Reboot in the Works at Showtime From ‘Homeland’ Bosses – The Hollywood Reporter
‘King Shaka’ Becomes Latest Series Axed At Showtime Ahead Of Debut – Deadline
‘Heist 88’ Moves To Showtime As Network Picks Up ‘Seasoned’ To Series – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 15, 2023:
Hulu
Algiers, America (Apr. 19)
Quasi (Apr. 20)
Netflix
Love Is Blind, The Season 4 Live Reunion (Apr. 16 at 8 p.m. EST)
How to Get Rich, Season 1 (Apr. 18)
Longest Third Date (Apr. 18)
The Marked Heart, Season 2 (Apr. 19)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (Apr. 19)
Chimp Empire (Apr. 19)
The Diplomat (Apr. 20)
A Tourist’s Guide to Love (Apr. 21)
Welcome to Eden, Season 2 (Apr. 21)
HBO Max
100 Foot Wave, Season 2 (Apr. 16)
Barry, Season 4 (Apr. 16)
Fired on Mars, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
Paramount+
Mike Judge’s Beavis And Butt-Head, Season 2 (Apr. 20)
Peacock
Cocaine Bear (Apr. 14)
Mrs. Davis, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
Amazon Prime Video
Dead Ringers (Apr. 21)
Judy Blume Forever (Apr. 21)
Apple TV+
Ghosted (Apr. 21)
Drops of Gold, Limited Series (Apr. 21)
This week, Warner Bros. Discovery revealed their new streaming service, Max.
Show Notes
Lawmakers Want Justice Department To Investigate Warner Bros Discovery Merger – Deadline
Warner Bros Discovery Confirms Rebrand Of HBO Max To Max; Launch Date Set – Update
‘The Big Bang Theory’ Spinoff In Works At Max From Chuck Lorre – Deadline
Warner Bros Discovery Unveils 3 Price Tiers For New Max Streaming Service
Harry Potter TV Series On Max: Release Date, Cast, How To Watch, More – Deadline
Tiny Toons Reboot Images Reveal All Returning Looniversity Characters
‘Game of Thrones’ prequel and ‘Harry Potter’ series are a go | AP News
Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Drops After Max Presentation
HBO Max Rebrand: All the New Shows Coming to the Max Streaming Service
Max is charging more money for 4K, and that means it can’t suck this time
Here’s what NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ will cost through YouTube TV
Google TV’s live guide is getting crammed full of over 800 free channels – The Verge
‘Stranger Things’ Animated Series Ordered at Netflix – Variety
‘Sex/Life’ Canceled After Two Seasons On Netflix – Deadline
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to Reunite After ‘True Detective’ in Apple TV+ Comedy
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 22, 2023:
Hulu
Saint X, Season 1 (Apr. 26)
Clock (Apr. 28)
Netflix
Ada Twist, Scientist, Season 4 (Apr. 22)
The Hateful Eight / The Hateful Eight: Extended Version, Season 1 (Apr. 25)
John Mulaney: Baby J (Apr. 25)
The Light We Carry (Apr. 25)
Risque Business: Japan, Season 1 (Apr. 25)
Workin’ Moms, Season 7 (Apr. 26)
Firefly Lane, Season 2, Part 2 (Apr. 27)
The Nurse, Season 1 (Apr. 27)
Sharkdog, Season 3 (Apr.. 27)
Sweet Tooth, Season 2 (Apr. 27)
King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, Season 1 (Apr. 28)
AKA (Apr. 28)
Disney+
Matildas: The World at Our Feet, Limited Series (Apr. 26)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Season 1 (Apr. 26)
Peter Pan & Wendy (Apr. 28)
HBO Max
Somebody Somewhere, Season 2 (Apr. 23)
Love & Death, Limited Series (Apr. 27)
Warner Bros. 100 Years (Apr. 28)
Peacock
– Week of April 22nd –
A Pinch of Portugal (Apr. 23)
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, Season 1 (Apr. 27)
Amazon Prime Video
Citadel, Season 1 (Apr. 28)
MGM+
The Portable Door (Apr. 8)
FROM, Season 2 (Apr. 23)
Amityville: An Origin Story (Apr. 23)
Apple TV+
The Afterparty, Season 2 (Apr. 28)
Frog and Toad, Season 1 (Apr. 28)
This week, Netflix proves that streaming still works… so long as it’s got ads.
Show Notes
Netflix To Launch Paid Password Sharing In U.S. In Coming Weeks As Part Of Global Rollout – Deadline
Netflix Delivers Mixed Results In First Quarter Since Reed Hastings’ Departure As Co-CEO – Deadline
Love Is Blind Reunion Finally Streaming on Netflix After Live Error – Variety
‘Love Is Blind’ Reunion Sets 12 P.M. PT Monday Launch On Netflix – Deadline
Sega to acquire Angry Birds maker Rovio for $776 million
Warner Bros. Discovery Owes $52 Million for ‘South Park’ Streaming Rights, Paramount Alleges
‘Dear Edward’ Canceled at Apple – The Hollywood Reporter
Hannah Waddingham Lands Musical Holiday Special at Apple TV+
‘National Treasure’ Canceled By Disney+ After One Season
Paramount+ Sets ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Film Starring Michelle Yeoh – Variety / Michelle Yeoh Section 31 Movie Will Launch Star Trek: Phase 2 – The Hollywood Reporter
Galaxy Quest TV Series in the Works at Paramount+ – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 29, 2023:
Hulu
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, Season 2 (May 5)
Netflix
Love Village, Season 1 (May 2)
The Great British Baking Show: Juniors, Season 2 (May 3)
Jewish Matchmaking, Season 1 (May 3)
Sanctuary, Season 1 (May 4)
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (May 4)
Disney+
Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All, Limited Series (May 3)
Star Wars: Visions, Volume 2 (May 4)
HBO Max
White House Plumbers, Limited Series (May 1)
Paramount+
Fatal Attraction, Season 1 (Apr. 30)
Peacock
Hearts in the Game (Apr. 30)
Bupkis, Season 1 (May 4)
Amazon Prime Video
Jimmy O Yang: Guess How Much? (May 2)
Apple TV+
Silo, Season 1 (May 5)
Roku Channel
The Great American Baking Show, Season 6 (May 5)
This week, the podcast learns what TikTok is.
Show Notes
Peacock Loses $704 Million, Reaches 22 Million Subscribers
Charter Q1 2023 Earnings: Loses 241,000 Pay TV Subscribers
Verizon reports more subscriber declines and miss on revenue – MarketWatch / Verizon Revenue Misses As Consumer Wireless Business Struggles
Comcast beats estimates despite slowing broadband growth, higher Peacock losses
Cable and Pay TV Lost a Sickening Amount of Subscribers Last Year – TheStreet
Questions Swirl About NBCUniversal’s Future After C.E.O.’s Shocking Firing – The New York Times
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Firing Involved an Affair, Egos and Putin – Variety
Chris Evans & Ana de Armas Skydance Spy Action Pic ‘Ghosted’ Earns Record Movie Debut For Apple TV+
‘Big Mouth’ Renewed For 8th & Final Season, ‘Human Resources’ To End – Deadline
‘Truth Be Told’ Canceled After 3 Seasons By Apple TV+ – Deadline
‘Magnificent Seven’ Series Reboot in the Works at Amazon From Nic Pizzolatto
Recommendations
Partners in Crime, by Agatha Christie
This week: We catch up on 2 weeks worth of ratings…
Show Notes
Six more hours of Community Service for Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws
Christopher Walken Destroys Banksy Painting on BBC Comedy Show
‘Pen15’ Ending With Season 2 on Hulu – The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix greenlights movie about grandma’s accidental Thanksgiving text to stranger
Channing Tatum And Steven Soderbergh Return For ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ At Warner Bros.
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 10th, 2021:
The Hot Zone: Anthrax (Nov. 28)
Pen15, Season 2, Part 2 (Dec. 3)
Crossing Swords, Season 2 (Dec. 10)
David and the Elves (Dec. 5)
Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo) (Dec. 6)
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Season 1 (Dec. 10)
The Unforgivable (Dec. 10)
Two (Dec. 10)
Anonymously Yours (Dec. 10)
Back to the Outback (Dec. 10)
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (Dec. 10)
Still Out of My League (Dec. 10)
How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral, Season 2 (Dec. 10)
Aranyak, Season 1 (Dec. 10)
The Hungry and the Hairy, Season 1 (Dec. 11)
Starbeam: Beaming in the New Year (Dec. 14)
The Future Diary (Dec. 14)
The Hand of God (Dec. 15)
Selling Tampa, Season 1 (Dec. 15)
Masha and the Bear, Season 5 (Dec. 15)
Elite Short Stories, Season 1 (Dec. 15)
Aggretsuko, Season 4 (Dec. 16)
The Guardian (Dec. 16)
Puff: Wonders of the Reef (Dec. 16)
A Naija Christmas (Dec. 16)
A California Christmas: City Lights (Dec. 16)
Street Gang (Dec. 13)
The Murders at Starved Rock (Dec. 14)
Ron’s Gone Wrong (Dec. 15)
Finding Magic Mike (Dec. 16)
Station Eleven (Dec. 16)
The Fungies, Season 3 (Dec. 16)
A Christmas Proposal (Dec. 12)
Die Hard (Dec. 1)
Baking It (Dec. 2)
The Housewives of the North Pole (Dec. 9)
Miss America Pageant (Dec. 16)
MacGruber (Dec. 16)
Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas (Dec. 16)
The Expanse, Season 6 (Dec. 10)
Encounter (Dec. 10)
The Rise and Fall of LulaRoe (Dec. 13)
Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne (Dec. 10)
This week: We we discuss Netflix’s new ratings system.
Show Notes
Sinclair RSNs Renew Digital Rights Agreements With 12 NHL Teams
FX on Hulu Branding Scrapped by Disney, FX to Add Logo to All Shows
Discovery+ Deal to Bring Shows From Group Nine to Streamer / John Malone says WarnerMedia-Discovery getting rid of CNN would be the ‘coward’s way out’
House Democrats Take Antitrust Aim at Discovery-WarnerMedia Deal
CEO Bob Bakish: Pluto TV Profitable, Paramount+ in a ‘Couple Years’ – Media Play News / ViacomCBS CEO Explains Netflix ‘Discovery’ Buyback, Calling Star Trek “Core” Global Franchise
Roku, Google Reach Long-Term Deal for YouTube and YouTube TV
‘Outer Banks’ Season 3 Set at Netflix
‘Cowboy Bebop’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season
Colin Farrell to Reprise Penguin Role in ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Series for HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Renewed at HBO Max
‘Six Feet Under’ Follow-Up in Early Development at HBO (EXCLUSIVE)
Jennifer Lawrence to Play Elizabeth Holmes in Adam McKay, Apple Film
‘Invasion’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
‘Leverage: Redemption’ Renewed for Season 2 at IMDb TV
‘Shang-Chi’ Sequel in the Works With Director Destin Daniel Cretton Returning
‘AP Bio’ Canceled After Four Seasons at Peacock
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 17th, 2021:
Mother/Android (Dec. 17)
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 1 (Dec. 23)
The Witcher, Season 2 (Dec. 17)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers Homecoming, Season 6 (Dec. 17)
Elite Short Stories: Samuel/Omar (Dec. 20)
Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster (Dec. 21)
Grumpy Christmas (Dec. 21)
Emily in Paris, Season 2 (Dec. 22)
Elite Short Stories: Patrick (Dec. 23)
Beforeigners, Season 2 (Dec. 5)
A Forbidden Orange (Dec. 21)
Matrix Revolutions (Dec. 22)
The Suicide Squad (Dec. 23)
1883 (Dec. 19)
Reno 911! The Hunt For QAnon (Dec. 23)
The Grand Tour Presents: Carnage A Trois (Dec. 17)
Being the Ricardos (Dec. 21)
My Dream Kitchen: Carla Hall (Dec. 18)
Swan Song (Dec. 17)
The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls (Dec. 18)
Christmas for Keeps (Dec. 18)
‘Tis the Season to Be Merry (Dec. 19)
This week: YouTube TV feuds with Disney and removes their channels from their service.
Show Notes
YouTube TV pulls Disney-owned channels after failing to reach deal
YouTube TV reaches deal with Disney to restore ESPN, ABC and FX channels
DirecTV Restores A+E Channels After Backlash (Updated)
Ben Affleck-Ana De Armas Movie ‘Deep Water’ Heading To Streaming
‘Goonies’ Film Re-Enactment Drama Lands In Development At Disney+ After Fox Pass – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 24th, 2021:
Don’t Look Up (Dec. 24)
The Silent Sea, Season 1 (Dec. 24)
Vicky and Her Mystery (Dec. 24)
Minal Murali (Dec. 24)
Stories of a Generation with Pope Francis, Limited Series (Dec. 25)
Lulli (Dec. 26)
Kaaval (Dec. 26)
Death to 2021 (Dec. 27)
Jim Henson’s Word Party Presents: Math!, Season 1 (Dec. 28)
Anxious People, Limited Series (Dec. 29)
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (Dec. 29)
The Standups, Season 3 (Dec. 29)
Hilda and the Mountain King (Dec. 30)
Kitz, Season 1 (Dec. 30)
Encanto (Dec. 24)
The Book of Boba Fett (Dec. 29)
Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss (Dec. 16)
Vigil (Dec. 23)
Silent Night (Dec. 3)
This week: Film critic J. Don Birnam joins us to discuss the likely nominees for the Academy Awards.
Show Notes
https://www.instagram.com/awards_predix/?hl=en
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 31st, 2021:
Queer Eye, Season 6 (Dec. 31)
The Lost Daughter (Dec. 31)
Cobra Kai, Season 4 (Dec. 31)
Harlan Coben’s Stay Close, Season 1 (Dec. 31)
Seal Team (Dec. 31)
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (Jan. 1)
The Hookup Plan, Season 3 (Jan. 1)
Action Pack, Season 1 (Jan. 4)
Rebelde (Jan. 5)
The Club, Part 2 (Jan. 6)
The Wasteland (Jan. 6)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (Jan. 1)
With Love, Season 1 (Dec. 17)
LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special (Dec. 22)
Ghost Hunters (Jan. 1)
This week: We make some bold predictions about the future of streaming in 2022.
Show Notes
10 anonymous media execs predict 2022’s industry-shaking events
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 7th, 2022:
I’m Your Man (Jan. 11)
The Hype House (Jan. 7)
Johnny Test, Season 2 (Jan. 7)
Undercover, Season 3 (Jan. 10)
How I Fell in Love With a Gangster (Jan. 12)
Euphoria, Season 2 (Jan. 9)
Peacemaker (Jan. 13)
Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure (Jan. 6)
Wolf Like Me (Jan. 13)
The Tender Bar (Jan. 7)
El Deafo, Limited Series (Jan 7)
First Person Shooter (Jan. 7)
This week: Peacock announces they’ll be streaming the Winter Olympics and The CW is on life support.
Show Notes
Ex-Disney Duo Said to Buy Stake in Will and Jada Smith’s Company – Bloomberg
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs Media Venture Will Be Named Candle – Variety
How to Stream 2022 Winter Olympics on Peacock Premium from NBCU – Variety
Byron Allen’s ‘Allen Media Digital’ Launches Video Streaming Service – Deadline
WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS Are Exploring Possible Sale of CW Network – WSJ /
In Streaming Era, CW Network’s Value to Its Owners Has Diminished – WSJ
Michael Keaton to Play Batman in ‘Batgirl’ Starring Leslie Grace
Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ Skips Theaters & Heads To Disney+
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 14th, 2022:
Women of the Movement, Limited Series (Jan. 7)
Sex Appeal (Jan. 14)
Bergman Island (Jan. 14)
How I Met Your Father (Jan. 18)
Cheer, Season 2 (Jan. 12)
Brazen (Jan. 13)
The Journalist, Season 1 (Jan. 13)
Archive 81 (Jan. 14)
The House (Jan. 14)
After Life, Season 3 (Jan. 14)
Dota: Dragon’s Blood Book 2 (Jan. 18)
Heavenly Bites: Mexico, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
Too Hot to Handle, Season 3 (Jan. 19)
The Royal Treatment (Jan. 20)
Midnight Asia: Eat, Dance, Dream, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
The Eternals (Jan. 12)
The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Season 2, Batch 2 (Jan. 19)
Search Party, Season 5 (Jan. 7)
The Righteous Gemstones, Season 2 (Jan. 9)
Somebody Somewhere (Jan. 16)
True Story with Ed and Randall, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformia (Jan. 14)
Remix My Space With Marsai Martin (Jan. 15)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (Jan 14)
Ray Donovan: The Movie (Jan. 14)
A Discovery of Witches, Season 3 (Jan. 8)
This week: Apple and Sinclair have something in common. Possibly for the first time, ever.
Show Notes
Sinclair Lines Up NBA and $600 Million for New Streaming App – Bloomberg
Apple in serious talks with MLB to broadcast games
Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs Company To Buy ‘Fauda’ Creator Faraway Road – Deadline
AMC Networks Buys Anime Streamer and Distributor Sentai
FX reviving Justified starring Timothy Olyphant for new limited series – The Hollywood Reporter
Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie Join Netflix’s ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ – Variety
Sharon Stone Joins ‘The Flight Attendant’ Season 2 in Key Role
‘The Morning Show’ Renewed for Season 3 at Apple With New Showrunner – Variety
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Canceled By Prime Video After One Season – Deadline
Tim Allen to Star in, Produce ‘Santa Clause’ Series at Disney+
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 21st, 2022:
Ozark, Season 4, Part 1 (Jan. 21)
Munich – The Edge of War (Jan. 21)
Summer Heat (Jan. 21) – In this Brazilian series, a group of young adults working at a resort live an unforgettable summer as they discover love, true friendships, and devastating secrets.
Pokemon Master Journeys – The Series, Part 2 (Jan. 21)
My Father’s Violin (Jan. 21)
Amandla (Jan. 21)
Ada Twist, Scientist, Season 2 (Jan. 25)
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos (Jan. 25)
Chosen (Jan. 27)
I Am Georgina, Season 1 (Jan. 27)
Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery, Season 1 (Jan. 27)
The Gilded Age (Jan. 24)
Snowpiercer, Season 3 (Jan. 24)
Take Out With Lisa Ling (Jan. 27)
As We See It (Jan. 21)
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Season 1 (Jan. 21)
This week: The world changed… though you may not know it yet.
Show Notes
Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for Nearly $70 Billion – The New York Times
Activision Blizzard acquisition: Sony shares crash after Microsoft deal – CNN
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group Partners With Google – Deadline
FilmRise Acquires FAST Rights for “Kim’s Convenience” – Variety
A Bunch of DC Movies Are Leaving HBO Max in February
Disney rejiggers streaming leadership, names new streaming and Hulu presidents
NBCUniversal selects audience measurement alternative to Nielsen – Los Angeles Times
Why Does Disney Keep Sending Pixar Movies Straight to Streaming?
‘Lucifer’ Tops ‘Squid Game’ On Nielsen 2021 US Original Series Chart – Deadline
Netflix Q4 2021: Gains 8.2 Million Subscribers, Stock Down on Forecast – Variety / Netflix shares sink after subscriber outlook misses estimates
‘Daredevil’ Cracks Nielsen Top 10 Rankings 3 Years After Cancellation
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of January 28th, 2022:
Hulu
Single Drunk Female, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
Pam & Tommy (Feb. 2)
Netflix
All Of Us Are Dead (Jan. 28)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (Jan. 28)
In from the Cold, Season 1 (Jan. 28)
Home Team (Jan. 28)
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness (Jan. 28)
The Orbital Children, Season 1 (Jan. 28)
Angry Birds: Summer Madness, Season 1 (Jan. 28)
Feria (Jan. 28)
Raising Dion, Season 2 (Feb. 1)
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 4 (Feb. 1)
The Tinder Swindler (Feb. 2)
Meat Eater, Season 10, Part 2 (Feb. 2)
Murderville Season 1 (Feb. 3)
Kid Cosmic, Season 3 (Feb. 3)
Disney+
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (Jan. 28)
HBO Max
Raised By Wolves, Season 2 (Feb. 3)
Paramount+
AwesomenessTV’s Next Influencer, Season 3 (Jan. 13)
Amazon Prime Video
A Hero (Jan. 21)
Apple TV+
Servant, Season 3 (Jan. 21)
The Afterparty (Jan. 28)
Showtime
Billions, Season 6 (Jan. 23)
This week: We tell you why we’re cancelling Spotify.
Show Notes
Spotify Was Never Going to Drop Joe Rogan | WIRED
Paramount+ returned repeated errors for many of those trying to stream Bills-Chiefs
Paramount Network Rebrand To Paramount Movie Network Reversed; ‘Yellowstone’ Net – Deadline
Peacock Has 9 Million Paid Subscribers, NBCU Reveals – Variety
Comcast Q4 2021 Earnings: NBCU Revenue, Peacock Users – Variety
Universal Studios Orlando Leads NBCU Theme Parks, Epic Universe Next – Deadline
Pixar Staff Slam Disney for ‘Turning Red’ on Streaming – Variety
‘Cooking With Paris’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season – Deadline
‘Masters of the Universe’: Netflix Movie To Star Kyle Allen As He-Man – Deadline
‘Righteous Gemstones’ Renewed for Season 3 at HBO – Variety
Apple TV+ Lands Godzilla & Titans Series Based On Legendary’s Monsterverse
‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Rosario Dawson In Disney+ Series – Deadline
‘Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol’ Canceled By Peacock After One Season – Deadline
Joshua Jackson Joins ‘Fatal Attraction’ Series at Paramount Plus – Variety
Daniel Radcliffe to Play ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in Roku Movie – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 4th, 2022:
Netflix
Through My Window (Feb. 4)
Sweet Magnolias, Season 2 (Feb. 4)
Looop Lapeta (Feb. 4)
Child of Kamiari Month (Feb. 8)
Love Is Blind – Japan (Feb. 8)
The Big Shot Game Show, Season 1 (Feb. 9)
Only Jokes Allowed, Season 1 (Feb. 9)
The Privilege (Feb. 9)
Catching Killers, Season 2 (Feb. 9)
Disenchantment, Part 4 (Feb. 9)
Until Life Do Us Part, Season 1 (Feb. 10)
HBO Max
Kimi (Feb. 10)
Paramount+
Star Trek Discovery, Season 4, Part 2 (Feb. 10)
Peacock
The Winter Olympics (Feb. 3) – Through February 20th.
Amazon Prime Video
The Legend of Vox Machina, Season 1 (Jan. 28)
Reacher, Season 1 (Feb. 4)
The Book of Love (Feb. 4)
Apple TV+
Suspicion, Season 1 (Feb. 4)
This week: CNN’s Jeff Zucker is out of a job, but Spotify podcast Joe Rogan still has his.
Show Notes
Jeff Zucker’s Hasty CNN Exit Complicates WarnerMedia-Discovery Deal – Variety
AT&T, Discovery CEOs Grilled About Jeff Zucker’s “Unfortunate” CNN Exit
Spotify CEO addresses Joe Rogan controversy – CNN
Spotify deletes over 100 ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ episodes (updated) | Engadget
Comcast, ViacomCBS Get Full Regulatory Approval for SkyShowtime Streaming Service
HBO Max Prepares to Launch in 15 More Countries in Europe
‘Euphoria’ Renewed for Season 3 on HBO
‘Goosebumps’: New Live-Action TV Series Lands at Disney Plus – Variety
Paramount Plus Sets Cast for ‘Grease’ Prequel ‘Rise of the Pink Ladies – Variety
‘Criminal Minds’ Revival Is ‘In Development,’ Paramount Plus Confirms – Variety
‘Criminal Minds’: As Dealmaking Continues, Six Stars Are Poised To Return For Revival On Paramount+
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 11th, 2022:
Hulu
Dollface, Season 2 (Feb. 11)
Netflix
Inventing Anna (Feb. 11)
Tall Girl 2 (Feb. 11)
Bigbug (Feb. 11)
Love and Leashes (Feb. 11)
Love Tactics (Feb. 11)
Toy Boy, Season 2 (Feb. 11)
Ali Wong: Don Wong (Feb. 14)
Fishbowl Wives, Season 1 (Feb. 14)
Ridley Jones, Season 3 (Feb. 15)
AI Love You (Feb. 15)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, Act. 1 (Feb. 16)
Swap Shop, Season 2 (Feb. 16)
Fistful of Vengeance (Feb. 17)
Erax (Feb. 17)
Forgive Us Our Trespasses (Feb. 17)
Heart Shot (Feb. 17)
Paramount+
The In-Between (Feb. 11)
Big Nate, Season 1 (Feb. 17)
Peacock
Marry Me (Feb. 11)
Super Bowl LVI (Feb. 13)
Bel-Air (Feb. 13)
Amazon Prime Video
I Want You Back (Feb. 11)
Apple TV+
The Sky is Everywhere (Feb. 11)
This week: Disney reports on an epic quarter.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Disney makes up ground on Netflix, blowout Disney+ subscriber adds
Disney Plus Ends 2021 With Nearly 130 Million Subscribers, Smashing Growth Forecasts
Disney to Boost Content Spending by Up to $1 Billion This Quarter
Disney+ just ran its first test of livestreaming in the US
Marvel’s Defenders series are leaving Netflix | EW.com
Comcast’s NBCUniversal Near Deal to Shift Content to Peacock From Hulu – WSJ
Celebrating 10 Years of Netflix Series With ‘Lilyhammer’
Netflix Desperately Needs To Acquire ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:NFLX) | Seeking Alpha
Amazon Prime Video Signs Multimillion-Pound Shepperton Studios Deal
Warner Bros sued over ‘abysmal’ Matrix Resurrections release
Joe Rogan Offered $100M to Quit Spotify for Right-Wing Platform
‘Love, Victor’ Ending With Final Season 3 — Get Premiere Date at Hulu | TVLine
‘Futurama’ Revival Ordered at Hulu With Original Cast Returning – Variety
‘How to With John Wilson’ Renewed for Season 3 at HBO – Variety
‘South Side’ Renewed for Season 3 at HBO Max – Variety
‘Almost Paradise’ Renewed For Season 2 By IMDb TV – Deadline
‘Reacher’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon – Variety
Catherine Zeta-Jones To Star In ‘National Treasure’ Disney+ Series – Deadline
Shang-Chi Michelle Yeoh Destin Daniel Cretton American Born Chinese Disney+ – Deadline
Brie Larson and Jeremy Renner to Star in Disney Plus Unscripted Shows – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 18th, 2022:
Netflix
Space Force, Season 2 (Feb. 18)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Feb. 18)
The Cuphead Show! (Feb. 18)
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (Feb. 18)
Rabbids Invasion: Mission to Mars (Feb. 18)
Don’t Kill Me (Feb. 21)
Cat Burglar (Feb. 22)
Race: Bubba Wallace, Limited Series (Feb. 22)
UFO (Feb. 23)
Karma’s World, Season 1 (Feb. 24)
Disney+
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Feb. 23)
Free Guy (Feb. 23)
HBO Max
Last Week Tonight, Season 9 (Feb. 20)
Free Guy (Feb. 23)
Amazon Prime Video
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 4 (Feb. 18)
Apple TV+
Severance (Feb. 18)
Lincoln’s Dilemma (Feb. 18)
AMC+
La Fortuna (Jan. 20)
This week: More rebranding at ViacomCBS and the Lord of the Rings film and streaming rights are up for grabs.
Show Notes
‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘The Hobbit’ Movie, Gaming Rights Up for Sale – Variety
Warner Bros. Flexes ‘Lord of the Rings’ Muscle Amid Conflict Over Film Rights
‘Lord of the Rings’ Lawsuit: Tolkien Estate, Warner Bros. Settle – Variety
The Deal Gets Real At WarnerMedia As David Zaslav Ponders Its Power Structure – Deadline
ViacomCBS Shares Tumble Nearly 20% Day After Paramount Rebrand, Streaming Outlook – Update
Apple Rerelease CODA Next Weekend With Free Theatrical Screenings – Deadline
New Punisher Series Reportedly Coming to Hulu
‘BioShock’ Movie in the Works at Netflix
‘Stranger Things’ to End With Season 5 on Netflix
‘Wonder Twins’ DC Movie in Works, Adam Sztykiel to Direct (Exclusive) – The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Renewed For Fifth & Final Season By Prime Video
‘Fallout’ TV Series at Amazon Casts Walton Goggins
Olivia Rodrigo Releases Teaser For Disney+ Road Trip Film
‘1883’ Renewed for Season 2; New Show ‘1932’ Ordered at Paramount Plus – Variety
‘Halo’ Renewed for Season 2 on Paramount Plus – Variety
‘Bloom County’ in Development at Fox As an Animated Series – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of February 25th, 2022:
Hulu
No Exit (Feb. 25)
The Dropout (Mar. 3)
Netflix
Vikings: Valhalla (Feb. 25)
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming (Feb. 25)
Restless (Feb. 25)
Back to 15, Season 1 (Feb. 25)
Juvenile Justice, Season 1 (Feb. 25)
The Fame Game, Season 1 (Feb. 25)
Art & Tech, Season 2 (Feb. 25)
Worst Roommate Ever (Mar. 1)
The Guardians of Justice, Season 1 (Mar. 1)
11M: Terror in Madrid (Mar. 2)
Against the Ice (Mar. 2)
Savage Rhythm, Season 1 (Mar. 2)
Midnight at the Pera Palace, Season 1 (Mar. 3)
Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale (Mar. 3)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Season 2 (Mar. 3)
The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties, Season 2 (Mar. 3)
Disney+
West Side Story (Mar. 2)
Paramount+
Star Trek: Picard, Season 2 (Mar. 3)
Peacock
Joe vs Carole (Mar. 3)
Showtime
Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber (Feb. 27)
AMC+
Killing Eve, Season 4 (Feb. 27)
This week: Discovery CEO David Zaslav says that his newly merged company with Warner Bros. won’t be spending billions like their competitors to create content.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Marvel’s Netflix shows are coming to Disney+, but only in Canada for now | Engadget
Sports Media: Sources: Apple, Amazon front-runners for Sunday Ticket
David Zaslav Pledges Cost Discipline After WarnerMedia Merger
Recommendations
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 4th, 2022:
Hulu
Fresh (Mar. 4)
Netflix
Pieces of Her, Season 1 (Mar. 4)
Making Fun, Season 1 (Mar. 4)
The Invisible Thread (Mar. 4)
Chip and Potato, Season 3 (Mar. 8)
Last One Standing, Season 1 (Mar. 8)
An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts, Season 2 (Mar. 8)
The Andy Warhol Diaries (Mar. 9)
Byron Baes, Season 1 (Mar. 9)
The Bombardment (Mar. 9)
Queer Eye Germany, Season 1 (Mar. 9)
Karma’s World, Season 2 (Mar. 10)
Kotaro Lives Alone, Season 1 (Mar. 10)
HBO Max
Gaming Wall Street (Mar. 3)
Our Flag Means Death, Season 1 (Mar. 3)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (Mar. 6)
Amazon Prime Video
The Weeknd – the Dawn FM Experience (Feb. 26)
Lucy and Desi (Mar. 4)
The Boys Presents: Diabolical (Mar. 4)
Apple TV+
The Problem with John Stewart, Season 2 (Mar. 3)
Central Park, Season 2, Part 2 (Mar. 4)
This week: WarnerMedia and NBC make plays for sports streaming rights.
Show Notes
HBO Max Officially Gets Into Live Sports With $200M U.S. Soccer Deal
MLB in serious talks with NBC Sports about broadcasting games
AEW president Tony Khan announces he purchased Ring of Honor
Sinclair, Charter reach one-month extension to avert RSNs, local channels getting dropped / SBJ Media: Charter, Sinclair keep talks going on RSN deal
Netflix refuses to comply with new Russian rules – POLITICO / Netflix halts all Russian productions after public outrage – POLITICO
Disney weighs cheaper ad-supported tier for Disney+ – report (NYSE:DIS) | Seeking Alpha / NBCU Ends Hulu Next-Day TV Deal With Disney to Keep Shows for Peacock – Variety
‘Taskmaster’: British Game Show Launches Global Streaming Service – Deadline
Cuphead Show Renewed For Season 2 On Netflix, Coming Sooner Than You Might Have Thought – GameSpot
‘Peacemaker’ Renewed for Season 2 on HBO Max – The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Afterparty’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple – Deadline
Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, Lera Abova Round Out Cast Of Peacock’s ‘Pitch Perfect’ TV Spinoff
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Renewed for Season 2 at Paramount Plus – Variety / Taylor Sheridan 1883 Finale interview We Wanted To Make A 10-Hour Movie With An Ending, And That’s What We Did’ – Deadline
‘Outlander’ Prequel Series in the Works at Starz (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 11th, 2022:
Netflix
The Adam Project (Mar. 11)
Life After Death with Tyler Henry, Season 1 (Mar. 11)
Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Season 4 (Mar. 11)
Once Upon a Time… Happily Never After, Season 1 (Mar. 11)
Zenko Go, Season 1 (Mar. 15)
Marilyn’s Eyes (Mar. 15)
Adam by Eve (Mar. 15)
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. (Mar. 16)
Heist: The Great Robbery of Brazil’s Central Bank, Season 1 (Mar. 16)
Rescued By Ruby (Mar. 17)
Disney+
Turning Red (Mar. 11)
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, The Punisher, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mar 16)
Amazon Prime Video
Upload, Season 2 (Mar. 11)
Apple TV+
The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray (Mar. 11)
This week: Apple TV+ gets some Friday night baseball.
Show Notes
Disney+ Gets New Parental Controls as Mature Content Is Added to the Streaming Service
Netflix stops streaming in Russia
Netflix is launching a daily trivia series called Trivia Quest – The Verge
Apple TV Plus announces Friday Night Baseball – The Verge / Apple TV Plus Launching on Comcast Xfinity Platforms – CNET
Sony Pictures TV to Acquire Industrial Media in $350 Million Deal – Variety
Lionsgate Exploring STX Acquisition – Variety
New Shondaland Drama Series ‘The Residence’ Ordered By Netflix – Deadline
Never Have I Ever renewed for fourth and final season at Netflix | EW.com
The Batman HBO Max Series on Hold, Matt Reeves Says | IndieWire / HBO cancels ‘The Batman’ spinoff series from Matt Reeves
‘Metropolis’ Drama Series From Sam Esmail Lands Series Order At Apple – Deadline
‘Muppets Mayhem’ Series a Go at Disney+ – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Joe Pickett’ Renewed For Season 2 At Spectrum – Deadline
‘Star Trek: Picard’ Wraps Production On Season 3… And The Series
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 18th, 2022:
Hulu
Deep Water (Mar. 18)
Netflix
Windfall (Mar. 18)
Black Crab (Mar. 18)
Without Saying Goodbye (Mar. 18)
Human Resources, Season 1 (Mar. 18)
Is It Cake? Season 1 (Mar. 18)
Cracow Monsters, Season 1 (Mar. 18)
Young, Famous & African, Season 1 (Mar. 18)
Animal, Season 2 (Mar. 18)
Eternally Confused and Eager for Love, Season 1 (Mar. 18)
Light the Night, Part 3 (Mar. 18)
Standing Up, Season 1 (Mar. 18)
The Principles of Pleasure, Limited Series (Mar. 22)
Love Me Like the Falling Petals (Mar. 24)
Disney+
Cheaper By the Dozen (Mar. 18)
More Than Robots (Mar. 18)
HBO Max
DMZ, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
Minx, Season 1 (Mar. 17)
Paramount+
Halo, Season 1 (Mar. 24)
Amazon Prime Video
Master (Mar. 18)
Apple TV+
WeCrashed, Limited Series (Mar. 18)
Stillwater, Season 2 (Mar. 18)
Roku Channel
This Joka (Mar. 4)
This week: Streaming continues to lead to consolidation in Hollywood.
Show Notes
Discovery’s bid to merge with WarnerMedia wins final government approval – CNN
Discovery Raising $30 Billion In Debt Sale To Fund WarnerMedia Merger – Deadline
Discovery shareholders approve WarnerMedia acquisition | Reuters
Discovery CEO David Zaslav received walloping $246.6 million pay package in 2021 – MarketWatch
Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel “Not Nervous” About Warner Bros Discovery Streaming Plans – Deadline
HBO Max and Discovery+ will be combined into one service following merger | TechCrunch
Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM
Fremantle Takes Stake in ‘Bosch’ Producer Fabel Entertainment – Variety
Consortium Including Elliott in Advanced Talks to Buy Nielsen Holdings – jetcomint.com
Netflix acquires another developer to build ‘world class games’ – The Verge
Nippon TV and Disney Strike Local Content and Co-Production Deal – Variety
Recommendations
The Kaiju Preservation Society
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of March 25th, 2022:
Hulu
Life and Beth (Mar. 18)
The Girl from Plainville (Mar. 29)
Netflix
Bridgerton, Season 2 (Mar. 25)
800 Meters, Season 1 (Mar. 25)
Transformer BotBots, Season 1 (Mar. 25)
Thermae Romae Novae, Season 1 (Mar. 28)
Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King (Mar. 30)
Broken Idol: The Undoing of Diomedes Diaz (Mar. 30)
All Hail (Mar. 30)
Sudha Murty’s Stories of Wit and Magic, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
Super Pupz, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Disney+
Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film) (Mar. 25)
Moon Knight, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
HBO Max
Moonshot (Mar. 31)
Brene Brown: Atlas of the Heart, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Julia (Mar. 31)
Paramount+
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Amazon Prime Video
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, Season 1 (Mar. 25)
Apple TV+
Pachinko (Mar. 25)
This week: Will the streaming boom end with the pandemic… whenever that is?
Show Notes
Investors alarmed as streaming services lose their magic touch | Netflix | The Guardian
Netflix and Peloton Shares Tumble as Demand Slows – The New York Times
Disney+ and HBO Max show streaming strength against Netflix
Netflix Cancels ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ After 2 Seasons – The Hollywood Reporter
Why ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Was Canceled at Netflix
Christina Ricci To Star In Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Series In Return To Addams Family Universe
HBO ‘True Detective: Night Country’ With Issa López & Barry Jenkins – Deadline
Harley Quinn’s Kite-Man gets his own HBO Max spinoff, it’s like ‘Cheers for supervillains’
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Casts Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 1st, 2022:
Netflix
Cocomelon, Season 5 (Apr. 1)
Trivia Quest (Apr. 1)
Get Organized with The Home Edit, Season 2 (Apr. 1)
Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood (Apr. 1)
Forever Out of My League (Apr. 1)
Battle Freestyle (Apr. 1)
Celeb Five: Behind the Curtain (Apr. 1)
The Last Bus, Season 1 (Apr. 1)
The Bubble (Apr. 1)
Jimmy Savile, A British Horror Story, Limited Series (Apr. 6)
Return to Space (Apr. 7)
Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star, Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Disney+
Better Nate Than Ever (Apr. 1)
HBO Max
Tokyo Vice, Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Amazon Prime Video
The Outlaws, Season 1 (Apr. 1)
Apple TV+
Slow Horses, Season 1 (Apr. 1)
This week: CNN+ launches! No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke!
Show Notes
CNN+ Has Quibi Vibes
CNN to Sell 250 NFTs of CNN+ Live Streaming Launch – The Hollywood Reporter
Why HBO Max and Discovery Plus Face Content and Tech Hurdles as an Integrated Streamer
Peacock’s New President Is Ready to Take ‘Big Swings’
Stream full seasons of TV for free on YouTube
FuboTV Is Charging Towards Profitability With Incredible Sales Growth
Why fuboTV Is a Screaming Buy After Growing Revenue 144% | The Motley Fool
‘CODA’ Surge On AppleTV+ Post Historic Oscar Wins – Deadline
Kathryn Bigelow To Direct Adaptation Of David Koepp Novel ‘Aurora’ For Netflix
Scarlett Johansson And Chris Evans Set For Apple’s ‘Project Artemis’ – Deadline
‘The Full Monty’:Disney+ Revives BAFTA-Winning Film As Limited TV Show – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 8th, 2022:
Hulu
Woke, Season 2 (Apr. 8)
The Kardashians (Apr. 14)
Netflix
Metal Lords (Apr. 8)
Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (Apr. 8)
Barbie: It Takes Two, Season 1 (Apr. 8)
Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving, Season 2 (Apr. 8)
Dancing on Glass (Apr. 8)
Elite, Season 5 (Apr. 8)
Dirty Lines, Season 1 (Apr. 8)
Tiger & Bunny, Season 2 (Apr. 8)
Hard Cell, Season 1 (Apr. 12)
Creature Cases, Season 1 (Apr. 12)
Married at First Sight, Season 10 (Apr. 12)
Almost Happy, Season 2 (Apr. 13)
Our Great National Parks, Season 1 (Apr. 13)
The Taming of the Shrewd (Apr. 13)
Today We Fix the World (Apr. 13)
Ultraman, Season 2 (Apr. 14)
Disney+
Ice Age: Scrat Tales, Season 1 (Apr. 13)
HBO Max
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 3 (Apr. 8)
Paramount+
iCarly, Season 2 (Apr. 8)
Amazon Prime Video
All the Old Knives (Apr. 8)
Apple TV+
Pinecone and Pony, Season 1 (Apr. 8)
This week: We eulogize Warner Bros.
Show Notes
WarnerMedia chief Jason Kilar formally announces his exit as Discovery merger nears completion
WarnerMedia’s ex-boss Jason Kilar says you should be happy with the decline of movie theaters – Vox
Ann Sarnoff Out at WarnerMedia as Discovery Merger Nears Closing – Variety
HBO Max Chief Andy Forssell Exits WarnerMedia Ahead of Discovery Merger Close (EXCLUSIVE)
Peacock Names Shannon Willett CMO, Brian Henderson EVP Programming – Variety
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Moving to Disney+ for Season 31 In A Shocker – Deadline
Will Smith Biopic in Jeopardy as Netflix and Apple TV+ Back Out of Bidding War
‘Locke & Key’ To End With Season 3 On Netflix
Sherlock Holmes Series In The Works At HBO Max From Robert Downey Jr. – Deadline
‘Severance’ Renewed For Season 2 By Apple TV+ – Deadline
Amazon Prime Nabs Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Shotgun Wedding’ From Lionsgate
Recommendations
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 15th, 2022:
Hulu
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (Apr. 21)
Netflix
Anatomy of a Scandal, Limited Series (Apr. 15)
Heirs of the Land, Season 1 (Apr. 15)
Mai: A Mother’s Rage, Season 1 (Apr. 15)
Choose or Die (Apr. 15)
The Man of God (Apr. 16)
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch (Apr. 19)
Battle Kitty, Season 1 (Apr. 19)
Pacific Rim: The Black, Season 2 (Apr. 19)
Russian Doll, Season 2 (Apr. 20)
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes, Limited Series (Apr. 20)
Yakamoz S-245, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
The Marked Heart, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
Turning Point (Apr. 20)
He’s Expecting, Season 1 (Apr. 21)
HBO Max
The Batman (Apr. 19)
The Flight Attendant, Season 2 (Apr. 21)
Paramount+
Rugrats (Apr. 15)
Peacock
So Dumb It’s Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
Amazon Prime Video
Outer Range, Season 1 (Apr. 15)
Apple TV+
Roar, Season 1 (Apr. 15)
This week: Amazon rebrands IMDb.tv as Freevee.
Show Notes
CNN+ struggles to lure viewers in its early days, drawing fewer than 10,000 daily users
Disney’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ misstep threatens to overshadow Chapek’s reign as CEO – The Verge
Netflix: Undervalued With Monster Growth Ahead (NASDAQ:NFLX) | Seeking Alpha
IMDb TV Streaming Service Rebrands As Amazon Freevee, Plans Launch In Germany And 70% More Originals
HBO Renews LA Lakers Series ‘Winning Time’ for Season 2 – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Ordered To Series At HBO Max – Deadline
KJ Apa & Isabel May To Play ‘Wonder Twins’ In HBO Max Movie – Deadline
Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman Playtone Apple TV+ Deal; Masters Of The Air Greyhound Sequel – Deadline
Justin Bartha returns as Riley Poole for Disney+ National Treasure series | EW.com
‘Casper’ Live-Action TV Series In Works At Peacock From ‘The Ghost Bride’s Kai Yu Wu
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 22nd, 2022:
Hulu
Under the Banner of Heaven, Season 1 (Apr. 28)
Netflix
Heartstopper, Season 1 (Apr. 22)
Hold TIght, Season 1 (Apr. 22)
Oprah + Viola (Apr. 22)
Selling Sunset, Season 5 (Apr. 22)
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes (Apr. 27)
365 Days: This Day (Apr. 27)
Silverton Siege (Apr. 27)
Bullsh*t: The Game Show, Season 1 (Apr. 27)
Rubble (Apr. 28)
The 7 Lives of Lea, Season 1 (Apr. 28)
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, Season 1 (Apr. 28)
Disney+
Polar Bear (Apr. 22)
HBO Max
Barry, Season 3 (Apr. 24)
The Baby, Limited Series (Apr. 24)
We Own This City, Season 1 (Apr. 25)
The Survivor (Apr. 27)
Paramount+
The Offer (Apr. 28)
Peacock
Smother, Season 2 (Apr. 28)
Apple TV+
They Call Me Magic, Limited Series (Apr. 22)
Showtime
The Man Who Fell to Earth, Season 1 (Apr. 24)
Starz
Gaslit, Season 1 (Apr. 24)
This week: Netflix has a no good, very bad quarter, and CNN+ signs off.
Show Notes
Netflix Will Add Advertising In “Next Year Or Two”, Reed Hastings Concedes – Deadline
Netflix shares tank 35% after it posts 1st subscriber loss in a decade
Warner Bros Discovery lays off CNN CFO, suspends marketing spend – Axios
Warner Bros. Discovery Expected To Shut Down CNN+ – Variety
‘Big Mouth,’ ‘Human Resources’ Renewed at Netflix – Variety
Breaking News: F. Murray Abraham Not Returning to ‘Mythic Quest’ | Vanity Fair
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 29th, 2022:
Hulu
Crush (Apr. 29)
Netflix
Ozark, Season 4, Part 2 (Apr. 29)
Grace and Frankie, Season 7, Part 2 (Apr. 29)
Youth v. Gov (Apr. 29)
Rumspringa (Apr. 29)
Transformers: Cyberverse, Season 3 (May 1)
Octonauts: Above and Beyond, Season 2 (May 2)
Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive (May 3)
Showtime 1958 (May 3)
Meltdown: Three Mile Island, Limited Series (May 4)
Clark, Limited Series (May 5)
Blood Sisters, Limited Series (May 5)
The Pentaverate, Season 1 (May 5)
Wild Babies, Season 1 (May 5)
HBO Max
Gentleman Jack, Season 2 (Apr. 25)
The Staircase, Limited Series (May 5)
Paramount+
Real World Homecoming: New Orleans (Apr. 20)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 1 (May 5)
Peacock
Girls5eva, Season 2 (May 5)
Amazon Prime Video
A Very British Scandal, Season 2 (Apr. 22)
Undone, Season 2 (Apr. 29)
Apple TV+
Shining Girls, Season 1 (Apr. 29)
This week: We sift through the wreckage of streaming and look for survivors.
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery Cuts Scripted Programming Development at TBS, TNT (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix cuts marketing staff after losing subscribers – Los Angeles Times
‘Space Force’ Canceled By Netflix After 2 Seasons – Deadline
‘Pretty Smart’ Cancelled: No Season 2 For Emily Osment Netflix Comedy | TVLine
Creator of canceled Netflix show just fired back at streaming service | Tom’s Guide
‘Schitt’s Creek’ Will Leave Netflix for Hulu in the US – Variety
‘Love, Victor’ Will Be Available on Disney+ – Variety
Comcast and Charter team up in hopes of toppling Roku, Amazon streaming hardware
Recommendations
Magic: The Gathering: Streets of New Capenna
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 6th, 2022:
Hulu
Candy (May 9)
Netflix
The Circle, Season 4 (May 4)
Along for the Ride (May 6)
The Takedown (May 6)
The Sound of Magic, Season 1 (May 6)
Marmaduke (May 6)
Welcome to Eden, Season 1 (May. 6)
Operation Mincemeat (May 11)
Our Father (May 11)
42 Days of Darkness, Season 1 (May 11)
Brotherhood, Season 2 (May 11)
Maverix, Season 1 (May 12)
Savage Beauty, Season 1 (May 12)
HBO Max
The Way Down, Part 2 (Apr. 28)
Made for Love, Season 2 (Apr. 28)
Hacks, Season 2 (May 12)
Paramount+
The Challenge All-Stars, Season 3 (May 11)
Peacock
Killing It, Season 1 (Apr. 14)
Amazon Prime Video
Ten Percent, Season 1 (Apr. 28)
The Wilds, Season 2 (May 6)
The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith, Season 1 (May 6)
Apple TV+
Tehran, Season 2 (May 6)
The Big Conn (May 6)
Amazon Freevee
Bosch: Legacy, Season 1 (May 6)
This week: Peacock has new ad formats for your streaming pleasure.
Show Notes
Peacock’s New Ad Formats Make Marketers the Star of the Show
Paramount+ Sets UK, Korea, Europe, India Launch Dates – Variety
TNT & TBS Will No Longer Air Screen Actors Guild Awards
House of the Dragon Budget: Under 20 Million Per Episode – Variety
Roku and Apollo Global Team Up to Bid for Stake in Cable Channel Starz
‘Cobra Kai’ Creators Move Action Series ‘Obliterated’ to Netflix From TBS
Amazon Freevee Announces Lineup of New & Returning Shows
Amazon Freevee Announces ‘Hollywood Houselift With Jeff Lewis’ (VIDEO)
Christopher Eccleston Joins Daisy Ridley In Disney+ Film ‘Young Woman And The Sea’
‘Saved By The Bell’ Canceled At Peacock After 2 Seasons
Recommendations
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 13th, 2022:
Hulu
Conversations with Friends, Season 1 (May 15)
Netflix
The Lincoln Lawyer, Season 1 (May 13)
New Heights, Season 1 (May 13)
Bling Empire, Season 2 (May 13)
The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri, Season 1 (May 13)
Senior Year (May 13)
Borrego (May 14)
PJ Masks, Season 4 (May 15)
Blippi’s Adventures, Season 1 (May 16)
Servant of the People, Seasons 2 and 3 (May 16)
Vampire in the Garden, Season 1 (May 16)
Who Killed Sara?, Season 3 (May 17)
Toscana (May 17)
The Perfect Family (May 17)
Love on the Spectrum U.S., Season 1 (May 17)
Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (May 18)
A Perfect Pairing (May 19)
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, Season 1 (May 19)
The G Word with Adam Conover, Season 1 (May 19)
Insiders, Season 2 (May 19)
The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar (May 19)
Disney+
The Quest, Season 1 (May 11)
Sneakerella (May 13)
HBO Max
The Time Traveler’s Wife, Season 1 (May 15)
Paramount+
Joe Pickett, Season 1 (May 15)
Peacock
The Outfit (May 2)
Firestarter (May 13)
Angelyne, Limited Series (May 19)
Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, Season 3 (May 19)
Amazon Prime Video
The Kids in the Hall (May 13)
Lovestruck High, Season 1 (May 18)
Apple TV+
The Essex Serpent (May 13)
This week: Disney’s quarterly earnings report is good *and* bad.
Show Notes
Disney+ Hits 137.7M Subscribers, Beating Wall Street Expectations in Streaming
TV Bloodbath: 17 Shows Cancelled in 48 Hours — Which Cut Hurt the Most?
‘Married…with Children’ Animated Series With Original Cast Hits TV Marketplace – Deadline
Mads Mikkelsen to Star in Action Spy Thriller ‘The Black Kaiser,’ Directed by Jonas Akerlund
‘Dollface’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Hulu – Variety
‘Marvel’s MODOK’ Canceled By Hulu after One Season – Deadline
‘A Simple Favor’ Sequel Set; Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Paul Feig Returning – Deadline
Amazon orders third season of Upload from Greg Daniels – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 20th, 2022:
Hulu
The Valet (May 20)
Look at Me: XXXTentacion (May 26)
Netflix
Love, Death + Robots, Volume 3 (May 20)
Fuck Love Too (May 20)
Jackass 4.5 (May 20)
Wrong Side of the Tracks, Season 1 (May 20)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman, Season 4 (May 20)
Toolsidas Junior (May 22)
Sea of Love, Season 1 (May 23)
Godspeed (May 23)
Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045, Season 2 (May 23)
Ricky Gervais: Supernature (May 24)
Somebody Feed Phil, Season 5 (May 25)
Larva Pendant (May 25)
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, Chapter 1 (May 26)
Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, Part 3 (May 26)
Disney+
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (May 20)
HBO Max
George Carlin’s American Dream (May 20)
That Damn Michael Che, Season 2 (May 26)
Paramount+
RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars, Season 7 (May 20)
Peacock
Sins of the Amish (May 24)
Amazon Prime Video
Night Sky, Season 1 (May 20)
Amazon Freevee
Troppo, Season 1 (May 20)
Apple TV+
Now & Then, Season 1 (May 20)
Prehistoric Planet, Season 1 (May 23)
Tubi
Bad Influence (May 20)
AMC+
The Ipcress File, Season 1 (May 19)
This week: Streamers court advertisers.
Show Notes
Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC – Variety
How The CW Sale Could Affect Its Future Schedule – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff ‘6666’ Moves From Paramount+ To Paramount Network – Deadline
Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford to Star in ‘Yellowstone’ Prequel ‘1932’
Disney Chiefs Deliver Stars and Muscle of ‘Most Powerful Force in the Industry’ at Upfront
Amazon’s ad-supported Freevee comes to Apple TV
A cheaper Apple TV could be happening
Comcast, Charter Recruit Cable Veteran Marcien Jenckes to Head Their Streaming Joint Venture
‘League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ Reboot in the Works at 20th Century Studios, Hulu
‘Bridgerton’ Season 3: Francesca Bridgerton Recast With Hannah Dodd – Variety
Heartstopper Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix – Variety
DC Movie ‘Wonder Twins’ Shut Down by Warner Bros.
‘Barry’ Renewed for Season 4 at HBO
Matt Shakman To Direct & Exec Produce Apple’s Godzilla And The Titans Series
Star Wars: Jon Watts to Helm Coming-of-Age Disney+ Series – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Daredevil’ Disney+ Series in the Works With Matt Corman, Chris Ord Set to Write (EXCLUSIVE)
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 27th, 2022:
Hulu
Shoresy, Season 1 (May 27)
The Orville: New Horizons (Jun. 2)
Fire Island, Season 1 (Jun. 3)
Netflix
Stranger Things, Season 4 (May 27)
K Food Show: A Nation of Broth, Season 1 (May 29)
Norm MacDonald: Nothing Special (May 30)
Mighty Little Bheem: I Heart Taj Mahal (May 30)
Borgen: Power & Glory, Season 1 (June 2)
The Floor is Lava, Season 2 (June 3)
The Perfect Mother, Season 1 (June 3)
Surviving Summer, Season 1 (June 3)
Two Summers, Season 1 (June 3)
Mr. Good: Cop or Crook? Season 1 (June 3)
Disney+
Obi-Wan Kenobi, Season 1 (May 27)
We Feed People (May 27)
Hollywood Stargirl (Jun. 3)
Paramount+
South Park: The Streaming Wars (Jun. 1)
Amazon Prime Video
The Boys, Season 3 (Jun. 3)
Apple TV+
Physical, Season 2 (June 3)
This week: April was the biggest month for streaming ever! Or was it?
Show Notes
The Market Crash Forced Hollywood Giants to Reassess Digital Strategy – Variety
Nielsen: Streaming Achieves Another Record-Breaking Month in April, according to The Gauge
Streaming climbs to new heights again in April despite a dip in total TV viewing – Nielsen
Candle Media’s Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs Still “Believers” In Streaming – Deadline
Netflix Developing ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ Series Based On PlayStation Video Game
Jodie Foster to Star in ‘True Detective’ Season 4 for HBO – The Hollywood Reporter
Speed Racer Live-Action Series From JJ Abrams in the Works at Apple – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
The Staircase
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 3rd, 2022:
Netflix
Bill Burr Presents Friends Who Kill (Jun. 6)
Hustle (Jun. 8)
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (Jun. 8)
Baby Fever, Season 1 (Jun. 8)
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis (Jun. 8)
Ben & Jody (Jun. 9)
Rhythm + Flow France, Season 1 (Jun. 9)
Stand Out: An LBGTQ+ Celebration (Jun. 9)
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (Jun. 10)
First Kill, Season 1 (Jun. 10)
Peaky Blinders, Season 6 (Jun. 10)
Trees of Peace (Jun. 10)
Intimacy, Season 1 (June 10)
Disney+
Ms. Marvel, Season 1 (Jun. 8)
HBO Max
Irma Vep, Limited Series (Jun. 6)
The Janes (Jun. 8)
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (Jun. 9)
Peacock
Ambulance (May 24)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 3 (Jun. 2)
Queer as Folk, Season 1 (Jun. 9)
Amazon Prime Video
Fairfax, Season 2 (Jun. 10)
No Time To Die (Jun. 10)
Amazon Freevee
Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis, Season 1 (Jun. 10)
Apple TV+
For All Mankind, Season 3 (Jun. 10)
Lovely Little Farm, Season 1 (Jun. 10)
This week: Netflix and Disney+ both have huge premieres to brag about.
Show Notes
‘Stranger Things 4’ Beats ‘Bridgerton’ for Netflix’s Biggest Premiere – Variety
Behind Netflix’s Leaner Movie Mandate: Bigger, Fewer and Better
Can Paramount Compete With Netflix and Disney? – The New York Times
‘Is It Cake?’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix – Variety
‘Our Flag Means Death’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max
‘Slow Horses’ Renewed for Season 3 and Season 4 at Apple – Variety
Details on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew TV series starring Jude Law revealed
‘Ted’ Series at Peacock From Seth MacFarlane Sets Main Cast, Adds Co-Showrunners
‘Twisted Metal’: Will Arnett To Voice Sweet Tooth In Peacock Series
‘Fatal Attraction’ Paramount+ Series Casts Amanda Peet (EXCLUSIVE)
Recommendations
South Park: The Streaming Wars
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 10th, 2022:
Hulu
Pistol, Season 1 (May 31)
Love, Victor, Season 3 (Jun. 15)
The Old Man, Season 1 (Jun. 16)
Bonnarroo Music and Arts Festival (Jun. 16-18)
Netflix
Working Moms, Season 6 (May 10)
Amy Schumer’s Parental Advisory (Jun. 11)
Pete Davidson Presents The Best Friends (Jun. 13)
Halftime (Jun. 14)
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live (Jun. 14)
Centauro (Jun. 15)
God’s Favorite Idiot, Season 1 (Jun. 15)
Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, Season 1 (Jun. 15)
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies, and the Internet, Season 1 (Jun. 15)
Heart Parade (Jun. 15)
Maldivas, Season 1 (Jun. 15)
The Wrath of God (Jun. 15)
Sing. Dance. Act. Kabuki: Featuring Toma Ikuta (Jun. 16)
Love & Anarchy, Season 2 (Jun. 16)
Karma’s World, Volume 2 (Jun. 16)
Collision (Jun. 16)
Snoop Dogg’s F*cn Around Comedy Special (Jun. 16)
Dead End: Paranormal Park, Season 1 (Jun. 16)
Spiderhead (Jun. 17)
You Don’t Know Me (Jun. 17)
HBO Max
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (May 30)
Father of the Bride (June. 16)
Paramount+
Evil, Season 3 (Jun. 12)
Players, Season 1 (Jun. 16)
Jerry & Marge Go Large (Jun. 17)
Peacock
The Northman (Jun. 3)
Rutherford Falls, Season 2 (Jun. 16)
Amazon Prime Video
My Fake Boyfriend (Jun. 12)
The Summer I Turned Pretty, Season 1 (Jun. 17)
The Lake, Limited Series (Jun. 17)
Apple TV+
Cha Cha Real Smooth (Jun. 17)
Home, Season 2 (Jun. 17)
AMC+
Dark Wind, Season 1 (Jun. 12)
Roku Channel
Swimming with Sharks, Season 1 (Apr. 15)
This week: A Disney executive turns in his ears.
Show Notes
Disney’s Peter Rice Ousted In Major Executive Shake-Up
Disney fires TV content chief Peter Rice in abrupt shake-up as board backs CEO Bob Chapek
Warner Bros Discovery Names Luis Silberwasser As Head Of Sports – Deadline
Disney’s Wish For Star India Success Swings on Cricket Deal (Bloom)
Yes, Remastered Beavis and Butt-Head Episodes Will Include Music Videos
Xbox Cloud Gaming will support your game library later this year – The Verge
‘Fargo’ Season 5 To Star Juno Temple, Jon Hamm & Jennifer Jason Leigh – Deadline
‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Renewed for Season 5 and 6 at FX | TVLine
‘Inside Job’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix – Deadline
‘Raised By Wolves’ Canceled By HBO Max After Two Seasons – Deadline
‘Made for Love’ Canceled at HBO Max After Two Seasons (EXCLUSIVE)
JJ Abrams’ ‘Demimonde’ Dead at HBO – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Schmigadoon!’ Renewed For Second Season By Apple TV – Deadline
‘American Rust’ Picked Up By Amazon Freevee For Second Season Following Cancellation By Showtime
‘The Boys’ Renewed for Season 4 at Amazon – Variety
Recommendations
South Park: The Streaming Wars
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 17th, 2022:
Hulu
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (Jun. 17)
Motherland: Fort Salem, Season 3 (Jun. 22)
The Bear, Season 1 (Jun. 23)
Netflix
Civil Ben Crump (Jun. 19)
Doom of Love (Jun. 20)
The Future Of, Season 1 (Jun. 21)
The Umbrella Academy, Season 3 (Jun. 22)
Snowflake Mountain, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Love & Gelato (Jun. 22)
Sing 2 (Jun. 22)
The Hidden Lives of Pets, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Queen, Season 1 (Jun. 23)
Man Vs Bee (Jun. 24)
The Man From Toronto (Jun. 24)
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, Season 1 (Jun. 24)
Glamour Girls (Jun. 24)
Angry Birds: Summer Madness, Season 2 (Jun. 24)
Disney+
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (Jun. 22)
Rise (Jun. 24)
Trevor The Musical (Jun. 24)
HBO Max
Birdgirl, Season 2 (Jun. 20)
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (Jun. 22)
Menudo: Forever Young (Jun. 23)
Paramount+
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (Jun. 23)
Peacock
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Ex-Wives Club, Season 2 (Jun. 23)
Would It Kill You to Laugh? (Jun. 24)
Amazon Prime Video
Chloe, Season 1 (Jun. 24)
At Home With the Gils, Limited Series (Jun. 24)
The One That Got Away, Season 1 (Jun. 24)
Discovery+
Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty (Jun. 19)
Apple TV+
Loot, Season 1 (Jun. 24)
AMC+
The Torch (Jun. 19)
This week: The Netflix/Roku rumor mill heats up.
Show Notes
Inside Roku, Talk Is Heating up About an Acquisition by Netflix
India Media Landscape Redrawn as Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights
Disney Plus (DIS) Could Lose 20 Million Subscribers After Ceding IPL Cricket – Bloomberg
Apple Scores Ten-Year Major League Soccer Deal
Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron And Joey King To Star In Film For Netflix – Deadline
‘Squid Game’ Reality TV Show Coming to Netflix – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Starstruck’ Renewed For Third Season By HBO Max – Deadline
‘Hacks’ Renewed For Season 3 At HBO Max – Deadline
Recommendations
The City of Brass, by S.A. Chakraborty
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 24th, 2022:
Hulu
Only Murders in the Building, Season 2 (Jun. 28)
The Princess (Jul. 1)
Netflix
Best of the Festival (Jun. 26)
Cafe Minamdang (Jun. 27)
Chip and Potato: Chip’s Holiday (Jun. 27)
Blasted (Jun. 28)
Cristela Alonzo: Middle Classy (Jun. 28)
Pirate Gold of Adak Island, Season 1 (Jun. 29)
Beauty (Jun. 29)
Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Season 1 (Jun. 29)
The Upshaws, Season 2 (Jun. 29)
Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy, Season 1 (Jun. 30)
Sharkdog, Season 2 (Jun. 30)
Alone, Season 8 (Jun. 30)
Stranger Things, Season 4, Part 2 (Jul. 1)
Disney+
Baymax! Season 1 (Jun. 29)
HBO Max
Westworld, Season 4 (Jun. 26)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience (Jun. 30)
Peacock
Madagascar: A Little Wild, Season 8 (Jun. 30)
Amazon Prime Video
The Terminal List, Season 1 (Jul. 1)
AMC+
Moonhaven, Season 1 (Jun. 30)
This week: Regretfully, the lead story this week was expected to be the ratings, but the Nielsen charts were not updated by our scheduled recording time. There will not be a regular episode this week, but tune in to our next episode as we discuss what happened.
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 24th, 2022:
Hulu
Maggie, Season 1 (Jul. 6)
Netflix
Operation Romeo (Jul. 2)
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (Jul. 6)
Girl in the Picture (Jul. 6)
King of Stonks, Season 1 (Jul. 6)
Control Z, Season 3 (Jul. 6)
Fast & Feel Love (Jul. 6)
Karma’s World, Season 3 (Jul 7)
The Sea Beast (Jul. 8)
Boo, Bitch, Season 1 (Jul. 8)
Dangerous Liaisons (Jul. 8)
The Longest Night, Limited Series (Jul. 8)
Disney+
America the Beautiful, Season 1 (Jul. 4)
The Wonderful Summer of Mickey Mouse (Jul. 8)
Apple TV+
Black Bird, Season 1 (Jul. 8)
Duck & Goose (Jul. 8)
AMC+
Moonhaven, Season 1 (Jul. 7)
This week: Disney CEO Bob Chapek had his contract renewed for 3 years… ish. And the Nielsen streaming ratings return after taking a break.
Show Notes
Disney extends CEO Bob Chapek’s contract by three years
Disney Finally Renews CEO Bob Chapek’s Contract, But the Damage Is Already Done | Analysis
Netflix Axes Another 300 Staff, Taking Total Layoffs To More Than 450
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Confirms Partner Talks For Ad-Supported Tier And Discusses Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais Backlash: Cannes Lions
Could Netflix Rush a Roku Acquisition to Tap the $9 Billion Midterm Election Ad Market?
Disney, Apple and Amazon keep waiting as NFL considers Sunday Ticket offers
F1 renews with ESPN for U.S. media rights through 2025
‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Renewed For Season 2 On Netflix; Dailyn Rodriguez Set As Co-Showrunner & EP
Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi To Star in New ‘Spy Kids’ Pic – Deadline
Cameron Diaz Out of Retirement for Netflix Movie With Jamie Foxx – Variety
‘Snowpiercer’ To End With Season 4 On TNT – Deadline
‘True Detective’ Season 4 Casts Kali Reis Opposite Jodie Foster – Variety
HBO Cancels ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ After 1 Season – The Hollywood Reporter
Amazon’s Freevee Snags ‘Who’s the Boss?’ Sequel – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 8th, 2022:
Hulu
The Bob’s Burgers Movie; Also on HBO Max (Jul. 12)
What We Do in the Shadows, Season 4 (Jul. 12)
Solar Opposites, Season 3 (Jul. 13)
Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons (Jul. 14)
Netflix
How to Build a Sex Room (Jul. 8)
Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls (Jul. 8)
Malnazidos (Jul. 11)
For Jojo (Jul. 11)
How to Change Your Mind (Jul. 12)
My Daughter’s Killer (Jul. 12)
Sintonia, Season 3 (Jul. 13)
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?! (Jul. 13)
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres (Jul. 13)
Hurts Like Hell (Jul. 13)
Big Timber, Season 2 (Jul. 13)
Under the Amalfi Sun (Jul. 13)
Resident Evil, Season 1 (Jul. 14)
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Season 1 (Jul. 14)
Farzar, Season 1 (Jul. 15)
Remarriage & Desires, Season 1 (Jul. 15)
Married at First Sight, Season 11 (Jul. 15)
Country Queen, Season 1 (Jul. 15)
Love Goals (Jul. 15)
Persuasion (Jul. 15)
Uncharted (Jul. 15)
Disney+
Zombies 3 (Jul. 15)
HBO Max
The Anarchists, Limited Series (Jul. 10)
Edge of the Earth, Limited Series (Jul. 12)
FBoy Island, Season 2 (Jul. 14)
The Rehearsal, Season 1 (Jul. 15)
Paramount+
SkyMed (Jul. 10)
The Only (Jul. 12)
South Park: The Streaming Wars, Part 2 (Jul. 13)
Peacock
Downton Abbey: A New Era (Jun. 24)
Amazon Prime Video
Forever Summer: Hamptons, Season One (Jul. 15)
Don’t Make Me Go (Jul. 15)
AMC+
Better Call Saul (Jul. 11)
Top Gear (Jul. 15)
This week: Netflix makes a big content deal with the Duffer Brothers, and HBO Max starts cutting back.
Show Notes
Stranger Things Duffers Netflix Upside Down Spinoff & play Death Note – Deadline
HBO Max Halts Originals in Parts of Europe in Major Restructure – Variety
HBO Max Is Suddenly Removing TV Shows
HBO Max Is Doing Well — So Of Course Changes Are Coming
Warner Bros. Discovery to Sell Knoxville Office In Latest Cost-Saving Effort
Chris Evans Joins Emily Blunt In Netflix Movie ‘Pain Hustlers’ – Deadline
Warner Bros. Rumored To Be Canceling HBO Max Series With Ezra Miller’s The Flash
Jason Momoa Apple TV Plus Series See To Come To A Close After Season 3
‘Night Sky’ Canceled By Prime Video After One Season – Deadline
‘Field of Dreams’ TV Series Not Moving Forward at Peacock – Variety
‘Why Women Kill’ Canceled at Paramount+ Despite Season 3 Renewal – Variety
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 15th, 2022:
Hulu
Aftershock (Jul. 19)
American Horror Stories, Season 2 (Jul. 21)
Grown-ish, Season 5 (Jul. 21)
Netflix
Live is Life (Jul. 18)
Too Old for Fairy Tales (Jul. 18)
Storybots: Laugh, Learn, Sing: Collection 2 (Jul 18)
My Little Pony: A New Generation: Sing-Along (Jul. 18)
David A. Arnold: It Ain’t For the Weak (Jul. 19)
Virgin River, Season 4 (Jul. 20)
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi (Jul 20)
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, Season 5 (Jul. 21)
Blown Away, Season 3 (Jul. 22)
The Gray Man (Jul. 22)
HBO Max
The Last Movie Stars, Limited Series (Jul. 21)
Rap Sh!t, Season 1 (Jul. 21)
Paramount+
Blood & Treasure, Season 2 (Jul. 17)
The Day the Music Died: American Pie (Jul. 19)
Amazon Prime Video
Anything’s Possible (Jul. 22)
Prizefighter (Jul. 22)
Apple TV+
Trying, Season 3 (Jul. 22)
Best Foot Forward, Season 1 (Jul. 22)
Discovery+
Conjuring Kesha, Season 1 (Jul. 8)
This week: Netflix makes a move that surprises the industry.
Show Notes
Netflix partners with Microsoft on ad-supported subscription plan
Dwayne Johnson Is Here to Help Shark Week Celebrate its 34th Fin-Packed Year
Two BTS Series to Play on Disney Streaming Services Following Deal With Hybe
HBO & HBO Max Smash Past Netflix In Total Emmy Nominations As Hulu & Apple Score Strong Showings
Warner Bros. Discovery to End Cinemax Go this Month
Olympic Channel’s 5-year run on NBCU ends – MarketWatch
‘Only Murders In The Building’ Renewed For Third Season By Hulu – Deadline
‘The Bear’ Renewed For Season 2 By FX – Deadline
Regé-Jean Page To Star In Noah Hawley-Directed Heist Film From Netflix & AGBO
‘Slugfest’: Watch Trailer For Russo Brothers’ Marvel V. DC Docuseries – Deadline
Alden Ehrenreich Joins Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ Series at Disney+ – Variety
Recommendations
Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 22nd, 2022:
Hulu
Santa Evita: Limited Series (Jul. 26)
Not Okay (Jul. 29)
Netflix
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 5 (Jul. 25)
Street Food USA, Season 1 (Jul. 26)
Whitney Cummings: Jokes (Jul. 26)
Di4ries, Season 1 (Jul. 26)
Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl (Jul. 26)
The Most Hated Man on the Internet, Season 1 (Jul. 27)
Car Masters: Rust to Riches, Season 4 (Jul. 27)
Dream Home Makeover, Season 3 (Jul. 27)
Recurrence (Jul. 27)
Rebelde, Season 2 (Jul. 27)
Anotherself, Season 1 (Jul. 28)
Keep Breathing, Limited Series (Jul. 28)
A Cut Above (Jul. 28)
Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation, Season 1 (Jul. 28)
Purple Hearts (Jul. 29)
Uncoupled, Season 1 (Jul. 29)
Justice Served, Season 1 (Jul. 29)
Case Closed: Zero’s Tea Time, Season 1 (Jul. 29)
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, Season 2 (Jul. 29)
Rebel Cheer Squad: A Get Even Series, Season 1 (Jul. 29)
The Entitled (Jul. 29)
Fanatico, Season 1 (Jul. 29)
Masaba Masaba, Season 2 (Jul. 29)
Disney+
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Season 3 (Jul. 27)
Light & Magic, Limited Series (Jul. 27)
HBO Max
Walker, Season 2 (Jul. 23)
Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 1 (Jul. 26)
We Met in Virtual Reality (Jul. 27)
Citizen Ashe (Jul. 28)
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Season 1 (Jul. 28)
Harley Quinn, Season 3 (Jul. 28)
Paramount+
Never Seen Again, Season 2 (Jul. 26)
Honor Society (Jul. 29)
Peacock
The Bad Guys (Jul. 1)
Trigger Point, Season 1 (Jul. 8)
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, Chapter 2 (Jul. 11)
Hart to Heart, Season 2 (Jul. 14)
Love Island, Season 4 (Jul. 19)
The Resort, Season 1 (Jul. 28)
Amazon Prime Video
Paper Girls, Season 1 (Jul. 29)
Apple TV+
Surface, Season 1 (Jul. 29)
Amber Brown, Season 1 (Jul. 29)
This week: Netflix loses subscribers and wows Wall Street.
Show Notes
Netflix loses fewer subscribers than expected and says cheaper ad tier is coming in early 2023
Netflix: 10 Shows Leaving the Network, Why It Matters
Confirmed: Rob Zombie’s ‘The Munsters’ Premiering on Netflix This September!
Apple TV+ Orders Eight-Part London Thriller ‘Criminal Record’ Starring Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo
Kurt and Wyatt Russell Join Apple and Legendary Television’s Monsterverse Live-Action Series
‘The Wheel Of Time’ Renewed For Season 3 At Amazon – Deadline
‘National Treasure’ Disney+ Series Brings in Harvey Keitel – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 29th, 2022:
Hulu
Reservation Dogs, Season 2 (Aug. 3)
Prey (Aug. 5)
Netflix
Big Tree City, Season 1 (Aug. 1)
Polly Pocket, Season 6 (Aug. 1)
Ricardo Quevedo: Tomorrow Will Be Worse (Aug. 2)
Buba (Aug. 3)
Clusterf**k: Woodstock ’99 (Aug. 3)
Don’t Blame Karma! (Aug. 3)
Good Morning, Verônica: Season 2 (Aug. 3)
Endless Night, Season 1 (Aug. 3)
Lady Tamara, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
Kakegurui Twin, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
Super Giant Robot Brothers, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
Wedding Season (Aug. 4)
Carter (Aug. 5)
Darlings (Aug. 5)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (Aug. 5)
The Sandman, Season 1 (Aug. 5)
Disney+
Lightyear (Aug. 3)
HBO Max
Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Season 2 (Aug. 4)
Paramount+
Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
Peacock
WWE Summerslam (Jul 30)
They/Them (Aug. 5)
Amazon Prime Video
James May: Our Man in Italy, Series 1 (Jul. 15)
All or Nothing: Arsenal (Aug. 4)
Thirteen Lives (Aug. 5)
Apple TV+
Luck (Aug. 5)
The Snoopy Show, Season 2, Part 2 (Aug. 5)
Showtime
Supreme Team (Jul. 8)
This week: Streamers get punched in the Peacock.
Show Notes
Hulu reverses policy on political ads after blowback | The Hill
Roku plunges 25% after missing earnings
Peacock’s paid subscribers stayed flat at 13 million, losses widen to $467 million | TechCrunch
‘Abbott Elementary’ Full Seasons To Stream On Both HBO Max & Hulu – Deadline
‘Gordita Chronicles’ Canceled After One Season At HBO Max – Deadline
Report: YouTube is in the running for NFL Sunday Ticket | Ars Technica
‘The Wilds’ Canceled By Prime Video After 2 Seasons – Deadline
‘Eragon’ TV Series Adaptation in Development at Disney+ – Variety
‘iCarly’ Renewed For Season 3 By Paramount+ – Deadline
Krysten Ritter To Star In ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ AMC Networks Series
‘Moonhaven’ Renewed Season 2 AMC+ – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 5th, 2022:
Hulu
This Fool, Season 1 (Aug. 12)
Netflix
Reclaim (Aug. 6)
Code Name: Emperor (Aug. 8)
Team Zenko Go, Season 2 (Aug. 8)
I Just Killed My Dad, limited series (Aug. 9)
Locke & Key, Season 3 (Aug. 10)
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist (Aug. 10)
School Tales: The Series, season 1 (Aug. 10)
Instant Dream Home, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
Iron Chef Brazil, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
Indian Matchmaking, Season 2 (Aug. 10)
Heartsong (Aug. 10)
Office Invasion (Aug. 10)
Stay On Board: The Leo Baker Story (Aug. 11)
DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, Series 3 (Aug. 11)
13: The Musical (Aug. 12)
Day Shift (Aug. 12)
Never Have I Ever, Season 3 (Aug. 12)
A Model Family, Season 1 (Aug. 12)
Disney+
I Am Groot, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
HBO Max
Hard Knocks, Season 17 – Training Camp with the Detroit Lions (Aug. 9)
Paramount+
Secret Headquarters (Aug. 12)
Amazon Prime Video
A League of Their Own, Season 1 (Aug. 12)
Cosmic Love, Season 1 (Aug. 12)
Apple TV+
Five Days at Memorial (Aug. 12)
Lucy’s School (Aug. 12)
This week: Warner Bros. Discover makes cuts.
Show Notes
‘Batgirl’ Film Axed by Warner Bros., Won’t Be Released on Any Platform
‘Batgirl’ Movie Not Releasing: Why Warner Bros. Won’t Debut DC Film – Variety
Warner Bros. Discovery Orders 149 Hours of New Unscripted Shows for U.K.
With HBO Max and Discovery+ Expected to Merge, Streamers Debate Scale vs. Brand Identity
Speculation Is on Fire Around HBO Max’s Future, Planned Layoffs in Major Streaming Shake-Up
Warner Bros. Discovery Faces First Post-Honeymoon Earnings As Layoffs, Streaming Decisions Loom
6 HBO Max Original Movies Quietly Removed From Streamer / HBO Max Quietly Removed Six Warner Bros. Streaming-Exclusive Films – Variety
Batgirl Scoob David Zaslav Rejection Jason Kilar HBO Max Strategy – Deadline
Warner Bros. Discovery Posts 92M DTC Subscribers For Q2 – Deadline
‘Little Ellen’ Canceled At HBO Max Ahead Of Season 3 Premiere – Deadline / Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Kids’ Content Cuts
‘First Kill’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season
Sports Comedy Sidelined Amazon Emily Heller – Deadline
Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Road House’ Remake Gets Green Light at Prime Video – Variety
Selena Gomez And 20th Century Developing ‘Working Girl’ Reboot
Ellen Pompeo To Star In & EP Orphan Adoption Limited Series Greenlighted By Hulu – Deadline
‘Reboot’ On Hulu To Address Political Correctness In Writers Room – Deadline
Keanu Reeves To Star In ‘Devil In The White City’ for Hulu – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 12th, 2022:
Hulu
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers, limited series (Aug. 15)
Hotties, Season 1 (Aug. 16)
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 3 (Aug. 18)
Netflix
Deepa & Anoop, Season 1 (Aug. 15)
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist (Aug. 16)
Tim Dillon: A Real Hero (Aug. 16)
Unsuspicious, Season 1 (Aug. 17)
High Heat, Season 1 (Aug. 17)
Look Both Ways (Aug. 17)
Junior Baking Show, Season 1 (Aug. 17)
Royal Teen (Aug. 17)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Season 3 (Aug. 18)
Inside the Mind of a Cat (Aug. 18)
Tekken: Bloodline, Season 1 (Aug. 18)
The Cuphead Show!, Season 2 (Aug. 19)
Echoes, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
The Girl in the Mirror, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
Glow Up, Season 4 (Aug. 19)
Kleo, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
The Next 365 Days (Aug. 19)
The Assistant (Aug. 19)
You Can Do It, My Dear! (Aug.19)
Disney+
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Season 1 (Aug. 18)
Tangled Sing-Along (Aug. 19)
HBO Max
The Princess (Aug. 13)
Paramount+
Orphan: First Kill (Aug. 19)
Amazon Prime Video
Making the Cut, Season 3 (Aug. 19)
Amazon Freevee
Sprung, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
Apple TV+
Bad Sisters, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
Surfside Girls (Aug. 19)
Showtime
Point Gods (Jul 29)
This week: Disney has reason to celebrate… and raise prices.
Show Notes
Disney+ Adds 14.4M Subscribers To 152.1M, Beating Forecasts; Revenue, Earnings Buoyed By Parks
DC Films “Reset” Adds More Confusion for Warner Bros.’ Slate
DC After ‘Batgirl’: ‘Joker 2’ Paydays, the Search for New Kevin Feige – Variety
‘Black Canary’ Standalone Movie Still in Development at HBO Max | TVLine
‘Strange Adventures’ Not Moving Forward At HBO Max – Deadline
John Oliver Chides His Parent Company For Canceling ‘Batgirl’: “Burning Down My Network”
IDW Sets Five Series In Development Based On Graphic Novels & Comics At HBO Max, WBTV & More
Charter To Phase Out Spectrum Originals Amid Rising Production Costs & Shifting Video Strategy
Hulu’s ‘Prey’ Becomes Most-Watched Premiere in Streamer’s History
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 19th, 2022:
Hulu
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Archer, Season 13 (Aug. 24)
Little Demon, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Mike, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Netflix
Full Metal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (Aug. 20)
A Cowgirl’s Song (Aug. 21)
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 (Aug. 23)
Chad & JT Go Deep (Aug. 23)
Selling the OC, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Mo, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (Aug. 24)
Lost Ollie, Limited Series (Aug. 24)
The K.E.O.P/S System (Aug. 24)
Queer Eye: Brazil, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Under Fire (Aug. 24)
Watch Out, We’re Mad (Aug. 24)
That’s Amor (Aug. 25)
Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair, Limited Series (Aug. 25)
History 101, Season 2 (Aug. 25)
Angry Birds: Summer Madness, Season 3 (Aug. 25)
Drive Hard: The Maloof Way, Season 1 (Aug. 26)
Me Time (Aug. 26)
Ludik (Aug. 26)
Partner Track, Season 1 (Aug. 26)
Seoul Vibe (Aug. 26)
Loving Adults (Aug. 26)
Delhi Crime, Season 2 (Aug. 26)
HBO Max
Selena + Chef, Season 4 (Aug. 20)
House of the Dragon, Season 1 (Aug. 21)
Katrina Babies (Aug. 24)
House of Ho, Season 2 (Aug. 25)
Paramount+
Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 3 (Aug. 25)
Peacock
The End is Nye, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Amazon Prime Video
Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby (Aug. 26)
Samaritan (Aug. 26)
Apple TV+
See, Season 3 (Aug. 26)
AMC+
Kevin Can F**K Himself, Season 2 (Aug. 22)
This week: The ax finally falls at HBO Max and dozens of programs are removed from the streamer.
Show Notes
HBO Max to Remove 36 Titles, Including 20 Originals, from Streaming – Variety
Filmmakers React to Batgirl Cancellation: Its Impact on Hollywood | IndieWire
HBO Max Removes 200 ‘Sesame Street’ Episodes – Variety
‘Summer Camp Island’ Creator Reacts To HBO’s Max’s Decision To Pull Series – Deadline
The Big Ten’s new deal makes sports streaming rights more confusing than ever
Paramount+ to be Bundled With Walmart+ Membership Program – Variety
Embracer Group Acquires ‘Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘Hobbit’ IP Rights – Deadline
‘Love, Death, and Robots’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix – Variety
Netflix Tracks Down Reboot Of Reality Competition ‘The Mole’ – Deadline
Apple Renews Rose Byrne’s ‘Physical’ for Season 3
Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Australia’ Epic Will Be Hulu Series ‘Faraway Downs’ | IndieWire
‘John Wick’ Prequel Series The Continental Moves From Starz To Peacock – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 26th, 2022:
Hulu
The Patient, Limited Series (Aug. 30)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 4 (Aug. 31)
Netflix
Sing Again (Aug. 27)
Mighty Express, Season 7 (Aug. 29)
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul (Aug. 30)
I Am A Killer, Season 2 (Aug. 30)
Under Her Control (Aug. 31)
Family Secrets, Season 1 (Aug. 31)
I Came By (Aug. 31)
Club America vs. Club America, Limited Series (Aug. 31)
Off The Hook, Season 1 (Sep. 1)
Fenced In (Sep. 1)
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, Season 2 (Sep. 1)
Barbie: Mermaid Power (Sept. 1)
Love in the Villa (Sep. 1)
Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow (Sep. 1)
Dated & Related, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
Devil in Ohio, Limited Series (Sep. 2)
Buy My House, Season 1 (Sept. 2)
Fakes, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
Collision Course (Sep. 2)
You’re Nothing Special, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
Bollywood Wives, Season 2 (Sep. 2)
The Festival of Troubadours (Sep. 2)
Disney+
Andor, Season 1 (Aug. 31)
Peacock
Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. (Sep. 2)
Amazon Prime Video
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Sep. 2)
Apple TV+
Life By Ella, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
AMC+
It Couldn’t Happen Here, Season 2 (Sept. 1)
Pantheon, Season 1 (Sept. 1)
Showtime
Club Cumming Presents A Queer Comedy Extravaganza! (Sep. 2)
Discovery+
House of Hammer (Sep. 2)
This week: Things continue to get worse for HBO Max and parent company Warner Bros.-Discovery.
Show Notes
Batgirl: Canceled HBO Max Film Gets Secret Screenings on Warners Lot – The Hollywood Reporter
Batgirl’s Ivory Aquino implores Warner Bros. Discovery CEO to see artists’ humanity, release movie
DC Film, TV Boss Found: Dan Lin to Lead – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Series from J.J. Abrams Axed at HBO Max – Variety
Jason Press, head of global HBO Max development, resigns
Aquaman and Shazam! Sequels Change Release Date – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Aquaman 2’ Release Date Now Christmas 2023, ‘Shazam: 2’ To March – Deadline
Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ begins a new era of streaming for the NFL
‘Halloween Ends’ Going Theatrical Day & Date On Peacock – Deadline
‘Avatar’ Removed From Disney+, Will Return for Sequel – Variety
NBC Considers Cutting Back Programming Hours in Prime Time – WSJ
‘Sex Education’: Dan Levy Joins Season 4 Of Netflix Dramedy Series – Deadline
‘BioShock’ Movie: ‘Hunger Games’ Director Francis Lawrence To Direct – Deadline
‘Resident Evil’ Canceled After Single Season on Netflix
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Renewed For Fourth & Final Season By Netflix – Deadline
‘The Rehearsal’ Renewed For Season 2 at HBO Ahead of Season 1 Finale – Variety
HBO Max Cancels Animated Family Film ‘Driftwood’ From Cartoon Network – Variety
Bad Robot Series Scrapped By Apple After Star Jennifer Garner Exits – Deadline
Ariana DeBose to Star in Thriller ‘House of Spoils’ for Prime Video, Blumhouse
‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’: Lyon Daniels & Noah Cottrell Cast As Leads – Deadline
Joe Pesci Joins Pete Davidson & Edie Falco On ‘Bupkis’ Peacock Comedy Series In Acting Return
Horror Thriller ‘Alone In The Dark’ Set At Tubi – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 2, 2022:
Hulu
Tell Me Lies, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Wedding Season, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
Netflix
Little Women, Season 1 (Sep. 3)
Once Upon A Small Town, Season 1 (Sep. 5)
Call the Midwife, Season 11 (Sep. 5)
Cocomelon, Season 6 (Sep. 5)
Rodrigo Marques: King of Uncouth (Sep. 6)
Untold: The Race of the Century (Sep. 6)
Get Smart With Money (Sep. 6)
Bee and Puppycat, Season 1 (Sep. 6)
Sheng Wang: Sweet & Juicy (Sep. 6)
Diorama (Sep. 6)
Chef’s Table: Pizza, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer, Limited Series (Sep. 7)
Diary of a Gigolo, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Entrapped, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
The Imperfects, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 (Sep. 8)
Merlí. Sapere Aude, Season 2 (Sep. 9)
Cobra Kai, Season 5 (Sep. 9)
End of the Road (Sep. 9)
Narco-Saints, Season 1 (Sep. 9)
No Limit (Sep. 9)
Disney+
Cars on the Road, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
Frozen Sing-A-Long (Sep. 8)
Frozen 2 Sing-A-Long (Sep. 8)
Growing Up (Sep. 8)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return (Sep. 8)
Pinocchio (Sep. 8)
Remembering (Sep. 8)
Thor: Love and Thunder (Sep. 8)
The Simpsons: Welcome to the Club (Sep. 8)
HBO Max
Elvis (Sep. 2)
Moonfall (Sep. 9)
Peacock
The Undeclared War, Season 1 (Aug. 18)
Everything I Know About Love, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Amazon Prime Video
Flight/Risk (Sep. 9)
Apple TV+
Central Park, Season 3 (Sep. 9)
Gutsy (Sep. 9)
Showtime
American Gigolo, Season 1 (Sept. 9)
This week: NBC thinks about cutting back on prime time programming while streamers keep stepping it up.
Show Notes
Warner cable revamp could see HBO reruns head to TBS, TNT – report | Seeking Alpha
Comcast looks to cut up to $1 billion from budgets at its TV networks – The Boston Globe
Peacock Gets NBC, Bravo Next-Day Episodes After Hulu Loses Rights – Variety
It looks like streaming ruled monthly TV viewing for the first time ever – The Verge
Disney Star Wins TV And Digital Rights To ICC Cricket In India For Next Four Years
Bally Sports+ streaming service to become widely available Sept. 26 National News
‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Sequel Adds Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Taylour Paige, Gets Title – Deadline
‘Harley Quinn’ Animated Series Renewed At HBO Max – Deadline
‘Rutherford Falls’ Canceled By Peacock After 2 Seasons – Deadline
Recommendations
Magic the Gathering: Dominaria United
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 9, 2022:
Hulu
The Handmaid’s Tale, Season 5 (Sep. 14)
Atlanta, Season 4 (Sep. 15)
Netflix
Ada Twist, Scientist, Season 3 (Sep. 12)
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Season 1 (Sep. 13)
Broad Peak (Sep. 14)
Sins of our Mother, limited series (Sep. 14)
Heartbreak High, Season 1 (Sep. 14)
El Rey: Vicente Fernandez, Season 1 (Sep. 14)
The Catholic School (Sep. 14)
The Lorenskog Disappearance (Sep. 14)
BASTARD!! – Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy, Season 2 (Sep. 15)
Terim, limited series (Sep. 15)
Dogs In Space, Season 2 (Sep. 15)
Mirror, Mirror (Sep. 16)
Travelin’ Band: Credence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (Sep. 16)
Fate: The Winx Saga, Season 2 (Sep. 16)
I Used To Be Famous (Sep. 16)
Do Revenge (Sep. 16)
Santo, Season 1 (Sep. 16)
Drifting Home (Sep. 16)
Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard (Sep. 16)
Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance, Season 1 (Sep. 16)
The Brave Ones, Season 1 (Sep. 16)
Jogi (Sep. 16)
Disney+
Coco Sing-Along (Sep.16)
Mija (Sep. 16)
HBO Max
Los Espookys, Season 2 (Sep. 16)
Paramount+
The Good Fight, Season 6 (Sep. 8)
Peacock
Caillou: Adventures with Grandma and Grandpa (Sep. 11)
Sunday Night Football Final (Sep. 11)
Vampire Academy, Season 1 (Sep. 15)
Amazon Prime Video
Thursday Night Football (Sep. 15)
Goodnight Mommy (Sep. 16)
The Grand Tour Presents: A Scandi Flick (Sep. 16)
This week: Bob Iger tells us what we already know, and the box office sets records in all the wrong ways.
Show Notes
‘Paper Girls’ Canceled By Prime Video After One Season, Will Be Shopped By Legendary Television
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 16, 2022:
Hulu
Best In Dough, Season 1 (Sep. 19)
Reboot, Season 1 (Sep. 20)
The Kardashians, Season 2 (Sep. 22)
Netflix
Go, Dog. Go!, Season 3 (Sep. 19)
Minions & More 1 (Sep. 19)
Patton Oswalt: We All Scream (Sep. 20)
Only For Love, Season 1 (Sep. 21)
Designing Miami, Season 1 (Sep. 21)
Fortune Seller: A TV Scam (Sep. 21)
Iron Chef Mexico (Sep. 21)
The Perfumier (Sep. 21)
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist, limited series (Sep. 21)
Facing Nolan (Sep. 21)
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, Season 2 (Sep. 21)
The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone (Sep. 22)
Karma’s World, Season 4 (Sep. 22)
Snabba Cash, Season 2 (Sep. 22)
Thai Cave Rescue, limited series (Sep. 22)
Lou (Sep. 23)
A Jazzman’s Blues (Sep. 23)
Athena (Sep. 23)
The Girls at the Back, Season 1 (Sep. 23)
Jamtara – Sabka Number Aega, Season 2 (Sep. 23)
Pokemon: The Arceus Chronicles (Sep. 23)
Disney+
Dancing with the Stars, Season 31 (Sep. 19)
Andor, Season 1 (Sep. 21)
Super/Natural (Sep. 21)
HBO Max
Secret Origin of the Batwheels (Sep. 17)
Escape from Kabul (Sept. 21)
The Hype, Season 2 (Sep. 22)
Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? (Sep. 23)
Paramount+
SEAL Team, Season 6 (Sep. 18)
On the Come Up (Sep. 23)
Peacock
Vengeance (Sep. 22)
Apple TV+
Sidney (Sep. 23)
This week: Disney has plenty to be brag about.
Show Notes
D23 Expo 2022: All The Movie & TV News We Learned From Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney+ And More
Warner Bros. Discovery Has Bigger Problems Than Its DC Search – The Hollywood Reporter
David Zaslav’s Strategy Shift: Licensing Out Warners’ IP Treasure
Warner Bros Sets ‘Constantine’ Sequel; Keanu Reeves & Francis Lawrence To Reunite, Akiva Goldsman Scripting & Producing With Bad Robot’s JJ Abrams & Hannah Minghella
Keanu Reeves Returns for ‘Constantine’ Sequel, HBO Max’s TV Reboot Dead Along With ‘Madame X’
‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Skipping HBO Max, Going Theatrical – Deadline
Netflix TUDUM event on September 24th.
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 23, 2022:
Hulu
Chefs vs. Wild, Season 1 (Sep. 26)
Reasonable Doubt, Season 1 (Sep. 27)
The D’Amelio Show, Season 2 (Sep. 28)
Netflix
The Great British Baking Show, Season 10 (Sep. 16)
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy (Sep. 24)
A Trip to Infinity (Sep. 26)
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, Chapter 2 (Sep. 26)
Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy (Sep. 27)
The Munsters (Sep. 27)
Blonde (Sep. 28)
Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga, Limited Series (Sep. 28)
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons, Season 6 (Sep. 28)
Too Hot to Handle: Brazil, Season 2 (Sep. 28)
The Empress, Season 1 (Sep. 29)
Entergalactic (Sep. 30)
Floor Is Lava, Season 3 (Sep. 30)
Plan A Plan B (Sep. 30)
What We Leave Behind (Sep. 30)
rainbow (Sep. 30)
Anikulapo (Sep. 30)
Disney+
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Season 2 (Sep. 28)
Hocus Pocus 2 (Sep. 30)
HBO Max
Hostages, Documentary Series (Sep. 28)
Peacock
Sex, Lies and The College Cult (Sep. 28)
Amazon Prime Video
My Best Friend’s Exorcism (Sep. 30)
Jungle, Season 1 (Sep. 30)
Apple TV+
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Sep. 30)
This week: A “quick” rundown of the ratings.
Show Notes
‘House Of The Dragon’ Powers HBO Max As Three Of Its Series Make Nielsen Streaming Top 10 – Deadline
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 30, 2022:
Hulu
Huluween Dragstravaganza Variety Show (Oct. 1)
Solar Opposites: A Sinister Halloween Scary Opposites Solar Special (Oct. 3)
Abominable and the Invisible City, Season 1 (Oct. 5)
Alaska Daily, Season 1 (Oct. 7)
Hellraiser (Oct. 7)
Netflix
Forever Queens, Limited Series (Oct. 2)
Chip and Potato, Season 4 (Oct. 3)
Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester, Stand-Up Special (Oct. 4)
Bling Empire, Season 3 (Oct. 5)
High Water, Season 1 (Oct. 5)
Nailed It!, Season 7 (Oct. 5)
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (Oct. 5)
The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave (Oct. 5)
The Fight for Justice: Pablo Guerrero, Limited Series (Oct. 5)
Jumping from High Places (Oct. 5)
Togo (Oct. 5)
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake, Limited Series (Oct. 6)
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo (Oct. 6)
Derry Girls, Season 3 (Oct. 7)
Doll House, Movie (Oct. 7)
Glitch, Season 1 (Oct. 7)
The Mole, Season 1 (Oct. 7)
The Midnight Club, Limited Series (Oct. 7)
Luckiest Girl Alive (Oct. 7)
Oddballs, Season 1 (Oct. 7)
The Redeem Team (Oct. 7)
Old People (Oct. 7)
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes, Limited Series (Oct. 7)
Man on Pause, Limited Series (Oct. 7)
Disney+
Werewolf by Night (Oct. 7)
HBO Max
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler, Season 3 (Oct. 6)
Wahl Street, Season 2 (Oct. 6)
Habla Loud (Oct. 7)
Paramount+
Significant Other, Movie (Oct. 7)
Peacock
Prince Andrew: Banished, Documentary (Oct. 5)
A Friend of the Family, Limited Series (Oct. 6)
Amazon Prime Video
Catherine Called Birdy (Oct. 7)
Apple TV+
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory, Season 2 (Sep. 30)
The Problem with Jon Stewart, Season 2 (Oct. 7)
Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show, Season 2 (Oct. 7)
AMC+
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Season 1 (Oct. 2)
The Walking Dead, Season 11 part 2 (Oct. 2)
Showtime
Let The Right One In, Season 1 (Oct. 7)
Discovery+
We Bought a Funeral Home, Season 1 (Oct. 1)
Jack Osbourne’s Haunted Homecoming, Season 1 (Oct. 2)
Ghost Brothers: Lights Out, Season 2 (Oct. 7)
This week: Amazon dominates on Thursday nights.
Show Notes
Doctor Who Examined Tagovailoa Is Dismissed; N.F.L. Assessing Concussion Rules
Recommendations
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Shape of Things to Come
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 7, 2022:
Hulu
Grimcutty (Oct. 10)
Rosaline (Oct. 14)
Netflix
Bad Guys, Season 1 (Oct. 8)
Ninjago, Season 6 (Oct. 10)
Spirit Rangers, Season 1 (Oct. 10)
The Cage, Season 1 (Oct. 11)
Island of the Sea Wolves, Season 1 (Oct. 11)
Someone Borrowed (Oct. 11)
Wild Croc Territory, Season 1 (Oct. 12)
The Nutty Boy, Season 1 (Oct. 12)
Missing: The Other Side, Season 1 (Oct. 12)
Belascoaran, Season 1 (Oct. 12)
Easy-Bake Battle: The Home Cooking Competition, Season 1 (Oct. 12)
Blackout (Oct. 12)
The Playlist, limited series (Oct. 13)
Dead End: Paranormal Park, Season 2 (Oct. 13)
Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
The Watcher, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
The Sinner, Season 4 (Oct. 13)
The Curse of Bridge Hollow (Oct. 14)
Holy Family, Season 1 (Oct. 14)
Black Butterflies, Season 1 (Oct. 14)
Take 1, Season 1 (Oct. 14)
Everything Calls for Salvation, Season 1 (Oct. 14)
Dobaaraa (Oct. 14)
Mismatched, Season 2 (Oct. 14)
Disney+
Big Shot, Season 2 (Oct. 12)
Into the Woods Sing-a-long (Oct. 14)
HBO Max
Avenue 5, Season 2 (Oct. 10)
38 at the Garden (Oct. 11)
Fixer Upper: The Castle (Oct. 14)
Paramount+
Never Seen Again, Season 3 (Oct. 11)
Peacock
Meet Cute (Sept. 21)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (Sept. 23)
WWE Extreme Rules (Oct. 8)
Halloween Ends (Oct. 14)
Apple TV+
Shantaram, Season 1 (Oct. 14)
AMC+
L’Opera, Season 1 (Oct. 6)
Deadstream (Oct. 6)
The Graham Norton Show (Oct. 7)
Dark Glasses (Oct. 13)
She Will (Oct. 13)
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 5th, 2021:
Animaniacs, Season 2 (Nov. 5)
Big Mouth, Season 5 (Nov. 5)
Love Hard (Nov. 5)
A Cop Movie (Nov. 5)
Narcos: Mexico, Season 3 (Nov. 5)
Where Is Marta? Limited Series (Nov. 5)
Yara (Nov. 5)
The Unlikely Murderer Limited Series (Nov. 5)
Gloria, Season 1 (Nov. 5)
We Couldn’t Become Adults (Nov. 5)
The Club, Part 1 (Nov. 5)
Zero to Hero (Nov. 5)
Arcane: League of Legends (Nov. 6)
Father Christmas Is Back (Nov. 7)
Swap Shop, Season 1 (Nov. 9)
Animal, Season 1 (Nov. 10)
Gente-fied, Season 2 (Nov. 10)
Passing (Nov. 10)
7 Prisoners (Nov. 11)
Paradise (Oct. 28)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (Nov. 5)
The Challenge All-Stars, Season 2 (Nov. 11)
Paris in Love (Nov. 11)
Fairfax (Oct. 29)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (Nov. 5)
Finch (Nov. 5)
The Shrink Next Door (Nov. 11)
Dexter: New Blood (Nov. 7)
This week: Cocomelon is worth $250 million per episode. We’ll explain.
Show Notes
‘Cocomelon,’ Blippi Studio Acquired for $3 Billion
Discovery Hits 20M Streaming Subscribers In Third Quarter – Deadline
Amid Sports Streaming Drama, Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley Reaffirms “Critical Mass” For Direct-To-Consumer Launch In 2022, Cites “Ample Liquidity” / Sinclair Streaming RSN Plan Slammed by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
ESPN Classic Sets Date For Shutdown, Capping Nearly Three-Decade Run
Why Are Netflix Subtitles So Bad? – The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix Games: Price, How To Play, And Everything We Know
Kim Cattrall Joins ‘How I Met Your Father’ at Hulu
‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ Renewed for Third and Final Season at Hulu
‘Grace and Frankie’ staging ‘9 to 5’ reunion with Dolly Parton guest role
Hocus Pocus 2 Sequel Cast, Premiere Date Confirmed — Disney+ Fall 2022
Emilio Estevez Not Returning To ‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ For Season 2
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 12th, 2021:
November 12th is Disney Plus Day!
Home Sweet Home Alone (Nov. 12)
The Simpsons in Plusaversary (Nov. 12)
Ciao Alberto (Nov. 12)
Entrelazados (Nov. 12)
Jungle Cruise debuts on Disney+ (Nov. 12)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Nov 12)
Marvel Studios 2021 Disney+ Day Special (Nov. 12)
The World According to Jeff Goldblum, Season 2 (Nov. 12)
Under The Helmet: The Legacy Of Boba Fett (Nov. 12)
Marvel’s Hit-Monkey (Nov. 17)
The Curse of Von Dutch (Nov. 18)
Red Notice (Nov. 12)
Johnny Test: Ultimate Meatloaf Quest (Nov. 16)
Storybots: Laugh, Learn, Sing Collection 1 (Nov. 16)
Tiger King 2 (Nov. 17)
Christmas Flow, Season 1 (Nov. 17)
Tear Along the Dotted Line (Nov. 17)
Prayers for the Stolen (Nov. 17)
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill (Nov. 17)
The Queen of Flow, Season 2 (Nov. 17)
Just Short of Perfect (Nov. 18)
Dogs in Space, Season 1 (Nov. 18)
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (Nov. 18)
The Sex Lives of College Girls, Season 1 (Nov. 18)
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (Oct. 29)
Mayor of Kingstown (Nov. 14)
Adele: One Night Only (Nov. 18)
Star Trek: Discovery, Season 4 (Nov. 18)
Texas 6, Season 2 (Nov. 18)
Psych 3: This is Gus (Nov. 18)
Mayor Pete (Nov. 12)
Always Jane, Season 1 (Nov. 12)
Kendra Sells Hollywood, Season 1 (Nov. 17)
Dickinson, Season 3 (Nov. 5)
Snoopy in Space, Season 2 (Nov. 12)
Next Stop Christmas (Nov. 6)
A Christmas Treasure (Nov. 7)
Open By Christmas (Nov. 12)
My Family Christmas Tree (Nov. 13)
Holiday in Harlem (Nov. 14)
This week: Disney doesn’t meet Wall Street’s expectations and suffers the consequences.
Show Notes
Disney earnings miss across the board with slowing streaming growth
‘Tiana,’ ‘Zootopia,’ ‘Baymax,’ ‘Cars’ Shows First Look on Disney Plus
Disney Plus Day: See Everything Announced From Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar and More
Animated ‘X-Men,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Marvel Zombies’ Series Announced for Disney Plus
Disney+ Day 2021: New Look at ‘I Am Groot’
Disney+ Day 2021: Kathryn Hahn Returns for ‘Agatha: House of Harkness’
EXCLUSIVE: Cast Announcement for ‘X-MEN ’97’ Coming to Disney+
Disney+ Day 2021: Animated ‘Marvel Zombies’ Announced
Ice Age 6 announced for release on Disney Plus in 2022
Emilio Estevez Speaks Out About His ‘Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ Exit, Reveals Long-Haul Covid
Starz Streaming Subs Reach 18M As Lionsgate Posts Mixed Quarter
The latest League of Legends spinoff is coming to Netflix Games
‘Prey’: Next ‘Predator’ Movie Set for Hulu Summer 2022 Release
‘Never Have I Ever’ Stars Seeking Big Pay Raises for Season 3 (Exclusive)
Edward Norton, Keri Russell Board Apple Climate Change Series ‘Extrapolations’
‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Renewed For Season 2 By Paramount+
‘Fatal Attraction’ Starring Lizzy Caplan As Alex Gets Paramount + Series Order
Recommendations
The French Dispatch
Last Night in Soho
Saturday Night Live, Squid Game
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 19th, 2021:
The Great, Season 2 (Nov. 19)
Hellbound (Nov. 19)
Tick, tick…BOOM! (Nov. 19)
Cowboy Bebop, Season 1 (Nov. 19)
Blown Away: Christmas, Season 1 (Nov. 19)
Extinct (Nov. 19)
Dhamaka (Nov. 19)
Procession (Nov. 19)
Outlaws (Nov 22)
Transformers Cyberverse, Season 4 (Nov. 22)
Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast (Nov. 23)
Jonas Brothers Family Roast (Nov. 23)
Masters of the Universe: Revelation – Part 2 (Nov. 23)
The Fastest, Season 1 (Nov. 23)
Reasonable Doubt: A Tale of Two Kidnappings (Nov. 23)
Bruised (Nov. 24)
Robin Robin (Nov. 24)
Selling Sunset, Season 4 (Nov. 24)
Azzuri: Road to Wembley (Nov. 24)
True Story (Nov. 24)
A Boy Called Christmas (Nov. 24)
Super Crooks, Season 1 (Nov 25)
Izla (Nov. 25)
Hawkeye (Nov. 24)
The Beatles: Get Back (Nov. 25, 26, 27)
Sort Of (Nov. 18)
King Richard (Nov. 19)
The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles (Nov. 24)
South Park: Post Covid (Nov. 25)
The Wheel of Time (Nov. 19)
Hanna, Season 3 (Nov. 24)
Curse of the Chippendales (Sep. 24)
The Men Who Sold the World Cup (Oct. 21)
Ghost Hunters (Oct. 31)
Candy Coated Christmas (Nov. 19)
Chasing Ghislaine (Nov. 22)
Harriet the Spy, Season 1 (Nov. 19)
One December Night (Nov. 13)
Nantucket Noel (Nov. 19)
A Christmas Together With You (Nov. 20)
A Kiss Before Christmas (Nov. 21)
The Nine Kittens of Christmas (Nov. 25)
This week: We explore the price hick at Hulu and what’s really going on.
Show Notes
Hulu Live TV Plans Will Add Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hike Monthly Prices by $5
Star Trek Discovery fans angry as new season is pulled days before launch
Amazon Discussing Renaming IMDb TV to Help Draw More Viewers
Amazon reportedly considered rebranding IMDb TV as ‘Zon’
Comcast Renews English Premier League Soccer Rights for U.S.
TCL’s Award-Winning 6-Series 8K TV Premieres The Explorers Premium Streaming Service
Mel Gibson In Talks To Direct ‘Lethal Weapon 5’
Jonah Hill To Play Jerry Garcia In Martin Scorsese-Directed Grateful Dead Pic For Apple
‘Days Of Our Lives’ Spinoff Movie Set At Peacock; Chandler Massey, Eileen Davidson Among Cast
Discovery+: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Documentary on Relationship – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of November 26th, 2021:
F is For Family, Season 5 (Nov. 25)
A Castle for Christmas (Nov. 26)
School of Chocolate, Season 1 (Nov. 26)
Spoiled Brats (Nov. 26)
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Beier (Nov. 26)
Fine Wine (Nov. 26)
Angele (Nov. 26)
Light the Night Part 1 (Nov. 26)
Elves, Season 1 (Nov. 28)
Kraj (Nov. 28)
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (Nov. 29)
The Summit of the Gods (Nov. 30)
Coming Home in the Dark (Nov. 30)
Lead Me Home (Nov. 30)
More the Merrier (Nov. 30)
The Power of the Dog (Dec. 1)
Lost In Space, Season 3 (Dec. 1)
Green Snake (Dec. 1)
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Season 5 (Dec. 1)
Kayko & Kokosh (Dec. 1)
The Coyotes Limited Series (Dec. 2)
Single all the Way (Dec. 2)
The Whole Truth (Dec. 2)
How to with John Wilson (Nov. 26)
The Freak Brothers (Nov. 13)
Christmas CEO (NOV. 26)
An Unexpected Christmas (Nov. 26)
Making Spirits Bright (Nov. 27)
Christmas at Castle Hart (Nov. 27)
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas (Nov. 27)
Christmas in Tahoe (Nov. 28)
The Christmas Contest (Nov. 28)
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (Dec. 1)
This week: Will Disney or Comcast blink first when it comes to Hulu?
Show Notes
Comcast Weighs Pulling Some Content From Hulu in Effort to Boost Peacock – WSJ
Star Trek: Discovery Season Four Lands on Paramount+ & Pluto TV Internationally
‘Peaky Blinders’ director teases that final season is coming “sooner than you think”
‘The Great British Baking Show’ PBS Season Leaving Netflix in January 2022
“Lore Olympus” Animated Series Coming from Jim Henson Company
Recommendations
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of December 3rd, 2021:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 15 (Dec. 2)
Money Heist: Part 5 Vol. 2 (Dec. 3)
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 4 (Dec. 3)
Mixtape (Dec. 3)
Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (Dec. 3)
Coming Out Colton Season 1 (Dec. 3)
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, Season 4 (Dec. 3)
Cobalt Blue (Dec. 3)
Voir (Dec. 6)
Centaurworld Season 2 (Dec. 7)
Asakusa Kid (Dec. 9)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Dec. 3)
8-Bit Christmas (Nov. 24)
Santa Inc. (Dec. 2)
Landscapers (Dec. 6)
And Just Like That… (Dec. 9)
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Nov. 14)
Queen of the Universe (Dec. 2)
Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, Season 1 (Nov. 24)
Saved by the Bell, Season 2 (Nov. 24)
Madagascar: A Little Wild Holiday Goose Chase (Nov. 26)
Harlem Season 1 (Dec. 3)
Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (Dec. 3)
A Very Merry Bridesmaid (Dec. 4)
Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday (Dec. 5)
Alex Rider, Season 2 (Dec. 3)
This week: Comcast’s earnings report is good news for Comcast, but bad news for Peacock.
Show Notes
Comcast Takes $520M Loss on Peacock, Doesn’t Disclose New Sign-Ups
Google to remove YouTube apps from Roku
Apple TV+ Coming to Comcast Platforms
Roku Measurement Now Available In Nielsen Digital Content Ratings
‘Squid Game’ Dominates U.S. Streaming Rankings Again, Hits Rare 3 Billion Minutes Milestone
Why ‘Y: The Last Man’ Was Abruptly Canceled
‘Batgirl’: Brendan Fraser To Play Villain In New Warner Bros And DC Pic Starring Leslie Grace
‘National Treasure’ Series at Disney Plus Casts Lisette Alexis in Lead Role
Peacock Orders ‘The Missing’ Crime Drama Series From David E. Kelley
BBC1’s ‘Happy Valley’ To Return For Third And Final Series; AMC+ Boards As Co-Producer
Recommendations
Kim Possible, Season 2, Episode 13 – A Very Possible Christmas
Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
The Simpsons, Season 18, Episode 9 – Kill Gil Vol. 1 and 2
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 29th, 2021:
The Sparks Brothers (Oct. 28)
Call My Agent: Bollywood, Season 1 (Oct. 29)
Army of Thieves (Oct. 29)
Colin in Black and White (Oct. 29)
The Time It Takes, Season 1 (Oct. 29)
An Elf Story (Nov. 1)
Elf Pets: Santa’s St. Bernards Save Christmas (Nov. 1)
Montford: The Chicasaw Rancher (Nov. 1)
Forged in Fire, Season 2 (Nov. 1)
Camp Confidential (Nov. 2)
Ridley Jones, Season 2 (Nov. 2)
The Harder They Fall (Nov. 3)
Lords of Scam (Nov. 3)
Amina (Nov. 4)
Catching Killers, Season 1 (Nov. 4)
Head of the Class (Nov. 4)
The Kids Tonight Show (Oct. 14)
Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween (Oct. 21)
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 15th, 2021:
You, Season 3 (Oct. 15)
My Name, Season 1 (Oct. 15)
The Forgotten Battle (Oct. 15)
The Trip (Oct. 15)
Cocomelon, Season 4 (Oct. 15)
Karma’s World, Season 1 (Oct. 15)
Sharkdog’s Fintastic Halloween (Oct. 15)
Misfit: The Series, Season 1 (Oct. 16)
Theo Von: Regular People (Oct. 19)
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 3 (Oct. 19)
Found (Oct. 20)
Night Teeth (Oct. 20)
Stuck Together (Oct. 20)
Life’s a Glitch with Julien Bam, Season 1 (Oc.t 21)
Insiders, Season 1 (Oct. 21)
Sex, Love & goop (Oct. 21)
What Happened to Brittany Murphy? (Oct. 14)
Succession, Season 3 (Oct. 17)
Unidentified with Demi Lovato (Sep. 30)
One of Us is Lying (Oct. 7)
Halloween Kills (Oct. 15)
Black Widow (Oct. 6th)
Crutch (Oct. 18)
Introducing, Selma Blair (Oct. 21)
Acapulco (Oct. 8)
The Velvet Underground (Oct. 15)
This week: Someone please take away Netflix’s shovel!
Show Notes
Netflix Reinstates Employees Who Had Been Suspended
Netflix just fired the organizer of the trans employee walkout
Netflix’s Squirm Game: Defending Chappelle Again Doesn’t Help Matters
Netflix Staff Raised Concerns About Chappelle Special Before Its Release
Hannah Gadsby Attacks Netflix, Dave Chappelle, Ted Sarandos – The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix Loses Its Glow as Critics Target Chappelle Special
Netflix Announces Book Club for Its Upcoming Screen Adaptations Hosted by Uzo Aduba
Disney+ to Surpass Netflix in 2025, Hit 284M Subscribers in 2026, Analyst Forecasts
Disney+ Unveils First Major Slate of 18 Originals From Asia-Pacific Region
‘Squid Game’: Netflix Asia Exec Explains Secret to Success – The Hollywood Reporter
‘You’ Renewed For Season 4 By Netflix – Deadline
Hawaiian Crime Drama Based On ‘Hell-Bent’ Book In Works At HBO Max From Cris Cole & Seoul Street
DC FanDome: See All the Trailers and News From ‘Flash,’ ‘Black Adam’ and More
‘Pennyworth’ Plans Time Jump for Season 3 on HBO Max
‘Jack Ryan’ Renewed for Season 4 at Amazon
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 22nd, 2021:
Inside Job, Season 1 (Oct. 22)
Locke and Key, Season 2 (Oct. 22)
Maya and the Three (Oct. 22)
Adventure Beast, Season 1 (Oct. 22)
The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea Season 1 (Oct. 22)
Little Big Mouth (Oct. 22)
More Than Blue, Season 1 (Oct. 22)
Sex Unzipped (Oct. 26)
Hypnotic (Oct. 27)
An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts, Season 1 (Oct. 27)
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight II (Oct. 27)
Luis Miguel: The Series, Season 3 (Oct. 28)
Dune (Oct. 22)
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 11 (Oct. 24)
Star Trek: Prodigy (Oct. 28)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Oct. 15)
Invasion, Season 1 (Oct. 22)
This week: Netflix viewers watched somewhere between 1.9 billion and 84 billion minutes of Squid Game.
Show Notes
‘I Screwed Up’: Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Addresses Dave Chappelle Fallout
Netflix trans employees and allies release a list of demands ahead of the walkout
Netflix Employees Stage Walkout to Protest Dave Chappelle Special
Netflix (NFLX) Q3 2021 earnings
Why Disney’s ‘Free Guy’ Will Be on HBO Before It’s on Disney Plus
Netflix Grabs OJ Simpson Series ‘American Crime Story’
MLB in talks to launch nationwide streaming service for home games
Netflix to Change ‘Ratings’ Reports, Now Based on Total Hours Viewed
Apple’s ‘Mythic Quest’ Renewed Through Season 4 – The Hollywood Reporter
Hayden Christensen Returning to Star Wars With ‘Ahsoka’ Series (Exclusive)
Roku Acquires ‘Children Ruin Everything’ for U.S. Streaming Release
Recommendations
Welcome to the first episode of the Streaming Now Podcast, where we’ll discuss the important stories in the video streaming business from the past week.
With Raul Burriel
David Mumpower
Kimberly Hollis
Tim Briody
Show notes:
Vudu joins the Fandango family
Tom Hanks’ Greyhound comes to Apple TV+
Welcome to the Streaming Now Podcast, where we discuss the important stories in the video streaming business for the week ending July 18, 2020.
With Raul Burriel
David Mumpower
Kimberly Hollis
Tim Briody
Reagen Sulewski
Show notes:
NBC’s Launch of Peacock Gets Off on the Wrong Foot with Affiliates
Why Aren’t HBO Max and Peacock TV on Roku and Amazon Fire TV?
Is Streaming a Reason to be Buying Disney or ViacomCBS Stock Right Now?
Microsoft’s Mixer Streaming Platform for Gamers Ends This Week
Palm Springs Sets a Record at Hulu
This week on Streaming Into the Void:
Apple TV+ can’t crack 7% household penetration.
Netflix gained nearly as many subscribers in the 1st half of 2020 as they did for all of 2019.
Jurassic Park leaving Peacock for Netflix. Harry Potter leaving HBO Max.
Bill & Ted Face the Music is going PVOD and theatrical simultaneously on September 1st
Amazon Studios is closing in on Paramount’s Jack Ryan spin-off, “Without Remorse”.
These are the movies left to be released in 2020.
This week on Streaming Into the Void:
Disney+ picks up Black Beauty from Constantin.
Vulture is also calling the deal “historic”.
Streaming landscape jolted as AMC caves on theatrical window?
Quibi got a flurry of nominations in the technical categories.
Lollapalooza 2020 going online-only.
This week’s recommendations:
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ coming to Disney+ in September for $29.99
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ on VOD: How Much Money Could It Make
Disney Can Make More Money Streaming ‘Mulan’ Which Will Transform The World – Here’s How
Some exhibitors aren’t thrilled about Disney’s Mulan news
Disney launching streaming under the “Star” brand overseas
Netflix is releasing Disney’s “The Woman in the Window”
AMC believes they’ve weathered the worst of it
Bill & Ted move up their release by a week to avoid Mulan
DC Universe’s acclaimed Harley Quinn animated series is now on HBO Max
With Exhibition On The Brink, Paramount Decree Topples, A Symbolic Thumb In TheEye
This week’s recommendations:
FORTNITE and Apple Engage in a Legal Battle Royale
DC Comics, DC Universe Hit By Major Layoffs
WarnerMedia Shopping Crunchyroll Sale
AT&T seeks sale for Warner gaming unit, could fetch about $4 billion, sources say
Zac Efron to Star in ‘Three Men and a Baby’ Remake for Disney+ (Exclusive)
Zoë Kravitz Calls Out Hulu for Lack of Diverse Shows After ‘High Fidelity’Cancellation
This week’s recommendations:
Disney Announces a New Entertainment Streaming Platform Under the HotStar Brand
Why Disney And Apple Are Poised To Separate From Crowded Streaming Field
Disney Adds Apple, Roku And Google For ‘Mulan’ PVOD Billing OnDisney+
Dylan O’Brien Paramount ‘Love And Monsters’ Movie Heading To PVOD
This week’s recommendations:
Watch Out Cable: 42% of Consumers Plan to Cancel Their TV Subscription
Comcast, Verizon, AT&T & Other Cable Providers Lost 1.55 Million Customers in Q2 2020
Netflix is Positioned to Lose 2 Million Subscribers Quarterly Over Lack of New Content
How Roku Built Itself Into a Major Gatekeeper in PremiumStreaming
Mulan Releases To All Disney+ Subscribers For Free in December
Box Office Prophets: Weekend Wrap-Up
The Razer Kishi is proof that the console wars are over
This week’s distractions:
Scalpers already taking advantage of Super Mario 3D All-Stars’ limited release
NFL Network and YouTube TV reach new carriage agreement
No, ‘The Boys’ Season 2 Is Not Only 3 Episodes Long
This week’s distractions:
Wonder Woman 1984 and Dune Expected to Delay Theatrical Release
Tenet Could Be Chasing Profits at the Movie Theater for Months to Come
‘Tenet’ Had a Tepid Opening Weekend. Will That Drive Other Blockbusters Toward Streaming?
‘Wonder Woman 1984’: Exhibition Braces For Another Release Date Change During Pandemic Post-‘Tenet’
Early Signs Point to ‘Mulan’ Outpacing ‘Hamilton’ on Disney+, Even With Premium Price
This week’s distractions:
This week awards analyst J Don Birnam joins us to discuss the impact of COVID on Hollywood productions and the nebulousness of streaming statistics.
Show Notes
Robert Pattinson’s The Batman Resumes Production After Star Reportedly Tested Positive for COVID-19
Was ‘Mulan’ an “Unmitigated Disaster” or a Success? It’s Complicated
Data: Disney+ scored big financial windfall with ‘Mulan’ streaming release
CBS All Access Will Rebrand as Paramount+ Next Year
Roku may lose some NBC channels as dispute over Peacock streaming deal heats up
Roku and Comcast reach agreement to carry Peacock on Roku
‘Harley Quinn’ Renewed for Season 3 at HBO Max as DC Universe Drops Scripted
DC Universe to become premium comics service as TV originals move to HBO Max
Recommendations
Magic the Gathering Zendikar Rising
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
This week, we’ve got our first DC Comics show on HBO Max, several surprising developments with Marvel and Disney+, a few significant movie updates… and Quibi!
Show Notes
‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series ‘Peacemaker’ Starring John Cena From James Gunn Set at HBOMax
Moon Knight Rumor Claims Marvel Really Does Want Keanu Reeves for Disney+ Series
Samuel L. Jackson to Play Nick Fury in New Marvel Disney Plus Series
‘Black Widow’ Opening Delayed to May 2021, Forcing ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Eternals’ to Move Back
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Is Looking to Sell Itself, Among Other Possible Options(Report)
Recommendations
Ask Rufus, Rufus and Chaka Khan on Spotify
Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Disney+
How to Murder Your Wife on Vudu
Solutions and Other Problems, Allie Brosh
Star Trek: Lower Decks on CBS All Access
This week, we explore what we have to do to finish 2020 on a high note.
Show Notes
You can finally pre-order the new Xbox Series X—but they will sell out fast
Microsoft to Buy Bethesda for $7.5 Billion to Boost Xbox
A week with the Xbox Series X: load times, game performance, and more
Expecting little, our TV critic found 25 shows worth watching this fall. (Yes, really!)
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat sequel will arrive on Prime Video in late October
Anne Hathaway-Robert Zemeckis Movie ‘Roald Dahl’s The Witches’ Heads To HBO Max This Month
‘No Time To Die’ Delayed To Easter Weekend 2021 As Pandemic Takes Grip At Box Office
Google merges Chromecast and Android TV with the “Chromecast with Google TV”
The Midnight Sky
This week, we discuss the possible end of movie theaters and the remaining movies on the 2020 schedule, Soul’s upcoming release on Disney+, and Netflix’s cancellation spree.
Show Notes
‘We’ve literally been killed by James Bond’: Cineworld’s final day of screenings
Tenet didn’t just fail to save cinema – it may well have killed it for good
Theater Owners Chief Blames ‘No Time to Die’ Delay on Gov.Cuomo
‘Free Guy’ Trailer Scores 55 Million Views in First 24 Hours
Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Skips Theaters for DisneyPlus
‘GLOW’ Canceled By Netflix; Won’t Proceed With Fourth & Final Season Due To COVID-19
‘Teenage Bounty Hunters’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season
Recommendations
This week, the pandemic continues to make shockwaves through old media as Disney reorganizes to focus on streaming, while Warner Media and Paramount struggle.
Show Notes
Disney’s major reorganization is good news for anyone who loves Disney Plus
Dan Loeb calls on Disney to suspend dividend, invest it in Disney Plus
Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming 2 America’ Moves From Paramount to Amazon Studios
AT&T pushes ahead with auction of DirecTV despite lowball bids
Cinema Stocks Teeter; Wall Street Ponders Possible AMC Entertainment Bankruptcy, For Real
Recommendations
This week, Quibi dies, and James Bond could earn half-a-billion dollars… or not.
Show Notes
James Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’ Explored $600 Million Sale to Streaming Services
Sony’s Kristen Stewart Movie ‘Happiest Season’ Acquired By Hulu And Will Premiere On The Streamer
Recommendations
Fiber Fueled, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Trifecta (not a sponsor… yet!)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
This week, some of us are on vacation. So, before we left, we took some time to discuss how Netflix changed the world.
Recommendations
Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine
This week we talk about HBO Max and Sinclair’s miscues, wonder what Warner Bros. is doing, and debate when Disney will Free Guy.
Show Notes
Disney Removes Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Free Guy,’ ‘Death on the Nile’ From Release Calendar
Tenet goes to digital December 15
Universal Offers Theaters Short Windows on ‘The Croods’ and ‘Freaky’
‘Monster Hunter’ Will Help China Surpass America At The Box Office
‘Chappelle’s Show’ coming to Netflix and HBO Max in November
‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ Reboot Series Ordered at HBO Max and Cartoon Network
Johnny Depp Forced to Exit ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise
Clive Barker Joining HBO Series ‘Hellraiser’ Adaptation as Exec-Producer
T‑Mobile Launches TVision Services: Cut the Cord Starting at Just $10 per Month
NBC and ViacomCBS Join Discovery in Expressing Concern Over T-Mobile Content Distribution
Hulu drops Sinclair’s Fox regional sports networks
YouTube TV ditches Sinclair’s Fox Sports networks as seasons end
Netflix Is Testing a TV Channel of Scheduled Programming
Jon Stewart to host current affairs series for Apple TV Plus
‘Willow’ Sequel Series Officially a Go at Disney Plus
‘Brave New World’ Canceled By Peacock After One Season
Recommendations
NOT Lucifer
Razzmatazz by I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
This week, staggering Disney+ subscriber numbers, the fate of Wonder Woman ’84, and Kim’s obsession with Stitch.
Show Notes
Disney+ Comes to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks This Holiday
Jon M. Chu in Talks to Direct Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Movie (Exclusive)
‘Wonder Woman’ May Go to HBO Max Shortly After Theater Opening
Where and when to watch the Lil Nas X concert in Roblox
Fortnite has had concerts in the past, such as this one with Travis Scott
Michael B. Jordan Thriller ‘Without Remorse’ Removed From Theatrical Release Schedule
The Umbrella Academy officially renewed for a third season
‘The Outsider’ Canceled After One Season at HBO, MRC Shopping Season 2
‘Castle Rock’ Cancelled at Hulu After Two Seasons
Judge Judy Sheindlin’s New Court Show Lands At IMDb TV & Amazon Studios
‘Darkwing Duck’ Reboot in the Works at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE)
We Can Be Heroes Images Reveals Netflix’s Sharkboy & Lavagirl Spinoff
‘The Order’ Horror Drama Series Canceled By Netflix After 2 Seasons
Recommendations
Netflix
Kevin Hart: Zero Fucks Given
The Boss Baby: Back in Business Season 4
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Showtime
Amazon Prime
Hulu
Disney+
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
HBO Max
Apple TV Plus
Netflix
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
The Christmas Chronicles Part 2
Sugar Rush Christmas: Season 2
Virgin River: Season 2
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
HBO Max
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
The Flight Attendant
Peacock
Disney+
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
Apple TV+
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
Amazon Prime Video/IMDb.tv
This week, we talk Wonder Woman, the future of Disney live-action, HBO Max doing something right, and Sinclair going very wrong.
Show Notes
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Heading to HBO Max, Theaters Dec. 25
Disney Mulling Pivot Of ‘Pinocchio’, ‘Peter Pan’, ‘Cruella’ From Theatrical To Disney+ Premieres
Conan O’Brien to End TBS Late-Night Show in 2021
HBO Max App Launching on Amazon’s Fire TV, Fire Tablet
Roku Users Can Now Stream HBO Max Thanks to a Workaround
Hulu Live TV Package Prices Increasing by $10 per Month
Sinclair Expects to Bring Rebranded Fox Sports RSNs Direct-to-Consumer Next Year
The hidden cost of the Peanuts holiday specials moving from ABC to AppleTV+
Big media companies reorganize for world of 50 million TV subscribers
Recommendations
Animaniacs
Netflix
Great British Baking Show: Holidays, season 3
Captain Underpants: Merry Blissmas
Mighty Express: A Mighty Christmas
HBO Max
Disney+
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
This week, film critic and awards analyst J. Don Birnam joins us to talk about how the pandemic is going to affect this awards season.
Show Notes
Netflix is Intent on Oscar Redemption in 2021
TIFF 2020 Was a Slimmed-Down Success, Complete with Oscar Contenders and Solid Sales
We Don’t Have to Wait Much Longer for More Zendaya
Data: “Borta 2” Second Only to “Hamilton” in Most Watched U.S. SVOD Movies of 2020
Greenlights and Cancellations
‘Woke’ Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu
‘The Last Of Us’: HBO Hands Series Order To Video Game Adaptation From Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann
‘The Expanse’ Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By Amazon Ahead Of Season 5 Premiere
Amazon cancels “Utopia” (not “Brave New World”, that was canceled by HBO Max a couple of weeks ago)
Recommendations
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Hulu
Happiest Season
The Hardy Boys, season 1
Netflix
Pokémon Journeys: The Series—Part 3
Mr. Iglesias, part 3
The Big Show Show Christmas Special
A Trash Truck Christmas
HBO Max
Peacock
Disney+
Mulan
Apple TV+
Amazon Prime Video/IMDb.tv
Showtime
Shameless
This week, we talk about HBO Max’ daring gambit and how we’ll watch the studio’s batch of 2021 “theatrical” releases.
Show Notes
Warner Bros’ 2021 Movie Slate Moving To HBO Max Debuts: ‘Matrix’ 4, ‘Dune’, More
Universal Strikes Deal With Cinemark Allowing Movies to Premiere On-Demand Early
Universal signs deal with Canada’s largest cinema chain to shorten theatrical window
Warner Bros. to stream 2021 movies on HBO Max… but only in America
AMC starts ‘urgent dialogue’ with Warner Bros over its plan to put all its 2021 movies on HBO Max
Recommendations
(not) Happiest Season
Pan Am
MST3K.org New Turkey Day Segments
Freaky
Christmas Vacation
Arthur Christmas
Die Hard
This week, WarnerMedia suffers the fallout from their big HBO Max announcement last week, while Disney takes the initiative with their Investor Day announcements.
Will Legendary Challenge WarnerMedia Over ‘Dune’ & Godzilla Vs. Kong’ HBO Max Move?
Sources: Directors Guild Rebukes Warner Bros. in Sharply Worded Letter Criticizing Streaming Plan
Christopher Nolan Rips HBO Max as “Worst Streaming Service,” Denounces Warner Bros.’ Plan
Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Blasts Warner Bros. Streaming Decision
Trading Box Office for Streaming, but Stars Still Want Their Money
Judd Apatow Says Warner Bros. Showed ‘Stunning’ Disrespect in HBO Max Bombshell Decision
See All the Disney Investor Day 2020 Announcements
The Winners and Losers of Disney’s Investor Day
Disney Lays Out Multi-Billion Dollar Plan to Dominate the Streaming Wars
Disney Shares Hit All-Time Highs on Streaming Strategy and Forecasts
Where Does Hulu Fit in Disney’s Super-Sized Streaming Strategy?
Recommendations
Bag Man: A Rachel Maddow podcast from MSNBC
Netflix
HBO Max
Euphoria, special episode, part 1
Amazon Prime Video
The Expanse, season 5
CBS All-Access
The Stand
Epix
Pennyworth, season 2
This week we discuss some of the most popular streaming shows… from last month, the continued fallout for Warner Bros., and some some positives for HBO Max… for once.
Ratings
Show Notes
WarnerMedia Strikes HBO Max Distribution Deal With Roku Ahead of ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Release
2020’s Big Plot Twist: How ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Came to Upend Hollywood’s Future
HBO Max Plan Makes WarnerMedia Chief A Hollywood Villain
George Clooney on Why the Movie Industry Will Continue to Survive
The Flight Attendant Renewed for Second Season
Apple TV+ announces early season three renewal for “For All Mankind”
‘iCarly’ Revival Set at Paramount Plus
‘Lizzie McGuire’ revival cancelled at Disney Plus, confirms Hilary Duff
Kate Beckinsale Replaces Isla Fisher In Paramount+’s ‘Guilty Party’
‘True Blood’ Reboot in the Works at HBO
‘Night Court’ Sequel In Works At NBC
‘Little House On The Prairie’ Reboot In The Works By Anonymous Content, Paramount TV Studios
Recommendations
Netflix
HBO Max
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Disney+
Amazon Prime Video
The Grand Tour Presents: A Massive Hunt
This week Wonder Woman 1984 and Soul finally come home, and we take some time to look at the stories that didn’t make the cut earlier in the year.
Ratings
Show Notes
Golden Globes: ‘Minari,’ ‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘Borat’ Make Changes
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Bows To $38.5M Overseas, Struggles In China
‘Chappelle’s Show’ to Be Pulled Off HBO Max at Dave Chappelle’s Request
The West Wing has joined Friends in moving from Netflix to HBO Max
Hulu Buys Lee Daniels’ ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’
Netflix Buys International Rights to Tom Hanks’ ‘News of the World’
Michael Bay’s COVID movie Songbird lands release date
Box Office Reporting May Be “Forever Changed” Due to Pandemic
Discovery Enters the ‘Plus’ Wars with Jan. 4 U.S. Streaming Launch
TikTok Star Charli D’Amelio and Family to Star in Hulu Docuseries ‘The D’Amelio Show’
3rd – and final – season of His Dark Materials greenlit at HBO and BBC
Sex and the City: Samantha-Less Revival Eyes HBO Max Series Order
‘AP Bio’ Renewed for Season 4 at Peacock
Recommendations
World Junior Hockey Championship
Netflix
Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, season 3
Transformers: War for Cybertron – Chapter 2: Earthrise
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, season 2, part 2
Amazon Prime Video
Channel 4
This week we for auld lang syne poor Quibi and look at the future of streaming.
Show Notes
George Clooney-Directed ‘The Midnight Sky’ On Course To Become One Of Netflix’s Most Watched Films
Amazon, NFL Get Decent Audience for League’s Streaming-Only Debut
Recommendations
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise (Jan. 15) – Young adult romance about a teen with cancer (stop me if you’ve heard this one before).
History of Swear Words (Jan. 5) – Nicholas Cage takes us through a cheeky history of profanity in six 20-minute episodes.
Martin Scorsese Presents | Pretend It’s A City (Jan. 8) – Martin Scorsese has hosted a hodge-podge of varying topics under his “Martin Scorsese Presents” banner, from Polish cinema to the blues. Here he spends time with irreverent author Fran Lebowitz as she gives us her opinions on New York City.
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (Jan. 13) – More true-crime badness coming to Netflix.
CBS All-Access
Coyote (Jan. 7) – Michael Chiklis stars as a border patrol agent coerced into helping the very criminals he’s supposed to be stopping. ViacomCBS shifted it from Paramount Network to CBS All-Access.
AMC+
The Watch, season 1 (Jan. 3) – “Inspired” by the characters from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series.
Gangs of London – Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) was the most powerful criminal in London. Now, his son Sean (Joe Cole) must prove he’s ready to take his father’s place. See why critics are raving about Gangs of London, available exclusively on AMC+ beginning October 1.
Starz
American Gods, season 3 (Jan. 10) – Marilyn Manson and Danny Trejo join the cast.
Epix
Helter Skelter: An American Myth – A Charles Manson true-crime docu-series which Epix calls “the most definitive recounting of the Manson Family story ever put on screen.”
Lifetime on YouTube
A Recipe for Seduction – Starring Mario Lopez as Harland Sanders, as the holidays draw near, a young heiress contends with the affections of a suitor handpicked by her mother. When the handsome chef Colonel Sanders arrives with nothing more than his fried chicken recipe and a dream, he sets in motion a series of events that unravel into chaos.
This week Disney+ wins over its final remaining critique, Quibi dies so that Roku can live, and an industry analyst proposes an unlikely merger.
Ratings
Show Notes
Disney Analyst Upgrades Stock, Admits “Our Call Has Been Dead Wrong”
Hollywood’s 2021 Investor Forecast Outlined in Analyst Report
Quibi’s library will live on through the Roku Channel
Hulu Inks ViacomCBS Deal to Add 14 Cable Networks to Live TV Package
Roku announces they’re the top Smart TV platform in the U.S.
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new on streaming this week…
Netflix
Disenchanted, part 3 (Jan. 15) – Matt Groening’s take on fantasy and wizardry.
Outside the Wire (Jan. 15) – Anthony Mackie is an android soldier trying to stop a nuclear attack.
HBO Max
Search Party, season 4 (Jan. 14) – The TBS cult comedy moved to HBO Max for season 3 in June.
Tiger, parts 1 & 2 (Jan. 17) – HBO’s documentary on Tiger Woods.
Gomorrah, season 3 (Jan. 21) – The 3rd season of the acclaimed Italian crime drama premieres. The series originally premiered on AMC’s Sundance TV before being picked up by HBO Max, and a fourth season is already completed.
Looney Tunes Cartoons, season 1C (Jan. 21) – Warner Bros. continues to roll out a generation of Looney Tunes shorts. This is the 3rd batch of the first season of cartoons starring Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Taz, and the rest of the gang.
Disney+
WandaVision, season 1 (Jan. 15) – The first MCU series arrives, with two episodes!
Showtime
Your Honor – Emmy winner Bryan Cranston stars as New Orleans judge Michael Desiato, who is forced to confront his own deepest convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an organized crime family.
This week HBO Max moves Godzilla vs. Kong up the schedule to prevent churn from the loss of Wonder Woman 1984, and Nielsen gives us the streaming year in review.
Ratings
Show Notes
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Moves Up 2 Months to March
‘The Office’ Was by Far the Most-Streamed TV Show in 2020, Nielsen Says
Entertainment News Network LIT To Launch Exclusively On NBCUniversal Streamer Peacock
Ad-supported Hulu is only $2 for college students
Netflix 2021 Film Slate Trailer – Deadline
Sony launches an exclusive streaming service for Bravia XR TV owners
Quarter of U.S. Households Intend to Cut Cable in 2021
‘Nomadland’ to Be Released on Hulu and in Theaters February 19
Lifehacker gives us 13 Quibi Shows Worth Watching on Roku
‘LA Law’ Sequel Starring Blair Underwood In Works
‘Wonder Woman 3’ in the Works With Director Patty Jenkins
Netflix Developing a Sequel to Robert Rodriguez’s ‘We Can Be Heroes’
Sex Pistols Limited Series From Danny Boyle Set at FX
‘The Batman’: Joe Barton Joins HBO Max’s TV Series As Showrunner Following Terence Winter Departure
Emma Thompson, Newcomer Alisha Weir to Star in Netflix ‘Matilda’ Adaptation
Highlights of what’s new on streaming this week…
Netflix
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, season 2 (Jan. 22) – Yeah, that’s right, a Jurassic World animated series!
Fate: The Winx Saga (Jan. 22) – Live-action young adult fantasy/drama series based on the animated Winx series from Nickelodeon.
HBO Max
Locked Down (Jan. 14) – A couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.
Painting With John, series premiere (Jan. 22) – Musician, actor, and director John Lurie gives us a pseudo-philosophical anti-Bob Ross series, opining about life as he paints for the camera.
Euphoria, special episode, part 2 (Jan. 24) – The 2nd “special episode” to the critically acclaimed series, bridging the gap between the 1st and 2nd seasons.
Wonder Woman 1984 (Jan. 24) – Leaves HBO Max.
Amazon Prime Video
One Night in Miami (Jan. 15) – Previously slated for a Christmas Day release (as discussed in our Dec. 19th episode of What’s New In Streaming)… but I guess they moved it and we didn’t get the memo?
Flack, season 2 (Jan. 22) – The dark comedy starring Anna Paquin gets a second season at Amazon Prime Video after being canceled by ViacomCBS’ Pop TV. Paquin stars as Robyn, an American publicist working in the cutthroat London PR world.
The Expanse, season 5 Finale (Jan. 22) – time to catch up if you want to binge everything.
TNT
Snowpiercer, season 2 (Jan. 25) – Premiering January 25 on TNT, Snowpiercer plays on Netflix in Ireland and the UK so hopefully our friends across the pond will get all this Sean Bean naughtiness soon enough.
This week, Netflix dominates the streaming universe. Also, streaming cancellations are a problem…or maybe it’s subscribing to too many. We’ll explain the paradox this week.
Show Notes
Netflix Q4 2020 Earnings Interview
Netflix Tops 200 Million Streaming Customers, Handily Beats Q4 Forecast In the fourth quarter of 2020, Netflix added 8.51 million paid streaming subscribers, about 2.5 million more than expected. to stand at 203.7 million worldwide at the end of the year.
Netflix Will Roll Out ‘Shuffle Play’ Feature Worldwide in First Half of 2021
Why did The CW skyrocket to the top of the App Store?
Critics Choice TV Awards: ‘The Crown,’ ‘Ozark’ Lead Noms With 6 Apiece
‘The Muppet Show’ Heads To Disney+
Freaks And Geeks is coming to Hulu with its original soundtrack intact
McG To Direct ‘Turner & Hooch’ Disney+ Reboot Pilot Episode
‘Doogie Howser’ Reboot at Disney+ Casts Its Lead
How fast do you cancel streaming services? It’s a problem for Hollywood
‘Compounding’ will be TV trend to watch for 2021 as streaming pivots for growth
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new on streaming this week…
Netflix
The Dig (Jan. 29) – As WWII looms, a wealthy widow (Carey Mulligan) hires an amateur archaeologist (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
Below Zero – (Jan. 29) – Spanish film about a policeman trying to survive while prisoners from the truck he was driving try to find him.
Finding ‘Ohana – (Jan. 29) – Family film about two Brooklyn teenagers in Oahu as they discover their Hawaiian family heritage
We Are the Brooklyn Saints, Season 1 – (Jan 29) – Docuseries about a youth football league in Brooklyn
Firefly Lane, Season 1 (Feb 3) – Drama series featuring Sarah Chalke and Katherine Heigl as lifelong friends
The Little Things (Jan. 29) – Academy Award winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto star in this serial killer crime thriller.
Axios, Season 4 (Jan. 31) – New season of this acclaimed docu-news series.
Everwood (Jan. 19)
Person of Interest (Jan. 23)
Babylon 5 (Jan. 26) – Remastered!
Pushing Daisies (Jan. 30)
Pixar Popcorn, Season 1 (Jan. 22) – A series of Pixar shorts starring characters from your favorite Pixar movies. Disney Plus’ new Pixar Popcorn shorts changed how the animation studio works.
Dinosaurs (Jan. 29)
Apple TV+
Losing Alice, Season 1 (Jan. 22)
Palmer (Jan. 29) – An ex-convict strikes up a friendship with a boy from a troubled home, starring Justin Timberlake.
This week, streaming services evolve and consolidate.
Show Notes
Paramount Plus to Launch March 4 in U.S. and Latin America
50% off 1 year subscription to Paramount+
PlutoTV continues to add channels
Paramount Turned Down Offers from Streamers to Buy ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Paramount Mountain: Roll Call / Call to Adventure
Change the channel: How ViacomCBS is managing the transition from linear TV to streaming
Documentary Shorts ‘A Life Too Short’ and ‘My Father The Mover’ to Premiere on Pluto TV
NBC Plans To Shutter NBC Sports Network By End Of Year
Peacock Becomes WWE Network Exclusive US Streaming Distributor
Hulu releases new ‘Palm Springs’ cut with commentary from Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti
‘Harry Potter’ Live-Action TV Series in Early Development at HBO Max
Did Wonder Woman 1984 Lasso New Subscribers for HBO Max?
HBO Max ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Hit No. 1 on Nielsen Streaming Top 10
‘Modern Family’ All Seasons Coming to Hulu and Peacock Under Unusual Shared Streaming Deal
IMDb TV, Amazon’s Free Streaming Service, Now Available On Roku
Highlights of what’s new on streaming this week…
Hulu
The New York Times Presents | Framing Britney Spears (Feb. 5) – (episode 6 of season 1 of the New York Times Presents series) Documentary about the fight to “free Britney” and her struggles with mental health.
Netflix
Malcolm & Marie (Feb. 5) – When filmmaker Malcolm (John David Washington) and his girlfriend Marie (Zendaya), return home from a movie premiere and await his film’s critical response, the evening takes a turn as revelations about their relationship surface, testing the couple’s love.
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Season 1 (Feb. 10)
HBO Max
The Investigation, Season 1 (Jan. 29) – Dramatized account of the investigation of a journalist who went missing after visiting a Danish inventor and his home-made submarine.
Earwig and the Witch – Studio Ghibli Premiere (also in theaters)
Apple TV+
The Snoopy Show, Season 1 (Feb 5)
Amazon Prime Video
Chick Fight (Jan. 29)
Bliss (Feb. 5) – Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek
CBS All-Access
Clarice, Season 1 (Feb. 11) – CBS brings us this spin-off from Silence of the Lambs focusing on the fallout of the original movie on FBI rookie Clarice Starling. It’s surprising that something so dark and mature would play on broadcast TV, but CBS is also promoting it on streaming. This could have been a tentpole for the debut of Paramount+.
This week, there’s a Trojan horse in your living room. It’s name is Roku, and it’s taking over your life.
Show Notes
New Japan Pro-Wrestling Sets Roku Channel TV Deal in U.S., U.K, Canada
Roku is the most popular streaming platform in the US by a huge margin
Roku says Roku TV was best-selling smart TV OS in North America for 2020
Quibi’s library will live on through the Roku Channel
How Roku’s Transforming Its Most Important Product
The Roku Channel Could Double Viewership Again
Apple Lands ‘CODA’ $25 million Sundance Film Festival Record deal – Deadline
Apple TV Plus’ Freeloader Problem: 62% of Subscribers Are on Free Offers
Verizon’s Disney+ Partnership Was a Win-Win
How WandaVision’s Weekly Episodes Make It The Perfect Anti-Binge Show
‘Frasier’ Revival Eyed at Paramount Plus
U.S. Consumers Now Pay $47 Monthly for Streaming Services — Up 24% Since COVID Hit, Survey Finds
Film Adaptation Of ‘Wicked’ Lands ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Director
George Clooney’s Company Producing ‘Buck Rogers’ Series for Legendary
Michael B. Jordan’s (Without Remorse) Alexa Ad
Antebellum (Feb. 5) – The indie horror film from Lionsgate and starring Janelle Monáe comes to Hulu this week.
Into the Dark: Tentacles (Feb. 12) – original series, first episode since July 2020 – each episode is inspired by a holiday; this one is debuting just ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Buried by the Bernards (Feb. 12) – Reality series centering around a Memphis funeral home. I’ve seen a lot of press for it here in TN. Promises to be quirky and offbeat.
Hate by Dani Rovira (Feb 12) – Comedy special with the Goya-award winning performer
To All The Boys: Always and Forever (Feb 12) – Netflix original film, third and final installment in the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series
The Crew (Feb 16) – Original comedy with Kevin James about a NASCAR pit crew
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Interactive Movie (Feb. 16) – When there’s a power outage at a safari reserve, Bear Grylls is called and he needs your help. The situation is dire: an escaped lion is headed for a nearby village; a baboon has broken free and is going towards the sea cliffs, and the power must be restored before more animals escape. The original You vs Wild series premiered on Netflix in 2019 with 8 episodes.
Behind Her Eyes (Feb 17) – Original miniseries. Psychological thriller based on a novel by Sarah Pinborough
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (Feb 18) Netflix Anime – series of manga one-shots, a spinoff of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
The Head, Season 1 (Feb. 4) – This six-episode thriller from Madrid-based Mediapro Studio may first look like a knock-off of John Carpenter’s The Thing, but the monsters here are considerably more human. It’ll be airing on HBO Max in the United States but has been sold to different platforms around the world, including Amazon Prime Video in Italy.
Judas and the Black Messiah (Feb. 12) – (another HBO Max day & date release) A movie about the betrayal and assassination of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield.
Last Week Tonight (Feb 14) with John Oliver Season 8 premiere
It’s a Sin, Season 1 (Feb. 18) -The latest masterpiece from the creator of Queer As Folk (UK) is as devastating as it is endearing. A heartfelt chronicle of young friends navigating the joys, heartbreak, and outlandish parties that await them amidst an epidemic in 1980s London. 5 episodes starting February 18th on HBO Max.
Young Rock, Season 1 (Feb. 17)
Kenan, Season 1 (Feb. 17)
Archibald’s Next Big Thing (Feb 18) – Peacock Original animated series by Tony Hale.
Inside Pixar: Portraits (Feb 12) – Features various employees of the studio in a documentary series
Marvel: Behind the Mask (Feb 12) – documentary from guests across Marvel’s 80 years
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (Feb. 12) – Palm Springs as told by John Green. Groundhog Day? Happy Death Day?
This week, David talks Disney, Tim talks charts, and the rest of us smile politely.
Show Notes
Disney+ Hits 94.9M Subscribers, But Revenue Per User Drops To $4.03 Due To Hotstar Combo
‘Last of Us’: ‘Game of Thrones’ Breakout Bella Ramsey to Star as Ellie
Pedro Pascal To Star As Joel In ‘The Last Of Us’ HBO Series Based On Video Game
‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ casts four more actors in major roles
HBO MAX Scheduled To Launch In 39 Territories In Latin America In June 2021
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
‘True Lies’ Reboot From James Cameron in the Works at CBS
‘Chappelle’s Show’ Returns to Netflix With Dave Chappelle’s Blessing
Recommendations
The Weather Station, Ignorance
I Care a Lot (Feb. 19) – A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears. Starring Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest, and Chris Messina.
Tribes of Europa, Season 1 (Feb. 19) – Big budget German-language sci-fi series about a post-apocalyptic Europe in 2074 with feuding tribes.
Brian Regan, On the Rocks (Feb. 23) – Comedy special
Pelé (Feb. 23) – This documentary feature tells the story of iconic footballer Pelé, his quest for perfection and the mythical status he attained. The story looks back at the extraordinary 12-year period in which Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles, went from superstar in 1958 to saviour in 1970; a radical yet turbulent era in Brazil’s history. As well as unprecedented interview access to Pelé, the film includes astounding archive footage and interviews with legendary former team-mates including Zagallo, Jairzinho and Rivellino. PELÉ is produced by Pitch Productions, directed by Ben Nicholas and David Tryhorn and executive produced by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald.
Canine Intervention (Feb. 24) – Dog training docuseries
Flora And Ulysses (Feb. 19) – Witness the tail of an unexpected hero.
This week, your childhood gets rebooted. And if you’ve got a murder story, you’ve got a streaming service greenlight.
Show Notes
Everything Coming To Star On Disney+ (Canada)
Disney+ Star Launch Will Boost Choice for Adults’ “Me Time,” Executive Says
Roku Looks to Expand Original Content Slate After Buying Quibi Library
YouTube TV is adding offline downloads and 4K streaming
Comscore Introduces ‘Movies Everywhere’ Cross-Screen Measurement System
‘The Best Man’ Limited Series Set at Peacock With Original Cast Returning
‘Kate & Allie’ Reboot in Development at NBC — New Cast
Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge Team Up for ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Series for New Regency, Amazon
Donald Glover Sets Rich Amazon Overall Deal (Exclusive)
‘Criminal Minds’ Reboot: Paramount Plus Eyes Revival — Season 16
Apple TV+ Shows ‘Physical,’ ‘Schmigadoon’ and ‘Lisey’s Story’ Coming This Summer
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Feb. 26) – Lee Daniels directs. Based on the novel by Johann Hari. Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair.
Caught by a Wave (Feb. 26) – Italian film about teen summer love
Crazy About Her (Feb. 26) – Spanish dark comedy
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (Mar. 1) – Documentary about Notorious B.I.G.
Connected (Mar. 1) – 63-piece orchestra and team of DJs directed by Hernan Cattaneo collaborate on a music extravaganza
Jim Henson’s Word Party, Season 5 (Mar. 2)
Moxie (Mar. 3) – Amy Poehler saw Tina Fey’s Mean Girls and decided to do the same.
Murder Among the Mormons (Mar. 3) Three-part docuseries from Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite)
Pacific Rim: The Black (Mar. 4) – Netflix Original Anime series based on the film.
Tom & Jerry (Feb. 26) – The classic animated cat and mouse duo come to the big screen and streaming, day-and-date, in this mix of animation and live-action.
Myth: A Frozen Tale (Feb. 26) – VR, already available for Oculus Rift headsets.
For All Mankind, Season 2 (Feb. 19)
Top Class: The Life & Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers (Feb. 26) – Lebron James produced docu-series on the massively successful Sierra Canyon high school basketball team.
This week, ViacomCBS showed us their vision for the future and overwhelmed us with announcements related to their newly rebranded Paramount+ streaming service.
Show Notes
ViacomCBS Faces an Uphill Climb as It Prepares to Unveil Its Paramount Plus Streamer
Recommendations
Crazy Is My Superpower, AJ Mendez
Boss Level (Mar. 5) – Hulu original directed by Joe Carnahan with Frank Grillo as a special forces soldier trying to escape a time loop that results in his death. Also featuring Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Michelle Yeoh, and Rob Gronkowski.
Ginny & Georgia, Season 1 (Feb 24) Gilmore Girls-esque show, but more mature
City of Ghosts, Season 1 (Mar. 5) – Charming kids animated series from Emmy winner Elizabeth Ito (“Adventure Time”) featuring the voices and stories of real LA residents.
Dogwashers (Mar. 5) Dark comedy from Columbia about a narco who has to pay a debt to save his men.
Nevenka: Breaking the Silence (Mar. 5) Limited documentary series about the plaintiff in the first successful lawsuit against a politician for sexual harassment in Spain
Sentinelle (Mar. 5) French action thriller about a soldier who is trying to get revenge for her sister
Pokemon Journeys: The Series, Season 4 (Mar. 5) – Pokemon, duh.
Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner (Mar. 5) Highest grossing Nigerian film of all-time debuting on Netflix
Bombay Rose (Mar. 8) Hand drawn animated romance from India – looks really pretty
Last Chance U: Basketball (Mar. 10) – Docu-series spinning off from the original Last Chance U, which focused on football, a look at East Los Angeles Junior College, the last chance for troubled college kids to be successful at basketball.
Marriage or Mortgage, Season 1 (Mar. 10) – Trashy reality show where a real estate agent and a wedding planner compete to convince couples on whether they should spend their fortune on a wedding or a house.
Coven of Sisters (Mar. 11) – Spanish drama about witches who cleverly plan to delay their execution
The Block Island Sound (Mar. 11) – horror thriller from writers of American Vandal and Cobra Kai
Bombay Begums (Mar. 11) – Contemporary story about five women in Mumbai, India
Close Enough, Season 2 (Feb. 25) – Adult animated sitcom about a couple and their 5-year-old daughter in LA
Lupe (Feb. 26) – Darling of the film festival circuit, LBGTQ immigrant story
— Week of Mar. 5th —
Covid Diaries NYC (Mar. 9) – Documentary premiere chronicling the lives of five filmmakers aged 17-21 who film themselves and their families during the pandemic
Genera+ion (Mar. 11) – Ensemble story about high school students coming of age. Features Martha Plimpton, Justice Smith, and J. August Richards
Tig n Seek, Season 1a (Mar. 11) – Animated series about a detective named Tig and his cat named Gweeseek. Includes voice work from Jermaine Clement and Wanda Sykes.
Raya and the Last Dragon (Mar. 5) – Disney+ Premier Access
WandaVision Season Finale! (Mar. 5)
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (Feb. 26) – Concert documentary released day-and-date to theaters and on Apple TV+. Witness the incredible rise of Billie Eilish as she tours and records the album that changes her life.
Coming 2 America (Mar. 5)
This week, we look at Discovery+’s subscriber numbers, marvel at AMC+’sbehavior, and watch as the NFL throws its weight around.
Show Notes
Discovery Surpasses 11 Million Streaming Subscribers
AMC Networks Had Over 6 Million Streaming Subs In Q4; Earnings Beat Street; Stock Pops
Netflix launches ‘Fast Laughs,’ a TikTok-like feed of funny videos
Magic Kingdom TV Universe in the Works at Disney+ (Exclusive)
YouTube Announces 2021 Slate Of More Than 30 Kids’ Originals
The NFL is asking for a 100% increase in TV rights payments, but Disney is pushing back
Amazon in Talks to Carry Many NFL Games Exclusively on Prime Video – WSJ
Zach Snyder’s ‘Justice League’: The True Story of the Snyder Cut
AT&T to Sell Stake In DirecTV and Video Business to TPG
AT&T Cuts Losses on DirecTV as Wall Street Wonders If a Dish Merger Is Next
AT&T promised a TV revolution — instead, we got a giant mess
WarnerMedia CEO on HBO Max’s Upcoming Ad-Supported Option: ‘Most People…Are Not Wealthy’
Roku Buying Nielsen Advanced Video Advertising Business
‘The Office’: Peacock, TVOD, Netflix | by Brendan Brady | ANTENNA | Feb, 2021
Recommendations
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Julien Baker, Little Oblivions
Kid90 (Mar. 12) – In the 90’s, “Punky Brewster”’s Soleil Moon Frye recorded her experiences growing up in Hollywood with a number of other young Hollywood actors. These are her home movies.
Trolls: TrollsTopia, Season 2 (Mar. 18) – Exactly what you think it is.
The One, Season 1 (Mar. 12) – Love — and lies — spiral when a DNA researcher helps discover a way to find the perfect partner, and creates a bold new matchmaking service.
Love Alarm, Season 2 (Mar 12) – Popular Korean Drama starts its second season
Paper Lives (Mar 12) – Turkish film about a man who meets a homeless child who changes his life.
Paradise PD, Season 3 (Mar 12) – Adult-targeted animated series with Super Troopers-esque cops
Yes Day (Mar. 12) – Jennifer Garner – Always feeling like they have to say “no” to their kids, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a “Yes Day,” during which the kids have 24 hours to make the rules.
Zero Chill, Season 1 (Mar. 15) – That age-old story. Brother and sister twins. He’s a hockey player and she’s a figure skater. The family picks up roots and moves to England when he gets a hockey scholarship, and she needs to prove she’s just as talented.
The Lost Pirate Kingdom (Mar 15) – Docu-series about *real* pirates in the Caribbean
RebellComedy: Straight Outta the Zoo (Mar 15) – Comedy group tackles mistaken identities
Waffles + Mochi (Mar 16) – Michelle Obama is joined by puppet friends to discover, cook and eat foods from around the world.
Operation Varsity Blues (Mar. 17) – Documentary on the scandal that shocked college recruitment and Hollywood.
Deadly Illusions (Mar 18) – Bestselling novelist suffers from writers block, hires a nanny for her children, line between fiction and reality starts to blur
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (Mar 18) – Comedy special – guy between Gen X and Millennials.
Justice League: The Snyder Cut (Mar. 18)
76 Days (Mar. 4) – The critically acclaimed documentary that explores Wuhan, China on the brink of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Mar. 4) – SpongeBob goes on a quest to find his missing snail, Gary, and we learn how the gang met.
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, Season 1 (Mar. 4) – Animated in the same style as the new SpongeBob, Kamp Koral is a more kid-friendly SpongeBob series exploring his younger years.
Console Wars (Mar. 4) – The true story of the war between Nintendo and Sega.
The Real World Homecoming: New York (Mar. 4) –
For Heaven’s Sake (Mar. 4) – A true-crime docu-series on the disappearance of Harold Heaven from his remote cabin in Ontario in 1934.
Cherry (Mar. 12) – In an epic odyssey of romance, war, drug addiction, and crime, a young man (Tom Holland) struggles to find his place in the world. Directed by the Russo Brothers.
This week, film critic and awards analyst J. Don Birnam joins us to talk about potential Oscars nods and what could happen or should have happened.
Show Notes
James Corden’s role in Netflix’s “The Prom” was roundly criticized
2021 SAG Awards Nominations: List Of Nominees
‘Truffle Hunters,’ ‘Time’ and ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Among Producers Guild Doc Nominations
Producers Guild Awards 2021 Nominations (Full List)
2021 WGA Awards Nominations: ‘Borat 2’ and ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Make The Cut
ASC Announces 2021 Awards Nominees
2021 ACE Eddie Award Nominations List in Full
DGA Awards Film Nominations 2021
Scott’s First 2021 Read of the Oscars Race
Ted Lasso Sweeps Critics Choice Awards as Jason Sudeikis Thanks Ex Olivia Wilde: ‘She Was Right’
Recommendations
Alien TV, Season 2 (Mar 19) Animated series about aliens who try to make sense of Earth-based hobbies
Formula One: Drive to Survive, Season 3 (Mar 19) Docuseries about life both on and off the track for owners, drivers, and crew
Sky Rojo (Mar 19) From the creators of Money Heist, Spanish crime drama
Country Comfort, Season 1 (Mar. 19) – Family-oriented sitcom with Katharine McPhee as a country singer who loses her band and finds herself recruited as a nanny for the five kids of single dad and rugged cowboy Beau (Eddie Cibrian).
Seaspiracy (Mar. 24) – A Netflix original documentary. Seaspiracy examines the global fishing industry, challenging notions of sustainable fishing and showing how human actions cause widespread environmental destruction.
Chasing Waterfalls (Mar. 20) – Starring Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell. Amy is assigned to photograph a fabled waterfall and ends up falling for her rugged guide, Mark.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Mar. 19)
Expedition: Back to the Future (Mar. 15) – 4 part series from Josh Gates of Expedition Unknown on Discovery, where he goes in search of the original DeLorean from Back to the Future movies, with appearances from Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox, and Lea Thompson, and filmmaker Bob Gale.
Lady Gucci: The Story Of Patrizia Reggiani (Mar. 20) – The story of Patrizia Reggiani, from her relationship with Maurizio Gucci to the nightmare that followed, explore the shocking details of this extraordinary real-life case.
Estonia (Mar. 20) – In 1994, The MS Estonia ferry sank as it was crossing the Baltic Sea. New footage and exclusive interviews help to explore the details of this tragic incident and reveal what may have caused it.
Portals to Hell (Mar. 20) – Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman face all-new eerie encounters in the return of Portals to Hell. The avid paranormal investigators resume their chilling journey to haunted locations across the U.S., confronting the dark side of the supernatural as they seek concrete evidence that a spirit world exists. In each episode, Osbourne and Weidman dive headfirst into a site, examining unusual incidents while utilizing specialized technology and a network of experts, including psychic mediums, in their search for answers.
Who Killed My Son? (Mar. 23) – In 2014, Pravin Varughese was a college student at Southern Illinois University when he went missing. As his family searched for answers, they faced prejudice, deception, and frustration with the legal system, constantly being told that their son’s murder was his own fault. In this two-hour documentary, television journalist Soledad O’Brien shares the story of a family who turned their mission into finding the truth.
Miracle Fishing: Kidnapped Abroad (Mar. 25) – In 1994, Miles Hargrove’s father was kidnapped outside their home in Cali, Colombia by the FARC. In an instant, the Hargrove family found themselves in the midst of a Colombian epidemic – the kidnap and ransom trade. To cope with the long and difficult negotiations, Miles kept a Video8 diary of the events that unfolded. Twenty-five years later, he revisited the footage to turn his diary into a documentary chronicling his family’s incredible story.
Cypher, Season 1 (Mar. 19)
This week, Peacock tries to increase their subscriber base by premiering their WWE programming, launching the Opry’s Circle Network, and securing NFL rights.
Show Notes
Peacock Lost $914 Million in 2020, Comcast Filing Reveals
WWE Network to launch on Peacock March 18
Peacock Picks Up The Opry’s Circle Network
Sources: NHL, ESPN reach seven-year US broadcast deal
NFL Locks Up 10-Year Rights Renewals, Shifting Thursday Games To Amazon In Streaming Milestone
Warner Media CEO Jason Kilar on HBO Max, theatrical window
Disney Plus Tops 100 Million Subscribers Worldwide
Roku Follows Quibi Deal By Slating Premiere Of Action Drama ‘Cypher’
Roku Acquires ‘This Old House’ Business, Including 1,500-Episode Library
Recommendations
Solar Opposites (Mar 26)
Who Killed Sara? Season 1 (Mar. 24)
Secret Magic Control Agency (Mar. 25)
DOTA: Dragon’s Blood – Book 1 (Mar. 25)
The Irregulars, Season 1 (Mar. 26)
A Week Away (Mar. 26)
Bad Trip (Mar. 26)
Nailed It: Double Trouble! (Mar. 26)
Octonauts & the Ring of Fire (Mar. 30)
Haunted Latin America, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Worn Stories (Apr. 1)
A Tiny Audience (Mar. 19)
Hotel Coppelia (Mar. 26)
Tina (Mar. 27)
The Last Cruise (Mar. 30)
Godzilla vs. Kong (Mar. 31)
Made for Love (Apr. 1)
John Wayne Gacy: Devil In Disguise (Mar. 25)
Inside Pixar: Foundations (Mar. 26)
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (Mar. 26)
Invincible (Mar. 26)
Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story (Feb. 25)
P.S. Burn This Letter Please (???)
Cocktails and Tall Tales with Ina Garten and Melissa McCarthy (Mar. 26)
Francesco (Mar. 28)
American Cartel (Mar. 30)
Laundry Guy (Mar. 31)
The Gloaming (Mar. 21)
This week, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for the theatrical shutdown, but we run down a slew of new content announcements for streaming.
Show Notes
Warner Bros Returns to Theater-Only Releases in 2022: 45-Day Window
Yankees, Amazon and YES Network announce 21 games will stream on Prime Video in 2021
Disney: ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Debut Beats ‘Mandalorian’
Mike Tyson Calls for Hulu Boycott Over Upcoming ‘Unauthorized’ Series About His Life
‘Bosch’ Spinoff Picked Up By IMDb TV; Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers & Madison Lintz To Reprise Roles
Jeanne Tripplehorn Joins Chris Pratt In ‘The Terminal List’ Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series
‘John Wick’ Writer Adapting Script For Manga Comic ‘Hellsing’
Steven Spielberg, Duffer Bros. Team to Tackle Stephen King’s ‘Talisman’ (Exclusive)
Natalie Portman, Lupita Nyong’o to Star in Apple Limited Series
George R.R. Martin’s ‘Wild Cards’ Moves From Hulu to Peacock
Josh Holloway To Star In J.J. Abrams’ HBO Max Series ‘Duster’
WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (Apr. 2)
Concrete Cowboy (Apr. 2)
Just Say Yes (Apr. 2)
Sky High (Apr. 2)
The Serpent (Apr. 2)
Madame Claude (Apr. 2)
Coded Bias (Apr. 5)
Family Reunion (Part 3) (Apr 5)
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You (Apr. 6)
This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist (Apr. 7)
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute (Apr. 7)
The Great Pottery Throw Down (Apr. 1)
Q: Into the Storm (Apr. 4)
Snabba Cash (Apr. 7)
The Wedding Coach (Apr. 7)
The Big Day (Apr. 7)
The Way Of The Househusband (Apr. 8)
Good Eats: The Return (Feb. 9)
This week, we talk about the death of T-Mobile T-Vision, we rant about streaming baseball, and watch Raya and the Last Dragon break new ground.
Show Notes
T-Mobile is already shutting down its live TV service, partners with YouTube TV and Philo
‘The Right Stuff’ Canceled By Disney+ After One Season, Shopped By Warner Bros. TV
Comcast Weighs Pulling Universal’s Movies From HBO Max, Netflix
HBO Max cheaper, ad-supported tier to launch in June — without Dune, Matrix 4
Former Fox regional networks begin new era as Bally Sports
Netflix Buys ‘Knives Out’ Sequels for $450 Million
‘Diana’ Musical Sets Netflix Premiere Ahead of Broadway Opening Night
‘1619 Project’ Docuseries Set at Hulu
Recommendations
Hearthstone – Forged in the Barrens
Flock of Dimes, “Head of Roses”
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Thunder Force (Apr. 9)
Two Distant Strangers (Apr. 9)
Night in Paradise (Apr. 9)
Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (Apr. 9)
New Gods: Nezha Reborn (Apr. 12)
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! (Apr. 14)
The Circle (Apr. 14) – Season 2 of the trashy dating show.
Ride or Die (Apr 15)
The Nevers (Apr. 11)
The Challenge: All-Stars (Apr. 1)
Wrestlemania 37 (Apr. 10, 11)
Them (Apr. 9)
Ed Gein: The Real Psycho (Apr. 9)
Future People: The Family of Donor 5114 (Apr. 10)
Restaurant Recovery (Apr. 15)
This week, HBO Max saves theaters while also proving the validity of a day-and-date streaming strategy.
Show Notes
WarnerMedia’s CEO says that in 2022 his movies will debut in theaters before they stream
AMC Networks Shuffles Executive Ranks
Streaming Services Have Finally Run Out of New Shows. Kind of.
Recommendations
This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist
World Men’s Curling Championship
COVID-19: Battle on the Cruise Ship
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 16th, 2021:
Hulu
Collective (Mar. 25)
Sasquatch (Apr. 20)
Netflix
My Love: Six Stories of True Love (Apr. 13)
The Baker and the Beauty (Apr. 13)
Why Did You Kill Me? (Apr. 14)
The Soul (Apr. 14)
Law School (Apr. 14)
Arlo the Alligator Boy (Apr. 16)
Ajeeb Daastaans (Apr. 16)
Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday (Apr. 16)
Izzy’s Koala World (Apr. 20)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 4! (Apr. 21)
Zero (Apr. 21)
Life in Color (Apr. 22)
Stowaway (Apr. 22)
HBO Max
The Day Sports Stood Still (Mar. 24)
Pray, Obey, Kill (Apr. 12)
Mare of Easttown (Apr. 18)
Peacock
Archibald’s Next Big Thing (Apr. 22)
Rutherford Falls (Apr. 22)
Disney+
Big Shot (Apr. 16)
Amazon Prime Video
Frank of Ireland (Apr. 16)
This week, spending on streaming continues to go through the roof, and exhibitors continue to suffer.
Show Notes
Cinemax Moving Out Of Originals – TCA – Deadline
‘Warrior’ Renewed For Season 3, Moving From Cinemax To HBO Max
How the Launch of HBO Max Sidelined Cinemax
‘Bridgerton’ Renewed For Seasons 3 & 4 By Netflix
‘Bridgerton’ Breakout Regé-Jean Page Will Not Appear in Season 2
‘Castlevania’ to End with Season 4 at Netflix
Amazon’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Cost $465M for Just One Season
From ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Star Trek’: Franchise Fever Drives Streaming Wars
TV Networks Demand Nielsen Submit to Audit in Battle Over Coronavirus Audience Counts
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 23rd, 2021:
Hulu
The Handmaid’s Tale, Season 4 (Apr. 28)
Netflix
Let’s Fight Ghost, Season 1 (Apr. 22)
Homunculus (Apr. 22)
Shadow and Bone (Apr. 23)
Go! Go! Cory Carson (Apr. 27)
Headspace Guide to Sleep (Apr. 28)
Sexify (Apr. 28)
Things Heard & Seen (Apr. 29)
Yasuke (Apr. 29)
HBO Max
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 2 (Apr. 23)
Mortal Kombat (Apr. 23)
Disney+
Falcon and the Winter Soldier Finale!
IMDb.tv
Moment of Truth (Apr. 2)
This week, Netflix dominates but does it dominate ENOUGH?
Show Notes
Netflix To Spend $17B On Content In 2021
‘Ginny & Georgia’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix After Season 1 Watched By 52M Subscribers
Netflix Q1 2021: Subscriber Growth Falls Short After COVID Gains
Netflix Getting Into Video Games? Streamer Teases More Moves Into Billion-Dollar Business
Dakota Johnson to Star in Netflix Adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’
AnnaSophia Robb & Emory Cohen Set For Netflix Thriller ‘Rebel Ridge’
‘The Lincoln Lawyer’: LisaGay Hamilton Joins Netflix Drama Series As Recurring
Hype House Reality Series Lands At Netflix
Rumored Colton Underwood Netflix series sparks backlash
Verizon Reports 82,000 Pay TV Subscriber Losses
AT&T loses 620,000 video subs in Q1 as DirecTV deal moves ahead
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of April 30th, 2021:
Exposure (Apr. 26)
Searching for Sheela (Apr. 22)
Slay (Apr. 26)
The Mitchells vs. The Machines (Apr. 30)
The Innocent (Apr. 30)
Pet Stars (Apr. 30)
Selena, The Series, Part 2 (May 4)
Trash Truck, Season 2 (May 4)
The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness (May 5)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (May 4)
The Mosquito Coast (Apr. 30)
Without Remorse (Apr. 30)
What Drives Us (Apr. 30)
The Godfather of Harlem, Season 2 (Apr. 18)
This week, Roku walks up to YouTube and punches it in the face. Will they regret that decision?
Roku removes YouTube TV from channel store as dispute with Google escalates
Congress is diving into the App Store fight
Microsoft shakes up PC gaming by reducing Windows store cut to just 12 percent
Netflix Wins Seven Oscars, Biggest Haul Among All Studios This Year
How The Oscars Debunked Conventional Wisdom About Hollywood Vs. Streamers
WarnerMedia plans to charge $9.99 per month for ad-supported HBO Max
Turner Sports, NHL announce seven-year deal for broadcast rights
Charter Communications Loses Pay TV Subscribers
NBCUniversal Details Peacock Sign-Ups
Sling TV Loses 100K Subscribers in Q1 2021, But Improves Compared to Last Year
Netflix to Open Nordic Production Hub
Netflix to open office in Toronto, expand Canadian operations
Netflix Unveils Further Expansion in Spain
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 7th, 2021:
Shrill, Season 3 (May 7)
Jupiter’s Legacy (May 7)
Girl from Nowhere, Season 2 (May 7)
Monster (May 7)
Mine (May 8)
Super Me (May 8)
Money, Explained (May 11)
Oxygen (May 12)
Dance of the 41 (May 12)
The Upshaws (May 12)
Castlevania, Season 4 (May 13)
Baby, It’s Cold Inside (May 8)
Girls5eva (May 6)
Mythic Quest, Season 2 (May 7)
Amazon Prime Video
The Boy From Medellín (May 7)
This week, we debate whether Roku regrets punching YouTube in the nose last week.
Show Notes
Amid Roku Fight, YouTube Adds Access to YouTube TV from Main App
Google goes nuclear against Roku by adding YouTube TV to the main YouTube app
Roku Q1 Active Account Growth Slows, Revenue Booms 79%
Discovery Reaches New Streaming Carriage Deal With Hulu Live
Sinclair Broadcasting Group Has No News on Bally Sports Stalemate with Hulu and YouTube TV
Sinclair RSNs Long Road to Recovery Hindered by $1.82B in Rights Bills
Zack Snyder Army of the Dead In Theaters a Week Before Netflix
Cinemark Signs New Theatrical Deals With Five Major Studios
‘Vivo’: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Animated Musical Pic To Be Released On Netflix – Deadline
Franchise Fever! Netflix Lands U.S. Rights To ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ From STX & Studiocanal
Mark Wahlberg & Antoine Fuqua Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Infinite’ Skips Theaters & Heads To Paramount+
ViacomCBS Q1 Earnings Led By Paramount Plus Quarterly Gain
John Mayer Talk Show Based on ‘Later With Jools Holland’ in the Works
Netflix Cuts Ties With HFPA Until “Meaningful’ Reform Takes Place – Deadline
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 14th, 2021:
MLK/FBI (May 14)
Ferry (May 14)
Haunted, Season 3 (May 14)
I Am All Girls (May 14)
Jungle Beat: The Movie (May 14)
The Strange House (May 14)
Move to Heaven (May 14)
Halston (May 14)
The Woman in the Window (May 14)
LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (May 14)
Racquet Boys, Season 1 (May 17)
Sardar Ka Grandson (May 18)
Who Killed Sara? Season Two (May 19)
Hating Peter Tatchell (May 20)
Special, Season 2 (May 20)
Wahl Street (Apr. 15) –
That Damn Michael Che (May 6)
Hacks, Season 1 (May 13)
Those Who Wish Me Dead (May 14)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands – Together Again (May 20)
Sweet Carolina (May 15)
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Season 2 (May 14)
The Underground Railroad (May 14)
Citizen Penn (May 6)
Queen of Meth (May 7)
Broken Harts (May 18)
Genius Factory (May 20)
This week, we talk about the reason people are wrong to criticize Disney… and the reason why they should have criticized Disney a LOT.
Show Notes
Disney Streaming Growth Slows As Company Has Mixed Quarterly Report
Disney Plus Rolls Out Hefty Latin American Slate
Dwayne Johnson Movie ‘Jungle Cruise’ Hitting Theaters & Disney+ Premier This Summer
Regal Parent Cineworld & Disney Agree On Theatrical Deal For U.S. & UK
‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’: Disney+ Sets First-Ever Muppets Halloween Special Event
John Cena’s ‘WWE Evil’ Gets Peacock Series Order
Demi Lovato Searches For UFOs In Four-Part Docuseries For Peacock
Peacock Picks Up Documentary On ‘SNL’ Writer Jim Downey, Orders ‘Diamond Princess’ & ‘Gamer Murders’
‘Psych’: Third Revival Movie Ordered at Peacock
Nine-part Lakers documentary coming to Hulu in 2022
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 21st, 2021:
Hulu
Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Season 1 (May 21)
Madagascar: A Little Wild, Season 3 (May 27)
Netflix
Fatma (Apr. 27)
Army of the Dead (May 21)
Jurassic Park Camp Cretaceous Season 3 (May 21)
The Neighbor, Season 2 (May 21)
Sam Smith: Love Goes – Live at Abbey Road Studios (May 22)
Master of None, Season 3 (May 22)
Mad for Each Other (May 24)
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (May 26)
Ghost Lab (May 26)
Nail Bomber: Manhunt (May 26)
High on the Hog: How African-American Cuisine Changed America (May 26)
Gatao: The Last Stray (May 26)
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Season 3 (May 26)
Blue Miracle (May 27)
Eden (May 27)
Ragnarok, Season 2 (May 27)
HBO Max
In Treatment, Season 4 (May 23)
Apple TV+
Trying, Season 2 (May 14)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (May 21)
Amazon Prime Video
Pink: All I Know So Far (May 21)
Solos (May 21)
This week, AT&T is pulling the ripcord on their venture into media and streaming, costing them billions of dollars.
Show Notes
AT&T, in Abrupt Turn, Will Shed Media Business in Deal With Discovery
AT&T Decides It’s Not A Media Company; Hilarity Ensues
Jason Kilar Exit Watch Begins as Industry Parses WarnerMedia Deal
Jason Kilar Talks WarnerMedia-Discovery merger
Hollywood Cheers AT&T Retreat; ‘Dune’ Gets Theatrical Rethink – Deadline
Amazon in Talks With MGM About Potential Acquisition
Major Pay-TV Providers Lost About 1,895,000 Subscribers in 1Q 2021
Fox Channel To Close In The UK, With Shows Like ‘War Of The Worlds’ Moving To Disney+
‘SEAL Team’ & ‘Clarice’ To Move From CBS To Paramount+; Military Drama To Get Network Sendoff
‘Evil’ Nears Move From CBS To Paramount+ For Season 2
CBS 2021-22 Schedule: ‘NCIS’ Relocates To Make Room For ‘FBI’ Tuesday – Deadline
Recommendations
British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of May 28th, 2021:
Plan B (May 28)
Soy Rada: Serendipity (May 27)
Black Space, Season 1 (May 27)
Dog Gone Trouble (May 28)
The Kominsky Method, Season 3 (May 28)
Lucifer, Season 5, Part 2 (May 28)
Super Monsters: Once Upon a Rhyme (June 1)
Carnaval (Jun. 2)
One Lagos Night (May 29)
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know (June 1)
Cocomelon, Season 3 (June 1)
Kim’s Convenience, Season 5 (June 2)
Sailor Moon Eternal – Parts 1 and 2 (June 3)
Friends: The Reunion (May 27)
Cruella (May 28) – Premier Access
The Me You Can’t See (May 21)
Panic, Season 1 (May 28)
Apocalypse ’45 (May 27)
This week, Amazon presses the Buy Now button on MGM.
Show Notes
Amazon Agrees to Buy MGM Film Studio for $8.45 Billion
MGM Sold to Amazon for $8.45 Billion in Blockbuster Deal / How Will Amazon Run MGM? – The Hollywood Reporter
Deal Done — Amazon To Buy MGM For $8.45 Billion Deadline / Amazon-MGM Deal Renews Speculation: What About ‘Apprentice’ Clips? – Deadline
James Bond Will Remain Theatrical Amid Amazon’s Acquisition Of MGM, Eon Bosses Say
Lionsgate Handily Beats Wall Street Q4 Forecasts As Starz Hits 16.7M Global Streaming Subscribers
Tony Awards / Broadway’s Back Event Slated for September 26th on CBS and Paramount+ – Tony Awards will air on Paramount+ *only* / Tony Awards announce fall broadcast on Paramount+, Broadway special on CBS
Streaming service Philo TV raising price to $25 for new subscribers
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 4th, 2021:
Changing the Game (Jun. 1)
The New York Times Presents “Who Gets to Be an Influencer? (Jun. 4)
Trolls: Trollstopia, Season 3 (Jun. 10)
Xtreme (Jun. 4)
Sweet Tooth (Jun. 4)
Sweet & Sour (Jun. 4)
Kitty Love: An Homage to Cats (Jun. 5)
Awake (Jun. 9)
LA’s Finest (Jun. 9)
Fresh Fried and Crispy (Jun. 9)
Tragic Jungle (Jun. 9)
Camellia Sisters (Jun. 10)
Trese, Season 1 (Jun. 10)
Kajillionaire (Jun. 1)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Jun. 4)
Lisey’s Story (Jun. 4)
Dom (Jun. 4)
Loki (Jun. 9)
This week, it’s USFL, XFL, AEW, WWE, and lots of soccer!
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery Proposed as New Name for Merged Companies
WarnerMedia Chief Jason Kilar Says He’s Staying at Company Into 2022
CNN Ramps Up Streaming Push as Discovery Merger Looms – WSJ
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts On Warner Bros. Discovery – “What AT&T Does Sort Of Speaks For Itself”
Good luck, Amazon. Unpacking MGM’s vault may be harder than it sounds
‘Gone with the Wind’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Are Not Part of the Amazon-MGM Deal; Here’s Why
Tubi Sets Streaming Pact With Cohen Media Group, Adding 80 Films To Free, Ad-Supported Service
USFL announces plans to return in spring 2022 – ProFootballTalk
XFL owner Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reveals when the league will be making its return
Paramount+ is adding the AFC to its stacked soccer line-up
AMC files to sell 11 million shares, then gives up big stock gain
5 Lingering Questions After ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Dominates the Box Office
Walmart accidentally unveiled its own bargain-priced FHD streaming stick and 4K player
‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Canceled at Netflix
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 11th, 2021:
Love, Victor, Season 2 (Jun. 11)
Wish Dragon (Jun. 11)
Lupin, Part 2 (Jun. 11)
Skater Girl (Jun. 11)
Penguin Town (Jun. 16)
Black Summer, Season 2 (Jun. 17)
Katla, Season 1 (June 17)
Oslo (May 29)
In the Heights (Jun. 10)
Betty, Season 2 (Jun. 11)
Revolution Rent (Jun. 15)
Rugrats (May. 27)
Infinite (Jun. 10)
iCarly (Jun. 17)
Home Before Dark, Season 2 (Jun. 11)
My Name is Bulger (Jun. 17)
This week, Bally Sports asks you to empty your wallets, because they’re broke.
Show Notes
Sinclair raising $250M for new sports streaming service: sources
Mayweather-Paul Fight Overwhelms Showtime Servers, Causing PPV and App Outages
Paramount+ adds a thousand titles in June
Launches $4.99 ad-supported “Essential” tier (no CBS locals included), adds “My List” feature
Apple TV+ Summer 2021 & Beyond | Official Preview
Disney’s Cancellation of Hulu Overseas Push Triggers Feud with Comcast
Disney Assumes Full Control of Hulu in Deal With Comcast
Theaters or HBO Max? Warner Bros. movie plans take shape as Discovery merger looms
‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Repeats Atop Nielsen Streaming Charts
‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Shines Before Revamp News, Topping Nielsen U.S. Streaming Chart
Recommendations
The Tragically Hip, “Saskadelphia”
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 18th, 2021:
Rhyme Time Town, Season 2 (June 15)
Workin’ Moms, Season 5 (June 15)
Headspace: Unwind Your Mind (June 15)
Record of Ragnarok (June 17)
Elite Short Stories – One episode per day from June 14th to the 17th
Elite, Season 4 (June 18)
So Not Worth It, Season 1 (June 18)
Amazing Vacation Rentals, Season 1 (June 18)
Fatherhood (Jun. 18)
This Is Pop, Season 1 (June 22)
Murder By the Coast (June 23)
Good on Paper (Jun. 23)
The House of Flowers: The Movie (Jun. 23)
Godzilla Singular Point, Season 1 (June 24)
I’ll Be Gone In the Dark, Special Episode (Jun. 21)
LFG (Jun. 24)
We Are Lady Parts, Season 1 (Jun. 3)
Luca (Jun. 18)
War of the Worlds, Season 2 (Jun. 6)
Physical, Season 1 (Jun. 18)
Clarkson’s Farm (Jun. 11)
Prime Day Show (Jun. 17)
This week, we question everything about the ratings… then we tell you the ratings.
Show Notes
Disney+ Shifts Original Series to Wednesday Release Date Schedule
‘Loki’ First-Day Viewership Scores Record For Disney+/Marvel Series, Per Samba TV
Roku Originals Draw More Viewing In 2 Weeks Than Quibi Did In Its Lifetime
Kevin Hart’s ‘Die Hart’ Renewed for Season 2 (Again)
‘She-Hulk’ Casts Jameela Jamil As Villain Titania
‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!’ Jamie Foxx Comedy Series Won’t Return For Season 2 On Netflix
‘Assassin’s Creed’ Live-Action Netflix Series Taps ‘Die Hard’s’ Jeb Stuart to Write (EXCLUSIVE)
Tyler Perry Takes ‘A Madea Homecoming’ To Netflix
Netflix Lands Worldwide Rights To Sci-Fi Sequel ‘Code 8: Part II’
Naomi Watts & Bobby Cannavale To Headline ‘The Watcher’ Ryan Murphy Limited Series For Netflix
‘Knives Out 2’: ‘Matrix 4’s Jessica Henwick Joins Daniel Craig In Sequel
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of June 25th, 2021:
False Positive (Jun. 25)
The Mighty Ones, Season 2 (Jul. 1)
The Mole (Jun. 21)
The Seventh Day (Jun. 24)
The Naked Director, Season 2 (Jun. 24)
The Ice Road (Jun. 25)
Sex/Life (Jun. 25)
America: the Motion Picture (Jun. 30)
Prime Time (Jun. 30)
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (Jun. 30)
Mommy Issues (Jun. 30)
Generation 56k, Season 1 (Jul. 1)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (Jul. 1)
The Bureau of Magical Things, Season 1 (Jul. 1)
Young Royals (Jul. 1)
Dynasty Warriors (Jul. 1)
Audible (Jul. 1)
Starstruck (Jun. 10)
The Legend of the Underground (Jun. 29)
No Sudden Move (Jul. 1)
The Mysterious Benedict Society (Jun. 25)
Wolfgang (Jun. 25)
Central Park, Season 2 (Jun. 25)
Flack, Season 2 (Jun. 11)
Bosch, Season 7 (Jun. 25)
Martha Gets Down and Dirty (Jul. 1)
This week, the also-runs in streaming make a stand, while Comcast pretends like they will… some day.
Show Notes
The Problem With Nielsen’s Streaming Data – The Hollywood Reporter
Hell Freezes Over? Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners In Deal To Make Movies For Netflix
Univision Takes Aim At Netflix, Setting 2022 Launch Of Streaming Service With Subscription Tier
Crackle Plus Sets Unscripted And Sports Series, New Chicken Soup For The Soul Streaming Outlet
Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Acquires Assets Of ‘Hunters’ Producer Sonar Entertainment
ViacomCBS, Roku shares jump on report that Comcast is considering deal
Peacock Lands On Amazon Fire TV & Fire Tablets
NBCUniversal Puts On Its Game Face, Touting Olympics Coverage Plans As Protests Continue In Tokyo
Peacock’s Olympics Plans Features Live Shows, Five New Channels – Deadline
‘Manifest’: Efforts To Find New Home End After Netflix Passes On Canceled NBC Drama
‘Good Girls’ Canceled At NBC After Four Seasons; Show Won’t Be Shopped Elsewhere
Zack Snyder’s Norse TV Show Twilight of the Gods Gets Title & Massive Cast
Jerry Seinfeld Sets Pop Tart Origin Movie ‘Unfrosted’ at Netflix
Dan Harmon & Nathan Pyle Adapting Comic ‘Strange Planet’ As Animated Series Greenlit At Apple
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 2nd, 2021:
Summer of Soul (Jul. 2)
Fear Street, Part 1: 1994 (Jul. 2)
The 8th Night (Jul. 2)
Big Timber, Season 1 (Jul. 2)
We the People, Season 1 (Jul. 4)
This Little Love of Mine (Jul. 7)
Major Grom: Plague Doctor (Jul 7)
Dogs, Season 2 (Jul. 7)
Cat People, Season 1 (Jul. 7)
The War Next-door, Season 1 (Jul. 7)
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness (Jul. 8)
Gossip Girl (Jul. 8)
Evil, Season 2 (Jun. 20)
The Boss Baby 2: Family Business (Jul. 2)
Monsters at Work (Jul. 7)
The Tomorrow War (Jul. 2)
Kevin Can F**k Himself (Jun. 20)
This week, Byron Allen is ready to talk about more than the weather, while YouTube TV hopes you can count to 4K.
Show Notes
YouTube TV launches 4K and offline downloads today, but they don’t come cheap
What happened to History Channel, Lifetime, FYI and other A&E Networks?
Byron Allen Launches The Weather Channel Plus
Sinclair bids for NBC Sports Networks: sources
HBO Max launches outside the US in 39 new territories
HBO Max’s Global Expansion Faces Intense Competition and Tangled Rights
Hollywood is Disguising the Results of Its TV Shows and Movies
Why Kevin Hart’s Quibi series is ‘huge’ on the Roku Channel
Recommendations
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 9th, 2021:
This Way Up, Season 2 (Jul. 9)
American Horror Stories (Jul. 15)
Fear Street, Part 2: 1978 (Jul. 9)
Atypical, Season 4 (Jul. 9)
Last Summer (Jul. 9)
Ridley Jones, Season 1 (Jul 13)
Day of Destiny (Jul. 13)
Gunpowder Milkshake (Jul. 14)
The Guide to the Perfect Family (Jul. 14)
Heist, Season 1 (Jul 14)
My Unorthodox Life (Jul. 14)
A Classic Horror Story (Jul. 14)
Never Have I Ever, Season 2 (Jul. 15)
Beastars, Season 2 (Jul. 15)
A Perfect Fit (Jul. 15)
The White Lotus (Jul. 11)
Wellington Paranormal, Season 1 (Jul. 12)
Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes (Jul. 12)
Tom and Jerry (Jul. 15)
A Quiet Place Part II (Jul. 12)
Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell (Jun. 24)
Dr. Death (Jul. 15)
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki (Jul. 7)
Black Widow, Premier Access (Jul. 9)
Loki, Finale (Jul 14)
This week, Barry Diller sounds old and out of touch, and we’re scared because we mostly agree with him.
Show Notes
Why Media Mogul Barry Diller Thinks The Movie Business Is Dead
Lights, camera, studio space? Lack of production capacity hits UK film industry
Peacock Will Become Pay-One Partner For All Universal Pics After HBO Deal Expiration At Year’s End
Amazon Prime Video & IMDb TV Ink Movie Licensing Deal With Universal
Universal Moves Pay TV Deal From HBO to Peacock
Shonda Rhimes Extends Deal With Netflix, Adds Feature Films & Gaming To Pact
Recommendations
MTG Arena D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 16th, 2021:
McCartney 3, 2, 1 (Jul. 16)
Virgin River, Season 3 (Jul. 9)
Twilight series (Jul. 16)
Johnny Test (Jul. 16)
Deep (Jul. 16)
Explained (Jul. 16)
Fear Street, Part 3: 1666 (Jul. 16)
Naomi Osaka (Jul. 16)
Cosmic Sin (Jul. 17)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (Jul. 21)
Sexy Beasts, Season 1 (Jul. 21)
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Jul 22)
9to5: The Story of a Movement (Jul. 22)
Full Bloom, Season 2 (Jun. 10)
Genera+ion, Season 1, Part 2 (Jun. 17)
Space Jam: A New Legacy (Jul. 16)
100 Foot Wave (Jul. 18)
Through Our Eyes (Jul 22)
Turner & Hooch (Jul. 16)
Schmigadoon! (Jul. 16)
Making the Cut, Season 2 (Jul. 16)
This week, Black Widow leaves movie theaters for dead.
Show Notes
‘Black Widow’ Proves How Theaters And Streamers Can Coexist Even For Blockbusters
Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Made $60 Million on Disney Plus. Is That Good?
Paramount Plus: Quiet Place Part 2 is late, plus everything else to know
FandangoNOW is moving to Vudu soon!
NBCUniversal’s Fandango to Buy Vudu From Walmart
‘Rebel’ Eyes Potential Season 2 Pickup By IMDb TV As Season 1 Gets Run On Amazon’s AVOD Platform
Lionsgate Acquires Spyglass Media Stake In Broad Strategic Partnership – Deadline
Comcast, ViacomCBS, Lionsgate: M&A Talks Swirls Ahead Of Earnings – Deadline
2021 Emmy nominations network scorecard, HBO vs. Netflix
Netflix (NFLX) To Offer Video Games on Its Streaming Platform
Valve’s gaming handheld is called the Steam Deck and it’s shipping in December
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 23rd, 2021:
How to Become a Tyrant (Jul. 9)
The Cook of Castamar (Jul. 9)
Sky Rojo (Jul. 23)
The Last Letter From Your Lover (Jul. 23)
Blood Red Sky (Jul. 23)
African America (Jul. 23)
Bankrolled (Jul. 23)
Kingdom: Ashin of the North (Jul. 23)
The Movies that Made Us, Season 2 (Jul. 23)
Masters of the Universe: Revelation (Jul. 23)
Wynonna Earp Season 4 (Jul. 26)
Tattoo Redo, Season 1 (Jul. 28)
Love Is Blind: What Does Love Look Like Now? (Jul. 28)
Resort to Love (Jul. 29)
Transformers Kingdom: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Chapter 1 (Jul 29)
Jett (Jul. 9)
Tig Notaro: Drawn (Jul. 24)
FBOY Island (Jul. 29)
Behind the Music (Jul. 29)
Chip N Dale: Park Life (Jul. 23)
Jolt (Jul. 23)
Shark Academy (Jul. 11)
The Globe (Jul. 17)
Celebrity IOU: Joyride (Jul. 26)
Ted Lasso, Season 2 (Jul. 23)
This week, it’s the season 2 premiere of Streaming Into the Void, and we’re angry!
Show Notes
‘Black Widow’: Movie Theater Owners Claim Disney Lost Money on Film
‘Bridgerton’: Netflix Shuts Down Season 2 Shoot For Second Time After Another Covid Case
HBO Pauses Production On ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel Due To Positive Covid Case
‘Matilda’ Follows ‘Bridgerton’ In Suffering Covid Outbreak For Netflix
Netflix (NFLX) Q2 2021 earnings
Netflix becomes largest commissioner of new scripted European content
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Throws Flag On The Idea Of Buying Live Sports Rights
‘Manifest’ May Be Saved As Netflix, NBC Eye New Season Of Canceled Series
CNN+: CNN will launch new streaming service in 2022
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and ViacomCBS Chairman Shari Redstone Met to Discuss Streaming Partnership
Money In The Bank Streaming Issues On Peacock Make Part Of WWE PPV Unwatchable
TV Networks Call for Nielsen Ratings to Lose Accreditation
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of July 30th, 2021:
All American, Season 3 (Jul. 27)
Hostage House (Jul. 27)
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast), Season 3 (Jul. 27)
The Last Mercenary (Jul. 30)
Outer Banks, Season 2 (Jul. 30)
Centaurworld, Season 1 (Jul. 30)
Myth & Mogul: John Delorean, Season 1 (Jul. 30)
The Vault (Jul. 31)
44 Cats, Season 3 (Aug. 1)
Top Secret UFO Projects Declassified, Season 1 (Aug. 3)
Pray Away (Aug. 3)
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (Aug 3)
Car Masters: Rust to Riches, Season 3 (Aug. 4)
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (Limited Series) (Aug. 4)
Aftermath (Aug. 4)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (Jul. 23)
The Suicide Squad (Aug. 5)
Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts (Jun. 27)
For Ball and Country (Jul. 19)
Olympic Highlights With Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg (Jul. 23)
Behind the Attraction (Jul. 21)
Jungle Cruise (Jul. 30) – Premier Access
The Pursuit of Love (Jul. 30)
The Grand Tour Presents: Lochdown (Jul. 30)
Fin (Jul. 13)
The Demi Lovato Show (Jul. 30)
The Sound With Mark Ronson (Jul. 30)
This week, Scarlett Johansson chooses to sue Disney, and Marvel fans don’t know how to feel.
Show Notes
Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Streaming Release
Disney Slams Scarlett Johansson Over ‘Black Widow’ Suit
HBO Max Glitches on Roku Frustrate Customers
Netflix To Require Covid Vaccinations For Actors & Other Zone A Personnel On Its U.S. Productions
Peacock Reaches 54 Million Sign-Ups, Set to Begin International Rollout on Sky Platform
HBO Returns to Dish After Being Pulled In 2018
‘Waterworld’ TV Series in the Works With Dan Trachtenberg Attached to Direct
Exorcist Trilogy From Universal Cost $400 Million, Stars Ellen Burstyn
Peacock Orders Paris Hilton Wedding Docuseries, JoJo Siwa Pop Star Competition
Netflix Orders 3 Seasons Of ‘CoComelon Lane’ Animated Preschool Series & Specials
Pokemon Live-Action Series in Early Development at Netflix From ‘Lucifer’s’ Joe Henderson
Final Fantasy Live-Action Netflix Series In The Works
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 6th, 2021:
Madagascar: A Little Wild, Season 4 (Aug. 6)
Reservation Dogs (Aug. 9)
Homeroom (Aug. 12)
Cooking With Paris, Season 1 (Aug.4)
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story (Aug. 5)
Vivo (Aug. 6)
Hit & Run (Aug. 6)
The Swarm (Aug. 6)
Paper Tigers (Aug. 7)
Shaman King, Season 1 (Aug. 9)
Untold, Vol. 1 (Aug. 10)
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 2 (Aug. 10)
I Need Romance, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
Misha and the Wolves (Aug 11)
The Kissing Booth 3 (Aug. 11)
Bake Squad, Season 1 (Aug. 11)
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild (Aug. 12)
Back on the Record with Bob Costas (Jul. 30)
Titans, Season 3 (Aug. 12)
Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 2 (Aug. 12)
Marvel Studios’ What If…? (Aug. 11)
Val (Aug. 6)
Well Done With Sebastian Maniscalco (Aug. 12)
— Week of August 6th —
Mr. Corman (Aug. 6)
UFO (Aug. 8)
This week, we get the Premier Access ratings for Black Widow, but does it clear anything up?
Show Notes
‘The Suicide Squad’ From James Gunn Eyes $70M Global Box Office Opening
BBC’s Olympics Coverage Draws Ire as Viewers Wake Up to Discovery Deal
Discovery’s Tokyo 2020 coverage delivers record streaming numbers during opening week
Walt Disney Animation Opens New Vancouver Studio for Long-Form Series Production
ViacomCBS Q2 Profit Fueled by Ad Sales, New Streaming Subscribers
Star Trek TOS And TNG Movies Jump From Paramount+ To AMC+
Alex Kurtzman Inks Mega New Overall Deal With CBS Studios
Can Paramount+ Succeed? One Producer Hopes to Make It So.
Dakota Fanning Joins Andrew Scott in Showtime Series ‘Ripley’
‘American Gigolo’ Reboot Starring Jon Bernthal Gets Showtime Series Order
Paramount Plus Orders 14 ‘South Park’ Movies, Comedy Central Renews Series Through Season 30
Fox Corp. Sees Q4 Profit Rise on Ad Sales Rebound, Affiliate Increases
Amazon’s IMDb TV Free Streaming Service Finally Launches iOS and Android Mobile Apps
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 6th, 2021:
Nine Perfect Strangers (Aug. 18)
Alrawabi School for Girls (Aug.12)
Beckett (Aug. 13)
Brand New Cherry Flavor (Aug. 13)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers South Pacific, Season 5 (Aug. 13)
Gone for Good (Aug. 13)
Valeria, Season 2 (Aug. 13)
Winx Club, Season 6 (Aug.15)
Go! Go! Cory Carson, Season 5 (Aug. 17)
Black Island (Aug. 18)
The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student (Aug. 18)
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes (Aug 18)
Hard (Aug. 16)
Godzilla vs. Kong (Aug. 17)
Sweet Life: Los Angeles (Aug. 19)
Diary of a Future President (Aug. 18)
100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone (Aug. 12)
Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time (Aug. 13)
Modern Love, Season 2 (Aug. 13)
Smartest Kids in The World (Aug. 16)
Heels (Aug. 15)
CODA (Aug. 13)
This week, it’s Disney quarterly earnings time, and it’s good news for almost everyone.
Show Notes
Disney Beats Q3 Estimates As Streaming Flagship Hits 116M Subscribers
Disney’s Daniel Petrocelli Slams ‘Black Widow’ Suit as ‘PR Campaign’
‘Shang-Chi’ Star Simu Liu Fires Back at Disney CEO Over “Experiment” Comment
Box Office: ‘Suicide Squad 2’ Gets Tomb Raider-Trapped With Poor $12.2M Friday
‘Suicide Squad’ Box Office: Movie No Hero With $26.5M Opening – The Hollywood Reporter
Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Free Guy’ Scores $2.2M In Thursday Night Previews
Indie Studio STX to Sell 46-Film Library to Pay Down $150 Million Debt 05 August
Middle Earth is moving: Amazon shifts ‘Lord of the Rings’ filming to UK
Inside HBO Max’s Scramble to Fix Its Glitchy App
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 20th, 2021:
Archer, Season 12 (Aug. 25)
American Horror Story: Double Feature (Aug. 26)
Grace and Frankie, Season 7 (Aug. 13)
The Chair (Aug. 20)
Everything Will Be Fine, Season 1 (Aug. 20)
Man in Love (Aug. 20)
Sweet Girl (Aug. 20)
The Loud House Movie (Aug. 20)
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (Aug. 23)
Count Me In (Aug. 24)
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (Aug. 25)
Hotel Makeover, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Open Your Eyes, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Clickbait, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
The Water Man (Aug. 25)
Family Reunion, Part 4 (Aug 26)
Reminiscence (Aug. 20)
Departure, Season 2 (Aug. 5)
Annette (Aug. 20)
Generation Growth (Aug. 23)
Lilly Topples the World (Aug. 26)
Swim (August)
This week, exhibitors are reeling as the country plunges once more into lockdown and theatrical releases are less likely than ever.
Show Notes
‘Hotel Transylvania 4’: Amazon, Sony Near $100 Million Streaming Deal
‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Has Been Delayed Again
What Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Black Widow’ Legal Battle Means for the Future of Hollywood
Exclusive: Disney Considering Buyout Of Sony For Spider-Man Characters
‘Manifest’ Making Deals With Cast & Writers As Series Gets Closer To Resurrection At Netflix
Recommendations
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of August 27th, 2021:
Vacation Friends (Aug. 27)
Only Murders in the Building (Aug. 31)
What We Do in the Shadows, Season 3 (Sep. 2)
He’s All That (Aug. 27)
Titletown High (Aug. 27)
SAS: Rise of the Black Swan (Aug. 27)
King of Boys: The Return of the King Limited Series (Aug. 27)
I Heart Arlo, Season 1 (Aug. 27)
The Ingenuity of the Househusband, Season 1 (Aug. 29)
Sparking Joy | Greeting the Space (Aug. 31)
How to Be a Cowboy (Sep. 1)
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror, Season 1 (Sep. 1)
Brave Animated Series, Season 1 (Sep. 1)
Q-Force, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
Afterlife of the Party (Sep. 2)
In the Same Breath (Aug. 18)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands – Wizard City (Sep. 2)
Paw Patrol: The Movie (Aug. 20)
A.P. Bio, Season 4 (Sep. 2)
Dug Days (Sep. 1)
See, Season 2 (Aug. 27)
This week, what’s in a name? If you’re Bally, pretty much nothing. If you’re Disney, billions of dollars.
Show Notes
‘Black Widow’ helps Disney collect $125 million in online revenue
Disney and Starz Reach Settlement Over Star Plus Brand Name Use in Latin America
No Relief for Bally Sports RSNs Despite Sinclair-DISH Detente
Dish Network not dropping Sinclair channels as contract talks continue
ESPN Explores Sports-Betting Deal Worth at Least $3 Billion – WSJ
HBO Is About to Lose 5 Million Customers. It’s Not Concerned.
‘Dune’ studio Legendary at a crossroads
Box Office: ‘Jungle Cruise’ Docks With $34 Million in Theaters, $30 Million on Disney Plus
‘Magic: The Gathering’ Netflix Animated Series Casts Brandon Routh in Lead Role
‘The Old Guard 2’ Sets Victoria Mahoney As Director
‘Cobra Kai’ Renewed For Season 5 At Netflix Ahead Of Season 4 Premiere
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 3rd, 2021:
The D’Amelio Show (Sep. 3)
Impeachment: American Crime Story (Sep. 7)
Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Season 2 (Sep. 8)
The Defeated (Aug. 18)
Money Heist: Part 5 Vol. 1 (Sep. 3)
Worth (Sep. 3)
Dive Club, Season 1 (Sep. 3)
Sharkdog, Season 1 (Sep. 3)
Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission To Space (Sep. 6)
On the Verge, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Octonauts: Above & Beyond, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Kid Cosmic, Season 2 (Sep. 7)
Into the Night, Season 2 (Sep. 8)
JJ+E (Sep. 8)
The Women and the Murderer (Sep. 9)
Blood Brothers | Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (Sep. 9)
Mortal Kombat (Sep. 9)
The J Team (Sep. 3)
Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem (Sep. 6)
Top Chef Family Style (Sep. 9)
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (Sep. 3)
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (Sep. 8)
Cinderella (Sep. 3)
No Responders Left Behind (Sep. 9)
This week: The Shang-Chi experiment succeeds! But Disney didn’t even return Scarlett Johansson’s phone calls.
Show Notes
Box Office: ‘Shang-Chi’ Smashes Labor Day Record with $83M-Plus
Disney to Phase Out Hotstar in US, Migrate Users to Disney Bundle
Nielsen’s National Ratings Accreditation Suspended by Industry Group
With Nielsen Under Scrutiny, NBCU Wants to Build New Measurement System
Recommendations
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 10th, 2021:
Y: The Last Man (Sep. 13)
Kate (Sep. 10)
Lucifer, the Final Season (Sep. 10)
Prey (Sep. 10)
Metal Shop Masters, Season 1 (Sep. 10)
Firedrake the Silver Dragon (Sep. 10)
Pokemon Master Journeys the Series, Part 1 (Sep. 10)
The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, Season 2 (Sep. 14)
You vs. Wild: Out Cold (Sep 14)
Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father, Season 5 (Sep. 14)
Nightbooks (Sep. 15)
Too Hot to Handle: Latino (Sep. 15)
Schumacher (Sep. 15)
Saved by the Bell (Sep. 15)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Season 1 (Sep. 16)
My Heroes Were Cowboys (Sep. 16)
Malignant (Sep. 10)
Scenes from a Marriage (Sep. 12)
Little Ellen, Series Premiere (Sep. 13)
Tig n’ Seek, Season 3 Premiere (Sep. 16)
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol (Sep. 16)
LuLaRich (Sep. 10)
The Voyeurs (Sep. 10)
Come From Away (Sep. 10)
This week: Paramount+ seems ironically named. Meanwhile, Disney just plussed the theater industry.
Show Notes
ESPN Reportedly In Discussions For Major NFL Move / Amazon likely front-runner for multi-year NFL Sunday Ticket deal, sources say
AMC Networks at crossroads amid CEO change, streaming competition
Jim Gianopulos to Exit Paramount Pictures, Brian Robbins to Take Over as Chairman and CEO
Disney: Marvel’s ‘Eternals,’ ‘Encanto’ Opening Exclusively in Theaters
Yo Gabba Gabba! Headed to Apple TV+ With New Original Series
‘How I Met Your Father’: Daniel Augustin Joins Hulu’s ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Spinoff In Recasting
‘The Girl From Plainville’: Cara Buono & Kai Lennox Join Elle Fanning In Hulu Series
‘Vacation Friends’ Moving Forward With Sequel Following Strong Hulu Debut – Deadline
Addison Rae Signs Movie Deal With Netflix
Netflix Picks Up ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ From Legendary (Exclusive)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Exits Amazon’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Series (Exclusive)
Recommendations
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 17th, 2021:
The Premise (Sep. 16)
Sex Education, Season 3 (Sep. 17)
Squid Game (Sep. 17)
Chicago Party Aunt, Season 1 (Sep. 17)
The Stronghold (Sep. 17)
The Father Who Moves Mountains (Sep. 17)
Go! Go! Cory Carson: Chrissy Takes the Wheel (Sep. 21)
Dear White People, Vol. 4 (Sep. 22)
Intrusion (Sep. 22)
Crime Stories: India Detectives, Season 1 (Sep. 22)
Confessions of an Invisible Girl (Sep. 22)
Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan, Season 1 (Sep. 22)
Jaguar, Season 1 (Sep. 22)
Falsa Identidad Season 2 (Sep. 22)
Bangkok Breaking, Season 1 (Sep. 23)
Je Suis Karl (Sep. 23)
Cry Macho (Sep. 17)
Doom Patrol, Season 3 (Sep. 23)
The Harper House (Sep. 16)
The Toolbox Killer (Sep. 23)
Nona (Disney SparkShort) (Sep. 17)
Star Wars: Visions (Sep. 22)
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sep. 17)
Do, Re, & Mi, Season 1 (Sep. 17)
The Mad Woman’s Ball (Sep 17)
The Morning Show, Season 2 (Sep. 17)
This week: Apple has Ted Lasso and… we just don’t know.
Show Notes
Apple, a Streaming Punchline No More? — The Information
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine to Be Sold to Media Company Backed by Blackstone – WSJ
Most Binge-Watched Streaming Shows: ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Ted Lasso’
‘Ted Lasso’ Stars, Writers Score Big Paydays for Season 3 (Exclusive)
Brian Robbins Officially Tapped to Lead Paramount
Head of Paramount Pictures is ousted as ViacomCBS focuses on streaming.
Paramount Confirms Multiple Star Trek Films In The Works Amidst Management Shakeup
Why Chris Nolan Picked Universal to Back His Ambitious Atom Bomb Movie
US Open Tennis: UK’s Channel 4 Strikes Deal With Amazon To Show Final Live
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Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of September 24th, 2021:
Great British Baking Show (Sep. 21)
Midnight Mass (Sep. 24)
My Little Pony: A New Generation (Sep. 24)
The Starling (Sep. 24)
Jailbirds: New Orleans, Season 1 (Sep. 24)
Blood & Water, Season 2 (Sep. 24)
Ganglands, Series 1 (Sep. 24)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés (Sep. 28)
Ada Twist, Scientist, Season 1 (Sep. 28)
Sounds Like Love (Sep. 29)
The Chestnut Man, Season 1 (Sep. 29)
No One Gets Out Alive (Sep. 29)
Friendzone (Sep. 29)
Polly Pocket, Season 3 (Sep. 29)
Luna Park, Season 1 (Sep. 30)
Baki Hamna Season 1 (Sep. 30)
Nuclear Family (Sep. 26)
The Way Down (Sep. 30)
Those Who Wish Me Dead (Sep. 30)
Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs (Sep. 30)
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, Season 2 (Sep. 30)
Goliath, Season 4 (Sep. 24)
Birds of Paradise (Sep. 24)
Foundation (Sep. 24)
The Problem WIth Jon Stewart (Sep. 30)
This week: Disney announces their line-up for Disney+ Day and Manifest storms the ratings.
Show Notes
When Is ‘Shang-Chi’ Debuting On Disney+?
James Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli: “Amazon Have Told Us The Films Will Be Theatrical In The Future”
India merger of Sony, Zee to create TV powerhouse challenging Disney
Roald Dahl Stories And Characters Are Acquired By Netflix
2021 Emmy Awards: Complete list of winners and nominees
Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis Join Idris Elba, Neil Cross in ‘Luther’ Movie for Netflix (Exclusive)
‘Schitt’s Creek’ Creator Dan Levy Latest A-Lister to Land Netflix Deal for Film and TV
‘Virgin River’ Renewed For Seasons 4 & 5 By Netflix
‘Tiger King 2’ Coming to Netflix: Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin Return
Chris Hemsworth To Reteam With Sam Hargrave & The Russo Brothers On ‘Extraction 2’; Watch The Teaser
‘The Sandman’: Tom Sturridge Makes Comic Series Debut In First Look Video
‘Sex Education’ Renewed For Season 4 At Netflix
Kanye West Doc ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Unveils First Clip
‘Generation’ Canceled By HBO Max After One Season
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 1st, 2021:
Britney vs. Spears (Sep. 28)
The Guilty (Oct. 1)
Maid (Oct. 1)
Till Death (Oct. 1)
Scaredy Cats, Season 1 (Oct. 1)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (Oct. 1)
Forever Rich (Oct. 1)
Diana: The Musical (Oct. 1)
Seinfeld (Oct. 1)
Escape the Undertaker (Oct. 5)
Bad Sport, Volume 1 (Oct. 6)
There’s Someone Inside Your House (Oct. 6)
Baking Impossible (Oct. 6)
The Billion Dollar Code, Season 1 (Oct. 7)
The Many Saints of Newark (Oct. 1)
Black as Night and Bingo Hell (Oct. 1)
This week: In a bid for more transparency, Netflix showed us their numbers.
Show Notes
Netflix Shares New Viewership Data on Most Popular TV Shows and Films
Netflix: Most Popular TV Shows and Movies, Ranked by Viewing Metrics
Netflix Acquires Its First Game Studio, ‘Oxenfree’ Developer Night School Studio
Disney & Scarlett Johansson Resolve Bitter ‘Black Widow’ Profits Lawsuit; Big $$$ Win For
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Disappointed About Likely Losing Job
NBCUniversal, YouTube TV reach short-term extension on NBC channels, including Bravo, E!
George Clooney-Brad Pitt Project Lands at Apple With Jon Watts Directing
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Mr. Corman’ Canceled By Apple TV+ After One Season
‘Hawkeye’ Spinoff Series About Echo in Early Development for Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE)
‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ Renewed For Season 2 By Disney+
Highlights of what’s new in streaming for the week of October 8th, 2021:
Dopesick (Oct. 13)
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (Oct. 5)
Sexy Beasts, Season 2 (Oct. 7)
The Five Juanas, Season 1 (Oct. 8)
My Brother, My Sister (Oct. 8)
Angeliena (Oct. 8)
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths – Limited Series (Oct. 8)
A Tale Dark & Grimm, Season 1 (Oct. 8)
Pretty Smart, Season 1 (Oct. 8)
Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (Oct. 8)
The Babysitters Club, Season 2 (Oct. 11)
Bright: Samurai Soul (Oct. 12)
Fever Dream (Oct. 13)
The Movies That Made Us, Season 3 (Oct. 12)
Convergence: Courage in a Crisis (Oct. 12)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Operation Hyacinth (Oct. 13)
Violet Evergarden the Movie (Oct. 13)
Another Life, Series 2 (Oct. 14)
A World Without (Oct. 14)
15 Minutes of Shame (Oct. 7)
Queenpins (Sep. 30)
Madame X (Oct. 8)
SEAL Team, Season 5 (Oct. 10)
Guilty Party, Season 1 (Oct. 14)
Among the Stars (Oct. 6)
Muppet Haunted Mansion (Oct. 8)
Just Beyond, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
The Manor and Madres (Oct. 8)
This week: Hulu’s loss is Peacock’s gain as Kelly Campbell jumps ship.
Show Notes
Hulu President Kelly Campbell Exits for NBCUniversal Role / Kelly Campbell Joins NBCUniversal as President of Peacock
Paramount’s Brian Robbins: How Will He Remake the Studio? – The Hollywood Reporter
Bob Iger’s Long Disney Exit Amid Bob Chapek Succession – The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix Establishes $5.4 Million Chadwick A. Boseman Scholarship at Howard University
Dave Chappelle Lambasted By GLAAD Over ‘The Closer’ Netflix Special – Deadline
‘Painkiller’: Taylor Kitsch, Ana Cruz Kayne, & Tyler Ritter Among New Cast of Netflix Limited Series
Regé-Jean Page to Star in Netflix Heist Film From Noah Hawley and The Russo Bros.
‘That ’70s Show’ Spinoff ‘That ’90s Show’ With Kurtwood Smith & Debra Jo Rupp Ordered By Netflix
‘Foundation’ Renewed For Season 2 By Apple TV+
‘Hellraiser’: Jamie Clayton Is New Pinhead In Hulu-Spyglass Reboot – Deadline
Kathryn Hahn To Headline ‘WandaVision’ Spinoff In Works At Disney+ As Part Of Marvel Deal
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