"Scanners" HBO series / Netflix's "Bardo" trimmed down / "Nailed It!" mobile game / Twitch cuts revenue split

Plus today's calendar, "Terminal List" Season 2 rumors, "Ring & The Crown" to Disney+, Ronan joins Apple's "Blitz," and more

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Bridges, Demange, Cronenberg HBO ordered a series based on the 1981 cult horror film "Scanners." "Black Mirror" vet William Bridges -- who scripted the sci-fi anthology's Emmy-winning "USS Callister" episode -- will write the series and serve as showrunner. More: "Lovecraft Country" vet Yann Demange will direct the pilot and executive produce the series along with Bridges. The original film, from writer/director David Cronenberg, centers on a small cluster of people with psychic and telekinetic powers, one of whom attempts to take over the world. Cronenberg will also serve as an executive producer on the series, which centers on two young women with psychic powers, living on the fringes of society. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

After screening his new film "Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths)" at both the Venice and Telluride film festivals, writer/director Alejandro González Iñárritu trimmed 22 minutes from the final cut. The film's total runtime is now 2 hours and 32 minutes, without credits. More: The filmmaker won back-to-back Oscars in 2015 and 2016 for "Birdman" and "The Revenant." He told IndieWire that watching the film with a crowd of 2,000 people in Venice "was a nice opportunity to...learn about things that could benefit from being tied up a bit." Iñárritu also said that he has not read any reviews of his film, in order to maintain "my healthy mental state." "Bardo" is the first film Iñárritu has shot and produced entirely in his native Mexico since 2000's "Amores Perros." The film hits US theaters on November 18 and Netflix on December 16. VARIETY

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DAILY CALENDAR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 THE KARDASHIANS: The blockbuster reality series -- a continuation of E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," centering on members of the Kardashian and Jenner families -- returns to Hulu on Thursday for a second season. [Hulu] ABBOTT ELEMENTARY: The mockumentary sitcom -- set among the faculty at a fictional Philadelphia elementary school -- returned on Wednesday night to ABC for a second season. New episodes hit Hulu on Thursdays. Quinta Brunson created the series and stars; the cast also includes Janelle James, Tyler James Williams, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Season 1 took home 3 Emmys last week. [Hulu] BIG SKY: The ABC Montana-set mystery drama series returns for a third season this week with a new subtitle, "Big Sky: Deadly Trails." Katheryn Winnick and Kylie Bunbury return as investigators Jenny Hoyt and Cassie Dewell, while Jensen Ackles and Reba McEntire join the cast this year as new characters. David E. Kelley executive produces. [Hulu] THE CONNERS: The family sitcom -- a spinoff of "Roseanne" -- is back on ABC for a fifth season; new episodes air Wednesdays and hit Hulu on Thursdays. John Goodman, Katey Sagal, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, and Lecy Goranson co-star. Michael Fishman, who co-starred as DJ Conner for the first four seasons, exits the series this year. [Hulu] THE GOLDBERGS: The ABC comedy series -- following Philadelphia's Goldberg family throughout the 1980s -- is back for a 10th season this week, its first without original star Jeff Garlin. The ensemble now includes Wendi McLendon-Covey, Hayley Orrantia, Troy Gentile, Sean Giambrone, and Sam Lerner. [Hulu] HOME ECONOMICS: The comedy series from "Penguins of Madagascar" vets Michael Colton and John Aboud, inspired by Colton's real-life experiences, returns to ABC this week for a third season; new episodes hit Hulu on Thursdays. Topher Grace, Caitlin McGee, and Jimmy Tatro co-star as three siblings who wind up in very different financial situations as adults. [Hulu] THE MASKED SINGER: The singing competition series -- in which celebrities perform for a panel of judges while wearing elaborate disguises -- returned to Fox for Season 8 on Wednesday; the season premiere hits Hulu today. Nick Cannon hosts; panelists include Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Nicole Scherzinger. [Hulu] LEGO MASTERS: The Fox game show features LEGO enthusiasts going head-to-head in an attempt to create the most impressive and awe-inspiring designs. Season 3 features cameos from executive producer Brad Pitt, NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, and actor Chris Pratt. Will Arnett hosts. [Hulu] SPY X FAMILY: Anime series based on the manga by Tatsuya Endo, about a master spy who poses as a psychiatrist -- complete with a fake family -- in order to investigate a prominent political leader. (What he doesn't realize is that his mock wife is actually a covert assassin and their "daughter" has telepathic abilities.) Season 1 hits Hulu in the US today. [Hulu] DAHMER – MONSTER: THE JEFFREY DAHMER STORY: Scripted crime drama series from "Ratched" and "Halston" vets Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, starring Evan Peters as infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. The series is told largely from the perspective of Dahmer's victims, and focuses on various missteps by law enforcement that allowed him to get away with his crimes for over a decade. Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald, Michael Learned, and Niecy Nash co-star. [Netflix] THAI CAVE RESCUE: Six-part scripted drama series based on the Tham Luang rescue of 2018, in which members of a Thai boys soccer team and their coach were retrieved from a flooded cave network by an international collective of expert divers. The same incident also inspired the recent Amazon film "Thirteen Lives" and the feature documentary "Cave Rescue." Kevin Tancharoen ("Mortal Kombat: Legacy") and Thai director Nattawut Poonpiriya ("Bad Genius") co-created the series. [Netflix] THE DREAMLIFE OF GEORGIE STONE: 30-minute documentary short profiling young Australian trans activist Georgie Stone, and following her story over the course of 10 years. Maya Newell ("Gayby Baby") directed. [Netflix] KARMA'S WORLD: Animated musical series for kids about aspiring and lyrically gifted young rapper Karma Grant. Chris "Ludacris" Bridges created the series, based in part on his own daughter, Karma. It's back for a fourth season. [Netflix] SNABBA CASH: Crime thriller series from Sweden, inspired by the work of author Jens Lapidus, starring Evin Ahmad as a single mother working at a Stockholm tech startup who gets mixed up with organized crime. Season 2 comes to Netflix in the US today. [Netflix] THE HYPE: Reality competition series in which streetwear designers face off for a shot at a $150,000 cash prize and the chance to have their designs sold on the StockX platform. Offset, Bephie Birkett and Marni Senofonte serve as Season 2's "co-signers"; special guests include DJ Khaled, Dapper Dan, Law Roach, 24KGoldn, and Bobby Hundreds. Speedy returns as host. [HBO Max] BATALI: THE FALL OF A SUPERSTAR CHEF: Documentary about the allegations of harassment and sexual misconduct against celebrity chef Mario Batali, which eventually led him to sell off all of his restaurant holdings. [Discovery+] RAVEN'S HOLLOW: Period thriller in which a group of West Point cadets -- including a young Edgar Allan Poe (William Moseley) -- make a gruesome discovery during a training exercise in a small town in upstate New York. [Shudder] JAY LENO'S GARAGE: Reality series taking viewers inside car aficionado Jay Leno's "Big Dog Garage" in Burbank, California, and featuring new reviews along with looks at his expansive collection. Season 6 aired on cable in 2021 and comes to Peacock today. [Peacock] WAR GAMERS: Six-part historical docuseries, examining the British Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) and their investigations into German U-Boat tactics during WWII. The series features scripted re-enactments of the WRNS at work, mostly in Liverpool in 1942, along with recreations of U-Boat attacks in the Atlantic. [CuriosityStream]

Netflix announced a new mobile game based on its cooking reality competition show "Nailed It!" The game, "Nailed It! Baking Bash," launches on October 4, one day before the show's seventh season debuts. More: The game, from Paladin Studios of The Netherlands, challenges players to bake, paint, and garnish themed cakes; there are both single and multiplayer modes. Netflix has also used a mobile game to promote its upcoming animated series "Exploding Kittens," and has plans for future game tie-ins for the shows "The Queen's Gambit," "Shadow and Bone," "Money Heist," and "Too Hot to Handle." Netflix plans to launch over 50 games on its app by the end of 2022; currently, all titles are free to play. TECHCRUNCH

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On Wednesday, Twitch announced plans to cut subscription revenue for its partner streamers, dropping their cuts from 70% down to 50%. The Amazon-owned livestreaming service recently eased its rules about exclusivity, allowing popular streamers to broadcast some of their content on other platforms. More: Twitch declined to comment to The New York Times about the change; popular streamer Kaitlyn Siragusa (aka Amouranth) theorized that the cut could push streamers "over the edge" to other platforms permanently. In a blog post explaining the changes, Twitch president Dan Clancy said that premium partners -- big-name streamers with large audiences -- will still receive a 70% cut of the first $100,000 earned by their channels over a 12-month period; after that, their cut will drop to 50%. The changes take effect on June 1, 2023. NEW YORK TIMES

On this week's episode of the "Danger Close" podcast, actor Chris Pratt suggested that Amazon's "The Terminal List" could return for another season. The podcast is hosted by Jack Carr, who wrote the novel on which the military action-drama series is based. More: Pratt promised "the rabid 'Terminal List' fans" listening to the show that "you have nothing to worry about." Carr then added "there may be some cool stuff on the horizon being discussed." Pratt stars in the series as Lt. Commander James Reece, a NAVY Seal whose platoon is ambushed during a covert mission, leading him to uncover a conspiracy back home. The cast also includes Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Riley Keough. According to Amazon, Season 1 averaged around 1.6 billion minutes viewed across its eight episodes. DEADLINE

According to Deadline, Disney is developing a series based on author Melissa de la Cruz's YA fantasy novel "The Ring & the Crown" for Disney+. "Star Trek: Discovery" vets Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg are writing the series and guiding it through the development process. More: The book is set in the magical world of King Arthur and Camelot; the story centers around the friendship between a princess being forced into a political marriage and the bastard daughter of Merlin. De La Cruz is the author of several popular novels and book series for young readers, also including the "Isle of the Lost" and "Blue Bloods" franchises. In addition to their work on "Star Trek," Harberts and Berg previously produced and wrote for "Our Kind of People," "Pushing Daisies," "Reign," and "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist." DEADLINE

QUICK HITS 97% of companies are pursuing a multicloud strategy. Here are six steps for a successful cloud migration experience.* Four-time Oscar nominee Saorise Ronan joined the cast of Steve McQueen's Apple TV+ WWII drama "Blitz"; the film is scheduled to enter production later this year. Disney dropped a teaser for "Save Our Squad," a new UK reality series in which soccer legend David Beckham returns to East London to mentor the struggling grassroots Westward Boys team; the series hits Disney+ on November 9. Criterion Channel announced its '80s Horror movie line-up, including Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 vampire classic "Near Dark," John Carpenter's "Prince of Darkness," and Tobe Hooper's "The Funhouse"; the films arrive on October 1. "Documentary Now!" returns to IFC and AMC+ for a fourth season on October 19; the new episodes include parodies of the Oscar-winning Netflix doc "My Octopus Teacher" and the works of Agnès Varda. Netflix released some early images from the upcoming third season of "Emily in Paris," which is currently in production in France. According to Vulture's calculations, a lot more global viewers checked out "The Crown" on Netflix last week than Monday's royal funeral for England's Queen Elizabeth II, the subject of the series. Netflix's teen romance "Heartstopper" entered production on its second season, and added four new actors to its ensemble. One of the first-ever Netflix original series, the murder-mystery "Hemlock Grove," will leave the service in October; the streamer did not specify why the show was being removed from the library. A new trailer for Netflix's "Wednesday" invites viewers to apply for the show's fantasy boarding school, the Nevermore Academy; the series, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, hits Netflix this fall. *This is sponsored content

Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." Editor Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade.

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