 Universal's "Halloween Ends" brought in $41.25 million at the domestic box office over the weekend, while simultaneously streaming on the Peacock service. That's the biggest opening weekend at the US box office since "Nope" in July, another Universal release. More: - "Halloween Ends" is the third and final entry in director David Gordon Green's new trilogy of sequels for the original 1978 slasher film.
- Tracking estimates had pegged the film to open at around $50 million.
- "Halloween Ends" received a C+ score from Thursday and Friday audiences, indicating that negative word of mouth may have impacted its final tally.
- Theaters pay less to rent and screen studio films that are also available to stream, potentially making up for softer demand for tickets; Peacock, meanwhile, has significantly lower viewership than major streamers like Netflix and Disney+.
- Another horror film -- "Smile" -- continues to perform well theatrically; the next major tentpole release will be Warner Bros' superhero epic "Black Adam."
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Comcast shut down the G4 TV gaming-themed cable and digital network, less than one year after its relaunch. G4 first rose to prominence as a destination for video game enthusiasts in the early 2000s. More: - In a memo to staff, Dave Scott -- CEO of Comcast's Spectacor division, which oversaw G4 -- explained that efforts to renew interest in the network failed to gain traction.
- A few dozen employees and contractors will apparently be impacted by the shutdown; Comcast said it will help them find new jobs and consider them for other internal opportunities.
- Former G4 president Russell Arons departed the network over the summer.
- The new G4 was less focused on linear cable programming than its predecessor, and produced a significant amount of original content for YouTube, social media, and the Twitch platform.
DEADLINE
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DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 THE VOW: The docuseries takes an inside look at NXIVM, the purported self-help organization that concealed an abusive sex cult, and ultimately led to criminal charges against leader Keith Raniere, members Allison Mack and Lauren Salzman, and others. The series returns today for a six-episode second season, which features footage from Raniere's trial and new insights from Raniere and his co-founder, Nancy Salzman. [HBO Max] WAFFLES + MOCHI'S RESTAURANT: The educational food series for kids and families returns for a second season, with puppets Waffles and Mochi -- with help from their friend (and series producer) Michelle Obama, and friends Yuki (Kimiko Glen) and Danny (Eugene Cordero) -- opening their very own restaurant. Guest stars include Marsai Martin, Padma Lakshmi, Lyric Lewis, Big Freedia, Demi Adejuyigbe, and others. [Netflix] THE PALONI SHOW! HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! Animated holiday comedy special from "Rick & Morty" co-creator Justin Roiland, in which the members of the Paloni family introduce a series of absurd, spooky shorts from up-and-coming animators. Roiland, Zach Hadel, and Pamela Adlon voice the Palonis. [Hulu]
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 HBO Max posted a teaser for the holiday comedy sequel "A Christmas Story Christmas." Peter Billingsley reprises his role as Ralphie Parker from 1983's original "A Christmas Story"; he's now all grown up and celebrating the holidays with his own family. More: - In the new film, Ralphie brings his children back to the Cleveland Street house where he was raised.
- Scott Schwartz, R.D. Robb, and Zack Ward also reprise their roles as Ralphie's friends Flick and Schwartz, and his bully Scut Farkus, respectively.
- Darren McGavin, who co-starred in "A Christmas Story" as Ralphie's father, passed away in 2006; the new film has integrated the death of Ralphie's father into the story.
- "A Christmas Story Christmas" hits HBO Max on November 17.
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 Peacock launched the first installment of its new "Deadline: Special Report" news and interview series. The four-part series features "Deadline: White House" host Nicolle Wallace examining stories that lie outside her main show's typical focus on domestic politics. More: - In the first episode of the new series, Wallace talks to a number of celebrities -- including actors Rosie Perez and Taraji P. Henson, and Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn -- about their public struggles with mental health.
- The conversations were conducted in person in NBC's Studio 6A.
- A number of news stations -- also including Fox News and CNN -- have tried to complement timely, current events-focused cable programming with more casual, interview-based chat series on their streaming services; Wolf Blitzer, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Don Lemon have hosted similar shows.
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 Paramount+ released a new trailer for the debut crime drama series "Tulsa King." The show, from creator Taylor Sheridan ("Yellowstone"), stars Sylvester Stallone as a New York mafia captain who's released from prison and assigned by his superiors to start a new crew in Tulsa, Oklahoma. More: - The trailer debuted on CBS on Sunday during the Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs NFL game.
- Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Garrett Hedlund, and Dana Delaney co-star on the series, which Sheridan produced alongside "Boardwalk Empire" vet Terence Winter.
- The first two "Tulsa King" episodes hit Paramount+ on November 13.
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 HBO released a sizzle reel promoting a number of upcoming TV seasons, including the fourth season of "Succession." The quick tease features "Succession" star Brian Cox as Logan Roy, giving a pep talk to Waystar Royco employees. More: - The clip also includes footage from the video game adaptation "The Last of Us," the new season of "The White Lotus," and the true crime limited series "Love & Death" starring "WandaVision" vet Elizabeth Olsen.
- "Succession" Season 4 has no official release date but is expected sometime in 2023.
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 Netflix released a new image from the upcoming animated horror anthology "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre." The series will adapt multiple terrifying tales from the iconic manga artist. More: - The new image comes from "Tomie," Ito's debut and one of his best-known stories.
- Other Ito stories getting the animated treatment include "Shouichi," "The Hanging Balloons," "Ice Cream Truck," "Tomb Town," "Library Vision," and "Headless Statue.'
- A 2018 Crunchyroll anthology series -- "Junji Ito Collection" -- also adapted several of the artists' stories, including "Tomie' and "Souichi's Convenient Curse."
- Adult Swim is also developing an adaptation of the artists' book "Uzumaki."
- "Junji Ito Maniac" hits Netflix on January 19, 2023.
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 "Game of Thrones" and "Rome" vet Frank Doelger will serve as showrunner on the six-part thriller series "Concordia." The series is an international co-production from director Barbara Eder ("The Swarm"), and creators Mike Walden ("The Frankenstein Chronicles") and Nicholas Racz ("The Burial Society"). More: - "Concordia" is set in an experimental utopian community that's managed by an AI, but when other cities try to replicate its success, they risk revealing the dark secret behind its creation.
- Christiane Paul, Steven Sowah, Ruth Bradley, and Nanna Blondell co-star.
- The series has not yet landed on a distributor or network, though Hulu Japan is among the co-producers.
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QUICK HITS - Timothy Dalton signed on for a recurring role in the Paramount+ "Yellowstone" prequel series "1923"; he'll play the wealthy and nefarious Donald Whitfield opposite Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren.
- Fox renewed the adult animated comedy series "Grimsburg" -- starring Jon Hamm as a troubled detective and family man -- for a second season, ahead of the series premiere.
- Essie Davis ("The Babadook") joined the cast of Netflix's series adaptation of the David Nicholls 2009 novel "One Day"; Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod co-star in the series, which charts a long-term relationship by catching up with the main couple for one day out of each year they're together.
- Amazon Prime Video signed new deals with Warner Bros. Discovery and Sony to beef up its programming line-up in France; new series coming to Prime Video France under the agreements include "Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin," "The Sex Lives of College Girls," "DMZ," and "Peacemaker," along with films like "Spider-Man: No Way Home," "Uncharted," and "Morbius."
- Paramount+ dropped a trailer for "Bosé," a scripted biographical drama series from Spain profiling singer-songwriter Miguel Bosé, debuting on November 3.
- At the international TV market MIPCOM, Disney+ picked up the rights for the BBC One dramedy "Ralph & Katie," a spin-off of the autism drama "The A Word" about a newlywed couple with Down Syndrome.
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 |  | 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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