In an internal memo sent to Disney executives, CEO Bob Chapek outlined a new cost-cutting strategy, including a hiring freeze. The move follows Disney's disappointing quarterly earnings report last week, in which shares of the company hit a new low for 2022 before rebounding. More: - According to Chapek, hiring will continue only for "the most critical, business-driving positions."
- Chapek cautioned that the belt-tightening will likely include layoffs as well, and asked executives to limit expenses -- such as business travel -- to essentials only.
- Disney will also form a "cost structure task force," including Chapek and Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy.
- Disney's streaming services collectively lost $1.47 billion last quarter; Chapek has vowed to make the streaming division profitable by the end of 2024.
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 Comments made by comedian Dave Chappelle about the Jewish community during his opening "Saturday Night Live" monologue were condemned by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). On Twitter, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called the monologue "disturbing" and asked "why does [Jewish] trauma trigger applause"? More: - Chappelle used his monologue to discuss rapper Kanye "Ye" West, whose recent anti-Semitic comments led streetwear brand Adidas to cut ties with him in October.
- Chappelle opened his remarks by reading a statement that said "I denounce antisemitism in all its forms and I stand with my friends in the Jewish community," then followed up "And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time."
- He continued by insisting that West had violated "show business rules," and pointed out that Jewish-Americans are disproportionately represented in the entertainment and media industries.
- Theater critic Adam Feldman tweeted that Chappelle's comments "did more to normalize anti-Semitism than anything Kanye said."
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DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 STUTZ: Documentary from director Jonah Hill profiling his personal therapist, Dr. Phil Stutz. Together, they explore Stutz's signature visualization exercise -- known as The Tools -- while tracking Hill's own treatment for an anxiety disorder. [Netflix] TELETUBBIES: Revival of the classic British children's TV series featuring four brightly-colored characters with TV sets in their bellies, who speak exclusively in a distinctive form of gibberish. The new episodes feature narrator Tituss Burgess. [Netflix] CHASING GOLD: PARIS 2024: Monthly news series from NBC Sports checking in with Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of the 2024 Paris Games, and following recent competitions and qualifying events. Mike Tirico and Maria Taylor host. [Peacock] CELEBRITY GAME FACE: The E! game show features everything from trivia questions to physical challenges, with featured celebrity couples playing remotely from their own homes. Kevin Hart hosts. Season 3 aired over the summer and hits Peacock in the US today. [Peacock]
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 Disney will air and stream the first two episodes of the "Star Wars" series "Andor" on a number of cable TV networks and the Hulu platform over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. That same weekend, the Season 1 finale of "Andor" premieres on Disney+. More: - The first two "Andor" episodes will air Wednesday, November 23 on ABC; Thursday, November 24 on FX; and Friday, November 25 on Freeform.
- The episodes will also be available to stream on Hulu from November 23 through December 7.
- Currently, the first 10 episodes of "Andor" are streaming on Disney+; two more remain in Season 1.
- The show is set five years before the events of the "Star Wars" film "Rogue One," and follows the personal journey of thief Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he begins working for an early version of the Rebellion.
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 Paramount+ released a teaser for "1923," the next "Yellowstone" prequel series. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren co-star as Jacob and Cara Dutton, ranchers living in the Mountain West during a historic drought and the onset of the Great Depression. More: - The new series debuts on Paramount+ on December 18.
- "1923" also features Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Timothy Dalton, and Robert Patrick.
- The previous Paramount+ "Yellowstone" prequel series, "1883," streamed earlier year and followed members of the Dutton family in the post-Civil War era as they left Tennessee and journeyed to Montana.
- Another "Yellowstone" spinoff, inspired by the true story of frontier hero Bass Reeves, is also in development.
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 Ross and Matt Duffer During a weekend screening and panel at Netflix's Tudum Theater in Los Angeles, "Stranger Things" creators Matt & Ross Duffer discussed the future of the show with a packed audience. The duo said that the hit horror series' fifth and final season would be "a culmination of all" that has come before, while resembling the epic fourth season in terms of scale. More: - Matt Duffer noted that the major difference between Season 5 and the previous years is that the danger to Hawkins, Indiana, has now been revealed to the world, after being kept secret for years between a relatively small group of friends.
- Apparently, the show's writers have already turned the Season 5 premiere script over to Netflix and are currently at work on Episode 2.
- The Duffers were joined for the panel by "Stranger Things" director and producer Shawn Levy and cast members Caleb McLaughlin, Priah Ferguson, and -- checking in virtually -- Millie Bobby Brown.
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 According to the blog What's On Netflix, the streamer is in talks with Greta Gerwig to kick off its "Chronicles of Narnia" film franchise. The blog reported that Gerwig is being considered to direct Netflix's first two "Narnia" films. More: - Netflix signed a multi-year deal with the estate of author C.S. Lewis to adapt his "Narnia" books into a new series of films.
- In 2019, "Coco" co-writer Matthew Alrich signed on to serve as a "creative architect" for the franchise; after that, the development process largely went quiet.
- Gerwig directed the films "Little Women" and "Lady Bird"; her next project is the hotly-anticipated 2023 "Barbie" film starring Margot Robbie as the iconic fashion doll.
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 HBO's "Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty" Hulu and Universal's UCP will collaborate on a scripted true-crime series about South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh. The series will explore various allegations against Murdaugh, a member of a prominent South Carolina legal dynasty who has been accused of embezzlement and murder, among other charges. More: - Michael D. Fuller ("Locke & Key") and Erin Lee Carr ("Britney vs. Spears") created the series, and will co-write the scripts.
- The case was also the subject of the popular "Murdaugh Murders" podcast, from host and reporter Mandy Matney; her show has been downloaded more than 26 million times to date.
- Matney is also on board the series as an executive producer, along with "The Act" vet Nick Antosca.
- The case has already been the subject of two streaming docuseries: Discovery+'s "Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty," and "Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty," now on HBO Max.
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Hulu will add 14 new channels to its live TV line-up over the next few weeks. The list includes a number of channels from Hallmark, along with Weather Channel, Comedy.TV and other offerings. More: - Hallmark's line-up includes the flagship Hallmark Channel, plus Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama as a premium add-on.
- Vevo is also bringing a number of new all-music channels to Hulu, including pop, hip-hop, country, '80s, '90s, and holiday tunes.
- Other channels include TheGrio network, JusticeCentral.TV, and The Weather Channel en Español.
- Hulu with Live TV offers around 85 channels, and currently has about 4.4 million subscribers; it's currently the sixth most-popular pay-TV outlet in the US.
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- A surprise collaboration between Japan's Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm -- the hand-drawn animated short "Star Wars Zen: Grogu and Dust Bunnies" -- was uploaded to Disney+ over the weekend.
- The reality series "Dubai Bling" is among the first original Netflix hits in a number of Gulf states, including Lebanon, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, where it is set.
- Amazon's "Good Night Oppy" -- a profile of NASA's Opportunity rover, and its 15-year mission exploring the Martian surface -- won five awards, including Best Documentary Feature, at the seventh annual Critics Choice Awards.
- Apple dropped a trailer for Season 2 of the immigration-themed anthology drama series "Little America," debuting on December 9.
- While chatting with Entertainment Weekly about her new book, "The Light We Carry," former First Lady Michelle Obama listed some recent streaming binges: "The Empress," "Grown-ish," and "Atlanta."
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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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