 "A Spy Among Friends" UK broadcaster ITV's new free streaming service, dubbed ITVX, launches on December 8. The new service replaces the "ITV Hub" platform and arrives with more than 10,000 hours of free programming. More: - ITVX will gather programming from across ITV's suite of TV networks, with content available on-demand and collected into curated and themed "channels."
- News streams will also be available.
- Titles available at launch include "A Spy Among Friends" starring Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce; the teen drama "Tell Me Everything"; and the feature-length comedy special "Plebs: Soldiers of Rome."
- The limited series "Litvinenko," starring David Tennant, hits the service on December 15.
- Some ITV shows will be made available in their entirety, starting from their first day on broadcast TV, on ITVX for easy binging.
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According to The Wrap, several divisive or controversial comments made by rapper Kanye "Ye" West during an interview with David Letterman were cut before the show's debut on Netflix. The comments apparently referenced a number of right-wing conspiracy theories, featured complaints that Donald Trump supporters are treated "like they were Nazis," and observations about domestic abuse allegations made by Rihanna. More: - Ye appeared during Season 2 of Letterman's Netflix series "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction."
- The Wrap report was based on accounts from multiple people who viewed the interview's live taping.
- Though the show did include a comment by West about the bullying of Trump supporters, it apparently did not feature the complete context.
- Other portions of the interview that didn't make it to air concerned West's anxieties about being "MeToo-ed" and conspiracy theories about the movement's origin.
- A statement from Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, noted that "the producers went to great lengths to accurately present [West's comments], and Dave challenged him on each of these."
- West has been under fire since October for a string of public statements relating to political conspiracy theories, including a number of anti-Semitic statements.
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 Thompson, Paul, Wood, Wright, and Newton HBO canceled the sci-fi drama series "Westworld" after four seasons. The fourth and final batch of episodes wrapped up back in August. More: - Co-creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan expressed interest in making a fifth season, and apparently had plans for ways to continue the storyline.
- The series received 54 Emmy nominations during its run, and won nine awards.
- The cast included Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Aaron Paul, and Tessa Thompson.
- Deadline reported that the main cast had already signed pay-or-play deals for a fifth season, and will receive compensation regardless of the show's cancellation.
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 Netflix announced the Season 2 renewal of the fantasy drama series "The Sandman." The show is based on a DC Comics character -- Morpheus, the immortal Lord of Dreams -- created by author Neil Gaiman. More: - Netflix did not announce the number of new episodes or any story details; the streamer referred to Season 2 as "a continuation of 'The Sandman' world."
- Tom Sturridge stars in the series as Morpheus; series regulars also include Vivienne Acheampong, Patton Oswalt, Gwendoline Christie, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste.
- "The Sandman" spent seven weeks in Netflix's global Top 10, and dethroned this year's top English-language release -- "Stranger Things" Season 4 -- from the #1 spot.
- Gaiman had expressed some hesitation on social media that "Sandman" would return for more episodes, noting that it's "a really expensive show."
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 Hallie Jackson on NBC News Now The three major broadcast networks plan to showcase their news-focused streaming services during Tuesday's US midterm elections. According to Deadline, the networks hope an expected uptick in viewership around the midterms expands the general audience for services including ABC News Live, CBS News Streaming, and NBC News Now. More: - The networks apparently hope to counter the notion that streaming platforms are a "farm team," akin to the minor leagues compared to the network news shows.
- CBS News Streaming recently relaunched its political series "Red & Blue" with a new executive producer, and introduced the new show "Primetime with John Dickerson."
- Hallie Jackson and Tom Llamas will anchor NBC News Now's coverage, while David Muir will open ABC News' coverage before being joined by Linsey Davis.
- News is the second most-watched genre for streaming content, trailing only sports; an estimated one-third of all US broadband households watched a livestreamed newscast over the past 30 days.
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 A new virtual reality "Stranger Things" game puts players in the role of Season 4 bad guy Vecna, and explores the character's backstory. The new game comes from Tender Claws, the developer behind the "short story game" "Wide Ocean Big Jacket." More: - Playing as Vecna in "Stranger Things VR," players will harness their telekinetic powers and invade the dreams of other characters from the series.
- The game will apparently be available on "major VR platforms," but Tender Claws did not announce any further information; it's expected to release sometime in winter 2023.
- "Stranger Things" has been renewed for a fifth season but no release date has yet been announced.
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 Netflix released a new trailer for "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery." The sequel premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and hits Netflix on December 23. More: - Daniel Craig reprises his role as gentleman detective Benoit Blanc from the first "Knives Out."
- Along with writer/director Rian Johnson, cinematographer Steve Yedlin, editor Bob Ducsay, and composer Nathan Johnson are also back from the first film.
- New cast members joining the franchise include Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.
- Norton stars as tech billionaire Miles Bron, who invites a number of friends for a getaway on a private Greek island; after a dead body is discovered, Blanc's investigation begins.
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 Disney+ announced the addition of several new cast members for the "Star Wars" prequel series "The Acolyte." Newcomers include Carrie-Anne Moss, Dafne Keen, Rebecca Henderson, Charlie Barnett, and Dean-Charles Chapman. More: - The series is a mystery-thriller set during the "High Republic" era, long before the events of the main "Star Wars" film series.
- The main cast includes Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, and Jodie Turner-Smith.
- Leslye Headland -- who previously collaborated with actor Charlie Barnett on "Russian Doll" -- created the series and serves as showrunner; she also directed the pilot.
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- Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12, marking his third stint as emcee.
- A number of actors joined the cast of "The Electric State," the next Netflix film from directors Joe and Anthony Russo ("The Gray Man"); the list includes Giancarlo Esposito, Ke Huy Quan, Anthony Mackie, and Billy Bob Thornton.
- A new YouTube feature allows creators to team up for collaborative livestreams; the feature, which will be available exclusively via the mobile app at launch, will roll out to a few select creators at first.
- Paramount+ released a new trailer for the "Criminal Minds" revival series, subtitled "Evolution"; the new episodes premiere on Thanksgiving Day, November 24.
- Amazon Studios will restructure its US and Global content operations under new Head of Television Vernon Sanders.
- Director Greg Yaitanes revealed to Entertainment Weekly that, while shooting the "House of the Dragon" finale, actor Elliott Tittensor -- who stars as Ser Erryk Cargyll -- came down with COVID, requiring the production to replace him with his twin brother Luke Tittensor, who appears in the series as Ser Erryk's twin, Ser Arryk Cargyll.
- Amazon Prime Video India introduced a new affordable pricing tier, dubbed the "Mobile Edition," for a cost of 599 Indian rupees (around $7.30) per month.
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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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