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| 1 | | Apple introduced its new Vision Pro augmented reality headset on Monday. The company has partnered with Disney+ on the launch; the native streaming app will showcase some of the Vision Pro's features. More: - The Vision Pro will allow users to interact with digital content in a "mixed reality" setting, similar to virtual reality but also allowing them to see real objects and people in the world around them.
- The headset will retail for $3,499.
- A demo reel prepared by Disney and Apple included interactive 3D visuals of a basketball court during an ESPN stream, and immersive content from National Geographic that appeared to suspend viewers in the ocean.
- During Apple's keynote, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the technology "will allow us to create deeply personal experiences that bring our fans closer to the characters they love."
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| 2 | | Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union voted to authorize a strike should upcoming negotiations with Hollywood studios fail to produce a new deal. The union's membership voted overwhelmingly in favor of going on strike, with a 97.91% approval rate. More: - According to SAG-AFTRA, around 65% of eligible union members voted.
- SAG-AFTRA's negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) starts later this week; the Directors Guild recently cemented a new deal, with the Writers Guild is now 35 days into a strike.
- SAG-AFTRA has not been on strike since the two unions merged in 2012; the last significant actors strike was in 1980, and primarily sought to resolve a contract dispute over pay-TV and videocassette revenue.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, JUNE 6 BURDEN OF PROOF: Four-part true-crime docuseries from HBO, centering on the 1987 disappearance of 15-year-old Jennifer Pandos. While Pandos' parents assured authorities that she ran away from home, her brother Stephen pursued his own independent investigation. Cynthia Hill ("What Happened, Brittany Murphy?") directs; Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") executive produced. [Max] BUGS BUNNY BUILDERS: Animated Cartoon Network series for young kids in which Bugs and Lola Bunny manage an inept construction crew on behalf of the ACME Company. A fifth batch of new episodes hits Max today. [Max] CRUEL SUMMER: Each season of Freeform's teen thriller series follows a story of crime and betrayal across multiple perspectives and moments in time. Season 2 looks at a love triangle that tears apart a close friendship on the eve of Y2K; it debuted last night on Freeform, with new episodes hitting Hulu on Tuesdays. Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, and Griffin Gluck co-star. [Hulu] CRIME SCENE KITCHEN: The Fox reality competition series challenges bakers to determine what dessert was prepared in a kitchen based only on a few clues (like crumbs, egg shells, or flour trails), then recreate it themselves under time pressure. Joel McHale hosts; Yolanda Gampp and Curtis Stone judge. It's back for a second season. [Hulu] STARS ON MARS: Reality competition series from Fox in which celebrities face off in various challenges themed around colonizing the planet Mars, with one player being sent "back to Earth" each week. Competitors include Lance Armstrong, Natasha Leggero, Marshawn Lynch, Christopher "McLovin" Mintz-Plasse, and Ronda Rousey; William Shatner provides the voice of "Mission Control." New episodes air Mondays on Fox and hit Hulu on Tuesdays. [Hulu] DESTINATION: EUROPEAN NIGHTS: Five-episode docuseries from CBS Sports providing a behind-the-scenes look at the 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League season, from the perspective of journalist and commentator Guillem Balagué. The first four episodes premiere this week on Paramount+; the fifth and final episode will arrive after this year's Champions League final match. [Paramount+] MY LITTLE PONY: MAKE YOUR MARK: The animated series -- a follow-up to the 2021 film "My Little Pony: A New Generation" -- centers on five new pony friends and their adventures across Equestria. It's back with a fourth collection of new episodes. [Netflix] | | | |
| 4 | | Vanity Fair got an exclusive first look at Zack Snyder's upcoming pair of Netflix fantasy sci-fi epics, "Rebel Moon." Both films in the "Rebel Moon" series will get two different cuts: one for general audiences and an explicit version that's just for adults. More: - Snyder conceived of "Rebel Moon" as a single film, but with cuts coming in over 3 hours, Netflix decided to split it into two projects.
- The films star Sofia Boutella as a young woman who must round up a crew of warriors to defend her peaceful colony against a powerful interplanetary warlord.
- The cast also includes Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Doona Bae, Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, and Michael Huisman.
- The first "Rebel Moon" film hits Netflix on December 22; there's no release date for the second film yet, but Snyder suggests it will arrive soon after the first.
- Snyder had originally developed "Rebel Moon" as a potential "Star Wars" spinoff, but reworked it into an original concept after Lucasfilm passed.
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| 5 | | Canadian network Citytv greenlit a new spinoff of "Law & Order," set in Toronto. The new series, "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent," will follow an elite squad of detectives as they investigate high-profile crimes throughout the city. More: - Citytv already airs the full line-up of NBC's American "Law & Order" shows.
- Production begins this fall in Toronto for a Spring 2024 debut.
- The format of the series will be modeled on the original "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," which was set in New York and starred Vincent D'Onofrio; investigations are viewed from the perspectives of both law enforcement and the criminals themselves.
- Universal Television plans to distribute the series outside of Canada as well.
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| 6 | | HBO's controversial new drama series "The Idol" drew around 913,000 viewers for its premiere on Sunday night. That's around 17% lower viewership than the premiere numbers for co-creator Sam Levinson's previous series, "Euphoria." More: - "The Idol" also came in slightly behind the premiere of "The White Lotus," which was seen by around 944,000 viewers on its debut night.
- Both "Euphoria" and "The White Lotus" benefitted from strong reviews and positive word-of-mouth, while the reception of "The Idol" from both critics and audiences has been more divisive.
- The series stars co-creator Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye as an enigmatic club owner and guru in Los Angeles who takes an aspiring pop star (Lily-Rose Depp) under his wing.
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| 7 | | Apple greenlit a documentary series profiling international soccer star Lionel Messi. Footage for the series has already been recorded in Paris, Qatar, and Argentina. More: - The series culminates in Messi's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 win along with the Argentina national football team.
- "Free Solo" veterans Tim Pastore and Matt Renner are on board as executive producers.
- Messi personally participated in the series, which also features insights from teammates, coaches, competitors, and commentators.
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- Los Angeles socialite Anna Shay, a regular on the Netflix reality series "Bling Empire," died over the weekend at age 62 after suffering a stroke.
- Amazon released a trailer for "The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart," a limited drama series based on Holly Ringland's 2018 novel, about a young orphan who goes to stay with her grandmother (Sigourney Weaver) on a flower farm; the series arrives on August 4.
- Netflix's action-comedy "The Out-Laws" -- starring Adam Devine as a bank manager who comes to suspect his fiancée's parents (Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin) are the professional thieves who recently robbed his institution -- arrives on July 7.
- ABC entered development on a new reboot of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which ran for nine seasons starting in 2004; The Home Edit founders Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin will co-host the new take on the unscripted series.
- Kelly Rowland joined the cast of Freeform's "Grown-ish" in a recurring role ahead of the show's sixth and final season.
- The cast and creators of "Cheers" -- including stars Ted Danson, George Wendt, and John Ratzenberger, along with creators Les and Glen Charles and James Burrows -- reunited at the ATX TV Festival this week to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the classic sitcom's series finale.
- Production on the Peacock Satanic Panic-themed drama series "Hysteria!" -- starring Julie Bowen and Anna Camp -- has shut down for the remainder of the WGA writers strike.
- Kathy Hilton will exit Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" after two seasons as a "friend of" the main cast; instead, she'll appear on Season 2 of her daughter Paris Hilton's Peacock reality series, "Paris in Love."
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 | Writer | | 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." | | This newsletter was edited by Eduardo Garcia | |
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