YouTube AI dubbing / Netflix Top 10 shift / YouTube TV drops SNY / "Beanie Bubble" trailer

Plus the weekend calendar, "Bupkis" renewed, "Tfue" hiatus, "Good Omens" S2 clip, and more

Inside Streaming For June 23, 2023

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Happy Friday! There are SO MANY new kinds of content uploaded every day to the web, and our featured calendars only serve to highlight stuff coming to the largest platforms. (I'd love to share EVERYTHING that comes out every day with you all, but there's just no room in any kind of conventional newsletter.) I realized it's one thing I can do with these Writers Notes, to draw attention to alternative kinds of streaming shows I wouldn't normally get to talk about. Which brings me to "Spice Road," a new series from PBS' Independent Lens in which my good friend Rupak Ginn travels around the world to learn more about Indian cuisine from a lay person's point of view. The first episode went up just this week and finds Ginn visiting Bakersfield, California, to go behind-the-scenes inside a trailblazing Indian dhaba/food truck. It's fun, fast-paced, and educational, the sort of content that rivals anything you'd find in a food and travel series from one of the big players like Netflix or Max... but it's free to stream on YouTube! Congrats to Rupak, and enjoy today's issue of Inside Streaming! Lon p/lon-harris

1 At VidCon on Thursday, YouTube announced a new collaboration with AI-powered dubbing service Aloud. A new tool from Aloud will transcribe YouTube videos, allow creators to approve or edit its work, and then produce a completely dubbed version. More: Aloud was developed within Google's Area 120 incubator. YouTube has already started testing the tool with "hundreds" of creators. Aloud currently supports English, Spanish, and Portuguese, but according to a spokesperson, many more languages are on the way. The companies are also developing features that will make the translated audio tracks sound like the original creators' voice and sync their lips to the dubs; those tools will apparently launch in 2024.

2 A New System: Netflix revised the way it calculates its Top 10 TV Shows and Films lists this week, adding a new metric called "views." Views are equal to the total number of hours that a program is streamed on Netflix within its first 91 days on the site, divided by the program's total run time. So for example, the film "Extraction 2" was viewed for 88.38 million hours in its first week on Netflix, from June 12-18. It's 2.07 hours long, so that means it received around 43 million Netflix "views." Some Uncertainty Remains: Of course, this still becomes a little difficult to parse, particularly when comparing Netflix programs to shows on linear television or other streaming platforms. We don't know how many PEOPLE are watching the Netflix content during the "hours viewed" that the streamer is recording, and we also have no idea how much of any given show or film those people are watching. Does everyone who checked out "Wednesday" for the first 3 minutes have their 3 minutes counted along with the total views? Or is it just people who got through a decent chunk of the show? A Minor Shift: So far, it doesn't seem like Netflix's new metrics are going to completely overhaul our sense of the platform's most popular content. The biggest shift is that the first season of "Wednesday" moved into the #1 spot, as Netflix's most-popular English-language season of TV to date. (Korea's "Squid Game" still holds the overall global title.) The previous English-language record-holder was "Stranger Things" Season 4, but because it was so epically long -- just over 13 hours in total -- "Wednesday" had more viewers on a per-minute, per-episode basis. Otherwise, the rest of the list remained fairly static.

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3 WEEKEND CALENDAR FRIDAY, JUNE 23 I'M A VIRGO: Debut absurdist comedy series from creator, writer, and director Boots Riley ("Sorry to Bother You"). Jharrel Jerome stars as Cootie, a 13-foot-tall 19-year-old from Oakland, California, who embarks on a journey of self-discovery after years of being hidden away from the outside world. Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Walton Goggins, and Brett Gray co-star. [Amazon] AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR - SPRING (UM ANO INESQUECÍVEL - PRIMAVERA): The fourth and final entry in Amazon's collection of Brazilian teen rom-coms is based on a short story by Bruna Vieira. Lívia Silva stars as a free-spirited high school senior who finds herself falling for a pragmatic math tutor (Ronald Sotto). [Amazon] EVIL DEAD RISE: 2023 supernatural horror film serving as the overall fifth installment in the "Evil Dead" horror movie franchise. Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland co-star as estranged sisters who are the latest humans to be targeted by villainous, demonic entities known as "Deadites." "The Hole in the Ground" vet Lee Cronin wrote and directed. [Max] RICH & SHAMELESS: The TNT docuseries explores notable celebrity scandals; Season 2 centers specifically on stories involving famous athletes. It aired on cable earlier this year and hits Max in the US today. [Max] TEEN TITANS GO! The animated comedy series, based on the DC Comics superhero team, airs on Cartoon Network. A fresh batch of episodes from the show's currently-in-progress eighth season hit Max today. [Max] SWAGGER: The Apple sports drama series -- loosely inspired by the life story of NBA star Kevin Durant, and set in the competitive, high-stakes world of youth basketball clubs -- returns this weekend for a second season. Isaiah Hill, Solomon Irama, Jason Rivera, Caleel Harris, James Bingham, and Ozie Nzeribe co-star; Reggie Rock Bythewood ("Shots Fired") created the series and also writes and directs. [Apple TV+] CARPOOL KARAOKE: THE SERIES: The unscripted musical comedy series, spun off from a "Late Late Show" James Corden bit, joins celebrities on sing-a-long road trips. The all-new sixth season features Avril Lavigne with Yungblud, Cedric the Entertainer with Sheryl Lee Ralph, Brian Cox with Alan Cumming, Alanis Morissette with Cara Delevingne, Alison Brie with Dani Pudi, and other pairings. [Apple TV+] WORLD'S BEST: Family musical comedy film starring Manny Magnus as Prem, a 12-year-old math prodigy who also dreams of pursuing a career as a professional rapper. Rapper and actor Utkarsh Ambudkar ("Free Guy") co-wrote the film and also co-stars as Prem's dad. Roshan Sethi ("The Resident") directed. [Disney+] INFINITY POOL: 2023 sci-fi horror film from writer/director Brandon Cronenberg ("Possessor"), about a couple who take a vacation at a tropical resort, then find themselves lured by a mysterious woman outside of the hotel grounds and into the mysterious surrounding country of Li Tolqa. Alexander Skarsgård, Cleopatra Coleman, and Mia Goth co-star. [Hulu] WILDFLOWER: 2023 coming-of-age indie drama feature starring Kiernan Shipka as a high school senior with two intellectually disabled parents. Jean Smart, Dash Mihok, Charlie Plummer, Alexandra Daddario, Reid Scott, and Jacki Weaver co-star. "Wildflower" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022. [Hulu] BY THE GRACE OF THE GODS: Anime series based on the light novels by Roy and Ririnra, about an unfortunate man who, after a sad and lonely life, is reincarnated as a child in a fantastical new realm. Season 2 aired earlier this year on Japanese TV and hits Hulu in the US on Friday. [Hulu] THE PERFECT FIND: Romantic comedy feature, based on the book by Tia Williams, starring Gabrielle Union as a fashion executive seeking a comeback after a high-profile firing. The situation gets more complicated when she unknowingly embarks on a relationship with a younger man (Keith Powers) who happens to be her new boss's son. Gina Torres, D.B. Woodside, Aisha Hinds, La La Anthony, and TS Madison co-star. [Netflix] CATCHING KILLERS: The true-crime docuseries examines infamous cases involving real-life serial killers, featuring insights and recollections from the original investigators. It's back for a third season. [Netflix] POKÉMON ULTIMATE JOURNEYS: THE SERIES: The third and final chunk of this "Pokémon" season, featuring the final adventures of Ash Ketchum and the wrap-up of his storyline, hits Netflix today. It contains 15 episodes total. The next season of "Pokémon" will introduce a set of new trainers. [Netflix] KING OF CLONES: Documentary profile of South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk, whose human and animal cloning research proved internationally controversial before he was ultimately brought down by an ethics scandal. Dr. Hwang participated in the film; London-based Singaporean filmmaker Aditya Thayi directed. [Netflix] iNUMBER NUMBER: JOZI GOLD: Action crime film from South Africa -- spun off from a popular TV series -- about an undercover cop (Presley Chweneyagae) who finds his loyalty tested while investigating a Johannesburg gold heist. [Netflix] MAKE ME BELIEVE: Romantic comedy feature from Turkey about two childhood friends who are reunited as (single) adults by their busybody grandmothers. Ekin Koç, Ayça Aysin Turan, and Zerrin Sümer co-star. [Netflix] THROUGH MY WINDOW: ACROSS THE SEA (A TRAVÉS DEL MAR): Teen romantic drama feature from Spain -- a sequel to 2022's "Through My Window" -- in which Ares goes off to Stockholm to study, testing his relationship with Raquel for the first time. Julio Peña and Clara Galle co-star. The films are based on a book by Ariana Godoy. [Netflix] UNWELCOME: 2023 fantasy horror film from the UK about a couple who move to rural Ireland and encounter a band of mysterious creatures living in the ancient woods next to their new home. The creatures will help out anyone in need, but exact a dear price for their aid. Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney, Kristian Nairn, and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell co-star; Jon Wright ("Tormented") co-wrote and directed. [Shudder] SATURDAY, JUNE 24 2023 PRIDE HOUSTON PARADE: The 45th annual Houston Pride Parade streams nationwide on Hulu starting Saturday at 7:30 pm ET. [Hulu] SUNDAY, JUNE 25 THE GOLD: Scripted crime drama series from the UK, inspired by the infamous Brink's-Mat robbery of 1983, in which thieves made away with £26 million of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash from a warehouse near Heathrow Airport. Hugh Bonneville, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, Sean Harris, and Jack Lowden co-star; Neil Forsyth ("Guilt") created, wrote, and directed. [Paramount+] MINI RENI: Half-hour special from Magnolia Network in which Joanna Gaines and her team renovate three rooms in an oudated home in under a week, while keeping their budget under $15,000. [Max] PRIDE ACROSS AMERICA: ABC's live coverage of pride parades and events in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, begins on Sunday at 11 am ET. This year's Capital Parade theme is "Peace, Love, Revolution." [Hulu] BARBARIAN: 2022 horror-thriller film from writer/director Zach Cregger, about a woman who checks into a strange rental home that's hiding a bizarre secret. Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long co-star. [Hulu] MAKE ME A MATCH: Romantic comedy feature from Hallmark about a creative executive (Eva Bourne) who hires the services of a professional matchmaker, but ends up falling for her charming son (Rushi Kota) instead of any actual matches. [Peacock]

4 YouTube TV dropped the New York Mets-dedicated cable network SNY, in the latest sign of decline for the "regional sports network" model. SNY exits the platform at midnight on June 30. More: In an email to subscribers announcing the change, YouTube TV declined to offer an explanation -- saying only it's occuring "despite our best efforts" -- and recommended Mets fans tune in to games on Fox, ESPN, or TBS. SNY (which stands for SportsNet New York) is primarily owned by Sterling Equities, a private firm controlled by former Mets owner Fred Wilpon; Charter and Comcast both hold minority stakes. Regional Sports Networks (or RSNs) pay costly licensing fees for the rights to broadcast live sports; this results in high carriage fees for platforms like YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Hulu + Live TV. Diamond Sports Group, which owns a number of RSNs and the Bally Sports streaming platform, is currently going through the bankruptcy process.

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5 Apple released a trailer for "The Beanie Bubble," an upcoming comedy-drama film inspired by the Beanie Babies collector craze of the 1990s. Zach Galifianakis stars as Ty Warner, a frustrated toy salesman who develops the Beanie Babies concept along with three female colleagues, then claims all the credit for himself. More: Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, and Geraldine Viswanathan co-star. The film is the directorial debut of married couple Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr.; Gore, a veteran of "Saturday Night Live" and "Futurama," also wrote the script. Apple plans to open the film in select theaters on July 21 before it comes to the TV+ platform on July 28.

6 QUICK HITS Combine traditional project management with your docs, knowledge base, and AI.* Peacock renewed the Pete Davidson semi-autobiographical comedy series "Bupkis" for a second season. Popular "Fortnite" streamer, Twitch partner, and former Faze Clan member Turner "Tfue" Tenney announced plans to step back from "gaming and streaming" this week due to burnout and exhaustion. Amazon released a clip from Season 2 of "Good Omens," starring Michael Sheen, David Tennant, and Jon Hamm; the new episodes debut on July 28. On a recent episode of the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast, "Last of Us" showrunner Craig Mazin revealed that Matthew McConaughey was considered for the lead role of Joel Miller before Pedro Pascal was cast. Vice Studios co-founder Danny Gabai chatted with Variety about the controversial decision to include director Rachel Fleit's personal story within Max's "Bama Rush" documentary; many viewers who had followed the #BamaRush phenomenon on social media were disappointed in the film's focus on Fleit's perspective. Grammy winners Dan + Shay join NBC's musical competition series "The Voice" as coaches next year. Netflix's promotional campaign on behalf of the action thriller "Extraction 2" includes interactive billboards in which Chris Hemsworth's character Tyler Rake appears to drip actual sweat. A collection of 15 anime films from the "Dragon Ball" franchise, including the 2019 blockbuster "Dragon Ball Super: Broly," is coming to the Crunchyroll platform in the US starting this week. Paramount+ renewed the Australian crime drama series "Last King of the Cross" -- inspired by the life of nightclub mogul and underworld figure John Ibrahim -- for a second season. *This is sponsored content

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Lon Harris 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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