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| Hello everyone, and a very happy Indigenous Peoples' Day to our American readers! You may have noticed that I've pulled sports programming from the daily calendars I post in the newsletter. It's a change I hesitated to make, because the goal is always to make Inside Streaming as information-dense and helpful as possible. Still, as more and more live sports are making their way on to streaming services, the list itself was just getting too cumbersome. The Friday "weekend calendar" in particular was getting completely dominated by sports listings, not just football and baseball but track & field events, golf, cycling, motocross, and beyond. There was no way to keep up without making this basically TV Guide 2023 and not a newsletter. My thinking was, by this point, if you're a dedicated viewer of a certain sport or event, it's probably easier for you to monitor that for yourself rather than me trying to update a calendar about everything happening in every league and venue. Still... I hate removing a feature if it's being actively used. So if there's a certain kind of sports streaming coverage you'd like to see that I'm no longer doing, feel free to hit REPLY on any of these emails and let me know. I'm not opposed to some kind of compromise that keeps some live sports in the calendar, as long as the newsletter remains readable. Thanks and enjoy today's issue! Lon
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| 1 | | Netflix will release the sixth and final season of UK drama series "The Crown" in two parts. The first four Season 6 episodes arrive on November 17; the final six follow on December 14. More: - Without definitively parting ways with its signature "binge" model, Netflix has split up hotly-anticipated TV seasons before, including "Stranger Things" Season 4, to extend a show's cultural footprint.
- The sixth and final season of "The Crown" examines the life of Queen Elizabeth II in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including the death of Princess Diana and the romance between Prince William and Kate Middleton.
- Imelda Staunton stars as the show's final incarnation of the Queen; Elizabeth Debicki, Ed McVey, Luther Ford, Meg Bellamy, Jonathan Pryce, Dominic West, and Olivia Williams co-star.
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| 2 | | Filmmaker Ridley Scott confirmed that his 4-hour "Napoleon" director's cut will debut on Apple TV+. In an interview with Total Film, Scott suggested Sony will distribute a shorter cut to movie theaters before the director's cut debuts exclusively on Apple's streaming platform. More: - Scott says he's currently editing the "Napoleon" director's cut, and anticipates that it will run around four hours and 10 minutes in length.
- Apple declined to comment on the report.
- Scott said the film includes re-enactments of six historical battles, but because he used 11-14 cameras in unison, the entire production took just 62 days to shoot.
- The film stars Joaquin Pheonix -- who previously collaborated with Scott on "Gladiator" -- as the French general-turned-dictator, and Vanessa Kirby as his wife, Empress Joséphine.
- "Napoleon" opens theatrically on November 22; no Apple TV+ release date has been set.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 THE MATTHEW SHEPARD STORY: AN AMERICAN HATE CRIME: Two-hour documentary special from Investigation Discovery, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard, with commentary from friends and family, along with Rosie O'Donnell, Andrew Rannells, Adam Lambert, and others. Shepard was a gay college student whose brutal murder became a turning point in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights. The film debuts today on Max and cable. [Max] THE STARLING GIRL: 2023 coming-of-age drama film from first-time writer/director Laurel Parmet. Eliza Scanlen stars as a 17-year-old from a fundamentalist Christian community in Kentucky who struggles to balance her personal dreams and desires with her resolute faith. Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Wrenn Schmidt, and Austin Abrams co-star. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Sundance. [Paramount+] THE MILL: 2023 sci-fi thriller feature, set in a dystopian near future. Lil Rel Howery stars as a businessman who awakens to discover that he's been imprisoned and assigned to forced labor by his employer. Sean King O'Grady ("We Need to Do Something") directed. [Hulu] THE TURNING POINT: MARTHA'S VINEYARD V. DESANTIS: The latest edition of MSNBC's "Turning Point" documentary collection looks back at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' 2022 political stunt, luring 49 Venezuelan migrants to the island of Martha's Vineyard with misleading promises of jobs and housing. The documentary features insights from four migrant cousins who were recruited for the program, and still live on the Vineyard. [Peacock] BLIPPI'S BIG DINO ADVENTURE: This hour-long special episode of the educational preschooler series "Blippi" was screened in US movie theaters back in August. It features Blippi (Clayton Grimm) and his pal Meekah (Cashae Monya) searching for lost dinosaur eggs at T-Rex Ranch. [Netflix] STRANDED WITH MY MOTHER-IN-LAW (ILHADOS COM A SOGRA): Debut reality competition series from Brazil in which contestants are flown to a remote island, where they think they're going to be teamed up with their spouses. The twist: they actually must compete alongside their mothers-in-law. Fernanda Souza hosts. [Netflix] STARDUST TELEPATH: Debut anime series based on the manga by Rasuko Ōkuma. It's about a teen whose new friendship with an alien helps her to open up to people and become more social. [Crunchyroll] | | | |
| 4 | | Based on AMC's internal numbers, the "Walking Dead" spinoff "Daryl Dixon" had the largest premiere audience in AMC+ history in its first three days. The previous record holder was another "Walking Dead" spinoff series, "Dead City." More: - Both "Daryl Dixon" and "Dead City" have been renewed for second seasons.
- "Daryl Dixon" is currently on pace to become the overall most-watched show in AMC+ history.
- "Daryl Dixon" has also proved a hit on AMC's cable network; according to Nielsen, the fourth episode hit 1.1 million viewers in its first three days, including 392,000 viewers in the all-important adults aged 25-54 demo.
- The "Daryl Dixon" season finale airs on October 15; AMC will screen it a few days early for audiences at New York Comic Con.
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| 5 | | Netflix ended an experiment in Kenya that provided free access for mobile-only subscribers. The free subscribers received access to about 25% of the Netflix catalog, along with advertisements. More: - The goal was to see how many additional subscribers the service could convert by switching to an entirely free, ad-supported model.
- Netflix has apparently decided against the idea of offering an entirely no-cost plan.
- The company told Reuters that it learned a lot from the test, but would focus on low-cost ad-supported plans moving forward.
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| 6 | | Netflix Productions UK, one of the streamer's British subsidiaries, spent around $10.2 million on content in 2022, an 11% increase from the year. The jump was mostly due to inflation, however, as opposed to a surge in new productions. More: - A production boom resulted in skyrocketing costs in the British film and TV industries in 2022, compounded by rising costs of everyday goods like food, fuel, and energy.
- Netflix does, however, have a significant footprint in UK media, producing hit shows including "Bridgerton," "Sex Education," "The Crown," "Top Boy," and "Heartstopper."
- In 2020, Netflix doubled its overall UK production budget to $1 billion.
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| 7 | | Digital studio Rooster Teeth pulled much of its popular programming, including most seasons of the animated "Halo" parody series "Red vs. Blue," from YouTube. In a video posted to Twitter/X on Thursday, senior writer and "RWBY" showrunner Kerry Shawcross explained that content will move over to Rooster Teeth's own website as a way to boost revenue. More: - According to Shawcross, Rooster Teeth gets "approximately 5 - 10 times more value" from content posted on its own website vs. YouTube.
- Rooster Teeth shows are free to stream on the website with ads.
- In addition to "Red vs. Blue," the full run of the series "Camp Camp" has also moved over the official Rooster Teeth site.
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- The Korean Disney+ coming-of-age superhero series "Moving" took home six prizes at the Busan Film Festival's Asia Contents Awards, including three acting trophies and the award for Best Visual Effects.
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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 Lon Harris | |
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