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| Thanks for opening today's Inside Streaming! Hope everyone in the US had a great holiday weekend, and all of our international readers had a terrific regular, normal weekend. Disney's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad year at the box office continued this holiday, with the animated musical "Wish" coming in way below expectations. 2023 has been the first year in a decade that the studio has had 0 theatrical releases exceed the $1 billion mark. The Disney+ service is taking a lot of the blame for this scenario, with the suggestion that the studio "trained" audiences to skip theaters and just wait for streaming to watch their latest films, and I suppose there's some truth to that. But on the flip side, we've still seen a lot of enduring passion and excitement around SOME theatrical films, even if they're bound to appear on streaming themselves before too long. ("Five Nights at Freddy's" was very recently a hit in both theaters and on Peacock!) So I'm not sure this satisfies as the LONE explanation for Disney's sudden failure to launch at the domestic box office... There just generally seems to be muted enthusiasm for a lot of the studio's 2023 slate. Lon
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| 1 | | Pop icon Taylor Swift announced that her "Eras Tour" concert film will be available to rent on streaming platforms, starting on her birthday, December 13. The VOD version of the film will contain three extra songs not featured in the theatrical cut: "Wildest Dreams," "The Archer," and "Long Live." More: - The film will be available to rent on VOD in the US, Canada, and other countries to be announced.
- The film earned around $232 million at the global box office.
- Swift fans had anticipated an announcement, but most theorized that it would regard the "Taylor's Version" release of her album "Reputation."
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| 2 | | Netflix grabbed the comedy feature "The Fifth Wheel" after a bidding war with other distributors and streamers. Kim Kardashian produced and co-stars in the film along with an ensemble, mostly female cast. More: - "Girls5Eva" vet Paula Pell co-wrote the film along with her spouse, Janine Brito, and produced along with Kardashian.
- Kardashian also co-stars in the most recent season of "American Horror Story," subtitled "Delicate."
- She's apparently been very involved in the project as a producer and plans to promote it heavily via her social media channels.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE: The Adult Swim animated series returns this week to both Max and cable for a 12th season, consisting of five new episodes. The series centers on the bizarre adventures of roommates and sentient fast food items Master Shake (Dana Snyder), Frylock (Carey Means), and Meatwad (Dave Willis). [Max] THE GARDEN: COMMUNE OR CULT: Docuseries produced for the Discovery cable network, examining the off-grid community known as The Garden, which is based on a remote 22-acre site in Lafayette, Tennessee. The series follows prospective new member Tyler Milligan, as attempts to join the group and learns about daily life for residents. [Max] KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP: REINDEER GAMES: Holiday special from Food Network in which four kid bakers return to tackle a new challenge: a reindeer cake with 3D antlers. The winner takes home a $10,000 prize package. Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown host. [Max] STEELTOWN MURDERS: Four-part drama miniseries from the UK produced for BBC One, based on the true story of the "Saturday Night Strangler" case that shocked Wales in 1973. Philip Glenister and Steffan Rhodri co-star as the detectives investigating a double murder in Swansea years after the trail has gone cold. [Acorn TV] THE LESSON: 2023 thriller from the UK, starring Daryl McCormack as a young man who takes on a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer (Richard E. Grant), then begins investigating the circumstances behind a strange death that occurred there. Julie Delpy co-stars; Alice Troughton ("Tin Stare," "A Discovery of Witches") directed. [Paramount+] GO DOG DO: Animated kids series based on the classic book by P.D. Eastman, about two young dogs and their adventures in the city of Pawston. It's back for a fourth season. [Netflix] | | | |
| 4 | | Now that Disney+ has partnered with the BBC on "Doctor Who," the show has made some behind-the-scenes changes in how it compensates writers. The series has shifted away from a residual model for writer payments, according to Deadline, and now pays a larger up-front fee for episode scripts. More: - The classic British sci-fi series is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary; former showrunner Russell T. Davies and star David Tennant have returned this year for a trio of specials.
- Because "Doctor Who" episodes are frequently repeated on TV and streamed, the residual payments have become an important income source for many UK writers.
- As "Doctor Who" is a British production, it doesn't need to adhere to WGA guidelines; these new writer deals were nonetheless struck prior to the WGA strike.
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| 5 | | The eagerly-anticipated adult animated musical comedy series "Hazbin Hotel" hits Amazon Prime Video on January 19, 2024. The series comes from writer and animator Vivienne Medrano, creator of the smash hit YouTube series "Helluva Boss." More: - The series centers on Charlie, the Princess of Hell, who's tasked with depopulating an overcrowded underworld; desperate, she creates a "hotel" designed to usher guests from Hell to Heaven.
- Season 1 guest voices include Broadway vets Darren Criss, Jeremy Jordan, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Patina Miller, and Jessica Vosk.
- The regular cast includes Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman, Keith David, Kimiko Glenn, Blake Roman, Amir Talai, Christian Borle, and Joel Perez.
- The series is produced for Amazon by A24 and Fox's Bento Box, the studio behind "Bob's Burgers."
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| 6 | | In a discussion with Rolling Stone, "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off" co-creator Bryan Lee O'Malley suggested the animated series is unlikely to return for a second season. O'Malley, who wrote the original graphic novels on which the series is based, told Rolling Stone that the show is "self-contained for now," adding "we put it all in there." More: - O'Malley says that "Takes Off" -- an alternate reality version of the story in which the characters make different choices from the source material -- was always designed as a limited series.
- The author explained that, as streaming shows typically "get canceled after one season," the creators opted not to risk leaving their story unfinished.
- O'Malley's co-creator, BenDavid Grabinski, also confirmed that no second season was developed or planned.
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| 7 | | Paramount+ will have a major presence at Brazilian comic convention CCXP. The Paramount+ panel will feature appearances from "Halo," "Star Trek: Discovery," and "Drag Race: Brazil" creators and cast members. More: - The event will be held from November 30 through December 3 in São Paulo.
- "Halo" participants include stars Pablo Schreiber and Joseph Morgan, along with showrunner David Wiener and executive producer Kiki Wolfkill.
- For "Star Trek: Discovery," the line-up includes star Sonequa Martin-Green along with co-showrunner and EP Michelle Paradise.
- Last year's CCXP Brazil featured appearances from Pedro Pascal, Keanu Reeves, Zoe Saldaña, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Marvel president Kevin Feige.
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- The legal case at the center of Netflix's documentary "Take Care of Maya" could be headed back to court, as defendants have requested a retrial; attorneys for Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital claim that the previous jury foreman violated conduct rules.
- "Napoleon" director Ridley Scott and star Vanessa Kirby discussed some scenes that didn't make it into the theatrical cut with USA Today; an extended director's cut will premiere on Apple TV+ next year.
- During an interview with BBC's "Today" show, "The Crown" vet Jared Harris said he thinks the Royal Family should be "delighted" by the Netflix royal drama series, as "it is humanizing them."
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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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