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| Good afternoon and thanks for opening today's Inside Streaming brief. Even before SAG-AFTRA members formally approve their new contract, networks, studios and streamers have slowly started re-opening for business. Netflix's Geeked Week provided a flurry of announcements about new content, but the streamer has also been announcing some fresh post-strike deals, including this very intriguing Denzel Washington/Hannibal movie from "Training Day" vet Antoine Fuqua. As well, CBS has already announced a full midseason slate, including long-delayed scripted shows that will finally make their TV debuts. To paraphrase noted actor Ronald Reagan, it's morning again in Hollywood. Enjoy today's issue and have a great week. Lon
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| 1 | | As Netflix's "Geeked Week" 2023 event continued on Friday and over the weekend, the streamer announced several new series and dropped some more teasers and featurettes. Netflix announced an anime series set in the "Terminator" universe, from "Ghost in the Shell" and "Star Wars Visions" studio Production IG and "Project Power" vet Mattson Tomlin, though few details were revealed. More: - Part 1 of filmmaker Zack Snyder's sci-fi epic "Rebel Moon" -- subtitled "A Child of Fire" -- got a full trailer; the film will get a one-week theatrical release on December 15 before hitting Netflix on December 22.
- Netflix's adaptation of the Cixin Liu novel "The Three-Body Problem" comes from "Game of Thrones" vets D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, along with Alexander Woo; the sci-fi drama series arrives on March 21.
- The fantasy adventure film "Damsel" -- starring Millie Bobby Brown as a young woman who comes to her own rescue after she's sacrificed to a fire-breathing dragon -- got a new teaser; it debuts next year.
- The supernatural mystery series "Dead Boy Detectives" -- based on characters first introduced in Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" comics -- was originally developed for Max, but has shifted over to Netflix.
- The live-action series adaptation of the anime "YuYu Hakusho" debuts on December 14; Takumi Kitamura stars as a teenager who dies and becomes a "Spirit Detective."
- An anime series based on the "Devil May Cry" video game franchise, from "My Adventures with Superman" and "Dota: Dragon's Blood" vets Studio Mir, debuts next year.
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| 2 | | Netflix is developing a feature film about legendary Carthaginian general Hannibal with star Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua. Washington and Fuqua have previously collaborated on a number of projects, including the Oscar-winning thriller "Training Day" and the "Equalizer" film series. More: - Three-time Oscar nominee John Logan, who previously wrote the script for Ridley Scott's historical epic "Gladiator," is working on the screenplay and will executive produce.
- Washington has been developing a film project based on the Hannibal story for over 20 years; Vin Diesel was also attached to a competing Hannibal project that was never realized.
- Hannibal led the Carthaginian forces against Rome during the Second Punic War, famously crossing the Alps along with North African war elephants.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 LOVE HAS WON: THE CULT OF MOTHER GOD: Three-part docuseries from filmmaker Hannah Olson ("Baby God") profiling Amy Carlson, the late founder of the controversial New Age religious movement Love Has Won. The group, frequently referred to as a cult, proclaimed that Carlson was an ancient, divine being who had created the universe. "Uncut Gems" directors Josh and Benny Safdie executive produced. [Max] THE LADY BIRD DIARIES: Feature documentary from "John Lewis: Good Trouble" filmmaker Dawn Porter and ABC News Studios, taking an intimate look at the life and perspective of former first lady Lady Bird Johnson through an exploration of her audio diaries, recorded during her time in the White House. The film debuted at this year's SXSW festival in Austin. [Hulu] THE TURNING POINT: SERVING IN SECRET: LOVE, COUNTRY, AND DON'T ASK DON'T TELL: The latest installment of the documentary franchise from MSNBC Films examines the history of the US military's discrimination against the LGBTQ community, and chronicles one couple's experiences navigating the system. Trevor Noah executive produces. [Peacock] A HEIDELBERG HOLIDAY: Holiday rom-com from Hallmark starring Ginna Claire Mason as a woman who travels to Germany to sell handmade glass ornaments at a famed Christmas market, then falls for a local craftsman (Frédéric Brossier). [Peacock] | | | |
| 4 | | SAG-AFTRA's national board approved of its new contract with studios on Friday, and sent it along to members for ratification. The voting process will start on Tuesday and wrap up in the first week of December. More: - 86% of the national board voted to approve the new agreement on November 10.
- Union president Fran Drescher singled out the agreement's "extraordinary scope," and called it "the biggest contract-on-contract gains" in SAG-AFTRA history.
- According to the New York Times, the strike cost the state of California alone around $5 billion; nationwide losses are estimated between $6-$10 billion.
- According to industry analysts, the increased cost of producing individual films and TV series under the new contracts will likely mean a dip in overall productions over the next few years.
- The full text of the three-year agreement likely won't be publicly available for several weeks, but an 18-page summary has been released.
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| 5 | | According to Lionsgate's Q2 earnings report, Starz added 200,000 domestic subscribers between July and September. The network and streamer now has around 12 million streaming subscribers, and 19.44 million total including cable. More: - Owner Lionsgate is preparing to spin off Starz into a standalone company in the near future.
- Overall, Lionsgate bested expectations with more than $1 billion in revenue in Q2, driven by an 80% year-over-year improvement in its theatrical grosses (largely credited to "John Wick: Chapter 4.")
- Lionsgate's TV sector saw a 9% revenue decline to $393.9 million; CFO Jimmy Barge blamed the dip on the strikes, which interrupted production of episodic TV shows.
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| 6 | | CBS unveiled its post-strike midseason schedule, which includes two debut series along with a number of returning shows. CBS is the first network to reveal a new slate since the close of the SAG-AFTRA strike five days ago. More: - CBS' new line-up will debut immediately after its Super Bowl broadcast on February 11.
- The new drama series "Tracker" scored the post-Super Bowl premiere slot; the procedural, starring Justin Hartley as a survivalist who uses his tracking skills to help people in need, is scheduled to enter production just after Thanksgiving.
- The "Good Wife" spinoff "Elsbeth" -- following Carrie Preston's unconventional attorney character as she accepts a new job with the NYPD -- will also arrive in early 2024.
- A few already-announced series were pushed to the 2024-2025 season, including a reboot of the classic legal drama "Matlock" and the sitcom "Poppa's House," featuring real-life father and son duo Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.
- CBS series that will return in February include "Young Sheldon," "The Neighborhood," and the "FBI" and "NCIS" franchises.
- Most CBS shows are simulcast on Paramount+.
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| 7 | | Tubi teamed with The Black List on a new contest for emerging and up-and-coming screenwriters. Aspirants can submit their screenplays to the "To Be Commissioned" project for an opportunity to get their films developed, produced, and distributed by Fox's free ad-supported Tubi platform. More: - Tubi will commission five scripts that speak to "young, diverse audiences"; the categories include Sci-Fi, Faith, Comedy, Romance, and "Wild Card" (meaning any other genre).
- Final submissions are due by March 15, 2024.
- The Black List -- a platform for writers best known for its annual lists of the Best Unproduced Screenplays -- will collaborate with Tubi throughout the program, and will executive produce all five films.
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- "Queer Eye" host Bobby Berk -- the show's resident design expert -- will exit the Netflix reality series following its upcoming 8th season; in a statement posted to social media, Berk said his departure was "not an easy decision... but a necessary one."
- Following public outcry and social media blowback, Warner Bros. Discovery reversed its decision to shelve the completed comedy "Coyote vs. Acme," and will shop the Looney Tunes/John Cena film around to other studios and streamers.
- Both Netflix and Disney+ set new UK viewership records in October, aided by hit docuseries devoted to David Beckham and Coleen Rooney, respectively.
- A new survey from the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California found that just 6% of streaming TV shows and films featured an Asian cast member in a lead role in 2022; additionally, over half of Asian female characters' love interests were white men.
- Hulu pulled the ABC News documentary "3212 Un-Redacted" from its library, following the conviction of producer James Gordon Meek for possessing and transporting child sexual abuse material; the film was based on Meek's investigative reporting.
- "June," a documentary profile of country singer-songwriter June Carter Cash, comes to Paramount+ in the US and Canada on January 16.
- "The Office" co-creator Greg Daniels discussed reboot rumors with The Wrap, indicating that any spinoff series would be a complete reimagining in a different location.
- "The Simpsons" producer James L. Brooks told People that, despite a joke in a recent episode, the show will continue to feature Homer strangling his son, Bart; "Nothing's getting tamed," Brooks told People, "he'll continue to be strangled."
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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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