| Good afternoon and welcome to another week of Inside Streaming. Lots of cool stuff to look forward to in that Apple TV+ sizzle reel. (I'm one of the few who enthusiastically enjoyed Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" in theaters!) But I'm most excited for "Sugar," this new LA detective series from Colin Farrell and "City of God" veteran Fernando Meirelles. Los Angeles Noir -- stuff like "Chinatown" or Robert Altman's "Long Goodbye" or PT Anderson's "Inherent Vice" or even the Coen Bros.' "Big Lebowski" -- is among my favorite all-time genres, and this looks like a solid new entry. Enjoy today's issue. We'll see you back here tomorrow. Lon
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| 1 | | Author Candace Bushnell, whose writing inspired the HBO comedy series "Sex and the City," told The Times of London that she received no additional royalties for the show's recent move over to Netflix. Bushnell received just $100,000 from HBO for the original rights to her novel, also titled "Sex and the City." More: - Bushnell blamed male executives for underpaying her, telling Times of London "the way men do business is a Ponzi scheme," and adding "the percentage of women in the 1% who made their own money is about 3.5%."
- Bushnell is launching a one-woman stage show based on her life experiences, called "True Tales of Success and Sex and the City."
- The "Sex and the City" spinoff series "And Just Like That..." has been renewed for a third season on Max, set to debut in 2025.
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| 2 | | Apple shared a sizzle reel, featuring a look at a number of upcoming TV+ shows and films. The eight-episode limited historical drama series "Franklin," starring Michael Douglas as Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, premieres in April. More: - "Franklin" is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America" by Stacy Schiff; it chronicles Franklin's secret diplomatic mission to France in the early days of the American Revolution.
- The animated "Peanuts" special "Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin" debuts on February 16, and features the character's "origin story."
- Ridley Scott's period epic "Napoleon" also hits Apple TV+ on February 16; the film is nominated for three Oscars, for its Visual Effects, Costume Design, and Production Design.
- The limited detective series "Sugar," starring Colin Farrell, arrives on April 5.
- Season 3 of the Mexican resort-set comedy series "Acapulco" lands in May.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 ARCTIC ASCENT WITH ALEX HONNOLD: Three-part science and nature series from National Geographic in which climate activist and climber Alex Honnold ("Free Solo") attempts to summit Ingmikortilaq, an imposing, never-climbed Arctic seacliff in a remote corner of Greenland. Climbers Hazel Findlay and Mikey Schaefer join Honnold in the attempt, while climate scientists use the expedition as an opportunity to examine this rarely-studied region. New episodes debut Sundays on cable and stream on Hulu and Disney+ on Mondays. [Hulu and Disney+] HOMESTEAD RESCUE: On the Discovery reality series, survival expert Marty Raney and his family train eager novice homesteaders for a life off-the-grid, providing valuable tips on hunting, fishing, gardening, upkeep, security, and more. It's back this week for an 11th season; new episodes air Sundays on cable and hit Max on Mondays. [Max] THE RE-EDUCATION OF MOLLY SINGER: 2023 comedy feature, starring Britt Robertson as a lawyer who goes undercover as a freshman at her former college, in a scheme to boost the popularity of her boss's awkward son. Jaime Pressly, Wendie Malick, and Ty Simpkins co-star; Andy Palmer ("The Funhouse Massacre") directed. [Netflix] DEE & FRIENDS IN OZ: Debut animated series for preschoolers, loosely inspired by the classic "Oz" fantasy books by L. Frank Baum. It centers on a young girl named Dee who's transported to the wonderful land of Oz by a magical key. [Netflix] | | | |
| 4 | | Apple secured the David E. Kelley drama series "Margo's Got Money Troubles" following a bidding war with other networks and streamers. The series is based on a soon-to-be-published novel by Rufi Thorpe. More: - Kelley ("Big Little Lies," "The Undoing") will produce the series for the A24 studio and serve as showrunner.
- Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman are attached to star in the series; they'll also executive produce alongside Fanning's sister, actor Dakota Fanning.
- More than a dozen companies bid on the rights to the book, about the daughter of a waitress and a pro wrestler who seeks her parents' guidance after starting an account on OnlyFans.
- Kelley is also developing an adaptation of the Scott Turow novel "Presumed Innocent" for Apple, along with J.J. Abrams and his company, Bad Robot.
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| 5 | | A new free streaming service, named Freely, will launch in the UK in the second quarter of 2024. The service is a collaboration between several UK broadcasters, including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5. More: - The broadcasters are all members of a collective formerly known as Digital UK, now rebranded as Everyone TV.
- According to research by the analytics company 3 Reasons, more than half of UK households will cut the cord and watch TV exclusively on streaming platforms by 2030; Freely is an attempt by conventional broadcasters to ensure that they continue reaching this audience.
- Freely is also in talks with UKTV, a division of BBC Studios, to bring its content over to the platform.
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| 6 | | According to a report in the Puck newsletter, three "Yellowstone" stars are asking for significant pay hikes to return for Paramount's sequel series. Series regulars Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and Luke Grimes are all renegotiating their contracts ahead of the spinoff series. More: - Puck reports that Sheridan's sequel plans hadn't originally included these actors, but they were pitched as a way to rope in fans of the original series.
- It's been widely reported that the new series will center on an original character, played by Matthew McConaughey.
- Reilly apparently wants $1.5 million per episode to return, whiel Hauser is asking for $1.25 million.
- Apparently, all three actors also had "pay-or-play" contracts for the never-produced sixth season of the original "Yellowstone," meaning they'll still receive their compensation.
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| 7 | | 13 actors joined a large ensemble cast for the upcoming Netflix comedy series "A Classic Spy," from producer Mike Schur and actor Ted Danson. The series was inspired by the 2021 documentary "The Mole Agent," and stars Danson as a retired man who becomes a private investigator after responding to a classified ad. More: - Danson and Schur previously collaborated on the NBC sitcom "The Good Place"; Schur productions also include "Parks and Recreation," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," and "The Office."
- Eugene Cordero and Marc Evan Jackson, who co-starred in "The Good Place" with Danson, are among the new actors joining "A Classic Spy."
- Stephanie Beatriz, who collaborated with Schur on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," also joined the new series.
- Other actors signing on for "A Classic Spy" include Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, and Sally Struthers.
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- Production started on the sixth and final season of the Netflix coming-of-age comedy-drama series "Cobra Kai," a spinoff of the "Karate Kid" film franchise.
- Netflix shared some images from the upcoming film "Scoop," which recreates a 2019 "Newsnight" interview between journalist Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson) and Prince Andrew (Rufus Sewell), concerning the latter's personal connections to financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; "Scoop" arrives sometime later this year.
- Paramount+ plans to drop several original international films and series as a cost-cutting maneuver; the cuts include "At Midnight," starring "Top Gun: Maverick" vet Monica Barbaro, and the German anthology series "Zeit Verbrechen," featuring 2024 Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller.
- Hulu dropped an extended trailer for "Vanderpump Villa," a reality spinoff of "Vanderpump Rules" in which members of Lisa Vanderpump's staff cater to guests at a luxurious French chateau; the series arrives in the spring.
- "Stormy" -- a documentary profile of adult film star Stormy Daniels, who famously sued Donald Trump in 2018 -- comes to Peacock next month; "Orgasm Inc." vet Sarah Gibson directed.
- Disney removed around 120 films and TV shows from the Disney+ platform across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; the titles were mostly Disney Channel originals, along with a few classic live-action theatrical films and National Geographic/ESPN shows.
- "Solar Opposites" executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Brycel told Decider that they're open to continuing the show beyond its currently-in-production fifth season, but remain uncertain about Hulu's plans for the animated sci-fi comedy.
- Star Sarah Paulson confirmed that the Netflix series "Ratched" -- a prequel to the novel and film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" -- will not return for a second season; the Ryan Murphy thriller debuted in 2017 and was initially ordered for two seasons.
- A new Roku FAST channel, Mansa Mix, features a curated collection of international shows and films celebrating Black culture; it's part of a collaboration between Roku and David Oyelowo's streaming company, Mansa.
- A new report from Media Partners Asia's analytics company, Ampd, indicates that Amazon Prime Video has more monthly paying users than Netflix in Japan, but Netflix's subscribers, on average, spend more time on the platform.
- Hair and makeup designer Flora Moody shared some never-before-seen images from the unreleased pilot for the "Game of Thrones" spinoff "Blood Moon"; the prequel series was set thousands of years before "Game of Thrones," at the close of the so-called Age of Heroes.
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and Swirl Films will re-launch the horror-focused ad-supported streaming service FrightPix as both a FAST and YouTube channel.
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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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