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| Thanks for opening today's Inside Streaming brief. Do we really need another "Happy Gilmore" installment? I'm in the target age range for most of this 2024 nostalgia craze. I loved "Beetlejuice" and the Ghostbusters when I was a kid. I watched that original "X-Men" animated series when it debuted. I'm not immune to the pleasures of feeling like a kid again, even if just briefly, while watching an old TV show. But it's just... I don't know... enough already? Adam Sandler has been making so much interesting new stuff with Netflix, from the slice-of-life basketball drama "Hustle" to the zany "Hubie Halloween" to the animated musical "Leo" to the metaphysical sci-fi "Spaceman." It seems limiting and reductive to make him revisit goofy nonsense he did in 1996. Plus one of the real highlights of the original film is Carl Weathers' performance as Chubbs, which he'll be unable to revisit. What's the point? Lon
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| 1 | | According to Puck News, Kevin Costner has expressed interest in returning for the final episodes of Paramount Network's "Yellowstone." Costner exited the series due to a dispute about salary and a scheduling conflict with his films, "Horizon: An American Saga." More: - Creator Taylor Sheridan and the writing team reworked the second half of "Yellowstone" Season 5 without Costner's character, John Dutton.
- Puck reports that no concrete discussions have taken place concerning Costner's return, but that it's nonetheless possible the scripts will be re-considered again to include him, even if only for a cameo.
- Puck also suggest that Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly -- set to appear in a "Yellowstone" spinoff called "2024" -- are still negotiating with Paramount for higher salaries, apparently in the range of $1 million per episode.
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| 2 | | IATSE Local 695 -- the group representing sound, video, and projection technicians -- reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios. The new deal includes staffing upgrades, better pay, and improvements to on-set safety, according to an email sent to IATSE members on Monday night. More: - The latest IATSE agreement came after recent AMPTP deals with the Cinematographers Guild, the Set Painter and Sign-Writers union, and the Art Directors Guild.
- Another IATSE branch, Local 700 representing movie editors, will begin its negotiations with AMPTP this week.
- IATSE contracts expire on July 31; in total, these negotiations impact around 60,000 IATSE members across the entertainment industry.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, MARCH 26 THE TRUTH VS. ALEX JONES: Documentary from HBO and filmmaker Dan Reed ("Leaving Neverland") profiling the polarizing radio and internet host. The film focuses on Jones' conspiracy theories regarding the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the resulting lawsuits brought against him by grieving parents. [Max] GHOST ADVENTURES: SCREAMING ROOM: On the Travel Channel series, the crew from "Ghost Adventures" -- Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley, and Billy Tolley -- watch favorite clips from the series while providing additional background and commentary. Season 3 aired earlier this year on cable and comes to Max today. [Max] TIG NOTARO: HELLO AGAIN: The actor and comedian's latest comedy special, her first since 2021's "Drawn," was directed by her wife, Stephanie Allynne. [Prime Video] DAVE ATTELL: HOT CROSS BUNS: The latest half-hour special from the comedian and former "Insomniac" host features material on hard seltzer, strip clubs, loneliness, and a dramatic trip to the petting zoo. [Netflix] GOOD ONE: A SHOW ABOUT JOKES: Documentary special from comedian and writer Mike Birbiglia, based on his Vulture podcast of the same name, with a focus on his creative process. The special follows Birbiglia as he mines his personal life for material and chats with fellow comics Seth Meyers, Hasan Minhaj, and Atsuko Okatsuka. [Peacock] FATAL FAMILY FEUDS: The Oxygen true crime series examines situations in which a family was ripped apart by a personal feud, ultimately resulting in murder. Season 1 aired earlier this year on cable and hits Peacock today. [Peacock] | | | |
| 4 | | Through a new deal, the Golden Globe Awards will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ for another five years. The agreement also brings the American Music Awards to the network. More: - The Globes were recently acquired by Dick Clark Productions from its previous organizers, the now-defunct Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
- The Globes were viewed by around 9.4 million people this year, a 50% increase over NBC's 2023 telecast.
- This was the largest TV audience for the Globes since 2020.
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| 5 | | According to Disney's internal metrics, the first two episodes of the animated series "X-Men '97" received 4 million global views in its first 5 days. That makes it Disney+'s most-viewed animated series premiere since "What If...?" Season 1 in 2021. More: - The debut of the latest X-Men series also boosted views for the original 1992 "X-Men" version; "X-Men" viewership on Disney+ has jumped by 522% since February.
- The new series continues the story from the '90s "X-Men" show, and even brings back some of the original voice cast.
- "X-Men '97" creator and showrunner Beau De Mayo was fired just weeks before the show's premiere; no information regarding the reasons for his departure has been provided.
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| 6 | | A number of notable actors joined the cast of Seth Rogen's Apple TV+ comedy series "The Studio." Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders all signed on for the series this week. More: - Rogen co-created the series along with "Veep" vets Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory, and will co-star as well.
- Not much is known about the story, though it's apparently a send-up of the entertainment industry, set behind the scenes at a legacy film studio.
- Rogen also produces and stars in the comedy series "Platonic" for Apple TV+; it's been renewed for a second season.
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| 7 | | Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen will co-star in the Peacock romantic comedy-drama series "The Miniature Wife." The show comes from "Boardwalk Empire" vets Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner, and draws inspiration from a short story by writer Manuel Gonzalez. More: - Macfadyen and Banks co-star as a married couple whose relationship is upended following a "technological accident."
- The duo are also executive producing the project, which triggered a bidding war among networks and studios before landing at NBCUNiversal and Peacock.
- Macfadyen recently won an Emmy for his role on HBO's "Succession"; he's also set to co-star in Netflix's historical drama series "Death by Lightning" opposite Michael Shannon.
- Banks previously developed the "Pitch Perfect" series spinoff "Bumper in Berlin" for Peacock.
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- Production is underway on the fifth and final season of Netflix's romantic thriller "You"; the final episodes return the action to New York City.
- Netflix is reportedly developing a sequel to the beloved 1996 Adam Sandler golf comedy "Happy Gilmore."
- Though it was developed as a limited series, Apple renewed the Jennifer Garner drama "The Last Thing He Told Me" for a second season; Season 2 will be based on a follow-up to the original novel by author Laura Dave.
- Max ordered the medical drama series "The Pitt," which reunites former "ER" producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill along with star Noah Wyle; the 15-episode series follows a group of front-line medical workers in a contemporary Pittsburgh hospital.
- A new documentary profile of the iconic rock group The Beach Boys hits Disney+ on May 24; Frank Marshall ("The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart") and Thom Zimny ("Sly") co-directed.
- Netflix announced the cast of "Prom Queen," the next film in its "Fear Street" franchise, inspired by R.L. Stine's novel series; Lili Taylor, Katherine Waterston, India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, David Iacono, and Ella Rubin lead the ensemble.
- The upcoming HBO docuseries "The Synanon Fix" investigates the controversial "Church of Synanon," which started as a drug rehabilitation clinic in 1950s California before transitioning into a religious movement that some have termed a cult; the four-part series premieres on April 1.
- Series regular Candiace Dillard Bassett exited the Bravo reality series "The Real Housewives of the Potomac" after six seasons; the show will return later this year for Season 9.
- Smart TV maker TCL added the NFL's free ad-supported channel to its TLCtv Plus streaming line-up.
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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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