| Good morning/afternoon and thanks for opening today's Inside Streaming brief. That Investigation Discovery "Quiet on Set" series, exposing the toxic environment at Nickelodeon Studios in the '90s and '00s, is a very troubling watch, and kind of makes you wonder if live-action kids TV is really all that important, in the grand scheme of things. Full-time employment in the entertainment industry is pretty clearly not a healthy environment for very young people, and the series explores how sometimes, even dedicated and protective parents find themselves unable to shield their children from abuse and trauma. Seems like we have ample evidence of tormented former child stars who fail to thrive as adults to at least give us pause. Anyway, the show is uncomfortable but worth watching, and these are important discussions for us to have as a culture. It's streaming now on Max. Lon
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| 1 | | Taylor Swift's concert film "The Eras Tour" set a new record on Disney+ with 4.6 million views in its first three days of release. That makes it the most-watched new music film in the platform's history, according to Disney's internal data. More: - Within its first three days, "The Eras Tour" was streamed for 16.2 million hours on Disney+.
- The 3.5-hour runtime helped to boost these numbers; Disney+ counts "views" as total stream time divided by the content's runtime.
- "The Eras Tour" debuted theatrically last year, and hit Disney+ on March 14 with an extended runtime, featuring five new bonus songs; the film was recorded across three Los Angeles performances last summer.
- Disney reportedly paid $75 million for the exclusive streaming rights to the film.
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| 2 | | The four-part Investigation Discovery docuseries "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" prompted former Nickelodeon producer and showrunner Dan Schneider to issue an apology. In a new video posted to YouTube, Schneider said he regrets some "embarrassing" on-set behavior, which included making sexually inappropriate jokes and asking female subordinates for massages. More: - Schneider developed and produced several massively popular YA shows during his tenure at Nickelodeon, including "All That," "The Amanda Show," and "Drake and Josh."
- He exited the network in 2018 after an internal investigation found he'd been verbally abusive to staff members.
- In the video, Schender conceded that he owes "some people a pretty strong apology."
- The docuseries also explores a number of cases, not directly involving Schneider, in which Nickelodeon child actors were sexually abused.
- "Drake and Josh" star Drake Bell alleges that he was sexually assaulted by dialogue coach Brian Peck, who worked with Schneider on "All That" and "The Amanda Show."
- All four episodes of "Quiet on Set" are now streaming on Max.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 PALM ROYALE: Period comedy miniseries, based on the novel "Mr. & Mrs. American Pie" by Juliet McDaniel. Kristen Wiig stars as ruthlessly ambitious Maxine Simmons, who will stop at nothing to work her way into Palm Springs high society in the year 1969. Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb, Josh Lucas, Ricky Martin, and Carol Burnett co-star; Abe Sylvia ("George & Tammy") created. [Apple TV+] X-MEN '97: Debut animated superhero series, following up on the '90s classic "X-Men: The Animated Series," and featuring a number of original cast members reprising their roles. Following the loss of leader Professor X, the mutant team faces a new string of challenges and adversaries. [Disney+] LIFE BELOW ZERO: Season 22 of the National Geographic reality series -- about people carving out a rough existence in remote areas of Alaska -- debuted late last year on cable and hits both Hulu and Disney+ today in the US. [Hulu and Disney+] MORPHLE AND THE MAGIC PETS: Debut animated series for young kids, based on the Moonbug Entertainment YouTube hit "Morphle." The story centers around a pair of step-siblings whose magical pets can contort and shift themselves into any shape. [Disney+] THE LAST COWBOY: CMT reality series following the lives of competitors in the field of reining, an advanced form of horse riding in which the animals are led through precise patterns of circles, spins, and stops. "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan executive produces. Season 4 aired last year on cable and hits Paramount+ in the US today. [Paramount+] | | | |
| 4 | | Max grabbed the US streaming rights for the mixed martial arts organization Bellator. The promoter's season consists of eight total events, and kicks off on March 22 in Belfast, Ireland. More: - Future 2024 events will stream from Paris, Dublin, London, Chicago, and San Diego.
- TNT Sports holds the Bellator broadcast license; matches will air on the TruTV network.
- Bellator was previously owned by Paramount, which aired events via the Showtime Sports brand; the media giant sold the promotion to the Saudi-backed Professional Fighters League (PFL).
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| 5 | | Jessica Biel will star in and executive produce a series adaptation of Karin Slaughter's novel "The Good Daughter" for Peacock. Slaughter will script the adaptation herself; it's her debut as a TV writer. More: - The novel centers on two violent incidents in the small town of Pikeville that take place nearly 30 years apart, and follows the investigation of sisters Charlotte and Samantha Quinn.
- Biel will portray Charlotte; no casting has been announced for any other lead roles.
- Another Slaughter novel -- "Pieces of Her" -- was previously adapted into a Netflix series starring Toni Collette; it debuted in March 2022.
- Slaughter's writing also inspired the ABC procedural drama "Will Trent," which is currently in its second season.
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| 6 | | The supernatural mystery-drama series "Dead Boy Detectives" hits Netflix on April 25. The show is based on characters created for DC Comics by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, who originally appeared in "Sandman" stories. More: - George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri co-star as Edwin and Charles, teens who didn't know one another in life but solve mysteries together as undead spirits.
- They're aided by a living clairvoyant (Kassius Nelson) and her friend (Yuyu Kitamura).
- Steve Yockey ("The Flight Attendant") and Beth Schwartz ("Sweet Tooth") co-created the series.
- The show was originally developed for Max but shifted over to Netflix last year, as it no longer aligns with James Gunn and Peter Safran's larger plans for the on-screen DC Universe.
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| 7 | | AMC released an extended trailer for Season 2 of the Anne Rice adaptation "Interview with the Vampire." The new episodes debut on May 12 on both AMC+ and cable. More: - Prior to the series premiere, AMC had already renewed "Interview with the Vampire" for a second season.
- Season 2 picks up the narrative, as the vampire Louis (Jacob Anderson) continues recounting his life story to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian).
- Delainey Hayles joins the series this year as Claudia, taking over the role from Bailey Bass; Ben Daniels also joins the ensemble as the leader of the Theatre Des Vampires.
- The show is at the center of the network's shared "Immortal Unvierse" franchise of Anne Rice adaptations, which also includes the series "Mayfair Witches" and an in-development show set within the Talamasca secret society.
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- Netflix leads all networks and streamers in 2024 BAFTA TV nominations, propelled mostly by the success of "The Crown," which picked up eight nods.
- Sony's theatrical rom-com "Anyone But You," a riff on Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney, hits Netflix in the US on April 23.
- Max dropped a trailer for the comedic travel series "Conan O'Brien Must Go," in which the late night host hangs out with fans in four different countries; the series arrives on April 18.
- A new "Bridgerton" Season 3 teaser features newlyweds Kate (Simone Ashley) and Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), who were the focus of the show's second season; the first half of Season 3 debuts on May 16.
- Paramount+ renewed the Canadian medical drama series "Skymed" for a third season; the show centers on the crews of air ambulances monitoring the skies over remote sections of Northern Canada.
- Former "Doctor Who" showrunner Steven Moffat -- who led the series during the Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi eras, and later co-created "Sherlock" -- will return this year to write a new episode for Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa.
- Apple TV+'s "Fraggle Rock" reboot series -- "Back to the Rock" -- returns for a second season on March 29.
- Brian Cox provides the voice of Santa Claus in Netflix's upcoming animated holiday feature "That Christmas" from "How to Train Your Dragon" vet Simon Otto; the film is based on a children's book series by "Love Actually" vet Richard Curtis.
- A new update to Ranker's Watchworthy app adds personalized streaming service recommendations and collaborative watchlists for friend groups.
- Netflix released a trailer for the Korean sci-fi series "Parasyte: The Grey," from "Train to Busan" filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho; the series -- about a war between humans and parasitic creatures -- is based on a popular manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki.
- At the Series Mania Festival, Max unveiled a line-up of three new French shows, including an adaptation of a rabbi's memoir, a drama set in a French Romani community, and a scripted series about the Bataclan attacks; Disney+ also announced its new slate of European originals from France, Germany, and Spain.
- Paramount+ will collaborate with France Télévisions on a new Zorro series, starring "The Artist" vet Jean Dujardin as the masked vigilante; the series will stream on Paramount+ in the UK, Italy, Germany, and Latin America.
- CBS renewed the procedural drama "NCIS: Sydney" -- the franchise's first international spinoff -- for a second season.
- Disney's DRAX Direct initiative offers new tools to streamline the ad-buying process for both Disney+ and Hulu.
- NBC is developing a spinoff of the medical drama series "New Amsterdam" set 30 years into the future, exploring how AI and other new technologies could influence medicine.
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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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