Paul vs. Tyson fight / "Accountant 2" to Amazon / "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" a Nielsen hit / Prime Video "Fallout" trailer

Plus the weekend calendar, Netflix's "3 Body Problem" trailer, Amanda Knox series, "Grey's Anatomy" on Hulu, and more

Inside Streaming For March 08, 2024

Hello again, and thanks for opening today's Inside Streaming. Apologies for missing yesterday's edition. I try to keep the newsletter daily as best I can, but sometimes, brief absences are unavoidable. I've included the Thursday release calendar along with today's, so you don't miss anything good. (That new Guy Ritchie series "The Gentlemen" seems promising!) Have a great weekend. Lon p/lon-harris

1 Internet personality Jake Paul will take on former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a livestreamed Netflix boxing special. The fight will go down on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Texas, and will stream for free to all Netflix subscribers. More: Netflix is co-producing the event along with Paul's company, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). Former YouTuber Paul made his boxing debut in January 2020; he has a record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 6 knockouts. In 2020, Tyson fought in an exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr.; Paul appeared on the undercard of that event, defeating former NBA player Nate Robinson via knockout. Netflix has previously streamed live tennis and golf events.

2 The sequel to the 2016 Ben Affleck action-thriller "The Accountant" is in development at Amazon MGM Studios. The original film was produced by Warner Brothers, from which Amazon recently acquired the rights. More: Affleck and Matt Damon's company, Actor's Equity, developed the project; the studio previously collaborated with Amazon on the Affleck/Damon drama feature "Air," Jennifer Lopez's "This is Me...Now," and its accompanying documentary, "The Greatest Love Story Never Told." The original "Accountant" grossed $155 million worldwide on theatrical release, but became a significant hit the following year on video-on-demand. Affleck, John Bernthal. J.K. Simmons and Cynthia Addai-Robinson will reprise their original roles for the sequel. Affleck stars as an ingenious CPA with autism who works as a forensic accountant for criminal clients.

3 WEEKEND CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 7 THE GENTLEMEN: Debut British crime drama series from Guy Ritchie, based on his 2019 film of the same name. Theo James stars as a young man who inherits a large estate from his father, then discovers the land is connected to a large illicit cannabis business. Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Ray Winstone, Giancarlo Esposito, and Peter Serafinowicz co-star. [Netflix] POKÉMON HORIZONS: THE SERIES: The 26th overall season of the "Pokémon" anime series debuted last year in Japan and comes to Netflix in the US today. It introduces two new protagonists, Liko and Roy, who join a group of exploring adventures seeking answers to Pokémon mysteries. [Netflix] THE SIGNAL (DAS SIGNAL): Debut sci-fi mystery series from Germany, starring Florian David Fitz as a husband and father seeking answers about his astronaut wife's disappearance during a mission. Peri Baumeister, Yuna Bennett, and Katharina Schüttler co-star. [Netflix] POOR THINGS: 2023 sci-fi comedy-drama from director Yorgos Lanthimos ("The Favourite"), based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray. Emma Stone stars as the result of a mad scientist's experiment, a full-grown woman with the transplanted brain of an infant, who embarks on a surreal journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, and Christopher Abbott co-star. The film is nominated for 11 Oscars, including Best Picture. [Hulu] THE MASKED SINGER: The humorous Fox singing competition series -- in which celebrities perform in elaborate costumes, while a panel tries to guess their identities -- returns this week for an 11th season. Nick Cannon hosts; panelists include Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. [Hulu] ANIMAL CONTROL: The Fox workplace comedy centers on animal control workers in Seattle, and stars Joel McHale, Vella Lovell, Michael Rowland, Ravi V. Patel, and Grace Palmer. It's back for Season 2 this week, with new episodes airing Wednesdays and hitting streaming on Thursdays. [Hulu] ALONE: On the History Channel reality series, competitors attempt to survive by themselves in the wilderness after being dropped off with nothing but a backpack. Season 10, set in the Reindeer Lake region of northern Saskatchewan, premiered last year on TV and hits Hulu today. [Hulu] HOARDERS: The A&E reality series profiles people who suffer from obsessive hoarding, and follows along as they receive aid from family, friends, and professionals to let go of some of their possessions and declutter their living spaces. Season 14 aired last year on cable and hits Hulu today. [Hulu] MY STRANGE ARREST: A&E true crime docuseries profiling various individuals who have been arrested on bizarre, weird, or unexpected charges. Season 1 aired last year on cable and hits Hulu in the US today. [Hulu] ABDUCTED BY MY TEACHER: THE ELIZABETH THOMAS STORY: 2023 scripted true crime drama, produced for the LIfetime Network, starring Summer H. Howell as Thomas, who was groomed and ultimately kidnapped by high school teacher Tad Cummins (Michael Fishman) at age 15. [Hulu] RICKY STANICKY: 2024 comedy feature from Peter Farrelly ("Green Book") about three long-time friends who frequently use a fictional fourth buddy -- "Ricky Stanicky" -- as an excuse for their absences or misbehavior. When their partners finally demand to meet Stanicky, they hire an actor to assume the role. Zac Efron, John Cena, Jermaine Fowler, Andrew Santino, and William H. Macy co-star. [Prime Video] MARLOWE: 2023 neo-noir mystery from co-writer/director Neil Jordan ("The Crying Game"), based on the novel "The Black-Eyed Blonde" by Benjamin Black. Liam Neeson stars as Raymond Chandler's iconic private eye, Philip Marlowe, who's hired by a married heiress (Diane Kruger) to track down her missing lover. Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, and Danny Huston co-star. [Prime Video] ERIKA JAYNE: BET IT ALL ON BLONDE: Two-part documentary special produced for the Bravo network, following the "Real Housewives" star as she deals with the fallout from her divorce from Tom Girardi, and a string of civil lawsuits against them, while also planning a solo music residency at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. [Peacock] THE THUNDERMANS RETURN: Superhero comedy feature from Nickelodeon, spun off from the "Thundermans" TV series, about a family with powers living covertly in the town of Hiddenville. Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, and Maya Le Clark co-star. [Paramount+] FRIDAY, MARCH 8 DAMSEL: Dark fantasy-action film starring Millie Bobby Brown as a noblewoman who accepts an offer to marry a handsome prince (Nick Robinson), then discovers the royal family secretly plans to sacrifice her to a dragon. Angela Bassett, Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, and Shohreh Aghdashloo co-star; Juan Carlos Fresnadillo ("28 Weeks Later") directs. [Netflix] BLOWN AWAY: The reality competition series features 10 glass blowers competing in various intricate and demanding challenges for a shot at a $100,000 grand prize. It's back for a fourth season with new host Hunter March. [Netflix] WONKA: 2023 musical fantasy film serving as an origin story for the iconic character from Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and its various film adaptations. Timothée Chalamet stars as aspiring chocolatier Willy Wonka, who faces off against a powerful candy cartel upon opening his first-ever shop. Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Olivia Colman, Natasha Rothwell, Sally Hawkins, and Hugh Grant co-star; "Paddington" vet Paul King co-wrote and directs. [Max] GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER: The Discovery Channel reality series -- a spinoff of the original "Gold Rush" -- followers miner Dustin Hurt and his team as they seek their fortune in Alaska's whitewater creeks. Season 7 premieres this week on both cable and Max. [Max] TINY TOONS LOONIVERSITY: The animated comedy series from Cartoon Network is a reboot of the classic '90s series "Tiny Toon Adventures," featuring aged-up versions of the characters attending college together. It's back for the first half of its second season. A special, "Tiny Toons Looniversity: Spring Break," also premieres today on Max. [Max] CARE BEARS: UNLOCK THE MAGIC: GRUMPY'S GINORMOUS ADVENTURE: Debut animated special, spun off from the latest "Care Bears" series, in which Grumpy gets splashed with some magical water, causing him to grow every time he gets angry. [Max] FIRST TIME FEMALE DIRECTOR: 2024 comedy feature from writer, director, and producer Chelsea Peretti (in her actual directorial debut!) She also stars as an anxious playwright who steps in for her first show's director after he's fired. Blake Anderson, Kate Berlant, Megan Mullally, Benito Skinner, and Megan Stalter co-star. [Roku] SATURDAY, MARCH 9 NHL BIG CITY GREENS CLASSIC: Disney+ and ESPN+ will livestream Saturday's NHL game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins with a fully animated overlay, featuring characters and environments from the Disney Channel cartoon "Big City Greens." The stream starts at 3 pm ET. This is the second "Big City Greens Classic," after last year's presentation of the Washington Capitals vs. the New York Rangers. [Disney+ / ESPN+] QUEEN OF TEARS: Debut romantic comedy-drama series from Korea, about a prominent and powerful couple struggling through a marital crisis and trying to recapture their spark. Kim Ji-won and Kim Soo-hyun co-star. [Netflix]

4 According to Nielsen, the spy comedy series "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was viewed for more than 1 billion minutes in its first full week on Prime Video. The numbers are particularly impressive, as the show launched on February 2, and faced stiff competition in the February 5-11 window from the Super Bowl. More: "Mr. & Mrs Smith" is the second breakthrough hit Prime Video series this year, after "Reacher." Netflix's "Griselda" also continued performing well in this week, hitting #6 on the Nielsen chart with 735 minutes watched in its second week. The only other original series to hit the Top 10 in February was "Night Country," which increased viewership from the previous week to 745 million minutes. "Royal Pains" -- like "Suits," a former USA Network series that has now landed on Netflix -- hit #7 on the Nielsen charts in early February, with 707 million minutes viewed.

A message from our sponsor, Inside.com Team. Expert Insights on Real Estate, VC, Crypto & Art 💰 Explore trends, strategies, and expert insights for informed financial decisions. Join Inside's exclusive webinar with renowned experts covering alternative investment sectors. Speaker Lineup: Sarah Romanko - VC analyst, Dash VC Henri Arslanian - Co-founder, Nine Blocks Capital (Crypto Hedge Fund) Jeff Greenberg - Fund manager, SIG Wealth Funds Victoria Shaw - art appraiser, advisor at private practice, formerly Christie's Join us on March 7th and discover diversification strategies for a more resilient portfolio 📈 Register Here

5 Amazon dropped a full trailer for the eagerly-anticipated series adaptation of the "Fallout" video game franchise. Ella Purnell stars as Lucy, who leaves the safety of her underground bunker and explores the harsh world of post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. More: IGN notes that the trailer includes a number of Easter Eggs and references to the games, including the familiar "Vault Boy" character and logo, mutated creatures, and the militarized faction The Brotherhood of Steel. The series relates an original story set in the "Fallout" universe; executive producer Jonathan Nolan ("Westworld") said it amounts to a "non-interactive" fifth "Fallout" game. All episodes will hit Prime Video simultaneously on April 11.

6 Netflix released a full trailer for the sci-fi drama "3 Body Problem," based on the Liu Cixin novels. The series comes from "Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, along with Alexander Woo. More: "3 Body Problem" premieres Friday night at the SXSW Film and Television Festival; it hits Netflix on March 21. The complex time-hopping story centers on a group of scientists who join forces with a detective to confront a global threat. The cast includes Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham, and Eiza González.  There's already a series adaptation of the novel -- titled "Three-Body" -- produced by Tencent in China; it's currently streaming on Peacock in the US.

7 Hulu ordered a new scripted true-crime series based on the story of wrongfully accused murder suspect Amanda Knox. Margaret Qualley ("Drive-Away Dolls") will star as Knox in the series, which comes from "This Is Us" and "Gossip Girl" vet KJ Steinberg. More: While studying in Italy in 2007, 20-year-old American Knox was accused of the murder of roommate and fellow exchange student Meredith Kercher; she was acquitted by Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation in 2015. Qualley previously starred in the Netflix limited series "Maid," for which she was Emmy-nominated. The 2021 film "Stillwater" starring Matt Damon and Abigail Breslin was loosely inspired by Knox's story; she's also been the subject of a Lifetime original movie and numerous documentaries.

8 QUICK HITS Sales teams at MongoDB, Warmly, and User Evidence are seeing 56% more pipeline from this simple framework.* The full run of ABC's long-running medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" has moved over to Hulu; new episodes will also begin streaming on Hulu the day after their initial network broadcast. Apple dropped a trailer for Season 2 of the comedy series "Loot," starring Maya Rudolph as the ex-wife of a tech billionaire who runs her own philanthropic organization; the new episodes debut on April 3. NBC and "Dickinson" vet Alena Smith are developing the new multi-camera comedy series "Something Wicked," an "homage" to "Bewitched" and other classic sitcoms; "Grace and Frankie" vet June Diane Raphael will star. On Instagram, "Our Flag Means Death" creator David Jenkins revealed that the Max pirate comedy series will formally conclude after two seasons, after failing to find a new home on another network or platform. In an interview with Collider, Robin Wright revealed that she plans to direct the psychological thriller feature "The Girlfriend" for Prime Video, to star "House of the Dragon" regular Olivia Cooke. Rosalind Eleazar ("Slow Horses") will lead the cast of Netflix's next series based on the work of author Harlan Coben, "Missing You"; Coben's writing previously inspired the mega-hit Netflix limited series "Fool Me Once." During an appearance on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, filmmaker Zack Snyder speculated that his Netflix epic sci-fi film "Rebel Moon" was seen by more actual people than the box office mega-hit "Barbie." Hulu dropped a trailer for the four-part Bon Jovi docuseries "Thank You, Goodnight"; the warts-and-all series from creator Gotham Chopra ("Shut Up and Dribble") arrives on April 26. Apple's sci-fi drama "Murderbot" continued adding actors to its cast, including Sabrina Wu, Tattiawna Jones, Akshay Khanna, and Tamara Podemski; the series is based on novels by author Martha Wells, about an assassin robot with human emotions. Peacock's documentary "Stormy," a profile of adult film star Stormy Daniels, who allegedly received "hush money" payments from Donald Trump's political campaign, will premiere at SXSW this week before hitting the streaming service on March 18. *This is sponsored content

Upcoming Events MAR 27 Discover how generative AI can speed up your enterprise, expand your business model, and improve your value proposition. Network with hundreds of AI leaders.* Virtual Register Here * This is a sponsored event

Lon Harris 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

Discover more on inside.com/streaming Thanks for reading today's issue of Inside Streaming. Explore Explore

Share Email Share on X Open in Browser Open in Browser Open in Browser

Did someone forward this email to you? Get your free subscription here. Interested in sponsoring this newsletter? Connect with our sales team here. You received this email because you are subscribed to Inside Streaming. Manage your subscription or unsubscribe here. 767 Bryant St. #203, San Francisco, CA 94107 Copyright © 2024 Inside.com