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| Hello again and thanks for reading Inside Streaming! Want to point you real quick to a 2023 movie I enjoyed very much that's now available to stream on Hulu in the US! It's called "Eileen" and it's a really interesting character study-slash-psychological thriller. Thomasin McKenzie from "Jojo Rabbit" and "Last Night in Soho" stars as a quiet, lonely young women who works at a juvenile detention facility in '60s Massachusetts. Her drab life is interrupted when a mysterious and glamorous new counselor (played by Anne Hathaway) gets a job at the same facility and sparks up a friendship with her. DON'T LOOK UP ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS MOVIE! Just watch it. This is all you need to know. Just trust me on this one. Lon
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| 1 | | According to Bloomberg, Apple plans to change the way it calculates compensation for on-air talent. The tech giant plans to introduce a performance-based bonus system, which would tie actor compensation to a show or film's viewership on Apple TV+. More: - Apple's system will determine bonuses based on three metrics: new Apple TV+ sign-ups, total time spent viewing the content, and the budget of the program relative to its overall audience size.
- The cast of a show that ranks in Apple's annual Top 3 will apparently split a $10.5 million bonus per season.
- Though Apple's plans are not final, Bloomberg reports that the company has already started reaching out to talent representatives, informing them about the new direction.
- Netflix and Amazon are also developing plans for performance-based compensation, though no specifics have been announced.
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| 2 | | Deadline suggests that media regulators in the UK are already considering potential action against Netflix's semi-autobiographical thriller series "Baby Reindeer." The series -- which takes inspiration from the real life of star and creator Richard Gadd -- has led to threats of a lawsuit by Scottish attorney Fiona Harvey, who claims she provided the basis for the stalker character, Martha. More: - Representatives for the UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) spoke with Deadline about the controversy surrounding "Baby Reindeer."
- The UK's new Media Bill will soon put international streamers under the authority of Ofcom, the same government regulator that oversees British TV networks.
- Under the new law, Harvey could theoretically bring a fairness and privacy complaint against Netflix and the series.
- A number of creatives from British TV -- including "Doctor Who" vet Russell T. Davies and on-air personality Richard Osman -- suggested that British networks would have been more attentive to security and privacy issues surrounding the series, including protection of Harvey's real identity.
- Appearing before UK Parliament last week, Netflix executive Benjamin King assured lawmakers that the streamer had taken appropriate steps to protect the identities of real people who inspired "Baby Reindeer."
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, MAY 13 SMILING FRIENDS: Absurdist animated workplace comedy series, produced for the Adult Swim network, from stars and co-creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack. It centers on staffers with the titular small company, who are dedicated to spreading happiness by any means necessary. Season 2 debuts this week on both Max and cable. [Max] SUMMER BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP: The Food Network reality competition series returns this week. 10 top bakers square off in summer-themed challenges, hoping to impress judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman, and Damaris Phillips and secure a $25,000 grand prize. Jesse Palmer hosts. [Max] AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP: Primetime NBC special, leading into the upcoming 16th season of "American Ninja Warrior," in which 16 elite female competitors tackle a challenging obstacle course, with a $50,000 grand prize up for grabs. Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila, and Zuri Hall co-host. [Peacock] OMG FASHUN: Debut reality competition series, produced for the E! cable network, in which host and executive producer Julia Fox challenges three aspiring designers to create outside-the-box new looks based on her own wild, imaginative concepts. Winners get $10,000 in cash and have their design modeled by Fox. Law Roach co-hosts. [Peacock] THE BOOK OF CLARENCE: 2024 biblical comedy-drama feature from writer/director Jeymes Samuel ("The Harder They Fall"), which he co-produced with rapper Jay-Z. LaKeith Stanfield stars as Clarence, a resident of Jerusalem in 33 CE who attempts to free himself from debts by imitating Jesus and claiming to be the next Messiah. Omar Sy, Anna Diop, RJ Cyler, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, James McAvoy, and Benedict Cumberbatch co-star. [Netflix] ARCHER: The adult animated spy comedy series -- starring H. Jon Benjamin as narcissistic secret agent Sterling Archer -- aired on FX and FXX for 13 total seasons, from 2009 to 2023. The full run comes to Netflix in the US today. [Netflix] PRINCESS POWER: Animated preschool series, based on the book by "Today" host Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim, following the adventures of four princesses from neighboring magical, fruit-themed kingdoms. It's back for a third season. [Netflix] | | | |
| 4 | | Max canceled the adult animated sci-fi drama series "Scavengers Reign" after a single season. Season 1 will move over to Netflix in the US, UK, Ireland, and New Zealand, starting on May 31. More: - The Netflix licensing deal is non-exclusive; the first season will remain available to stream on Max.
- Netflix will consider picking up "Scavenger's Reign" for a second season, based on how well Season 1 performs with subscribers.
- The critically acclaimed series follows a stranded interstellar freighter crew as they explore a strange alien world filled with peculiar and surprisingly hostile flora and fauna.
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| 5 | | "The Matrix" vet Carrie-Anne Moss joined the cast of Netflix's action comedy series "Fubar" ahead of its second season. She'll play a former East German spy who has history with co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, veteran CIA operative Luke Brunner. More: - Production on Season 2 of "Fubar" started in April, despite Schwarzenegger still recovering from open-heart surgery he received in March.
- "Fubar" centers on Brunner skipping retirement and returning to active duty in order to assist his daughter (Monica Barbaro), who's now a fellow operative.
- The series comes from creator Nick Santora, who also developed Amazon's hit action series, "Reacher."
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| 6 | | AT&T signed a sponsorship deal with Amazon Prime Video, focused specifically on live-streamed women's sports. AT&T will serve as a lead sponsor for 21 WNBA games on Prime Video, as well as a presenting sponsor for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) halftime shows. More: - Amazon's debut WNBA game this season -- a May 16th match-up featuring rookie superstar Caitlin Clark -- will feature AT&T as a featured sponsor on the pre-show, post-show, and halftime coverage.
- Some games will also stream with a "Presenting" intro featuring the AT&T logo.
- A spike in viewership for women's college basketball and the WNBA has also meant a surge in advertiser interest around this programming.
- Media buyers GroupM indicated they will double the amount of client money spent on women's sports in 2024.
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| 7 | | QUICK HITS - Netflix's "Top Boy" was named Best Drama Series at the BAFTA TV Awards, beating out Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses," among other contenders; cast member Jasmine Jobson also won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Jaq Lawrence.
- Netflix's sitcom spinoff "That '90s Show" returns for a second collection of episodes (identified as Part 2) on June 27 and Part 3 on October 24; upcoming guest stars include Will Forte, Seth Green, Lisa Loeb, Carmen Electra, and Wayne Knight.
- Fox unveiled its Fall 2024 schedule during this year's upfront presentations; "Family Guy" was held back for midseason, while crime thriller "The Cleaning Lady" got a late Season 4 renewal with a new showrunner.
- In a column for The Hollywood Reporter, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan makes the case that independent creators are "defining a new era of entertainment" and deserve the same recognition as mainstream creative professionals, including accolades like Emmy Awards.
- Apple canceled the sci-fi drama "Constellation" after a single season; Noomi Rapace stars as an astronaut who returns to Earth following an accident on board the I.S.S., to find details of her life have inexplicably changed.
- The Searchlight Pictures drama "The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat" premieres August 23 on Hulu; the film -- based on a 2013 novel by Edward Kelsey Moore -- stars Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis, and Sanaa Lathan as lifelong best friends whose relationship is at a crossroads.
- "Lupin" star Omar Sy grabbed the lead role in the Netflix romantic comedy feature "French Lover"; the actor is currently serving on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival.
- During a recent podcast appearance, Jerry Seinfeld revealed that Chris Rock was pitched a cameo in "Unfrosted," which would have parodied the infamous "Oscar Slap" incident, but the comedian "wasn't up to perform" in the sequence; the role ultimately went to Cedric the Entertainer.
- In a chat with TV Line, NBCU president of programming Jeff Bader explained the company's decision to outright cancel the "Quantum Leap" reboot, rather than moving it over to Peacock.
- Hulu Senior VP for Comedy Originals Billy Rosenberg exited the streamer after seven years; he helped to develop "Pen15," "Only Murders in the Building," "Pam & Tommy," and other Hulu original series.
- Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé will join "The Voice" for its 26th season as new judges; they'll be joined by returning judges Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani.
- Lacey Chabert grabbed the lead role in the Netflix Christmas rom-com "Hot Frosty"; the Hallmark veteran plays a widow who develops feelings for a snowman that magically comes to life just before the holidays.
- ABC renewed the clip series "America's Funniest Home Videos" for a 35th season; it's now the longest-running primetime series in the network's history.
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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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