| Thanks for reading today's Inside Streaming daily brief. I am still slowly working my way through Season 2 of Amazon's Western sci-fi drama "Outer Range," after taking several episodes to catch up with who everyone is, and I still like it. The show does a good job of balancing its genres. It feels like a Western, authentically about feuding rancher families and rodeo riders, even as the characters confront abstract, metaphysical conundrums that most cowboys never have to face. If you haven't yet jumped in, I'd recommend it, especially if you watch Season 1 and Season 2 back-to-back so there's no risk of getting super-lost like I did. Lon
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| 1 | | According to a new ruling from CRTC, Canada's TV and telecom regulator, international streamers must now direct an additional 5% of their Canadian revenues into local productions. Last year, Canadian lawmakers passed the Online Streaming Act, imposing new rules on foreign-owned streaming platforms, including Netflix, Disney+, and music streamer Spotify. More: - Revenues collected from the international platforms will go into number of funds, both private and public, that invest in content from Canadian and indigenous producers and creators.
- These funds include the Canada Media Fund, the Black Screen Office Fund, and the Indigenous Screen Office Fund.
- The ruling applies to all streaming services that earn $25 million or more in annual Canadian revenue, and aren't directly affiliated with a Canadian broadcaster.
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| 2 | | Netflix and writer/director/producer Ava DuVernay settled a lawsuit with former New York City prosecutor Linda Fairstein over the limited drama series "When They See Us." Netflix has agreed to move a disclaimer, noting that some events in the series have been dramatzied, from the closing credits to the top of each episode. More: - The 2019 crime drama series is based on the true story of the so-called "Central Park Five," a group of young Black and Latino men who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for a 1989 sexual assault before being exonerated.
- Fairstein was head of the Manhattan District Attorney's sex crimes unit at the time, and oversaw the prosecution of the Central Park Five; she was portrayed by Felicity Huffman in the series.
- Despite compelling evidence that convicted serial rapist Matias Reyes was actually the perpetrator of the 1989 assault, including a 2002 confession, Fairstein continues to deny any wrongdoing.
- The agreement with Netflix was reached just a week ahead of the trial's scheduled start date.
- In a statement, series creator DuVernay said that she hoped to take the case to trial, adding "I believe Linda Fairstein was responsible for the investigation and prosecution of the Central Park Jogger case, that resulted in the wrongful conviction of five innocent Black and Brown boys."
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 BACKED BY THE BROS: Debut HGTV home renovation series in which "Property Brothers" Drew and Jonathan Scott help out struggling entrepreneurs, rental owners, and developers as they embark on challenging and complex new real estate investments. [Max] HITLER AND THE NAZIS: EVIL ON TRIAL: Six-part historical docuseries chronicling Adolf Hitler's rise to power, examining the Nazi regime's use of propaganda and censorship, and tracing the Third Reich's eventual downfall. Joe Berlinger ("Conversations with a Killer") executive produced and directs some episodes. [Netflix] HOW TO ROB A BANK: True crime documentary from Seth Porges ("Class Action Park") and Stephen Robert Morse ("Amanda Knox"), profiling so-called "Hollywood Bandit" Scott Scurlock. In the 1990s, Scurlock participated in a daring string of bank robberies in the Seattle area, employing Hollywood-quality makeup and disguises to hide his identity. [Netflix] UNDER PARIS (SOUS LA SEINE): 2024 creature feature from France, starring Bérénice Bejo as a grieving scientist who must put her personal issues aside and save the day when a giant shark appears in the Seine. "Lupin" vet Xavier Gens co-wrote and directed. [Netflix] AN AUDIENCE WITH KYLIE: UK concert special, initially broadcast last year by ITV, in which Kylie Minogue performs some of her biggest hits at London's famed Royal Albert Hall for an audience full of celebrity guests. (This is a follow-up to a similar concert hosted by Minogue in 2001.) [Hulu] ARIEL: MERMAID TALES: Animated shorts, produced for the Disney Junior cable network, following young mermaid Ariel and her friends' adventures in Atlantica. Myka-Michelle Harris and Taye Diggs voice Ariel and her father, King Triton. [Disney+] | | | |
| 4 | | Netflix greenlit a feature film continuing the story of the British period crime drama series "Peaky Blinders." Oscar winner Cillian Murphy will reprise his lead role as Birmingham gang leader Tommy Shelby for the film. More: - Original "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight wrote the script for the film; series veteran Tom Harper, who also made the films "Heart of Stone" and "The Aeronauts," will direct.
- No plot details were announced, though Knight has teased that the action is set during World War II.
- In an interview with Deadline, Murphy added "It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn't finished with me... This is one for the fans."
- "Peaky Blinders" debuted on BBC Two in the UK in 2013; it premiered the following year on Netflix in the US.
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| 5 | | Netflix ordered a drama series based on the 2021 Sony Pictures film "Fatherhood." Original filmmaker Paul Weitz will write and direct the adaptation. More: - Kevin Hart starred in the 2021 Netflix feature as a new dad whose wife dies tragically just after giving birth to their first daughter.
- Hart will produce the series through his company Hartbeat; Barack and Michelle Obama, who executive produced the original film, will also return as series producers.
- The series will feature an original cast.
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| 6 | | According to a new financial report filed with the UK government, Disney's European, Middle Eastern, and Asian (EMEA) businesses posted revenues of $4.9 billion from October 2022 to September 2023. That's a jump of around £700 million ($895 million) over the previous year. More: - These totals reflect all of Disney's interests in these markets, including streaming services, theatrical releases, consumer products, theme parks, and other live experiences.
- The bulk of the total -- around £3.3 billion -- came from filmed entertainment, as opposed to theme parks and merchandising.
- According to Disney, much of the growth was due to Disney+ and a strong performance by the studio's theatrical films, which helped to make up for a slowdown in content licensing.
- £1.1 billion in revenue came specifically from the UK, compared to £2.5 billion from the rest of Europe, and £195 million from all other international markets.
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| 7 | | Next month, Netflix will debut its first-ever Japanese same-sex reality dating show. In "The Boyfriend," nine single men move into a beach house together, and work shifts in a coffee truck, while also searching for new love. More: - The show premieres on July 9; there are 10 total episodes in Season 1.
- In lieu of a traditional host, the series features a revolving group of TV personalities, including Megume, Horan Chiaki, Thelma Aoyama, Durian Lollobrigida, and Yoshimi Tokui.
- Though Japan remains relatively conservative around gay rights, in June of last year, the country's govenrment passed a new law promoting "understanding" of LGBTI people.
- Some Japanese courts have also recently ruled that the legal ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, teeing up a larger legislative battle.
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| 8 | | QUICK HITS - The first half of "That '90s Show" Season 2 hits Netflix on June 27; the next eight episodes ("Part 3") follow on October 24.
- Hamish Linklater joined the cast of Amazon's "The Boys" spinoff "Gen V" ahead of its second season; he'll play Cipher, the charismatic new Dean of Godolkin University.
- TLC announced the new reality series "The Baldwins," centered on actor Alec Baldwin, his wife Hilaria, and their seven young children; Baldwin stands trial next month on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, in connection to a fatal shooting on the set of the independent Western film "Rust."
- Peacock's reality competition hit "Traitors" announced its Season 3 cast line-up, including "Vanderpump Rules" vet Tom Sandoval, Chrishell Stause of "Selling Sunset," and Britney Spears' ex-husband Sam Asghari.
- Patricia Heaton and Yvette Nicole Brown will guest star on the second season of Paramount+'s "Frasier"; Heaton and "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer previously appeared together in the 2007 Fox comedy series "Back to You."
- Paul Giamatti signed on to star in a TV series based on the "Hostel" horror films for "Severance" and "Tokyo Vice" studio Fifth Season; original writer/director Eli Roth is also collaborating on the show.
- Hulu dropped a trailer for the three-part true crime docuseries "Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer," a profile of trailblazing FBI profiler Ann Burgess; Elle and Dakota Fanning executive produced the series, which lands on July 11.
- The hashtag #DontStreamOnMax trended on Monday, following a social media campaign by "fan collective" Adopt Our Crew; the group started to protest Max's cancellation of the pirate comedy series "Our Flag Means Death," but has now extended its mission to "elevating queer stories."
- A new update to Meta's Quest VR headsets will allow users to stream content via a web browser; though Netflix has a standalone app for the Quest, it only streams content at 480p.
- Amazon released a trailer for "Federer: Twelve Final Days," a documentary chronicling the end of tennis champion Roger Federer's professional career; Asif Kapadia's ("Amy") film will premiere at this year's Tribeca festival before hitting Prime Video.
- Several actors joined the cast of "Missing You," Netflix's next adaptation of author Harlan Coben's work; Ashley Walters, James Nesbitt, and Matt Jay-Willis signed on to the series, one of two Coben adaptations in development at Netflix following the runaway success of "Fool Me Once."
- Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice are adapting their "Creep" serial killer films into a new TV series, "The Creep Tapes."
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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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