 Chris Rock's live Netflix special will open with a pre-show, streaming live from Los Angeles' The Comedy Store. The pre-show will feature messages and greetings from a number of Rock's celebrity friends, including Amy Schumer, Jerry Seinfeld, Cedric the Entertainer, Sarah Silverman, Ice-T, Sir Paul McCartney, Arsenio Hall, Deon Cole, Leslie Jones and others. More: - Comedian Ronny Chieng hosts the pre-show, which starts at 6:30 pm PT/9:30 ET on March 4, 30 minutes before Rock's "Selective Outrage" kicks off.
- "Selective Outrage" will also be followed by a post-show, hosted by Rock's former "Saturday Night Live" castmates David Spade and Dana Carvey; JB Smoove and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are expected to make guest appearances.
- Rock's performance will stream live from Baltimore, Maryland.
- Rock's expected to do mostly material from his recent "Ego Death World Tour," which includes a discussion of the infamous Slap incident at last year's Oscars.
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The Hollywood Reporter spoke with a number of entertainment industry creatives about the new trend of streamers pulling completed shows and films from their platforms. "Glass Onion" filmmaker and "Poker Face" co-creator Rian Johnson told THR "it's been horrifying," adding "in the history of the business, there has been a constant evolution of horrible things." More: - Producer Jerry Bruckheimer argued that there is some cause for optimism, noting "if the work's good, it'll be on the air."
- Recently, Netflix opted to pass on two completed films that were set to debut on the platform: "The Inheritance" and "House/Wife."
- Showtime and AMC Networks have also released finished seasons of TV recently that they no longer planned to distribute, as a way of cutting costs.
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DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 FBI TRUE: Debut true-crime docuseries serving as a companion to CBS' "FBI" franchise, from co-creator Craig Turk. Each episode examines a real-life case from the perspectives of the FBI agents who oversaw the investigations. [Paramount+] A WHOLE LIFETIME WITH JAMIE DEMETRIOU: The British actor and comedian wrote and stars in this new sketch comedy special that was co-produced with BBC Studios. Demetriou takes viewers on a musical journey through the various stages of life, from birth to death, through a combination of songs and skits. Ellie White, Sian Clifford, Jon Pointing, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Katy Wix also make appearances. [Netflix] TOO HOT TO HANDLE: GERMANY: German-language remake of the popular Netflix dating competition series, in which a group of attractive singles spend time together in a tropical paradise without making any romantic or physical contact. The winner goes home with a €200,000 grand prize. [Netflix]
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 According to Puck News, "Euphoria" star Zendaya signed a new deal with HBO netting her $1 million per episode. That would make the 26-year-old Emmy winner among the highest-paid actors in television. More: - Zendaya stars in "Euphoria" as troubled teen Rue Bennett, who struggles with substance abuse in the aftermath of her father's death.
- In 2020, Zendaya became the youngest actor in history to win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama series at 24; she won the same prize again in 2022.
- Zendaya is also an executive producer on "Euphoria."
- Other actors who have earned $1 million per episode include the cast of "Friends" in their final season, the "Game of Thrones" lead actors, and Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon for HBO's "Big Little Lies."
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 Brad Mondo, LaurDIY, Stephanie Soo Roku signed a new partnership with Jellysmack, an incubator that helps to guide and grow the careers of online influencers and content creators. Roku will add two new ad-supported streaming channels featuring content from Jellysmack partners, including Lauren Riihimaki (LaurDIY), Brad Mondo, and Stephanie Soo. More: - The two channels will be Hello Inspo, dedicate to lifestyle content, and Mysteria, which will focus on True Crime.
- 17 Jellysmack-signed creators in total will be featured across both channels, also including Emmeline Mayline Cho (Emmymade), Liz Fenwick, HeXtian, Hellthy JunkFood, Smitha Deepak, Josh Elkin, and Karina Garcia on HelloInspo; and Christina Randall, True Crime Recaps, Killer Bites, Dr. Todd Grande, John Lordan, Brooke Makenna, and Danelle Hallan on Mysteria.
- The channels' content will be regularly updated with new videos.
- Jellysmack's roster also includes notable creators like MrBeast, Bailey Sarian, and The Try Guys.
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 According to a report in The Korea Times, two contestants from the hit Netflix reality competition series "Physical: 100" have been accused of physical assault. The names of the specific contestants have not been publicly released. More: - One of the contestants is apparently under investigation by the Seoul Gangnam Police on charges of assault and battery against his girlfriend.
- Another contestant is apparently accused of bullying, while yet another was apparently charged with "making threats to his girlfriend" last year.
- Netflix canceled an upcoming press conference connected to the show but otherwise has not commented on the allegations.
- In the series, 100 fit contestants take on a variety of strenuous challenges in order to determine which one has the ultimate physique.
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 Actor Damian Lewis will reprise his role as Bobby Axelrod on Season 7 of Showtime's "Billions." The actor made the announcement during an appearance on Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show." More: - Lewis will appear in six Season 2 episodes, which arrive later on this year.
- Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll, Maggie Siff, David Costabile, and Asia Kate Dillon co-star.
- Lewis exited the series in 2021 after Season 5, following the death of his wife, Helen McCrory.
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- Prince Harry announced a livestream event in which he'll sit down with trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté on March 4; event tickets come with a copy of The Prince's memoir, "Spare."
- A number of actors joined the cast of Shonda Rhimes new Netflix series "The Residence," including Andrew Braugher, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Bronson Pinchot, and Isiah Whitlock Jr.; the comedic mystery series stars Uzo Aduba as a detective investigating a murder at the White House.
- Apple dropped a trailer for the soccer docuseries "Real Madrid: Until the End," featuring narration from former club star David Beckham.
- The horror film "From Black" -- starring Anna Camp as a grieving mother who's presented with "a bizarre offer" to set things right -- hits AMC's Shudder service on April 28.
- "Game of Thrones" vet Natalie Dormer will star in the South African thriller series "White Lies" as an investigative journalist whose brother's children become the prime suspects in his brutal murder.
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 |  | 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." |  | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
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