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| Hello again! We got a first real trailer for "Argylle," the long-awaited spy comedy from Apple and "Kingsman" veteran Matthew Vaughn, and it doesn't actually look like Henry Cavill stars in this movie after all! Apple's been touting this as a Henry Cavill spy franchise for at least a year now, by my count, and yet the new trailer indicates it's actually about a novelist (played by Bryce Dallas Howard) who writes spy novels and gets into real-world trouble... And Cavill is just playing the fictional spy from her books. Maybe the movie really does cut back and forth a lot between our world and the literary world of the books, but still... feels TO ME like a bit of a bait-and-switch there. I'm interested to see how much of the marketing focuses on the Cavill/Dua Lipa spy world stuff now that the secret's basically out. Enjoy today's issue! We'll see you back here tomorrow with more updates and the weekend calendar. Lon
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| 1 | | The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) will resume negotiations with actors guild SAG-AFTRA representatives on Monday. According to a joint statement released by both groups, several executives from AMPTP studios and streamers plan to attend Monday's session. More: - The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike concluded last week after 148 days.
- SAG-AFTRA has now been on strike for 76 days after failing to reach a new contract.
- SAG-AFTRA has around 160,000 members.
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| 2 | | Disney+ set plans to begin cracking down on password sharing specifically in Canada on November 1. In an email sent to Canadian Disney+ subscribers, the company announced a new policy, restricting password-sharing exclusively to people living within the same household. More: - Disney has not yet revealed how they plan to enforce the new policy, if at all.
- A new section on Disney+'s subscriber agreement for Canadian customers licenses the company to "analyze the use of your account" to determine if it's being shared externally.
- During Disney's Q3 earnings call, CEO Bob Iger said the company was "actively exploring" ways to shut down account sharing but provided few concrete details.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 PEOPLE'S CHOICE COUNTRY AWARDS: The first-ever People's Choice Country Awards will air and stream live on NBC and Peacock from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, starting at 8 pm ET. Performers include Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, HARDY, Jelly Roll, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, Toby Keith, and Wynonna Judd; the members of Little Big Town will also serve as emcees. [Peacock] THE KARDASHIANS: The reality series -- tracking the personal and public lives of the Kardashian and Jenner families of celebrity influencers -- returns this week for a fourth season. Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, and Travis Barker co-star. [Hulu] THE MASKED SINGER: The Fox singing competition series -- in which celebrities perform while wearing elaborate disguises, and a panel attempts to guess their real identities -- is back for a 10th season. Nick Cannon returns as host; panelists this year include Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, Rita Ora, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, and Robin Thicke. New episodes air Wednesday nights on TV and hit Hulu the following day. [Hulu] SNAKE OIL: Debut Fox game show in which pairs of entrepreneurs pitch products and businesses, and contestants must determine which companies are real and which have been invented for the series. David Spade hosts; Will Arnett executive produces. Episodes air on Wednesdays on Fox and come to Hulu on Thursdays. [Hulu] CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE: Animated dark fantasy series for adults, spun off from the video game franchise and the previous "Castlevania" animated series. At the height of the French Revolution, Richter Belmont (Edward Bluemel) joins forces with a group of unlikely allies to prevent a global apocalypse. Pixie Davies, Thuso Mbedu, Nastassja Kinski, Zahn McClarnon, and Franke Potente co-star; Clive Bradley ("Trapped") wrote and created. [Netflix] LOVE IS IN THE AIR: Romantic comedy feature from Australia, about a fiercely independent seaplane pilot (Delta Goodrem) who falls for the corporate rival (Joshua Sasse) dispatched to the tropics to sink her family business. Adrian Powers ("A Royal in Paradise") co-wrote and directed. [Netflix] THE DARKNESS WITHIN LA LUZ DEL MUNDO (LA OSCURIDAD DE LA LUZ DEL MUNDO): Spanish-language documentary exposé about allegations of sexual abuse within Mexico's La Luz del Mundo church, featuring new interviews with several members and former members. Church leader Naasón Joaquín García, a self-proclaimed apostle of Jesus, was arrested in the US in 2019 on charges including rape, human trafficking, and child pornography. [Netflix] A REALLY HAUNTED LOUD HOUSE: Live-action comedy film spun off from the Nickelodeon series "The Really Loud House," in which Lincoln (Wolfgang Schaeffer) and Clyde (Jahzir Bruno) must choose between spending Halloween night with the Loud family or going to a cool new student's (Martin Fajardo) house party. Eva Carlton, Sophia Woodward, Catherine Ashmore Bradley, and Annaka Fourneret co-star. [Paramount+] THE GHOST TOWN TERROR: The Travel Channel docuseries follows paranormal investigators Tim Wood and Sapphire Sandalo as they explore Montana's Gunslinger Gulch, a sprawling ghost town and guest ranch that's allegedly the site of frequent supernatural activity. Season 2 debuts this week on both Max and cable. [Max] STARSTRUCK: Season 3 of the British romantic comedy series aired in August in the UK and comes to Max in the US today. Rose Matafeo stars as Jessie, who's having trouble getting over her relationship with A-list movie star Tom (Nikesh Patel). Emma Sidi, Al Roberts, and Minnie Driver co-star. [Max] THE VANISHING TRIANGLE: Six-part scripted true-crime drama from Ireland, based on a string of real high-profile disappearances throughout an area known as "Ireland's Vanishing Triangle." Allen Leech and India Mullen co-star as a police detective and an investigative journalist looking into the various cases. Filmmaker Ivan Kavanagh created the series. [Sundance Now] | | | |
| 4 | | This year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will stream live for the first time, via Disney+. The event is scheduled for November 3 at 8 pm ET, and will stream from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. More: - ABC will also air a three-hour edited version of the ceremony on January 1.
- HBO previously held the broadcast and streaming rights for the ceremony, but rather than airing live, the show was recorded and edited into a special that would debut several weeks later.
- This year's inductees include Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, and Chaka Khan; Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, Chris Stapleton, H.E.R., St. Vincent, and New Edition are also scheduled to perform.
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| 5 | | At the Asia Pacific media conference APOS conference, Amazon executive Kelly Day discussed Prime Video's new advertising strategy. According to Day, the company plans to reinvest ad revenue in more international streaming content. More: - Day previewed that nine countries will get Prime Video ads over the next year, with the option to pay a few dollars more per month to skip them.
- Day noted that localized content tends to be the best for adding new Prime Video subscribers, but also praised globally minded projects such as "The Lord of the Rings" series, "Jack Ryan," and "Citadel."
- Amazon has invested in 280 local titles from 25 countries since early 2022, with a specific focus on Korea, India, and Japan in the Asia Pacific region.
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| 6 | | An ESPN profile of Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith includes early details about the team's new local streaming service, Jazz+. Smith predicts that the slow decline of cable's regional sports networks (or RSNs) will be a "roller coaster," and hopes to avoid confusion among Jazz fans about where to watch games. More: - Starting with the 2023-2024 NBA season, Jazz games will air locally on the KJZZ network while streaming on Jazz+.
- This will give the team itself total control over all local broadcasts, without having to pay out any revenue to RSN partners.
- This will also expand the team's reach; according to the Jazz's figures, games will now reach up to 3.2 million viewers, compared with 1.2 million last season.
- Jazz+ subscriptions went on sale on Wednesday morning; the service will only be available within a 150-mile radius of Salt Lake City's Delta Center, which also includes some parts of Idaho and Wyoming.
- Out-of-market fans will still be able to access Jazz games via NBA League Pass.
- The Phoenix Suns have also taken a similar step ahead of the new NBA season.
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| 7 | | Apple released a first trailer for "Argylle," the upcoming action-spy film from "Kingsman" and "X-Men: First Class" director Matthew Vaughn. Bryce Dallas Howard stars as Elly Conway, an introverted writer of spy novels whose latest work accidentally reveals real-world diplomatic secrets, putting her in the crosshairs of actual spies. More: - Henry Cavill co-stars as "Argylle," the fictional spy who appears in Elly's books.
- The cast also includes Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, and Samuel L. Jackson.
- Apple will open the film theatrically in the US on February 2 of next year; no Apple TV+ release date has been announced.
- This is musical artist Dua Lipa's second feature as an actress; she previously appeared in a small role in this summer's mega-hit "Barbie."
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| 8 | | The fourth season of "True Detective," subtitled "Night Country," premieres on HBO and Max on January 14. Jodie Foster and Kali Reis co-star as Alaska police detectives investigating the disappearance of eight men from an Arctic research station. More: - Filmmaker Issa López ("Tigers Are Not Afraid") takes over this season as showrunner, writer, and director.
- Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc, and John Hawkes co-star.
- Foster executive produced alongside Barry Jenkins, series creator Nic Pizzolatto and first season stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
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| 9 | | Game publisher Evil Genius filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Netflix over a canceled project inspired by Zack Snyder's film "Rebel Moon." The company was brought in by the streamer to create a tabletop role-playing game inspired by the film, but the contract was suddenly terminated. More: - According to the lawsuit, Evil Genius had already prepared three books in support of the "Rebel Moon" TTRPG before Netflix shut down the project.
- Filmmaker Synder had apparently seen some of the company's plans, and praised the game six months ago on the streaming program "Nerd Queens," calling it "immersive" and "intense."
- Evil Genius founder and design team lead David Scott told io9 that the company was in frequent contact with Snyder, and had "daily interactions" with his team.
- Evil Genius further claims that, because Netflix rushed the project to meet a December deadline -- to coincide with the film's release -- the company lost out on other lucrative opportunities.
- Netflix claims the agreement was terminated because Evil Genius breached confidentiality provisions.
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- At the Drop 01 animation event, Netflix shared a first look at the upcoming animated series "Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft," and a new trailer for the anime reboot "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off."
- Former President Barack Obama apparently gave script notes on the Netflix film "Leave the World Behind"; screenwriter Sam Esmail ("Mr. Robot") sought Obama's advice, due to his real-world experience with crisis management.
- Amazon ordered two seasons of the adult animated musical comedy series "Hazbin Hotel," from "Helluva Boss" creator Vivienne Medrano and the A24 studio.
- Hulu released a trailer for "The Mill," a thriller starring Lil Rel Howery as an executive in a near-future hypercapitalist America who wakes up to discover he's been imprisoned by his employer; the film debuts on October 9.
- According to HBO executive Casey Bloys, viewership of "Ballers" and "Insecure" spiked on the Max platform after the shows also moved over to Netflix; according to Bloys, posting a series on a new streaming platform counts as a form of "marketing."
- Hulu ordered a first season for the reality competition series "Got to Get Out," a "Big Brother"-esque game in which contestants move into a mansion together and square off in various challenges.
- "America's Got Talent" wrapped up its 18th season on Wednesday night, and NBC confirmed that the talent competition series will return next summer for Season 19.
- Though Hasan Minhaj was previously considered Comedy Central's top choice to take over "The Daily Show," the network is apparently broadening its search this week; a recent item in The New Yorker indicated that Minhaj's stand-up included a number of supposedly autobiographical stories that were untrue.
- Roku Channel renewed the reality competition series "Morimoto's Sushi Master" for a second season.
- Netflix renewed the Japanese sci-fi thriller series "Alice in Borderland" for a third season.
- The tattoo artist reality competition series "Ink Master" returns for a 15th season as a Paramount+ exclusive in November; Joel Madden is back as host.
- Season 2 of the anime favorite "Spy x Family" hits Crunchyroll in the US on October 7.
- Cable's Freeform network picked up three new unscripted series, including two -- "Chrissy & Dave Dine Out" and "Royal Rules of Ohio" -- that were originally developed for Hulu.
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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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