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| Happy Halloween and thanks for opening today's Inside Streaming brief. Two big theatrical films hit streaming platforms in the US today. Sony's ongoing deal with Netflix brings home the smash-hit animated superhero film "Across the Spider-Verse" while 20th Century Studios' third star-studded Poirot film goes to Hulu. I'm consistently surprised by the fact that streaming platforms don't do any promotion for these films hitting their services at all. The idea, I suppose, is that putting it on the front page is enough. When people go to Hulu tonight to see what's on, they'll be delighted to find the new Branagh on there. Still, it couldn't hurt to at least put the word out there that these services are great places to check out fresh Hollywood films, just weeks after they debut in theaters. Hulu gets a ton of theatrical films and I'm not sure if mainstream consumers even know to look for them on there in between "Only Murders" seasons. Enjoy today's issue and be safe out there tonight! Lon
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| 1 | | A new interactive horror series from Konami, based on the "Silent Hill" video game franchise, launches on Halloween night. "Silent Hill: Ascension," which debuts at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET on October 31, already has 1 million pre-registrations on Google Play and Apple's App Store. More: - The series will debut on Twitch and YouTube, though producers have discussed ultimately rolling it out to more platforms.
- The series centers on two families who are members of a mysterious cult; their fates are determined by responses from viewers.
- Following the premiere, viewers will also be able to rewatch selected scenes on demand while working on their own to solve show-related puzzles.
- The series was developed by Genvid Entertainment and Konami Digital, in partnership with JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Games and Canadian game studio Behaviour Interactive.
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| 2 | | According to data from Samba TV, around 450,000 households in the US streamed "Five Nights at Freddy's" during its first 72 hours on the Peacock platform. The Universal Pictures horror film -- based on a popular series of video games -- brought in $78 million at the North American box office over the weekend, setting a new record for production company Blumhouse. More: - According to Samba's figures, the film was particularly popular in Hispanic households and with viewers between the ages of 35 and 44.
- Peacock has around 28 million subscribers, the lowest tally among the major US subscription streaming services.
- On Netflix, the opioid crisis drama "Pain Hustlers" -- which did not get a wide theatrical release -- outdrew "Five Nights at Freddy's," with more than 1 million households tuning in during its first 72 hours.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE: Acclaimed 2023 animated superhero adventure from Marvel and Sony Pictures Animation, following up on 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." In the new installment, Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) runs afoul of the interdimensional "Spider-Society" and encounters a new arch-nemesis, The Spot (Jason Schwartzman). The voice cast also features Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, and Issa Rae. It's currently the year's sixth highest-grossing film worldwide. [Netflix] RALPH BARBOSA: COWABUNGA: The laid-back comedian's first-ever hour-long special was recorded in August at The Kessler Theater in his hometown of Dallas, Texas. It features material about his dream woman, street racing, and his mother's lies to him as a child. [Netflix] A HAUNTING IN VENICE: Director and star Kenneth Branagh's third Agatha Christie adaptation is based on the author's 1969 novel "Hallowe'en Party," and finds retired detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) solving a murder at an allegedly haunted Venetian palazzo. Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, and Michelle Yeoh co-star. [Hulu] THE BOULET BROTHERS' DRAGULA: The reality drag competition series features queens facing off in horror-themed challenges centered on costume creation, special effects make-up, and live performance for a shot at a cash prize. It's back for a fifth season. The Boulet Brothers created the series and co-host. [Shudder / AMC+] BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen reunite for this 2023 comedy sequel, which finds the four lifelong friends taking their book club on the road to Italy. Bill Holderman returns as director. [Amazon] | | | |
| 4 | | AMC grabbed the 10-part adventure series "Nautilus," based on Jules Verne's classic novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." The show was originally developed for Disney+ UK, but the streamer scrapped the project earlier this summer as a cost-saving measure, after production was completed. More: - The series will now air on AMC and stream on the AMC+ service in 2024.
- "Nautilus" relates an origin story for Verne's character Captain Nemo, an Indian prince who was robbed of his birthright, becomes bent on revenge, and ultimately discovers a supernatural underwater world.
- Shazad Latif stars as Nemo; Georgia Flood and Thierry Frémont co-star.
- "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Strike Back" vet James Dormer created the series and wrote the adaptation.
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| 5 | | The BBC announced a new six-episode miniseries honoring the 60th anniversary of "Doctor Who." The new anthology series, "Tales of the TARDIS," will feature classic Doctors and their companions reprising their roles for new adventures. More: - Returning showrunner Russell T. Davies -- who also wrote the upcoming episodes featuring David Tennant's return as The Doctor -- will compose the "Tales of the TARDIS" scripts, along with "Who" vets Phil Ford and Pete McTighe.
- Pairings include Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy and Ace (Sophie Aldred), Fifth Doctor Peter Davison with Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding), Sixth Doctor Colin Baker and Peri (Nicola Bryant), and others.
- In the UK, all 800 episodes from the complete "Doctor Who" library are now available to stream from the BBC; in the US, episodes from the show's 2005 revival to the present day are streaming on Disney+, while the classic library is only available on the BritBox service.
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| 6 | | The Amazon Freevee courtroom show "Judy Justice" will likely enter broadcast syndication in 2024. This would make it the first original streaming show in history to sell into the TV broadcast syndication systems. More: - 260 episodes of "Judy Justice" have been produced for Amazon Freevee, over the course of two seasons.
- Amazon has already renewed the show through Season 4, and will have close to 400 episodes produced by Fall 2024.
- No episodes of "Judy Justice" have aired on television to date, making the full run a broadcast syndication exclusive.
- The broadcast syndication market has seen a dip in new content, making "Judy Justice" potentially an even more sought-after commodity.
- The release of "Judy Justice" is also timed to coincide with the expiration of old deals for star Judith Sheindlin's previous show, "Judge Judy."
- According to Freevee, "Judy Justice" is the platform's most-watched show, with more than 150 million hours viewed by April 2023.
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| 7 | | Amazon MGM Studios is developing a TV adaptation of author Rebecca Yarros' "Fourth Wing" collection of fantasy novels. Michael B. Jordan's production company, Outlier Society, acquired the rights to the books, which are also known as the "Empyrean" series. More: - Yarros will executive produce the series but doesn't plan to work on actual scripts; no other writers or creatives have been announced.
- The books are set at a competitive school for dragon riders, known as Basgiath War College, where the motto is "Graduate or Die."
- The first book in the series, "Fourth Wing," was released on May 2 and quickly went viral on TikTok, where clips with related hashtags have been viewed over 1 billion times.
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- Netflix canceled the Australian comedy-drama series "Wellmania" after a single season; on Instagram, star Celeste Barber apologized to fans and added "this industry is kinda bullsh*t."
- According to UK media regulator Ofcom, an "explicitly racist" scene from the sketch comedy series "Little Britain" remains available to stream on the BBC's iPlayer; the 2004 sketch features star David Walliams portraying a university counselor and making derogatory comments about an Asian student.
- During an interview on Oxford University's LOAF podcast, "Bridgerton" actor Ruby Barker said she suffered two "psychotic breaks" after starring in Season 1 of the Netflix period drama series, and received no support from the streamer or series creator Shonda Rhimes.
- "Byron Allen Presents TheGrio Awards" will air on CBS for the second year in a row -- and stream live on Paramount+ -- on November 25, starting at 8 pm; Sheryl Underwood and Roy Wood Jr. co-host this year's ceremony, which honors African American excellence.
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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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