Streaming Into the Void

What’s New in Streaming - July 29, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 29, 2023:
Hulu
Reservation Dogs, Season 3 (Aug. 2)
Demons and Saviors, Limited Series (Aug. 3)
Lollapalooza (Aug. 3 - 6)
Netflix
Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Season 2 (Jul. 31)
Jake Paul the Problem Child (Aug. 1)
The River Wild (Aug. 1)
Mark Cavendish: Never Enough (Aug. 2)
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food (Aug. 2)
Heartstopper, Season 2 (Aug. 3)
The Last Hours of Mario Biondo, Limited Series (Aug. 3)
The Lincoln Lawyer, Season 2, Part 2 (Aug. 3)
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Aug. 3)
The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge (Aug. 4)
Disney+
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (Aug. 2)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Aug. 2)
Max
Metal Monsters: The Righteous Redeemer (Jul. 30)
Paramount+
Mixtape (Aug. 1)
Peacock
Aloha Heart (Jul. 30)
WWE NXT: The Great American Bash (Jul 30)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Aug. 3)
Amazon Prime Video
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Limited Series (Aug. 4)
Apple TV+
Physical, Season 3 (Aug. 2)
Roku Channel
The Marriage Pact, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
Starz
Heels, Season 2 (Jul. 28)

Streaming Into the Void - July 23, 2023 - Are We The Baddies?

This week, Hollywood is facing an existential crisis. Is streaming killing it?
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
The Writers Strike Highlights The TV Industry's Streaming Problem - Variety
Where Are My Residuals? Actors/Writers Share Horror Stories – Deadline
'Orange Is the New Black' Supporting Cast Say They Were Never Fairly Compensated for Netflix Hit
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Feels Strike Pain Wants Deal ASAP – Deadline
Netflix: Lower Content Spend Due To Strikes Leads To Free Cash Flow Boost As Streamer Takes Swipe At Rivals Over Ratings Transparency
Netflix Adds 5.9M Subscribers In Q2, More Than Doubling Expectations; Effort To Limit Password Sharing Expands To Most Of The World
Netflix Removes “Basic” Ad-Free Plan in U.S. and U.K.
‘Yellowstone’, ‘SEAL Team’ CBS Fall 2023 Schedule – Deadline
Disney+ Series ‘Ms. Marvel’ to Air on ABC This Summer
‘Secret Invasion’: First Three Episodes to Stream on Hulu | Marvel
Peacock Price Hike Revealed By NBCUniversal – The Hollywood Reporter
Peacock Raising Prices For First Time Since 2020 Launch – Deadline
'Dune 2' Release Date May Shift to 2024 As Labor Strikes Rage On - Variety
Barry Diller Says Strikes Settlements Needed By Sept. 1, Says Execs And Stars Should Take 25 Percent Pay Cuts
The Bear Season 2 Whips Up Record Streaming Debut On Hulu – Deadline
Recommendations
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 
AEW Fight Forever 
Arcade Paradise 

What’s New in Streaming - July 22, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 22, 2023:
Hulu
Futurama, Season 11 (Jul. 24)
The Hardy Boys, Season 3 (Jul. 26)
Mother Undercover, Complete Docuseries (Jul. 27)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 7 (Jul. 27)
This Fool, Season 2 (Jul. 28)
Netflix
Love After Divorce (Jul. 23)
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (Jul. 24)
Dream (Jul. 25)
The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals, Season 7 (Jui. 26)
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case (Jul 26)
The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos, Season 5 (Jul. 27)
The Witcher, Season 3, Part 2 (Jul. 27)
Paradise (Jul. 27)
Happiness For Beginners (Jul. 27)
Captain Fall, Season 1 (Jul. 28)
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (Jul. 28)
How to Become a Cult Leader, Limited Series (Jul. 28)
Disney+
The Slumber Party (Jul. 28)
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (Jul. 28)
Max
The Golden Boy: Oscar de la Hoya (Jul. 24)
After the Bite (Jul. 26)
Harley Quinn, Season 4 (Jul. 27)
How to With John Wilson, Season 3 (Jul. 28)
Paramount+
Special Ops: Lioness (limited series) (Jul. 23)
Zoey 102 (Jul. 27)
Peacock
A Lifelong Love (Jul. 23)
Twisted Metal, Season 1 (Jul. 27)
Amazon Prime Video
Good Omens, Season 2 (Jul. 28)
Apple TV+
The Beanie Bubble (Jul. 28)

Streaming Into the Void - July 16, 2023 - The End?

This week, actors go on strike and Hollywood shuts down.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
SAG-AFTRA: Actors are poised to go on strike against studios and streaming services | CNN Business
National Geographic magazine has laid off the last of its staff writers | CNN Business
WGA East “Demands Immediate End” To AI-Generated Articles On G/O Media Sites
SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios still at odds over higher residuals for hit streaming shows | Parrot Analytics
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever
Disney CEO Bob Iger: Writers, Actors Not Being 'Realistic' With Strike - Variety
Disney extends CEO Bob Iger's contract through 2026, two years longer than planned
Disney could soon sell its TV assets as Iger says business 'may not be core' to the company
Why Disney Trashed a Movie It Spent $50 Million to Make
Disney+ to Release Over 20 Asia Originals in Second Half of 2023 – The Hollywood Reporter
Disney Faces TV and Streaming Crossroads In India
'The X-Files,' 'Alias, Among 10 Titles Licensed by Disney to Channel 4 - Variety
HBO's Casey Bloys on Emmy Noms, When Strike Will Impact HBO and Max - Variety
Amazon Studios’ Jennifer Salke & Vernon Sanders On Emmys & WGA Strike – Deadline
‘Jury Duty’ EP On Surprise Emmy Nominations & Possible Season 2 – Deadline
Recommendations
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 
Wool 
Flamin' Hot 
Cyberpunk 2077 

What’s New in Streaming - July 15, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 15, 2023:
Hulu
Justified: City Primeval, limited series (Jul. 18)
Big RV Remix, Season 1 (Jul. 21)
Netflix
Unknown: Cave of Bones (Jul. 17)
The (Almost) Legends (Jul. 19)
The Deepest Breath (Jul. 19)
Supa Team 4, Season 1 (Jul. 20)
Sweet Magnolias, Season 3 (Jul. 20)
They Cloned Tyrone (Jul. 21)
Max
Superpowered: The DC Story (Jul. 20)
Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia (Jul. 20)
Paramount+
I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream (Jul. 18)
Peacock
Love Island, USA, Season 5 (Jul. 18)
Amazon Prime Video
Surf Girls Hawai'i (Jul. 18)
Amazon Freevee
Almost Paradise, Season 2 (Jul. 21)
Apple TV+
Stephen Curry: Underrated (Jul. 21)

Streaming Into the Void - July 9, 2023 - David Zaslav’s Streisand Effect

This week, GQ spikes a story critical of David Zaslav.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
GQ pulls article slamming Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Zaslav after complaint - The Washington Post
GQ Removes Article Critical of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO - The New York Times
GQ Editor Who Pulled Critical David Zaslav Story Is Producing Movie for Warner Bros.
Chronicles of Narnia Movie: Greta Gerwig Directing for Netflix
'Sex Education' to End With Season 4 at Netflix, Sets Premiere Date - Variety
Recommendations
The Bear 
Steam Summer Sale

What’s New in Streaming - July 8, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 8, 2023:
Hulu
Betrayal: The Perfect Husband, Limited Series (Jul. 11)
The Jewel Thief (Jul. 13)
What We Do in the Shadows, Season 5 (Jul. 13)
Imagine Dragons Live in Vegas (Jul. 14)
Netflix
Unknown: Killer Robots (Jul. 10)
Nineteen to Twenty, Season 1 (Jul. 11)
Quarterback, Season 1 (Jul. 12)
Record of Ragnarok, Season 2 (Jul. 12)
Sugar Rush: The Baking Point, Season 1 (Jul 12)
Burn the House Down, Season 1 (Jul. 13)
Sonic Prime, Season 2 (Jul. 13)
Survival of the Thickest (Jul. 13)
Bird Box Barcelona (Jul. 14)
Five Star Chef, Season 1 (Jul. 14)
Too Hot To Handle, Season 5 (Jul. 14)
Max
Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York (Jul. 9)
Full Circle, Season 1 (Jul. 13)
Project Greenlight: A New Generation, Season 1 (Jul. 13)
Gray Matter (Jul. 13)
Peacock
Myth of the Zodiac Killer (Jul. 11)
Amazon Prime Video
The Summer I Turned Pretty, Season 2 (Jul. 14)
Apple TV+
The Afterparty, Season 2 (Jul. 12)
Foundation, Season 2 (Jul. 14)
 
 
 

Streaming Into the Void - July 2, 2023 - Changes at Paramount Plus as Streaming Continues to Struggle

This week, Paramount Goes Full Zaslav.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
TCM’s UK Channel to Be Shut Down in July
TCM Reborn: Steven Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Martin Scorsese to Guide Channel Programming
Inside Amy Schumer among new shows gutted from Paramount Plus
Paramount Plus just increased the price of its cheapest plan - The Verge
‘Gattaca,’ Mandy Patinkin’s ‘Seasoned’ Among 4 Shows Passed On at Showtime – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Alaska Daily’ & ‘The Company You Keep’ To Be Removed Early From Hulu – Deadline
Netflix Scraps Ad-Free ‘Basic’ Streaming Plan Canada – The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Other Two’ To End With Season 3 At Max – Deadline
Kevin Bacon to Play Undead Bounty Hunter in Prime Video Series 'The Bondsman' From Blumhouse TV
'Reservation Dogs' to End With Season 3 at FX, Hulu - Variety
Pete Davidson’s ‘Bupkis’ Renewed For Season 2 At Peacock – Deadline
Roland Emmerich To Direct Gladiatorial Drama Series 'Those About To Die'; Peacock Hands Project Straight-To Series Order
'School Spirits' Renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+ - Variety
Recommendations
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Muppets Mayhem
AEW Forbidden Door 2023

What’s New in Streaming - July 1, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 1, 2023:
Hulu
CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair (Jul. 5)
The Ashley Madison Affair, Limited Series (Jul. 7)
Netflix
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (Jul. 3)
The King Who Never Was, Limited Series (Jul. 4)
Tom Segura: Sledgehammer (Jul. 4)
Back to 15, Season 2 (Jul. 5)
My Happy Marriage, Season 1 (Jul. 5)
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Season 2 (Jul. 5)
WHAM! (Jul. 5)
Deep Fake Love, Season 1 (Jul. 6)
The Lincoln Lawyer, Season 2, Part 1 (Jul. 6)
Hack My Home, Season 1 (Jul. 7)
The Out-Laws (Jul. 7)
Disney+
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (Jul. 5)
Max
Brandi Carlile: In the Canyon Haze - Live from Laurel Canyon (Jul. 1)
Shaun White: The Last Run (Jul. 6)
My Adventures with Superman, Season 1 (Jul. 7)
Paramount+
Big Nate, Season 2 (Jul. 7)
Peacock
Hart to Hart, Season 3 (Jul. 6)
Kevin Hart: Reality Check (Jul. 6)
Amazon Prime Video
The Horror of Dolores Roach, Season 1 (Jul. 7)

Streaming Into the Void - June 25, 2023 - Warner Bros. Discovery Coming Undone

This week, Warner Bros. Discovery is coming undone.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
When David Zaslav Is Your Boss: 20-Plus Insiders on His Exacting Standards (And Those 6:30 a.m. Calls)
Dear David Zaslav: Gutting TCM Will Not Help You Win Filmmakers Back to Warner Bros.
‘The Flash’ Flameout: David Zaslav’s First Box Office Bomb – The Hollywood Reporter
Streaming Shocker: Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks To License HBO Original Series To Netflix / Streaming Détente? As HBO Eyes Licensing Deal With Netflix, Industry Sees Opportunities
Warner Bros. Discovery Negotiating $500 Million Deal to Sell Film and TV Music Publishing Assets
‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’, ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’, ‘The Game’ & ‘Queen of the Universe’ Canceled Paramount+ – Deadline
Entertainment One Lays Off 20% Of Staff Ahead Of Sale – Deadline
Embracer announces layoffs and game cancellations after a $2 billion deal falls through | Engadget / Embracer Group Paid $396M For 'Lord Of The Rings' Rights
TikTok and Candle Media strike deal to co-create content | Reuters
Ryan Murphy Set to Leave Netflix for Disney
YouTube TV Drops SNY, Home Of New York Mets Baseball, As Regional Sports Network Business Model Enters The Late Innings – Deadline
'Fubar' Season 2: Netflix Renews Arnold Schwarzenegger Series - Variety
Recommendations
No Hard Feelings 
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Bear