Streaming Into the Void

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 15, 2026.
Netflix
To the Max (Aug. 14)
Kelsey Cook: Happy Hour (Aug. 18)
On the Road, season 1 (Aug. 18)
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (Aug. 19)
Here the Whole Time (Aug. 19)
Love Is Blind UK, season 3 (Aug. 19)
Blood Sacrifice (Aug. 20)
Outer Banks, season 4 (Aug. 20)
S & X, season 1 (Aug. 20)
Facing El Chapo (Aug. 21)
Disney+
Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration (Aug. 16)
Disney Worldbuilders (Aug. 20)
Lion (Aug 20)
LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem (Aug. 21)
HBO Max
Lanterns, season 1 (Aug. 16)
Conan O’Brien Must Go, season 3 (Aug. 20)
Paramount+
Average Joe, season 2 (Aug. 19)
Prime Video
Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter (Aug. 19)
Back to the 90s (Aug. 21)
Apple TV
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Aug. 21)
Stillwater, season 5 (Aug. 21)
Tubi
My Husband’s Sister (Aug. 21)
Hallmark+
Aussie at Heart (Aug. 15)

This week, Paramount got more bad news in their efforts to merge with Warner Bros., and Disney, YouTube, and others look to the next phase in the future of streaming.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Judge Sets Paramount-Warner Bros. Antitrust Trial for March 2027
Paramount's Takeover Of Warner Bros. Cleared By UK Authorities
How David Ellison (And Kamala Harris) Could Rescue Paramount-WBD Deal
David Ellison Is Ready to Talk About CNN, but What About Bari Weiss?
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal - The New York Times
Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? - The New York Times / Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble
Paramount, Warners Bros. Staffers In Limbo and Denial as Merger Deal Drags On
Paramount Q2 Profit Dips, With Streaming Boost Offset by TV Declines
Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 Content Revenue Crashes on Rough Box Office Comps
Disney beats earnings estimates in CEO Josh D'Amaro's first full quarter — and strikes a TikTok deal
Disney earnings beat lifts shares despite revenue miss
Disney and TikTok Ink Wide-Ranging Deal, Videos From Tech Platform Will Be Added to Disney+
NBCUniversal-YouTube deal could jump-start next streaming wars chapter
Our expanded partnership with NBCUniversal: Redefining the modern entertainment subscription
NBCUniversal and YouTube Announce Global Strategic Partnership, Expanding Reach of Peacock and NBCUniversal Content Across YouTube’s Industry-Leading Platforms
'The Five Star Weekend' Renewed For Season 2 By Peacock; Who Returns?
What We've Been Doing
Ted Lasso

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 8, 2026.
Netflix
The Ribbon Hero (Aug. 8)
Mourinho (Aug. 11)
Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On (Aug. 11)
Nando: Between Two Worlds (Aug. 12)
A Child of My Own (Aug. 13)
MLB at Field of Dreams (Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. ET)
My Brilliant Career, season 1 (Aug. 13)
This, That and Everything in Between (Aug. 13)
Tires, season 3 (Aug. 13)
Don’t Say Good Luck (Aug. 14)
Moria, season 1 (Aug. 14)
My Best Friend, His Girlfriend, and Me (Aug. 14)
Disney+
Travis Barker: Louder than Fear (Aug. 13)
Camp Rock 3 (Aug. 14)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn (Aug. 14)
HBO Max
Whitmer Thomas: Terminal Crew of Dudes (Aug. 14)
Prime Video
The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls (Aug. 9)
Reacher, season 4 (Aug. 12)
Apple TV
Women in Blue, season 2 (Aug. 12)
Tubi
Why Are You Single? (Aug. 8)
Hallmark+
Absolutely Devoted to You (Aug. 8)

This week, as the streaming wars heat up, a box office record is brewing.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Paramount Pitches Judge On November Start Of WBD Merger Antitrust Trial, While State AGs & WGA Propose April
Could Declining Cable TV Business Undo Paramount-WBD Merger?
David Ellison Addresses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Delay Amid State AGs’ Lawsuit in Staff Memo: ‘The Facts and the Law Are on Our Side’
Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount
Peacock to Be Included With YouTube Premium in Major Streaming Tie-Up
Disney Selling A+E Global Media Stake To Hearst In Billion-Dollar Deal
FCC chairman defends actions against ABC, says broadcasters must operate 'in the public interest'
'God Of War' To Recast Lead Kratos After Ryan Hurst Injury (Exclusive)
'Robocop' Reboot Series Set at Prime Video
Afterlife With Archie Ordered To Series: 'New Version' Of The Live-Action Riverdale Gang Coming To Disney+ In 2027 - TVLine
‘Wonder Man’ Not Returning for Season 2 at Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)
DC kills Our Flag Means Death creator's Booster Gold show
Josh Lucas Joins Nicole Kidman & Elle Fanning In Paramount+ Legal Drama 'Discretion'
Kenneth Branagh Stars In Scottish Highland Drama 'Laird' Ordered By Paramount+ From Jez Butterworth & 101 Studios
Netflix Renews Tyler Perry's 'Beauty In Black' For Season 4
Rebecca Yarros' 'Peculiar Stars' Heads To Apple TV For Adaptation
Benicio Del Toro To Star In Apple Comedy Series ‘Protective Custody’
Apple’s ‘The Morning Show’ To End With Season 5
What We've Been Doing
The Bear
Assassin's Creed® Origins on Steam
Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 1, 2026.
Netflix
Gate24: The Border, season 1 (Aug. 2)
Let’s Marry Harry (Aug. 5)
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy (Aug. 5)
One Hundred Years of Solitude, part 2 (Aug. 5)
My Life with the Walter Boys, season 3 (Aug.6)
The Last House (Aug. 7)
Our Sticky Love, season 1 (Aug. 7)
Ricky Gervais' Alley Cats (Aug. 7)
Disney+
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Jul. 29)
ESPN Jeopardy!, season 1 (Jul. 31)
Futurama, season 14 (Aug. 3)
Betrayal: Dirty Secrets, season 4 (Aug. 4)
The Shards, season 1 (Aug. 5)
Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi (Aug. 5)
Flex x Cop, season 2 (Aug. 7)
HBO Max
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks (Aug. 4)
Monsters of God (Aug. 6)
Paramount+
Lioness, season 3 (Aug. 2)
Special Ops True (Aug. 4)
The Challenge: Cutthroat (Aug. 5)
Peacock
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Jul. 30)
You, Me, and Tuscany (Aug. 7)
Prime Video
Sterling Point, season 1 (Aug. 5)
Apple TV
Ted Lasso, season 4 (Aug. 5)
Acorn TV
The Chelsea Detective, season 4 (Aug. 3)
Hallmark+
Toast to Italy (Aug. 1)

This week, no matter how they spin it, the rulings in court this week were not good news for Paramount-Skydance and their desire to take over Warner Bros.-Discovery.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Judge Grants Order To Pause Paramount-WBD Merger
Judge Extends Emergency Order Pausing Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
Paramount Seeks Three-Day Evidentiary Hearing As Judge Considers Preliminary Injunction To Halt Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Writers Guild Seeks Preliminary Injunction To Halt Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery Merger; Wants Case Timing Aligned With State AG Suit
Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027 - Engadget
Paramount-Warner Deal at Risk of Delays Costing Billions - Bloomberg
Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months - The New York Times
Paramount shareholder lawsuit accuses Ellisons of corruption - Los Angeles Times
Paramount Takeover Of Warner Bros. Wins EU Approval
WGA Sues To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Comcast's Peacock records first ever profit on World Cup, 'Love Island USA' boost | Reuters
With NBCUniversal Becoming “Independent”, Talks With Potential Partners Are Under Way, Comcast Execs Say
Comcast earnings highlight NBCUniversal strength ahead of planned split
Telemundo Is The Real Winner Of This Year’s World Cup
What We've Been Doing
The Bear
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Assassin's Creed® Origins on Steam

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 25, 2026.
Netflix
Mary Beth Barone: Galaxy Brain (Jul. 28)
Final Project, season 1 (Jul. 29)
Wrath, season 1 (Jul.29)
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (Jul. 30)
Man of Virtue, season 1 (Jul. 31)
The Vacation Principle (Jul. 31)
Disney+
Furious, season 1 (Jul. 27)
Lollapalooza Livestream (Jul. 30 - 31)
Paramount+
Diarra From Detroit, season 2 (Jul. 29)
Prime Video
The Devil’s Mouth (Jul. 29)
Batman: Caped Crusader, Season 2 (Jul. 31)
Apple TV
Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy (Jul. 31)
Acorn TV
The Ridge, season 1 (Jul. 27)
AMC+
The Walking Dead: Dead City, season 3 (Jul. 26)
Starz
Fightland, season 1 (Jul. 31)
Hallmark+
Love Under the Mistletoe (Jul. 25)

This week, 12 states file suit to block the Paramount-Skydance merger with Warner Bros.-Discovery.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Challenged in Court by California and 11 Other States - The New York Times
Paramount Seeks Recusal Of Judge Assigned To State AGs' Antitrust Challenge To Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Paramount Blasts States’ Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking Warner Bros. Deal, Claims Litigation Will ‘Shield’ Netflix and Tech Companies From ‘Much-Needed Competition’
Paramount Skydance Agrees to Link Merger Antitrust Case to Pre-Existing Paramount+ Subscriber Suit
Judge Denies Injunction In Consumer Suit Against Paramount-WBD Merger
Judge Says She'll Rule On Motion In Paramount-WBD Lawsuit By July 22
FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
FCC Moves to End Cap on National Broadcast Ownership
Netflix Says Its Sophomore Series Slump Problem Is Actually Improving
Netflix To Stop Biannual Viewership Reports Amid Scrutiny
What We Watched the First Half of 2026 - About Netflix
What We've Been Doing
Obsession
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
MLB Home Run Derby

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 18, 2026.
Netflix
Spooky in Love, season 1 (Jul. 18)
WWE: Unreal, season 3 (Jul. 21)
Elite Force, season 1 (Jul. 22)
A Toxic Love Story (Jul. 22)
The Debt Collector (Jul. 23)
Kaulitz & Kaulitz, season 3 (Jul. 23)
Love in Slow Motion (Jul. 23)
Ransom Canyon, season 2 (Jul. 23)
72 Hours (Jul. 24)
Musafir Cafe, season 1 (Jul. 24)
The Truthers (Jul. 24)
Disney+
King of the Hill, season 15 (Jul. 20)
My Grandfather Charles Manson (Jul. 22)
Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston (Jul. 23)
Soy Luna: Let's Roll Again, season 1 (Jul. 24)
HBO Max
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, season 1 (Jul. 23)
Paramount+
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, season 4 (Jul. 23)
Peacock
Obsession (Jul. 17)
Apple TV
The Dink (Jul. 24)
Tubi
Date or Dip, season 1 (Jul. 23)
Breaking Bear, season 1 (Jul. 24)
I Know Where You Live (Jul. 24)

This week, streamers are exploring ways of beefing up subscriber numbers and engagement, and free - with ads - may be the path forward.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Disney is exploring adding a free tier to Disney+ as YouTube draws TV viewers
Netflix Is Exploring Live TV and Bundles as It Struggles to Keep Viewers Hooked - WSJ
Netflix wants to buy Letterboxd, the last good social media site
Film Lovers Should   Own Letterboxd - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season - Bloomberg
Netflix Is Exploring Live TV and Bundles as It Struggles to Keep Viewers Hooked - WSJ
Warner Discovery boss is again among highest-paid CEOs in America
More Romance Novels Than Ever Being Adapted For Streaming, Research Finds
EA Removes College Football 27 Microtransactions After Player Boycott
EA Sports pulls microtransactions from CFB 27 modes after community outrage - The Athletic
College Football 27 to remove microtransactions after player backlash, though EA maintains they were only added to 'give players more choice' | PC Gamer
Michael Bublé, Drew Scott Team for ‘Hometown Giants’ Hockey Docuseries
'Egg Baby': Ariana Greenblatt Movie Lands At Amazon For Streaming
‘Every Year After’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon; Will Focus on Charlie’s Story From ‘One Golden Summer’ Sequel Book
Prime Video's Obsessed Fest Recap: Highlights, Connections & More
Nat Geo Spins Off ‘Tucci in Italy’ With ‘Tucci in Great Britain’ (Exclusive)
Dylan O'Brien To Headline Hulu Comedy Pilot 'Lex'
‘Dutton Ranch’ Renewed For Season 2 At Paramount+
Tom Hardy Returning To 'MobLand' For Season 3 (Exclusive)
Morgan Spector in Talks to Play Robert Langdon in Netflix Series From Carlton Cuse, Dan Brown
Netflix Wins 'Sesame Street' Movie Rights
Netflix Snaps Up ‘Bad Bridgets,’ Irish Period Thriller Starring Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver From ‘Kneecap’ Director (EXCLUSIVE)
Colin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson and More Join Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver in Netflix’s Irish Period Thriller ‘Bad Bridgets’
Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour To Star In 'Spy In the Blood' Series
What We've Been Doing
Dropout
Game Changer: The Drinking Game
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
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