Streaming Into the Void

Weekly podcast for all the important news in the streaming business.

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Episodes

Friday Apr 14, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 15, 2023:
Hulu
Algiers, America (Apr. 19)
Quasi (Apr. 20)
Netflix
Love Is Blind, The Season 4 Live Reunion (Apr. 16 at 8 p.m. EST)
How to Get Rich, Season 1 (Apr. 18)
Longest Third Date (Apr. 18)
The Marked Heart, Season 2 (Apr. 19)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (Apr. 19)
Chimp Empire (Apr. 19)
The Diplomat (Apr. 20)
A Tourist’s Guide to Love (Apr. 21)
Welcome to Eden, Season 2 (Apr. 21)
HBO Max
100 Foot Wave, Season 2 (Apr. 16)
Barry, Season 4 (Apr. 16)
Fired on Mars, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
Paramount+
Mike Judge’s Beavis And Butt-Head, Season 2 (Apr. 20)
Peacock
Cocaine Bear (Apr. 14)
Mrs. Davis, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
Amazon Prime Video
Dead Ringers (Apr. 21)
Judy Blume Forever (Apr. 21)
Apple TV+
Ghosted (Apr. 21)
Drops of Gold, Limited Series (Apr. 21)

Monday Apr 10, 2023

This week, Harry Potter on HBO Max, WWE to Endeavor, MGM Plus International, and Disney's Chief Brand Officer.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
‘Harry Potter’ TV Series For HBO Max Inching Closer To Reality With JK Rowling In Talks To Produce – Deadline
Endeavor’s UFC, WWE to Merge; Vince McMahon Named Executive Chairman – The Hollywood Reporter
Lionsgate Takes Key Step In Separation Of Studio And Starz – Deadline
MGM's Streaming Service to Relaunch as MGM+ International in Europe - Variety
Netflix Restructures Film Group as It Scales Back Movie Output
Disney Names Asad Ayaz as First-Ever Chief Brand Officer - Variety
‘Gattaca’ Reboot in the Works at Showtime From ‘Homeland’ Bosses – The Hollywood Reporter
‘King Shaka’ Becomes Latest Series Axed At Showtime Ahead Of Debut – Deadline
‘Heist 88’ Moves To Showtime As Network Picks Up ‘Seasoned’ To Series – Deadline
Recommendations
Time Team 
Murder in Oregon 
Wrestlemania 
The Night Agent 
Ted Lasso 
The Mandalorian 

Friday Apr 07, 2023


Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 8, 2023:
 
Hulu
 
Am I Being Unreasonable?, Season 1 (Apr. 11)
 
Netflix
 
CoComelon, Season 8 (Apr. 10)
 
Leanne Morgan: I’m Every Woman (Apr. 11)
 
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing, Limited Series (Apr. 12)
 
Boss Baby: Back in the Crib, Season 2 (Apr. 13)
 
Florida Man, Season 1 (Apr. 13)
 
Alex Schwazer: Running for my Truth (Apr. 13)
 
Obsession, Limited Series (Apr. 13)
 
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (Apr. 14)
 
Queenmaker, Season 1 (Apr. 14)
 
Weathering (Apr. 14)
 
Disney+
 
Rennervations, Season 1 (Apr. 12)
 
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Apr. 14)
 
HBO Max
 
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 4 (Apr. 14)
 
Paramount+
 
Yonder, Season 1 (Apr. 11)
 
Rugrats, Season 2 (Apr. 14)
 
Peacock
 
The Professional Bridesmaid (Apr. 8)
 
The Blessing Bracelet (Apr. 10)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 5 (Apr. 14)
 
Apple TV+
 
The Last Thing He Told Me, limited series (Apr. 14)

Monday Apr 03, 2023

This week, Disney fires Ike Perlmutter and David Zaslav's 2022 compensation was revealed.
Show Notes
WBD CEO David Zaslav Sees $39 Million Pay Package In 2022
Disney Absorbs Marvel Entertainment Amid Layoffs, Dismisses Chairman Ike Perlmutter
Disney General Entertainment Layoffs Include Mark Levenstein, Jayne Bieber & Elizabeth Newman As TV Production Gets Consolidated, IP Acquisitions Dissolved
Kerry Washington Comedy Series 'UnPrisoned' Debuts As Onyx Collective's Most-Watched Hulu Premiere To Date
YES Network launching streaming service to give non-cable viewers access to Yankees games
Amazon May Buy Distressed AMC Theater Chain in Seismic Hollywood Streaming Shift
Regal Parent Cineworld Expects Bids For Theaters Outside US/UK, Says Plan To Exit Chapter 11 Nearly Ready
Netflix Orders New Anime Series Based On 'Scott Pilgrim'; Original Cast From 2010 Movie To Voice
The Night Agent Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix – The Hollywood Reporter
Amazon Wins Auction For Thriller Short Story 'The Dwelling;' Michael B. Jordan & Outlier Society Producing & Aaron Guzikowski Scripting
‘Star Trek’s ‘Strange New Worlds’ & ‘Lower Decks’ Renewed Paramount+ – Deadline
Paramount+ Orders Diverse, Teen-Focused 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Series
Recommendations
Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast 
The Night Agent 
Magic the Gathering 
Resident Evil 4 

Friday Mar 31, 2023


Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 1, 2023:
Hulu
AREA 21: Live on Planet Earth (Apr. 5)
The Good Mothers, Season 1 (Apr. 5)
The Pope: Answers (Apr. 5)
Tiny Beautiful Things, Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Netflix
Surviving R. Kelly, Part III (Apr. 3)
My Name Is Mo’Nique (Apr. 4)
Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now (Apr. 5)
Beef, Season 1 (Apr. 6)
IRL: In Real Love, Season 1 (Apr. 6)
Hunger (Apr. 6)
Chupa (Apr. 7)
Transatlantic, Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Disney+
The Crossover, Season 1 (Apr. 5)
HBO Max
Looney Tunes Cartoons, Season 5 (Apr. 6)
Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed (Apr. 7)
Paramount+
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Season 1 (Apr. 6)
Peacock
WWE: Wrestlemania (Apr. 1-2)
Love in the Maldives (Apr. 2)
Praise This (Apr. 7)
Amazon Prime Video
On a Wing and a Prayer (Apr. 7)
Apple TV+
Schmigadoon!, Season 2 (Apr. 4)

Monday Mar 27, 2023

This week, is it the calm before the storm?
Show Notes
Marvel: Why Victoria Alonso Was Fired From Top Job - Variety
Apple to Spend $1 Billion a Year on Films to Break Into Cinemas (AAPL) - Bloomberg
‘Arrested Development’: Netflix Wins Exclusive Streaming Rights – The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix’s ‘You’ Renewed for Season 5 – The Hollywood Reporter
HBO Max to Develop Heidi Fleiss Scripted Series From 'The Staircase' Co-Showrunner Maggie Cohn (EXCLUSIVE)
Recommendations
John Wick: Chapter 4
Poker Face
The Night Agent

Friday Mar 24, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 25, 2023:
Hulu
Great Expectations (Mar. 26)
Abominable and the Invisible City, Season 2 (Mar. 29)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 6 (Mar. 30)
Rye Lane (Mar. 31)
Netflix
Mae Martin: SAP (Mar. 28)
Emergency: NYC, Season 1 (Mar. 29)
Unseen, Season 1 (Mar. 29)
Wellmania., Season 1 (Mar. 29)
Big Mäck: Gangsters and Gold (Mar. 30)
From Me to You, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
Unstable, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
Amigos (Mar. 31)
Murder Mystery 2 (Mar. 31)
Copycat Killer, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Kill Boksoon (Mar. 31)
Disney+
Doogie Kamelaoha, M.D. Season 2 (Mar. 31)
Prom Pact (Mar. 31)
HBO Max
Succession, Season 4 (Mar. 26)
Paramount+
Rabbit Hole, Season 1 (Mar. 26)
Peacock
A Picture of Her (Mar. 26)
Ride, Season 1 (Mar. 26)
WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony (Mar. 31)
Amazon Prime Video
The Power, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Amazon Freevee
Monumental: Ellie Goulding at Kew Gardens, Limited Series (Mar. 31)
Apple TV+
The Big Door Prize, Season 1 (Mar. 29)
Eva the Owlet, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Tetris (Mar. 31)

Monday Mar 20, 2023

This week, YouTube TV raises its rates.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Diamond Sports, largest owner of regional sports networks, files for bankruptcy
MSG+ to Stream Knicks, Rangers Games Online for $10 Each
NESN Launches Digital Subscription Service With Red Sox, Bruins - Variety
YouTube TV Raises Price for Monthly Subscribers
YouTube TV adds multiview streaming in time for March Madness | Engadget
Netflix Pulls Plug On Nancy Meyers' New Project Due To Budget Issue
Warner Bros Circling Nancy Meyers Film After Its Exit From Netflix
Amazon Prime Video Cancels 'Three Pines' After One Season
‘A League of Their Own’ Receives Four-Episode Final Season From Amazon | IndieWire
'Blade Runner 2099' to be Directed by Jeremy Podeswa at Amazon - Variety
'Willow' Will Not Return for Season 2 at Disney+ - Variety (or not)
Peacock Orders ‘Monk’ Movie Starring Tony Shalhoub & Original Cast – Deadline
'Good Burger 2' Set at Paramount+ With Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell - Variety
Recommendations
Ted Lasso 
Star Trek: Picard 
The Mandalorian 
March Madness 

Friday Mar 17, 2023


Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 18, 2023:
Hulu
The Lesson Is Murder, Docuseries (Mar. 23)
Up Here, Season 1 (Mar. 24)
Netflix
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 7 (Mar. 20)
We Lost Our Human (Mar. 21)
Waco: American Apocalypse, Limited Series (Mar. 22)
The Night Agent, Season 1 (Mar. 23)
Love Is Blind, Season 4 (Mar. 24)
HBO Max
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Mar. 19)
Amazon Prime Video
Reggie (Mar. 24)
Apple TV+
My Kind of Country, Season 1 (Mar. 24)
AMC+
Lucky Hank, Season 1 (Mar. 19)

Monday Mar 13, 2023


This week, Hollywood is burning, but in the subsequent fire sale, no one is buying.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery To Boost CEO David Zaslav's Stock Bonus Based On Free Cash Flow
Reporter
New HBO Max to Offer Thousands of Extra Shows at No Added Cost - Bloomberg
Warner Bros. Discovery Worried That ‘HBO’ Name Turns Off New Subscribers
Warner Bros. Discovery Renews HBO Content Deal with Japan’s U-Next Streaming Service – The Hollywood Reporter
After Rough Year, Streaming Services Are Off to a Slow Start - Bloomberg
Yellowstone Backers Wanted to Cash Out—Then the Streaming Bubble Burst
Peak TV: 599 Original Series In 2022 But FX’s John Landgraf Predicts Decline – Deadline
The Story of Paramount and the $3 Billion Showtime Controversy
TV’s New Math: What if $100M Netflix Deals Actually Shortchange Creators? – The Hollywood Reporter
WGA Members Overwhelmingly Approve Pattern Of Demands For Upcoming Contract Talks
Paramount Global In Talks With Tyler Perry To Sell Majority Stake In BET – Update
Gary Glitter Documentary Confirmed By Netflix
Netflix Orders 'Mole Agent' Series Adaptation Starring Ted Danson From Mike Schur
Hot Comic 'Something Is Killing the Children' Getting Series Treatment from '1899' Showrunners, Netflix
Netflix Wins Record Short Story Auction 'I Am Not Alone', Star Vehicle For Jessica Chastain; Misha Green To Write & Direct Grounded Sci-Fi Terror Tale
Jason Sudeikis Confirms ‘Ted Lasso’ Story To End With Season 3 – Deadline
'Shrinking' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+ - Variety
‘Creed III’s Jonathan Majors To Star In ‘Da Understudy’; Spike Lee Circling – Deadline
Michael B. Jordan Spearheading ‘Creed-Verse’ In Works At Amazon Across Film & TV
‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Moves to Amazon With Two-Season Order
Bryan Cogman Set As Showrunner Of Reimagined Disney+ ‘Zorro’ Series – Deadline
Daredevil: Born Again Casts Jon Bernthal as The Punisher – The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Bruhl to Play Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld in Disney+ Series 'Kaiser Karl'
'Devil in the White City' Series No Longer Moving Forward at Hulu - Variety
Muhammad Ali Event Series From Kevin Willmott, Regé-Jean Page & Morgan Freeman In Works At Peacock
To Our Dearest Disco Family
Recommendations
Circe by Madeline Miller
Cobra Kai, Season 5
AEW Revolution
Chang Can Dunk
No Hard Feelings – Official Red Band Trailer

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