Streaming Into the Void
Weekly podcast for all the important news in the streaming business.
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Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 16, 2022:
Hulu
Best In Dough, Season 1 (Sep. 19)
Reboot, Season 1 (Sep. 20)
The Kardashians, Season 2 (Sep. 22)
Netflix
Go, Dog. Go!, Season 3 (Sep. 19)
Minions & More 1 (Sep. 19)
Patton Oswalt: We All Scream (Sep. 20)
Only For Love, Season 1 (Sep. 21)
Designing Miami, Season 1 (Sep. 21)
Fortune Seller: A TV Scam (Sep. 21)
Iron Chef Mexico (Sep. 21)
The Perfumier (Sep. 21)
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist, limited series (Sep. 21)
Facing Nolan (Sep. 21)
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, Season 2 (Sep. 21)
The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone (Sep. 22)
Karma’s World, Season 4 (Sep. 22)
Snabba Cash, Season 2 (Sep. 22)
Thai Cave Rescue, limited series (Sep. 22)
Lou (Sep. 23)
A Jazzman’s Blues (Sep. 23)
Athena (Sep. 23)
The Girls at the Back, Season 1 (Sep. 23)
Jamtara - Sabka Number Aega, Season 2 (Sep. 23)
Pokemon: The Arceus Chronicles (Sep. 23)
Disney+
Dancing with the Stars, Season 31 (Sep. 19)
Andor, Season 1 (Sep. 21)
Super/Natural (Sep. 21)
HBO Max
Secret Origin of the Batwheels (Sep. 17)
Escape from Kabul (Sept. 21)
The Hype, Season 2 (Sep. 22)
Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? (Sep. 23)
Paramount+
SEAL Team, Season 6 (Sep. 18)
On the Come Up (Sep. 23)
Peacock
Vengeance (Sep. 22)
Apple TV+
Sidney (Sep. 23)
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
This week: Bob Iger tells us what we already know, and the box office sets records in all the wrong ways.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Bob Iger Predicts A Reckoning For Streaming Services, Linear TV Death, "Smaller" & "Scarred" Movie Industry
‘Paper Girls’ Canceled By Prime Video After One Season, Will Be Shopped By Legendary Television
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Renewed for Final Season as Hulu Plots ‘The Testaments’ – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Phantom Of the Opera’ Set As Backdrop Of Murder Mystery Anthology Series In Works At Peacock From Austin Winsberg, Robert Greenblatt & Andrew Lloyd Webber – Deadline
Recommendations
Disney Dreamlight Valley
The Resort
WWE Clash at the Castle
AEW All Out
The Bear
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 9, 2022:
Hulu
The Handmaid’s Tale, Season 5 (Sep. 14)
Atlanta, Season 4 (Sep. 15)
Netflix
Ada Twist, Scientist, Season 3 (Sep. 12)
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Season 1 (Sep. 13)
Broad Peak (Sep. 14)
Sins of our Mother, limited series (Sep. 14)
Heartbreak High, Season 1 (Sep. 14)
El Rey: Vicente Fernandez, Season 1 (Sep. 14)
The Catholic School (Sep. 14)
The Lorenskog Disappearance (Sep. 14)
BASTARD!! - Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy, Season 2 (Sep. 15)
Terim, limited series (Sep. 15)
Dogs In Space, Season 2 (Sep. 15)
Mirror, Mirror (Sep. 16)
Travelin’ Band: Credence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (Sep. 16)
Fate: The Winx Saga, Season 2 (Sep. 16)
I Used To Be Famous (Sep. 16)
Do Revenge (Sep. 16)
Santo, Season 1 (Sep. 16)
Drifting Home (Sep. 16)
Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard (Sep. 16)
Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance, Season 1 (Sep. 16)
The Brave Ones, Season 1 (Sep. 16)
Jogi (Sep. 16)
Disney+
Coco Sing-Along (Sep.16)
Mija (Sep. 16)
HBO Max
Los Espookys, Season 2 (Sep. 16)
Paramount+
The Good Fight, Season 6 (Sep. 8)
Peacock
Caillou: Adventures with Grandma and Grandpa (Sep. 11)
Sunday Night Football Final (Sep. 11)
Vampire Academy, Season 1 (Sep. 15)
Amazon Prime Video
Thursday Night Football (Sep. 15)
Goodnight Mommy (Sep. 16)
The Grand Tour Presents: A Scandi Flick (Sep. 16)
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
This week: NBC thinks about cutting back on prime time programming while streamers keep stepping it up.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Warner cable revamp could see HBO reruns head to TBS, TNT - report | Seeking Alpha
Comcast looks to cut up to $1 billion from budgets at its TV networks - The Boston Globe
Peacock Gets NBC, Bravo Next-Day Episodes After Hulu Loses Rights - Variety
It looks like streaming ruled monthly TV viewing for the first time ever - The Verge
Disney Star Wins TV And Digital Rights To ICC Cricket In India For Next Four Years
Bally Sports+ streaming service to become widely available Sept. 26 National News
Paramount+ Combines With Showtime In Single Streaming App, Though Each Also Continue On Stand-Alone Basis
‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Sequel Adds Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Taylour Paige, Gets Title – Deadline
‘Harley Quinn’ Animated Series Renewed At HBO Max – Deadline
‘Rutherford Falls’ Canceled By Peacock After 2 Seasons – Deadline
Recommendations
Happier with Gretchen Rubin
The Bear
Magic the Gathering: Dominaria United
Star Trek: Lower Decks
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Harley Quinn
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 2, 2022:
Hulu
Tell Me Lies, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Wedding Season, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
Netflix
Little Women, Season 1 (Sep. 3)
Once Upon A Small Town, Season 1 (Sep. 5)
Call the Midwife, Season 11 (Sep. 5)
Cocomelon, Season 6 (Sep. 5)
Rodrigo Marques: King of Uncouth (Sep. 6)
Untold: The Race of the Century (Sep. 6)
Get Smart With Money (Sep. 6)
Bee and Puppycat, Season 1 (Sep. 6)
Sheng Wang: Sweet & Juicy (Sep. 6)
Diorama (Sep. 6)
Chef’s Table: Pizza, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer, Limited Series (Sep. 7)
Diary of a Gigolo, Season 1 (Sep. 7)
Entrapped, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
The Imperfects, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 (Sep. 8)
Merlí. Sapere Aude, Season 2 (Sep. 9)
Cobra Kai, Season 5 (Sep. 9)
End of the Road (Sep. 9)
Narco-Saints, Season 1 (Sep. 9)
No Limit (Sep. 9)
Disney+
Cars on the Road, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory, Season 1 (Sep. 8)
Frozen Sing-A-Long (Sep. 8)
Frozen 2 Sing-A-Long (Sep. 8)
Growing Up (Sep. 8)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return (Sep. 8)
Pinocchio (Sep. 8)
Remembering (Sep. 8)
Thor: Love and Thunder (Sep. 8)
The Simpsons: Welcome to the Club (Sep. 8)
HBO Max
Elvis (Sep. 2)
Moonfall (Sep. 9)
Peacock
The Undeclared War, Season 1 (Aug. 18)
Everything I Know About Love, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Amazon Prime Video
Flight/Risk (Sep. 9)
Apple TV+
Central Park, Season 3 (Sep. 9)
Gutsy (Sep. 9)
Showtime
American Gigolo, Season 1 (Sept. 9)
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
This week: Things continue to get worse for HBO Max and parent company Warner Bros.-Discovery.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Batgirl: Canceled HBO Max Film Gets Secret Screenings on Warners Lot – The Hollywood Reporter
Batgirl's Ivory Aquino implores Warner Bros. Discovery CEO to see artists' humanity, release movie
DC Film, TV Boss Found: Dan Lin to Lead – The Hollywood Reporter
'Batman: Caped Crusader' Series from J.J. Abrams Axed at HBO Max - Variety
Jason Press, head of global HBO Max development, resigns
Aquaman and Shazam! Sequels Change Release Date – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Aquaman 2’ Release Date Now Christmas 2023, ‘Shazam: 2’ To March – Deadline
Amazon's 'Thursday Night Football' begins a new era of streaming for the NFL
‘Halloween Ends’ Going Theatrical Day & Date On Peacock – Deadline
'Avatar' Removed From Disney+, Will Return for Sequel - Variety
NBC Considers Cutting Back Programming Hours in Prime Time - WSJ
‘Sex Education’: Dan Levy Joins Season 4 Of Netflix Dramedy Series – Deadline
‘BioShock’ Movie: ‘Hunger Games’ Director Francis Lawrence To Direct – Deadline
‘Resident Evil’ Canceled After Single Season on Netflix
Steve Blackman Developing 'Horizon Zero Dawn' TV Adaptation, 'Orbital' Series As 'Umbrella Academy' Showrunner Renews Netflix Deal
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Renewed For Fourth & Final Season By Netflix – Deadline
'The Rehearsal' Renewed For Season 2 at HBO Ahead of Season 1 Finale - Variety
HBO Max Cancels Animated Family Film 'Driftwood' From Cartoon Network - Variety
Bad Robot Series Scrapped By Apple After Star Jennifer Garner Exits – Deadline
Ariana DeBose to Star in Thriller 'House of Spoils' for Prime Video, Blumhouse
‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’: Lyon Daniels & Noah Cottrell Cast As Leads – Deadline
Joe Pesci Joins Pete Davidson & Edie Falco On 'Bupkis' Peacock Comedy Series In Acting Return
Horror Thriller ‘Alone In The Dark’ Set At Tubi – Deadline
Recommendations
House of the Dragon
The Rehearsal
Only Murders in the Building
Top Gun: Maverick
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 26th, 2022:
Hulu
The Patient, Limited Series (Aug. 30)
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 4 (Aug. 31)
Netflix
Sing Again (Aug. 27)
Mighty Express, Season 7 (Aug. 29)
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul (Aug. 30)
I Am A Killer, Season 2 (Aug. 30)
Under Her Control (Aug. 31)
Family Secrets, Season 1 (Aug. 31)
I Came By (Aug. 31)
Club America vs. Club America, Limited Series (Aug. 31)
Off The Hook, Season 1 (Sep. 1)
Fenced In (Sep. 1)
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, Season 2 (Sep. 1)
Barbie: Mermaid Power (Sept. 1)
Love in the Villa (Sep. 1)
Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow (Sep. 1)
Dated & Related, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
Devil in Ohio, Limited Series (Sep. 2)
Buy My House, Season 1 (Sept. 2)
Fakes, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
Collision Course (Sep. 2)
You’re Nothing Special, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
Bollywood Wives, Season 2 (Sep. 2)
The Festival of Troubadours (Sep. 2)
Disney+
Andor, Season 1 (Aug. 31)
Peacock
Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. (Sep. 2)
Amazon Prime Video
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Sep. 2)
Apple TV+
Life By Ella, Season 1 (Sep. 2)
AMC+
It Couldn’t Happen Here, Season 2 (Sept. 1)
Pantheon, Season 1 (Sept. 1)
Showtime
Club Cumming Presents A Queer Comedy Extravaganza! (Sep. 2)
Discovery+
House of Hammer (Sep. 2)
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
Sunday Aug 21, 2022
This week: The ax finally falls at HBO Max and dozens of programs are removed from the streamer.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
HBO Max to Remove 36 Titles, Including 20 Originals, from Streaming - Variety
HBO/HBO Max Layoffs Hit Max Reality, Acquisitions, Casting & Int'l; Scripted Operation Gets Restructured
HBO/HBO Max Laying Off 70 Staffers as It Shuts Down Streamer’s Reality Unit and Restructures Other Departments
Filmmakers React to Batgirl Cancellation: Its Impact on Hollywood | IndieWire
HBO Max Removes 200 'Sesame Street' Episodes - Variety
‘Summer Camp Island’ Creator Reacts To HBO’s Max’s Decision To Pull Series – Deadline
NBC, CBS and Fox Ink Media Deals Worth $8B With Big Ten After Athletic Conference Poaches USC and UCLA
The Big Ten’s new deal makes sports streaming rights more confusing than ever
Paramount+ to be Bundled With Walmart+ Membership Program - Variety
Embracer Group Acquires ‘Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘Hobbit’ IP Rights – Deadline
The CW Will Be A Profitable Network By 2025, With Broader, Cheaper Programming, New Owners At Nexstar Signal – Deadline
'Love, Death, and Robots' Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix - Variety
Netflix Tracks Down Reboot Of Reality Competition ‘The Mole’ – Deadline
Apple Renews Rose Byrne’s ‘Physical’ for Season 3
Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Australia’ Epic Will Be Hulu Series ‘Faraway Downs’ | IndieWire
‘John Wick’ Prequel Series The Continental Moves From Starz To Peacock – Deadline
Recommendations
Cult of the Lamb
The Great, Season 2
Two Point Campus
Madden NFL 23
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 19th, 2022:
Hulu
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Archer, Season 13 (Aug. 24)
Little Demon, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Mike, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Netflix
Full Metal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (Aug. 20)
A Cowgirl’s Song (Aug. 21)
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 (Aug. 23)
Chad & JT Go Deep (Aug. 23)
Selling the OC, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Mo, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (Aug. 24)
Lost Ollie, Limited Series (Aug. 24)
The K.E.O.P/S System (Aug. 24)
Queer Eye: Brazil, Season 1 (Aug. 24)
Under Fire (Aug. 24)
Watch Out, We’re Mad (Aug. 24)
That’s Amor (Aug. 25)
Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair, Limited Series (Aug. 25)
History 101, Season 2 (Aug. 25)
Angry Birds: Summer Madness, Season 3 (Aug. 25)
Drive Hard: The Maloof Way, Season 1 (Aug. 26)
Me Time (Aug. 26)
Ludik (Aug. 26)
Partner Track, Season 1 (Aug. 26)
Seoul Vibe (Aug. 26)
Loving Adults (Aug. 26)
Delhi Crime, Season 2 (Aug. 26)
HBO Max
Selena + Chef, Season 4 (Aug. 20)
House of the Dragon, Season 1 (Aug. 21)
Katrina Babies (Aug. 24)
House of Ho, Season 2 (Aug. 25)
Paramount+
Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 3 (Aug. 25)
Peacock
The End is Nye, Season 1 (Aug. 25)
Amazon Prime Video
Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby (Aug. 26)
Samaritan (Aug. 26)
Apple TV+
See, Season 3 (Aug. 26)
AMC+
Kevin Can F**K Himself, Season 2 (Aug. 22)
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
This week: Disney has reason to celebrate... and raise prices.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Disney+ Adds 14.4M Subscribers To 152.1M, Beating Forecasts; Revenue, Earnings Buoyed By Parks
DC Films “Reset” Adds More Confusion for Warner Bros.' Slate
DC After 'Batgirl': 'Joker 2' Paydays, the Search for New Kevin Feige - Variety
‘Black Canary’ Standalone Movie Still in Development at HBO Max | TVLine
‘Strange Adventures’ Not Moving Forward At HBO Max – Deadline
John Oliver Chides His Parent Company For Canceling 'Batgirl': “Burning Down My Network”
IDW Sets Five Series In Development Based On Graphic Novels & Comics At HBO Max, WBTV & More
Charter To Phase Out Spectrum Originals Amid Rising Production Costs & Shifting Video Strategy
Hulu’s ‘Prey’ Becomes Most-Watched Premiere in Streamer’s History
Recommendations
Bullet Train
Honor Society
Two Point Campus