Streaming Into the Void

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)
 
 
 

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

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)

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 

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 24, 2023:
Hulu
Wildflower (Jun. 23)
2023 Pride Houston Parade (June 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET)
Pride Across America (Jun. 25 at 4 p.m. ET)
Secret Chef, Season 1 (Jun. 29)
Netflix
Delete, Season 1 (Jun. 28)
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (Jun. 28)
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators, Limited Series (Jun. 28)
Run Rabbit Run (Jun. 28)
Lust Stories 2 (Jun. 29)
The Witcher, Season 3, Part 1 (Jun. 29)
Alone, Season 9 (Jun. 30)
Is It Cake, Too?, Season 2 (June 30)
Nimona (Jun. 30)
Max
Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music (Jun. 27)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (Jun. 28)
Ten Year Old Tom, Season 2 (Jun. 29)
Warrior, Season 3 (Jun. 29)
Paramount+
The Gold, Limited Series (Jun. 25)
Peacock
Make Me a Match (Jun. 25)
Journey: A Voice Lost… and Found (Jun. 26)
The Super Mario. Bros. Movie (Jun. 28)
Amazon Prime Video
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Season 4 (Jun. 30)
Apple TV+
Hijack (Jun. 28)

This week, Disney’s problems are Elemental.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Disney Sets Star Wars Film, Delays Marvel, Avatar Sequel Release Dates - Variety
Disney Finance Chief Clashed With Top Executives Before Stepping Down - WSJ
Universal Finally Answers That PVOD Revenue Question – IndieWire
CBS Eyes Reality, Paramount+ Originals For Fall As George Cheeks Talks WGA Strike Impact & Figuring Out A Deal
An Intimacy Coordinator Reacts to 'The Idol' Pilot: 'I Felt Betrayed' That HBO 'Used Us as the Butt of the Joke'
Pixar Boss Pete Docter Says the Studio 'Trained' Families to Expect Disney+ Debuts, 'Elemental' Buzz at Cannes Was 'Confusing'
'Citadel' Just 'Needs Time to Grow' Domestically With 'Very Jaded' U.S. Audiences, Says Amazon Studios' Head of Drama Series
Jason Bateman To Star In, Direct 8-Episode Series Adaptation Of Esquire Article 'Daddy Ball' As Netflix, Aggregate Win Bidding Battle
'XO, Kitty' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix - Variety
Spirit Rangers Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix – The Hollywood Reporter
Roku Lands Chelsea Peretti Comedy 'First Time Female Director' / ‘First Time Female Director’ Review: Chelsea Peretti’s So-So Comedy – The Hollywood Reporter
Max Reveals Preview of Its Original Adult Animation Slate at Annecy International Animation Film Festival | Pressroom
'Velma' Renewed For Season 2 As Max Comedy Chief Unveils Adult Animated Slate — Annecy
‘Silo’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV+ – Deadline
Recommendations
Elemental 
The Idol 
Mrs. Davis 

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 17, 2023:
Hulu
The Bear, Season 2 (Jun. 22)
Netflix
Tudum: A Global Fan Event (Jun. 17 at 4:30 p.m. EDT)DreamWorks’ Not Quite Narwhal, Season 1 (Jun. 19)
Take Care of Maya (Jun. 19)
85 South Ghetto Legends (Jun. 20)
Break Point, Part 2 (Jun. 21)
Glamorous, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Social Currency, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Catching Killers, Season 3 (Jun. 23)
King of Clones (Jun. 23)
Let’s Get Divorced, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Skull Island, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
The Perfect Find (Jun. 23)
Pokemon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, Part 3 (Jun. 23)
Through My Window: Across the Sea (Jun. 23)
Disney+
Secret Invasion (Jun. 21)
World’s Best (Jun. 23)
Max
John Early: Now More Than Ever (Jun. 17)
The Righteous Gemstones, Season 3 (Jun. 18)
The Stroll (Jun. 21)
And Just Like That, Season 2 (Jun. 22)
Downey’s Dream Cars, Season 1 (Jun. 22)
Peacock
The Wedding Contract (Jun. 18)
Guns N’ Roses: America’s Most Dangerous Band (Jun. 19)
Amazon Prime Video
Creed III (Jun. 9)
That Peter Crouch Film (Jun. 22)
I’m a Virgo, Season 1 (Jun. 23)
Apple TV+
Swagger, Season 2 (Jun. 23)

This week, Spider-Man whoops Transformers and Fast X.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out after a brief and tumultuous tenure
The Real Reason Chris Licht Got Fired From CNN - POLITICO
Inside the Meltdown at CNN - The Atlantic
Max Launch Draws 70% of HBO Max, Discovery+ Customers
Warner Bros. Discovery rallies as Licht's CNN exit prompts questions of a sale
DGA National Board Approves Tentative Deal With Studios, Streamers / DGA Contract Vote Underway As Guild Sends Members Expanded Details Of New Film & TV Contract – Deadline
Xumo Enterprise powers FAST channels for TCL refresh
Amazon Prime Reportedly Weighing Ad-Supported Streaming Tier—Joining Netflix And Disney
Some Comcast subscribers will still get free Peacock streaming service, after all - oregonlive.com
Netflix Password Crackdown: Paid Sharing Boosts US Subscriber Sign-Ups - Variety
‘Perry Mason’ Canceled By HBO After 2 Seasons – Deadline
Amazon Orders ‘Angry Birds Mystery Island’ Animated Series – Deadline
‘Hocus Pocus 3’ Is Happening At Disney+ Following Successful Sequel – Deadline
Recommendations
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 
Jeopardy! Masters 
Killer Frequency
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Plush Time Wins

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 10, 2023:
Hulu
53rd Annual LA Pride Parade Livestream (Jun. 11 at 11 AM PT)
The Full Monty, Season 1 (Jun. 14)
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 6 (Jun. 15)
Jagged Mind (Jun. 15)
Chevalier (Jun. 16)
Netflix
Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact (Jun. 13)
Forged in Fire, Season 8 (Jun. 14)
Married at First Sight, Season 13 (Jun. 14)
Our Planet 2 (Jun. 14)
The Surrogacy, Season 1 (Jun. 14)
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (Jun. 15)
Black Mirror, Season 6 (Jun. 15)
Extraction 2 (Jun. 16)
King the Land, Season 1 (Jun. 17)
See You in My 19th Life, Season 1 (Jun. 17)
Disney+
Stan Lee (Jun. 16)
Max
How Do You Measure a Year? (Jun. 14)
Swiping America, Season 1 (Jun. 15)
Paramount+
The Tony Awards (Jun. 11 at 8 PM ET, 5 PM PT)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2 (Jun. 15)
Peacock
Renfield (Jun. 3)
Love’s Greek to Me (Jun. 11)
Prince: The Final Secret (Jun 12.)
Amazon Prime Video
Deadloch, Season 1 (Jun. 2)
The Grand Tour: Eurocrash (Jun. 16)

This week, the wheels have come off in Hollywood, although the box office would say otherwise.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
The Great Rebundling: Who Will Figure Out How to Rebuild Pay TV First? / David Zaslav Suggests Rival Streamers Should Bundle Together: If We Don't Do It Ourselves “It Will Be Done To Us”
Comcast Xfinity Subs Will Lose Peacock Free Access This Summer
More Brits ditch subscription streaming services > RXTV info
Looks Like Disney+ Has Removed Its First Marvel Show From The Streaming Service | Cinemablend / Disney to Take $1.5 Billion Content Write-Off Charge in June Quarter After Pulling Dozens of Titles From Streaming Services
Diamond Sports Group fails to pay Padres, loses broadcast rights - ESPN
Recommendations
Ted Lasso
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 
AEW Double or Nothing 
Shazam: Fury of the Gods 
Cocaine Bear 
Licorice Pizza 
Vengeance 
Ice Road