Streaming Into the Void

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

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)

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

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)

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

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 12th, 2022:
 
Hulu
 
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers, limited series (Aug. 15)
 
Hotties, Season 1 (Aug. 16)
 
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 3 (Aug. 18)
 
Netflix
 
Deepa & Anoop, Season 1 (Aug. 15)
 
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist (Aug. 16)
 
Tim Dillon: A Real Hero (Aug. 16)
 
Unsuspicious, Season 1 (Aug. 17)
 
High Heat, Season 1 (Aug. 17)
 
Look Both Ways (Aug. 17)
 
Junior Baking Show, Season 1 (Aug. 17)
 
Royal Teen (Aug. 17)
 
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Season 3 (Aug. 18)
 
Inside the Mind of a Cat (Aug. 18)
 
Tekken: Bloodline, Season 1 (Aug. 18)
 
The Cuphead Show!, Season 2 (Aug. 19)
 
Echoes, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
 
The Girl in the Mirror, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
 
Glow Up, Season 4 (Aug. 19)
 
Kleo, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
 
The Next 365 Days (Aug. 19)
 
The Assistant (Aug. 19)
 
You Can Do It, My Dear! (Aug.19)
 
Disney+
 
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Season 1 (Aug. 18)
 
Tangled Sing-Along (Aug. 19)
 
HBO Max
 
The Princess (Aug. 13)
 
Paramount+
 
Orphan: First Kill (Aug. 19)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Making the Cut, Season 3 (Aug. 19)
 
Amazon Freevee
 
Sprung, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
 
Apple TV+
 
Bad Sisters, Season 1 (Aug. 19)
 
Surfside Girls (Aug. 19)
 
Showtime
 
Point Gods (Jul 29)

This week: Warner Bros. Discover makes cuts.
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
‘Batgirl’ Film Axed by Warner Bros., Won’t Be Released on Any Platform
 
'Batgirl' Movie Not Releasing: Why Warner Bros. Won't Debut DC Film - Variety
 
Warner Bros. Discovery Orders 149 Hours of New Unscripted Shows for U.K.
 
With HBO Max and Discovery+ Expected to Merge, Streamers Debate Scale vs. Brand Identity
 
Speculation Is on Fire Around HBO Max's Future, Planned Layoffs in Major Streaming Shake-Up
 
Warner Bros. Discovery Faces First Post-Honeymoon Earnings As Layoffs, Streaming Decisions Loom
 
6 HBO Max Original Movies Quietly Removed From Streamer / HBO Max Quietly Removed Six Warner Bros. Streaming-Exclusive Films - Variety
 
Batgirl Scoob David Zaslav Rejection Jason Kilar HBO Max Strategy – Deadline
 
Warner Bros. Discovery Posts 92M DTC Subscribers For Q2 – Deadline
 
‘Little Ellen’ Canceled At HBO Max Ahead Of Season 3 Premiere – Deadline / Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Kids’ Content Cuts
 
Paramount Adds 6.3M Global Streaming Subs in First Quarter to Top 62M, Including Nearly 40M at Paramount+
 
‘First Kill’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season
 
Sports Comedy Sidelined Amazon Emily Heller – Deadline
 
Jake Gyllenhaal's 'Road House' Remake Gets Green Light at Prime Video - Variety
 
Selena Gomez And 20th Century Developing 'Working Girl' Reboot
 
Ellen Pompeo To Star In & EP Orphan Adoption Limited Series Greenlighted By Hulu – Deadline
 
‘Reboot’ On Hulu To Address Political Correctness In Writers Room – Deadline
 
Keanu Reeves To Star In ‘Devil In The White City’ for Hulu – Deadline
 
Recommendations
 
The Sandman
 
WWE SummerSlam

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 5th, 2022:
 
Hulu
 
This Fool, Season 1 (Aug. 12)
 
Netflix
 
Reclaim (Aug. 6)
 
Code Name: Emperor (Aug. 8)
 
Team Zenko Go, Season 2 (Aug. 8)
 
I Just Killed My Dad, limited series (Aug. 9)
 
Locke & Key, Season 3 (Aug. 10)
 
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist (Aug. 10)
 
School Tales: The Series, season 1 (Aug. 10)
 
Instant Dream Home, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
 
Iron Chef Brazil, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
 
Indian Matchmaking, Season 2 (Aug. 10)
 
Heartsong (Aug. 10)
 
Office Invasion (Aug. 10)
 
Stay On Board: The Leo Baker Story (Aug. 11)
 
DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, Series 3 (Aug. 11)
 
13: The Musical (Aug. 12)
 
Day Shift (Aug. 12)
 
Never Have I Ever, Season 3 (Aug. 12)
 
A Model Family, Season 1 (Aug. 12)
 
Disney+
 
I Am Groot, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
 
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge, Season 1 (Aug. 10)
 
HBO Max
 
Hard Knocks, Season 17 - Training Camp with the Detroit Lions (Aug. 9)
 
Paramount+
 
Secret Headquarters (Aug. 12)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
A League of Their Own, Season 1 (Aug. 12)
 
Cosmic Love, Season 1  (Aug. 12)
 
Apple TV+
 
Five Days at Memorial (Aug. 12)
 
Lucy’s School (Aug. 12)

This week: Streamers get punched in the Peacock.
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
Hulu reverses policy on political ads after blowback | The Hill
 
Roku plunges 25% after missing earnings
 
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Sees Advertising “Choppiness”, But Calls Rising Streaming Competition A “Validation” Of Peacock Model – Deadline
 
Peacock’s paid subscribers stayed flat at 13 million, losses widen to $467 million | TechCrunch
 
‘Abbott Elementary’ Full Seasons To Stream On Both HBO Max & Hulu – Deadline
 
‘Gordita Chronicles’ Canceled After One Season At HBO Max – Deadline
 
Report: YouTube is in the running for NFL Sunday Ticket | Ars Technica
 
Netflix Greenlights Documentary On Software Pioneer John McAfee, Who Went On The Run After His Neighbor Was Murdered In Belize
 
Netflix, Joe & Anthony Russo And Ryan Gosling Are All In On 'The Gray Man' As Sequel & Spinoff In The Works: Q&A
 
‘The Wilds’ Canceled By Prime Video After 2 Seasons – Deadline
 
'Eragon' TV Series Adaptation in Development at Disney+ - Variety
 
‘iCarly’ Renewed For Season 3 By Paramount+ – Deadline
 
Krysten Ritter To Star In ‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ AMC Networks Series
 
‘Moonhaven’ Renewed Season 2 AMC+ – Deadline
 
‘Max Headroom’ Series Reboot Starring Matt Frewer In Works At AMC Networks From Christopher Cantwell & Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision
 
Recommendations
 
Harley Quinn
 
The Resort
 
Only Murders in the Building
 
Stardew Valley

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 29th, 2022:
 
Hulu
 
Reservation Dogs, Season 2 (Aug. 3)
 
Prey (Aug. 5)
 
Netflix
 
Big Tree City, Season 1 (Aug. 1)
 
Polly Pocket, Season 6 (Aug. 1)
 
Ricardo Quevedo: Tomorrow Will Be Worse (Aug. 2)
 
Buba (Aug. 3)
 
Clusterf**k: Woodstock '99 (Aug. 3)
 
Don't Blame Karma! (Aug. 3)
 
Good Morning, Verônica: Season 2 (Aug. 3)
 
Endless Night, Season 1 (Aug. 3)
 
Lady Tamara, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
 
Kakegurui Twin, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
 
Super Giant Robot Brothers, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
 
Wedding Season (Aug. 4)
 
Carter (Aug. 5)
 
Darlings (Aug. 5)
 
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (Aug. 5)
 
The Sandman, Season 1 (Aug. 5)
 
Disney+
 
Lightyear (Aug. 3)
 
HBO Max
 
Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Season 2 (Aug. 4)
 
Paramount+
 
Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, Season 1 (Aug. 4)
 
Peacock
 
WWE Summerslam (Jul 30)
 
They/Them (Aug. 5)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
James May: Our Man in Italy, Series 1 (Jul. 15)
 
All or Nothing: Arsenal (Aug. 4)
 
Thirteen Lives (Aug. 5)
 
Apple TV+
 
Luck (Aug. 5)
 
The Snoopy Show, Season 2, Part 2 (Aug. 5)
 
Showtime
 
Supreme Team (Jul. 8)