Streaming Into the Void

This week, there's a light at the end of the tunnel for the theatrical shutdown, but we run down a slew of new content announcements for streaming.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
‘Black Widow,’ ‘Cruella’ to Debut on Disney Plus and in Theaters as Disney Shifts Dates for Seven Films
Warner Bros Returns to Theater-Only Releases in 2022: 45-Day Window
Universal Shifts Summer Release For ‘F9’ Onto ‘Venom 2’s Date; ‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Heads To 2022
Yankees, Amazon and YES Network announce 21 games will stream on Prime Video in 2021
Disney: 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Debut Beats 'Mandalorian'
Mike Tyson Calls for Hulu Boycott Over Upcoming 'Unauthorized' Series About His Life
David Fincher Reunites With His ‘Seven’ Screenwriter For Feature Adaptation Of ‘The Killer’ At Netflix; Michael Fassbender Circling Lead Role
‘Bosch’ Spinoff Picked Up By IMDb TV; Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers & Madison Lintz To Reprise Roles
Jeanne Tripplehorn Joins Chris Pratt In ‘The Terminal List’ Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series
'John Wick' Writer Adapting Script For Manga Comic 'Hellsing'
Steven Spielberg, Duffer Bros. Team to Tackle Stephen King's 'Talisman' (Exclusive)
Natalie Portman, Lupita Nyong'o to Star in Apple Limited Series
George R.R. Martin's 'Wild Cards' Moves From Hulu to Peacock
Josh Holloway To Star In J.J. Abrams’ HBO Max Series ‘Duster’

Hulu
Solar Opposites (Mar 26)
Netflix
Who Killed Sara? Season 1 (Mar. 24)
Secret Magic Control Agency (Mar. 25)
DOTA: Dragon’s Blood - Book 1 (Mar. 25)
The Irregulars, Season 1 (Mar. 26)
A Week Away (Mar. 26)
Bad Trip (Mar. 26)
Nailed It: Double Trouble! (Mar. 26)
Octonauts & the Ring of Fire (Mar. 30)
Haunted Latin America, Season 1 (Mar. 31)
Worn Stories (Apr. 1)
HBO Max
A Tiny Audience (Mar. 19)
Hotel Coppelia (Mar. 26)
Tina (Mar. 27)
The Last Cruise (Mar. 30)
Godzilla vs. Kong (Mar. 31)
Made for Love (Apr. 1)
Peacock
John Wayne Gacy: Devil In Disguise (Mar. 25)
Inside Pixar: Foundations (Mar. 26)
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (Mar. 26)
Amazon Prime Video
Invincible (Mar. 26)
Discovery+
Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story (Feb. 25)
P.S. Burn This Letter Please (???)
Cocktails and Tall Tales with Ina Garten and Melissa McCarthy (Mar. 26)
Francesco (Mar. 28)
American Cartel (Mar. 30)
Laundry Guy (Mar. 31)
Starz
The Gloaming (Mar. 21)

This week, Peacock tries to increase their subscriber base by premiering their WWE programming, launching the Opry's Circle Network, and securing NFL rights.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Peacock Lost $914 Million in 2020, Comcast Filing Reveals
WWE Network to launch on Peacock March 18
Peacock Picks Up The Opry's Circle Network
Sources: NHL, ESPN reach seven-year US broadcast deal
NFL Locks Up 10-Year Rights Renewals, Shifting Thursday Games To Amazon In Streaming Milestone
Warner Media CEO Jason Kilar on HBO Max, theatrical window
Disney Plus Tops 100 Million Subscribers Worldwide
ESPN+ on Hulu Launches
Disney Channel’s ‘Secrets of Sulphur Springs’ Returns To Disney+ With First Of Its Kind Semi-Concurrent Airing
Roku Follows Quibi Deal By Slating Premiere Of Action Drama ‘Cypher’
Roku Acquires 'This Old House' Business, Including 1,500-Episode Library
Recommendations
Bridgerton
March Madness
Beartown
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
My Sassy Girl

Netflix
Alien TV, Season 2 (Mar 19) Animated series about aliens who try to make sense of Earth-based hobbies
Formula One: Drive to Survive, Season 3 (Mar 19) Docuseries about life both on and off the track for owners, drivers, and crew
Sky Rojo (Mar 19) From the creators of Money Heist, Spanish crime drama
Country Comfort, Season 1 (Mar. 19) - Family-oriented sitcom with Katharine McPhee as a country singer who loses her band and finds herself recruited as a nanny for the five kids of single dad and rugged cowboy Beau (Eddie Cibrian).
Seaspiracy (Mar. 24) - A Netflix original documentary. Seaspiracy examines the global fishing industry, challenging notions of sustainable fishing and showing how human actions cause widespread environmental destruction.
Hallmark
Chasing Waterfalls (Mar. 20) - Starring Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell. Amy is assigned to photograph a fabled waterfall and ends up falling for her rugged guide, Mark.
Disney+
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Mar. 19)
Discovery+
Expedition: Back to the Future (Mar. 15) - 4 part series from Josh Gates of Expedition Unknown on Discovery, where he goes in search of the original DeLorean from Back to the Future movies, with appearances from Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox, and Lea Thompson, and filmmaker Bob Gale.
Lady Gucci: The Story Of Patrizia Reggiani (Mar. 20) - The story of Patrizia Reggiani, from her relationship with Maurizio Gucci to the nightmare that followed, explore the shocking details of this extraordinary real-life case.
Estonia (Mar. 20) - In 1994, The MS Estonia ferry sank as it was crossing the Baltic Sea. New footage and exclusive interviews help to explore the details of this tragic incident and reveal what may have caused it.
Portals to Hell (Mar. 20) - Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman face all-new eerie encounters in the return of Portals to Hell. The avid paranormal investigators resume their chilling journey to haunted locations across the U.S., confronting the dark side of the supernatural as they seek concrete evidence that a spirit world exists. In each episode, Osbourne and Weidman dive headfirst into a site, examining unusual incidents while utilizing specialized technology and a network of experts, including psychic mediums, in their search for answers.
Who Killed My Son? (Mar. 23) - In 2014, Pravin Varughese was a college student at Southern Illinois University when he went missing. As his family searched for answers, they faced prejudice, deception, and frustration with the legal system, constantly being told that their son’s murder was his own fault. In this two-hour documentary, television journalist Soledad O’Brien shares the story of a family who turned their mission into finding the truth.
Miracle Fishing: Kidnapped Abroad (Mar. 25) - In 1994, Miles Hargrove’s father was kidnapped outside their home in Cali, Colombia by the FARC. In an instant, the Hargrove family found themselves in the midst of a Colombian epidemic – the kidnap and ransom trade. To cope with the long and difficult negotiations, Miles kept a Video8 diary of the events that unfolded. Twenty-five years later, he revisited the footage to turn his diary into a documentary chronicling his family’s incredible story.
Roku Channel
Cypher, Season 1 (Mar. 19)

This week, film critic and awards analyst J. Don Birnam joins us to talk about potential Oscars nods and what could happen or should have happened.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Golden Globes Snubs & Surprises: Meryl Streep, ‘Bridgerton’, Zendaya, Tom Hanks, Spike Lee & Sophia Loren Left Out In The Cold This Morning
James Corden’s role in Netflix’s “The Prom” was roundly criticized
2021 SAG Awards Nominations: List Of Nominees
‘Truffle Hunters,’ ‘Time’ and ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Among Producers Guild Doc Nominations
Producers Guild Awards 2021 Nominations (Full List)
2021 WGA Awards Nominations: ‘Borat 2’ and ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Make The Cut
ASC Announces 2021 Awards Nominees
2021 ACE Eddie Award Nominations List in Full
DGA Awards Film Nominations 2021
Scott's First 2021 Read of the Oscars Race
Ted Lasso Sweeps Critics Choice Awards as Jason Sudeikis Thanks Ex Olivia Wilde: 'She Was Right'
Recommendations
Boss Level
Yes Day
AEW Revolution
Star Trek: Discovery
For Heaven’s Sake
Eurotrip

Hulu
Kid90 (Mar. 12) - In the 90’s, “Punky Brewster”’s Soleil Moon Frye recorded her experiences growing up in Hollywood with a number of other young Hollywood actors. These are her home movies.
Trolls: TrollsTopia, Season 2 (Mar. 18) - Exactly what you think it is.
Netflix
The One, Season 1 (Mar. 12) - Love — and lies — spiral when a DNA researcher helps discover a way to find the perfect partner, and creates a bold new matchmaking service.
Love Alarm, Season 2 (Mar 12) - Popular Korean Drama starts its second season
Paper Lives (Mar 12) - Turkish film about a man who meets a homeless child who changes his life.
Paradise PD, Season 3 (Mar 12) - Adult-targeted animated series with Super Troopers-esque cops
Yes Day (Mar. 12) - Jennifer Garner - Always feeling like they have to say "no" to their kids, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a "Yes Day," during which the kids have 24 hours to make the rules.
Zero Chill, Season 1 (Mar. 15) - That age-old story. Brother and sister twins. He’s a hockey player and she’s a figure skater. The family picks up roots and moves to England when he gets a hockey scholarship, and she needs to prove she’s just as talented.
The Lost Pirate Kingdom (Mar 15) - Docu-series about *real* pirates in the Caribbean
RebellComedy: Straight Outta the Zoo (Mar 15) - Comedy group tackles mistaken identities
Waffles + Mochi (Mar 16) - Michelle Obama is joined by puppet friends to discover, cook and eat foods from around the world.
Operation Varsity Blues (Mar. 17) - Documentary on the scandal that shocked college recruitment and Hollywood.
Deadly Illusions (Mar 18) - Bestselling novelist suffers from writers block, hires a nanny for her children, line between fiction and reality starts to blur
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (Mar 18) - Comedy special - guy between Gen X and Millennials.
HBO Max
Justice League: The Snyder Cut (Mar. 18)
Paramount+
76 Days (Mar. 4) - The critically acclaimed documentary that explores Wuhan, China on the brink of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Mar. 4) - SpongeBob goes on a quest to find his missing snail, Gary, and we learn how the gang met.
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, Season 1 (Mar. 4) - Animated in the same style as the new SpongeBob, Kamp Koral is a more kid-friendly SpongeBob series exploring his younger years.
Console Wars (Mar. 4) - The true story of the war between Nintendo and Sega.
The Real World Homecoming: New York (Mar. 4) -
For Heaven’s Sake (Mar. 4) - A true-crime docu-series on the disappearance of Harold Heaven from his remote cabin in Ontario in 1934.
Apple TV+
Cherry (Mar. 12) - In an epic odyssey of romance, war, drug addiction, and crime, a young man (Tom Holland) struggles to find his place in the world. Directed by the Russo Brothers.

This week, we look at Discovery+'s subscriber numbers, marvel at AMC+'s behavior, and watch as the NFL throws its weight around.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Discovery Surpasses 11 Million Streaming Subscribers
AMC Networks Had Over 6 Million Streaming Subs In Q4; Earnings Beat Street; Stock Pops
Netflix launches 'Fast Laughs,' a TikTok-like feed of funny videos
Magic Kingdom TV Universe in the Works at Disney+ (Exclusive)
YouTube Announces 2021 Slate Of More Than 30 Kids' Originals
The NFL is asking for a 100% increase in TV rights payments, but Disney is pushing back
Amazon in Talks to Carry Many NFL Games Exclusively on Prime Video - WSJ
Zach Snyder's 'Justice League': The True Story of the Snyder Cut
AT&T to Sell Stake In DirecTV and Video Business to TPG
AT&T Cuts Losses on DirecTV as Wall Street Wonders If a Dish Merger Is Next
AT&T promised a TV revolution — instead, we got a giant mess
WarnerMedia CEO on HBO Max's Upcoming Ad-Supported Option: 'Most People…Are Not Wealthy'
Roku Buying Nielsen Advanced Video Advertising Business
'The Office': Peacock, TVOD, Netflix | by Brendan Brady | ANTENNA | Feb, 2021
Recommendations
WandaVision
Coming 2 America
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Minari
Boss Level
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Julien Baker, Little Oblivions
The Hold Steady

Hulu
Boss Level (Mar. 5) - Hulu original directed by Joe Carnahan with Frank Grillo as a special forces soldier trying to escape a time loop that results in his death. Also featuring Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Michelle Yeoh, and Rob Gronkowski.
Netflix
Ginny & Georgia, Season 1 (Feb 24) Gilmore Girls-esque show, but more mature
City of Ghosts, Season 1 (Mar. 5) - Charming kids animated series from Emmy winner Elizabeth Ito ("Adventure Time") featuring the voices and stories of real LA residents.
Dogwashers (Mar. 5) Dark comedy from Columbia about a narco who has to pay a debt to save his men.
Nevenka: Breaking the Silence (Mar. 5) Limited documentary series about the plaintiff in the first successful lawsuit against a politician for sexual harassment in Spain
Sentinelle (Mar. 5) French action thriller about a soldier who is trying to get revenge for her sister
Pokemon Journeys: The Series, Season 4 (Mar. 5) - Pokemon, duh.
Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner (Mar. 5) Highest grossing Nigerian film of all-time debuting on Netflix
Bombay Rose (Mar. 8) Hand drawn animated romance from India - looks really pretty
Last Chance U: Basketball (Mar. 10) - Docu-series spinning off from the original Last Chance U, which focused on football, a look at East Los Angeles Junior College, the last chance for troubled college kids to be successful at basketball.
Marriage or Mortgage, Season 1 (Mar. 10) - Trashy reality show where a real estate agent and a wedding planner compete to convince couples on whether they should spend their fortune on a wedding or a house.
Coven of Sisters (Mar. 11) - Spanish drama about witches who cleverly plan to delay their execution
The Block Island Sound (Mar. 11) - horror thriller from writers of American Vandal and Cobra Kai
Bombay Begums (Mar. 11) - Contemporary story about five women in Mumbai, India
HBO Max
Close Enough, Season 2 (Feb. 25) - Adult animated sitcom about a couple and their 5-year-old daughter in LA
Lupe (Feb. 26) - Darling of the film festival circuit, LBGTQ immigrant story
-- Week of Mar. 5th --
Covid Diaries NYC (Mar. 9) - Documentary premiere chronicling the lives of five filmmakers aged 17-21 who film themselves and their families during the pandemic
Genera+ion (Mar. 11) - Ensemble story about high school students coming of age. Features Martha Plimpton, Justice Smith, and J. August Richards
Tig n Seek, Season 1a (Mar. 11) - Animated series about a detective named Tig and his cat named Gweeseek. Includes voice work from Jermaine Clement and Wanda Sykes.
Disney+
Raya and the Last Dragon (Mar. 5) - Disney+ Premier Access
WandaVision Season Finale! (Mar. 5)
Apple TV+
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Feb. 26) - Concert documentary released day-and-date to theaters and on Apple TV+. Witness the incredible rise of Billie Eilish as she tours and records the album that changes her life.
Amazon Prime Video
Coming 2 America (Mar. 5)

This week, ViacomCBS showed us their vision for the future and overwhelmed us with announcements related to their newly rebranded Paramount+ streaming service.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
ViacomCBS Vision For Paramount+ Wows Some Analysts, But 5% Stock Drop Suggests Wall Street Verdict Still Out
ViacomCBS Faces an Uphill Climb as It Prepares to Unveil Its Paramount Plus Streamer
Recommendations
Crazy Is My Superpower, AJ Mendez
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Judas and the Black Messiah
WandaVision
Mr. Right

Hulu
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Feb. 26) - Lee Daniels directs. Based on the novel by Johann Hari. Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair.
Netflix
Caught by a Wave (Feb. 26) - Italian film about teen summer love
Crazy About Her (Feb. 26) - Spanish dark comedy
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (Mar. 1) - Documentary about Notorious B.I.G.
Connected (Mar. 1) - 63-piece orchestra and team of DJs directed by Hernan Cattaneo collaborate on a music extravaganza
Jim Henson’s Word Party, Season 5 (Mar. 2)
Moxie (Mar. 3) - Amy Poehler saw Tina Fey’s Mean Girls and decided to do the same.
Murder Among the Mormons (Mar. 3) Three-part docuseries from Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite)
Pacific Rim: The Black (Mar. 4) - Netflix Original Anime series based on the film.
HBO Max
Tom & Jerry (Feb. 26) - The classic animated cat and mouse duo come to the big screen and streaming, day-and-date, in this mix of animation and live-action.
Disney+
Myth: A Frozen Tale (Feb. 26) - VR, already available for Oculus Rift headsets.
Apple TV+
For All Mankind, Season 2 (Feb. 19)
IMDb TV
Top Class: The Life & Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers (Feb. 26) - Lebron James produced docu-series on the massively successful Sierra Canyon high school basketball team.