Streaming Into the Void

Highlights of what's new on streaming this week...
Netflix
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, season 2 (Jan. 22) - Yeah, that’s right, a Jurassic World animated series!
Fate: The Winx Saga (Jan. 22) - Live-action young adult fantasy/drama series based on the animated Winx series from Nickelodeon.
HBO Max
Locked Down (Jan. 14) - A couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.
Painting With John, series premiere (Jan. 22) - Musician, actor, and director John Lurie gives us a pseudo-philosophical anti-Bob Ross series, opining about life as he paints for the camera.
Euphoria, special episode, part 2 (Jan. 24) - The 2nd “special episode” to the critically acclaimed series, bridging the gap between the 1st and 2nd seasons.
Wonder Woman 1984 (Jan. 24) - Leaves HBO Max.
Amazon Prime Video
One Night in Miami (Jan. 15) - Previously slated for a Christmas Day release (as discussed in our Dec. 19th episode of What’s New In Streaming)… but I guess they moved it and we didn’t get the memo?
Flack, season 2 (Jan. 22) - The dark comedy starring Anna Paquin gets a second season at Amazon Prime Video after being canceled by ViacomCBS’ Pop TV. Paquin stars as Robyn, an American publicist working in the cutthroat London PR world.
The Expanse, season 5 Finale (Jan. 22) - time to catch up if you want to binge everything.
TNT
Snowpiercer, season 2 (Jan. 25) - Premiering January 25 on TNT, Snowpiercer plays on Netflix in Ireland and the UK so hopefully our friends across the pond will get all this Sean Bean naughtiness soon enough.

This week HBO Max moves Godzilla vs. Kong up the schedule to prevent churn from the loss of Wonder Woman 1984, and Nielsen gives us the streaming year in review.
Ratings
Nielsen Streaming Top 10
Show Notes
'Godzilla vs. Kong' Moves Up 2 Months to March
‘The Office’ Was by Far the Most-Streamed TV Show in 2020, Nielsen Says
Entertainment News Network LIT To Launch Exclusively On NBCUniversal Streamer Peacock
Ad-supported Hulu is only $2 for college students
Netflix 2021 Film Slate Trailer – Deadline
Sony launches an exclusive streaming service for Bravia XR TV owners
Quarter of U.S. Households Intend to Cut Cable in 2021
AT&T TV Now is now AT&T TV
‘Nomadland’ to Be Released on Hulu and in Theaters February 19
Amazon has offered up to $200M for Skydance’s co-production with Paramount, The Tomorrow War, a Chris Pratt sci-fi action thriller
Lifehacker gives us 13 Quibi Shows Worth Watching on Roku
‘LA Law’ Sequel Starring Blair Underwood In Works
‘Wonder Woman 3’ in the Works With Director Patty Jenkins
Netflix Developing a Sequel to Robert Rodriguez’s ‘We Can Be Heroes’
Sex Pistols Limited Series From Danny Boyle Set at FX
Nicole Kidman And Javier Bardem Eyed To Play Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz With Aaron Sorkin Directing ‘Being The Ricardos’ For Amazon Studios
‘The Batman’: Joe Barton Joins HBO Max’s TV Series As Showrunner Following Terence Winter Departure
Emma Thompson, Newcomer Alisha Weir to Star in Netflix 'Matilda' Adaptation

Highlights of what's new on streaming this week...
Netflix
Disenchanted, part 3 (Jan. 15) - Matt Groening's take on fantasy and wizardry.
Outside the Wire (Jan. 15) - Anthony Mackie is an android soldier trying to stop a nuclear attack.
HBO Max
Search Party, season 4 (Jan. 14) - The TBS cult comedy moved to HBO Max for season 3 in June.
Tiger, parts 1 & 2 (Jan. 17) - HBO’s documentary on Tiger Woods.
Gomorrah, season 3 (Jan. 21) - The 3rd season of the acclaimed Italian crime drama premieres. The series originally premiered on AMC’s Sundance TV before being picked up by HBO Max, and a fourth season is already completed.
Looney Tunes Cartoons, season 1C (Jan. 21) - Warner Bros. continues to roll out a generation of Looney Tunes shorts. This is the 3rd batch of the first season of cartoons starring Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Taz, and the rest of the gang.
Disney+
WandaVision, season 1 (Jan. 15) - The first MCU series arrives, with two episodes!
Showtime
Your Honor - Emmy winner Bryan Cranston stars as New Orleans judge Michael Desiato, who is forced to confront his own deepest convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an organized crime family.

This week Disney+ wins over its final remaining critique, Quibi dies so that Roku can live, and an industry analyst proposes an unlikely merger.
Ratings
Nielsen Streaming Top 10
Show Notes
Disney Analyst Upgrades Stock, Admits "Our Call Has Been Dead Wrong"
Hollywood's 2021 Investor Forecast Outlined in Analyst Report
Quibi’s library will live on through the Roku Channel
Hulu Inks ViacomCBS Deal to Add 14 Cable Networks to Live TV Package
Roku announces they're the top Smart TV platform in the U.S.
Recommendations
The Challenge: Double Agents
Mr. Mayor
The Chase
Clone High

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Hulu
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise (Jan. 15) - Young adult romance about a teen with cancer (stop me if you’ve heard this one before).
Netflix
History of Swear Words (Jan. 5) - Nicholas Cage takes us through a cheeky history of profanity in six 20-minute episodes.
Martin Scorsese Presents | Pretend It’s A City (Jan. 8) - Martin Scorsese has hosted a hodge-podge of varying topics under his “Martin Scorsese Presents” banner, from Polish cinema to the blues. Here he spends time with irreverent author Fran Lebowitz as she gives us her opinions on New York City.
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (Jan. 13) - More true-crime badness coming to Netflix.
CBS All-Access
Coyote (Jan. 7) - Michael Chiklis stars as a border patrol agent coerced into helping the very criminals he’s supposed to be stopping. ViacomCBS shifted it from Paramount Network to CBS All-Access.
AMC+
The Watch, season 1 (Jan. 3) - "Inspired" by the characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
Gangs of London - Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) was the most powerful criminal in London. Now, his son Sean (Joe Cole) must prove he's ready to take his father's place. See why critics are raving about Gangs of London, available exclusively on AMC+ beginning October 1.
Starz
American Gods, season 3 (Jan. 10) - Marilyn Manson and Danny Trejo join the cast.
Epix
Helter Skelter: An American Myth - A Charles Manson true-crime docu-series which Epix calls “the most definitive recounting of the Manson Family story ever put on screen.”
Lifetime on YouTube
A Recipe for Seduction - Starring Mario Lopez as Harland Sanders, as the holidays draw near, a young heiress contends with the affections of a suitor handpicked by her mother. When the handsome chef Colonel Sanders arrives with nothing more than his fried chicken recipe and a dream, he sets in motion a series of events that unravel into chaos.

This week we for auld lang syne poor Quibi and look at the future of streaming.
Show Notes
@AntennaData: ANTENNA data indicates that WW1984 (HBO Max) and Hamilton (Disney+) were the two most impactful SVOD releases of the year, based on Subscriber Acquisition in their respective Opening Weekends. WW1984 drove 40% more Gross Adds than Hamilton
George Clooney-Directed ‘The Midnight Sky’ On Course To Become One Of Netflix’s Most Watched Films
Amazon, NFL Get Decent Audience for League's Streaming-Only Debut
Recommendations
Cobra Kai, Season 3
Brodie Lee Tribute
The Expanse, Season 5
Wynonna Earp

Hulu
Letterkenny, season 9
Netflix
Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, season 3
Death to 2020
Transformers: War for Cybertron - Chapter 2: Earthrise
Equinox
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, season 2, part 2
Cobra Kai, season 3
Amazon Prime Video
Sylvie’s Love
Yearly Departed
Vikings, season 6, part 2
Channel 4
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

This week Wonder Woman 1984 and Soul finally come home, and we take some time to look at the stories that didn't make the cut earlier in the year.
Ratings
Nielsen Streaming Top 10
Show Notes
Golden Globes: 'Minari,' 'Promising Young Woman,' 'Borat' Make Changes
'Wonder Woman 1984' Bows To $38.5M Overseas, Struggles In China
‘Chappelle’s Show’ to Be Pulled Off HBO Max at Dave Chappelle’s Request
The West Wing has joined Friends in moving from Netflix to HBO Max
Hulu Buys Lee Daniels’ ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’
Netflix Buys International Rights to Tom Hanks’ ‘News of the World’
Michael Bay's COVID movie Songbird lands release date
Box Office Reporting May Be "Forever Changed" Due to Pandemic
Discovery Enters the ‘Plus’ Wars with Jan. 4 U.S. Streaming Launch
AMC+ Goes Live On Roku
TikTok Star Charli D’Amelio and Family to Star in Hulu Docuseries ‘The D’Amelio Show’
3rd - and final - season of His Dark Materials greenlit at HBO and BBC
Sex and the City: Samantha-Less Revival Eyes HBO Max Series Order
'AP Bio' Renewed for Season 4 at Peacock
Recommendations
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Wasteland 3
Keeping Up Appearances
Wonder Woman 1984
Letterkenny
World Junior Hockey Championship

Netflix
The Midnight Sky
Bridgerton
We Can Be Heroes
HBO Max
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Wonder Woman 1984
Disney+
Soul
Amazon Prime Video
The Grand Tour Presents: A Massive Hunt
One Night in Miami

This week we discuss some of the most popular streaming shows... from last month, the continued fallout for Warner Bros., and some some positives for HBO Max... for once.
Ratings
Nielsen Streaming Top 10
Show Notes
WarnerMedia Strikes HBO Max Distribution Deal With Roku Ahead of 'Wonder Woman 1984' Release
2020's Big Plot Twist: How 'Wonder Woman 1984' Came to Upend Hollywood's Future
HBO Max Plan Makes WarnerMedia Chief A Hollywood Villain
George Clooney on Why the Movie Industry Will Continue to Survive
The Flight Attendant Renewed for Second Season
Apple TV+ announces early season three renewal for “For All Mankind”
‘Locke & Key’ Renewed For Season 3 At Netflix As Co-Showrunner Meredith Averill Signs Overall Deal With Streamer
'iCarly' Revival Set at Paramount Plus
'Lizzie McGuire' revival cancelled at Disney Plus, confirms Hilary Duff
Kate Beckinsale Replaces Isla Fisher In Paramount+'s 'Guilty Party'
Lily James & Sebastian Stan Tapped To Play Pam Anderson & Tommy Lee In Event Series For Hulu; Seth Rogen On Board To Play Man Who Got His Hands On Infamous Sex Tape
'True Blood' Reboot in the Works at HBO
‘Night Court’ Sequel In Works At NBC
‘Little House On The Prairie’ Reboot In The Works By Anonymous Content, Paramount TV Studios
Recommendations
Ted Lasso
The Flight Attendant
The Wilds