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080: HBO Max Lands Two Major Deals

080: HBO Max Lands Two Major Deals

Update: 2020-12-03
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It’s been a couple of weeks since the last news roundup episode and there is some major news to cover. Disney+ has hit their first year anniversary and with that some major numbers. HBO Max landed a deal with Amazon to come to Fire devices. But all of that was trumped by the news that ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ is coming to HBO Max for Christmas. Join Dustin and Tony as they discuss everything from the past three weeks from the world of streaming.


News Rundown

Netflix:

Feature film ‘Strangers’ moves forward at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2020/11/camila-mendes-maya-hawke-netflix-jennifer-kaytin-robinson-1234607733/

Netflix dives into the aftershow business with ‘The Netflix Afterparty’ series: https://deadline.com/2020/11/netflix-orders-the-netflix-afterparty-comedy-panel-show-david-spade-fortune-feimster-london-hughes-1234612588/

Netflix greenlights fantasy film ‘Damsel’: https://deadline.com/2020/11/millie-bobby-brown-to-star-in-executive-produce-netflix-fantasy-movie-damsel-1234612845/

Netflix defends show cancellations by stating that everyone does it: https://deadline.com/2020/11/netflix-bela-bajaria-cancellations-ted-sarandos-67-percent-1234613085/

Netflix orders spy adventures series from Skydance TV: https://deadline.com/2020/11/arnold-schwarzenegger-spy-adventure-series-netflix-skydance-tv-show-monica-barbaro-star-1234613154/

Netflix lands eight-film deal with Saudi Arabian production company: https://deadline.com/2020/11/netflix-strikes-eight-film-slate-deal-with-saudi-arabias-telfaz11-1234613505/

David Fincher signs exclusive four-year deal with Netflix: https://www.engadget.com/david-fincher-netflix-four-year-exclusive-deal-102556390.html

Netflix announces ‘Arlo the Alligator Boy’ feature and follow-up series: https://deadline.com/2020/11/arlo-the-alligator-boy-netflix-animated-movie-musical-follow-up-series-ryan-crego-1234613593/

Netflix testing TikTok-like clips in mobile app: https://thestreamable.com/news/netflix-tests-fast-laughs-tiktok-like-comedy-clips-in-mobile-app

Judd Apatow will make his next feature film at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2020/11/judd-apatow-comedy-netflix-covid-19-pandemic-1234616367/

Action comedy feature ‘Student Driver’ acquired by Netflix: https://deadline.com/2020/11/student-driver-action-comedy-netflix-opeter-hoare-aggregate-films-kyle-newacheck-1234617762/

Shawn Levy finds a new home for production company at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2020/11/shawn-levy-his-21-laps-overall-film-deal-netflix-expands-tv-deal-1234618426/

Netflix orders comedy series ‘The G Word with Adam Conover’: https://deadline.com/2020/11/obamas-higher-ground-adam-conover-the-g-word-netflix-michael-lewis-the-fifth-risk-1234618949/

Netflix developing ‘Forty Acres’ film: https://deadline.com/2020/11/netflix-movie-forty-acres-luke-cage-creator-cheo-hodari-coker-jay-z-1234621224/

Netflix sets animated comedy film ‘Back to the Outback’: https://deadline.com/2020/11/netflix-animated-movie-isla-fisher-tim-minchin-guy-pearce-keith-urban-1234623080/

Charlie Booker’s next Netflix project will be a 2020 mockumentary: https://deadline.com/2020/11/charlie-brooker-netflix-2020-mockumentary-1234634002/

Netflix working on Korean adaptation of ‘Money Heist’: https://deadline.com/2020/11/netflix-korean-adaptation-money-heist-1234635521/


Prime Video:

Amazon looks to adapt ‘Yes, Daddy’ novel: https://deadline.com/2020/11/amazon-jonathan-parks-ramage-yes-daddy-patrick-moran-stephen-dunn-1234612805/

Animated comedy series ‘Oaklandia’ in development at Amazon: https://deadline.com/2020/11/oaklandia-snoop-dogg-vince-vaughn-amazon-animated-comedy-1234618434/

Amazon expands original programming to Amazon Kids+: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/19/21575169/youtube-ryan-world-amazon-show-animated-nickelodeon-ott-streaming

‘Coming 2 America’ officially coming to Prime Video March 2021: https://www.engadget.com/amazon-prime-video-coming-2-america-sequel-161419027.html

Amazon producing biopic for Heart: https://deadline.com/2020/11/heart-ann-w

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080: HBO Max Lands Two Major Deals

080: HBO Max Lands Two Major Deals

Dustin Fritschel