It was a slow week, but Paramount+ announced their launch date and Apple TV+ announced more free trial extensions. In addition to those updates, we also hear about the most recent awards nominations and how important evergreen content is for streaming services.

News Rundown

Netflix:

Netflix plans to remake “Sexy Beasts”: https://deadline.com/2021/01/netflix-remake-sexy-beasts-dating-show-1234671885/

Netflix boards survival thriller film: https://deadline.com/2021/01/netflix-matt-reeves-mike-gan-mothers-instinct-scribe-survival-thriller-1234673614/

Netflix acquires ‘Heart of Stone’: https://www.engadget.com/netflix-gal-gadot-heart-of-stone-052536618.html

Survival thriller ‘Against the Ice’ lands at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/01/nikolaj-coster-waldau-joe-cole-starring-in-netflix-movie-against-the-ice-baltasar-kormakur-producing-1234675557/

Prime Video:

Amazon picks up global rights to ‘Cruel Summer’: https://deadline.com/2021/01/cruel-summer-amazon-jessica-biel-freeform-1234672650/

Amazon’s ‘All or Nothing’ jumps focus to NHL with next season: https://deadline.com/2021/01/toronto-maple-leafs-nhl-amazons-all-or-nothing-1234673448/

Hulu:

Hulu orders Bigfoot hunting docuseries: https://deadline.com/2021/01/hulu-duplass-brothers-sasquatch-documentary-series-1234673894/

Paramount+:

Paramount+ launches on March 4: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/19/22238502/paramount-plus-launch-date-cbs-all-access-streaming-event-shows-movies

Apple TV+:

Apple extends free trials to July: https://www.engadget.com/apple-extends-tv-plus-free-trials-again-212827285.html

Disney+:

Autobiographical comedy series centered around Yvonne Orji in development at Disney+: https://deadline.com/2021/01/yvonne-orji-autobiographical-comedy-david-oyelowo-oprah-winfrey-disney-plus-1234672846/

‘Frozen’ VR short coming to Disney+: https://collider.com/myth-a-frozen-tale-vr-short-disney-plus/

‘The Muppet Show’ is heading to Disney+: https://www.engadget.com/the-muppet-show-disney-plus-152957232.html

HBO Max:

Sci-fi tech drama ‘The Future’ in development at HBO Max: https://deadline.com/2021/01/the-future-sci-fi-tech-drama-hbo-max-matt-reeves-6th-idaho-run-team-1234673104/

HBO Max gives series order to Julia Child series: https://deadline.com/2021/01/hbo-max-orders-julia-child-series-julia-chris-keyser-sarah-lancashire-david-hyde-pierce-1234674012/

Tessa Thompson’s production company signs first-look deal with HBO Max: https://deadline.com/2021/01/tessa-thompson-viva-maude-first-look-deal-hbo-hbo-max-who-fears-death-the-secret-lives-of-church-ladies-1234674176/

New deal has all new CW shows headed to HBO Max: https://deadline.com/2021/01/walker-republic-of-sarah-new-cw-series-hbo-max-relationship-beyond-library-content-1234672556/

‘Godzilla vs Kong’ moves to March for HBO Max: https://deadline.com/2021/01/godzilla-vs-kong-jumps-up-to-march-in-hbo-max-theatrical-debut-1234675129/

Peacock:

Peacock developing ‘Providence’ adaptation: https://deadline.com/2021/01/you-creators-adapt-caroline-kepnes-providence-peacock-1234674367/

Other Streaming News:

AT&T TV Now consolidates service again: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22226881/att-tv-now-streaming-skinny-bundle-cord-cutting-youtube-hulu-fubo

Discussions

Old shows are still the priority for streaming according to Nielsen: https://www.engadget.com/nielsen-says-viewers-are-mostly-streaming-older-network-shows-132553348.html

Streaming continues to dominate awards season with the Critics Choice Awards: https://deadline.com/2021/01/critics-choice-awards-nominations-ozark-the-crown-tv-series-1234675506/

Trailers

Judas and the Black Messiah on HBO Max (02/12/21): https://youtu.be/xhXFYEeiLSU

To All the Boys: Always and Forever on Netflix (02/12/21): https://youtu.be/2jPdejek5QA

Earwig and the Witch on HBO Max (02/05/21): https://youtu.be/_PfhotgXEeQ

A Nightmare Wakes on Shudder (02/04/21): <a href="https://youtu.be/RV8B0egYHAE" tar