After a week off, there still isn’t a ton of news to discuss, but we do have the most recent numbers from Disney. In addition to that, we discuss HBO Max’s push into international markets and theorize about a major merger floating around on the net. All of that and more as Tony and Dustin discuss the latest news from the world of streaming.

News Rundown

Netflix:

Netflix purchases ‘Passing’ for $15 million+: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-near-passing-deal-rebecca-hall-helmed-sundance-drama-tessa-thompson-ruth-negga-1234686335/

CG animated series ‘Daniel Spellbound’ lands series order at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-orders-daniel-spellbound-cg-animated-series-matt-fernandes-boat-rocker-studios-1234687055/

Higher Ground Productions sets film and tv slate at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-obamas-higher-ground-tv-film-slate-firekeepers-daughter-adaptation-tenzing-norgay-feature-national-parks-docuseries-1234688357/

Netflix picks up sci-fi project ‘Void’: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-macro-sci-fi-movie-void-chris-borelli-1234688459/

Netflix acquires Chinese title ‘The Yin Yang Master’: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-acquires-the-yin-yang-master-chinese-new-year-1234690173/

Netflix lands rights to ‘Redwall’ books with animated films and tv series planned: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-redwall-brian-jacques-1234691020/

Netflix to adapt ‘The Overstory’ into series: https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-overstory-series-adaptation-netflix-david-benioff-db-weiss-hugh-jackman-1234691992/

‘Chappelle’s Show’ returns to streaming after Chappelle makes peace: https://deadline.com/2021/02/dave-chappelle-netflix-chappelles-show-return-comedy-central-dispute-1234692882/

Prime Video:

Amazon developing ‘Who Killed Tulum?’ series: https://deadline.com/2021/02/who-killed-tulum-tv-series-annapurna-new-york-magazine-vox-mehar-sethi-amazon-studios-1234685490/

Michael B. Jordan’s production company, Outlier Society, signs first-look deal with Amazon: https://deadline.com/2021/02/michael-b-jordan-muhammad-ali-jay-z-tv-series-amazon-alexa-tom-clancy-without-remorse-outlier-society-overall-deal-jennifer-salke-1234689456/

Amazon to adapt ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ into series: https://deadline.com/2021/02/amazon-orders-tv-adaptation-jenny-han-ya-novel-series-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-1234689613/

Amazon adapting horror short-story collection ‘Mouthful of Birds’: https://deadline.com/2021/02/minhal-baig-hala-overall-deal-amazon-mouthful-of-birds-1234691441/

Amazon orders series adaptation of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’: https://deadline.com/2021/02/phoebe-waller-bridge-donald-glover-reboot-mr-mrs-smith-as-amazon-series-1234693358/

Hulu:

Hulu picks up ‘Summer of Soul’ from Sundance: https://deadline.com/2021/02/questlove-summer-of-soul-sundance-acquisition-searchlight-hulu-1234688062/

Hulu orders pilot for comedy series ‘Punk Ass Bitch’: https://deadline.com/2021/02/chris-estrada-comedy-pilot-punk-ass-bitch-hulu-fred-armisen-jonathan-groff-1234688740/

Paramount+:

Paramount+ schedules ‘Yellowstone’ prequel series: https://deadline.com/2021/02/yellowstone-prequel-y-1883-paramount-plus-mega-new-overall-deal-taylor-sheridan-viacomcbs-mtv-entertainment-1234688653/

Paramount+ to revive ‘The Real World’: https://deadline.com/2021/02/mtvs-the-real-world-revival-paramount-plus-launch-premiere-1234693101/

Apple TV+:

Apple orders ‘WeCrased’ limited series: https://deadline.com/2021/01/apple-tv-limited-series-wecrashed-jared-leto-and-anne-hathaway-1234683101/

Live-action series ‘Jane’ helps Apple expand kids slate: https://deadline.com/2021/02/apple-tv-expands-kids-slate-jane-live-action-1234688961/

Disney+:

‘Aloha Rodeo’ being adapted into a film at Disney+: https://deadline.com/2021/02/disne-aloha-rodeo-chris-kekaniokalani-bright-1234686927/

New basketball feature being developed with Jenifer Rice-Genzuk at Disney+: https://deadline.com/2021/02/disney-grown-ish-ep-jenifer-rice-genzuk-henry-writing-untitled-basketball-feature-1234688426/

Disney plans student entrepreneur documentary: https://deadline.com/2021/02/disney-plus-student-entrepreneur-feature-doc-science-fair-filmmakers-nat-geo-documentar