089: Paramount+ Details
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The past two weeks have brought a ton of info on the latest addition to the Streaming Wars, Paramount+. How much will it cost? What will it offer? Find out all about it and the other big news from the world of streaming.
News Rundown
Netflix:
Wednesday Addams Live-Action Series From Tim Burton Ordered By Netflix; Al Gough & Miles Millar To Showrun: https://deadline.com/2021/02/wednesday-addams-live-action-series-tim-burton-netflix-al-gough-miles-millar-to-showrun-1234695553/
Jennifer Garner, Netflix Reteam For ‘Family Leave’ Comedy: https://deadline.com/2021/02/jennifer-garner-netflix-family-leave-comedy-1234695685/
Netflix & Belgium’s VRT Dig Into Diamond Dealing Drama From Keshet & ‘Line In The Sand’s Yuval Yefet & Rotem Shamir: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-belgium-vrt-diamond-dealing-drama-keshet-line-in-the-sands-yuval-yefet-rotem-shamir-1234695900/
Netflix To Adapt Lupita Nyong’o Children’s Book ‘Sulwe’ Into An Animated Musical: https://deadline.com/2021/02/sulwe-animated-musical-movie-lupita-nyongo-book-netflix-1234695731/
‘The Raid’ Director Gareth Evans Signs Exclusive Deal With Netflix, Sets Tom Hardy-Led ‘Havoc’ As First Film: https://deadline.com/2021/02/gareth-evans-netflix-havoc-tom-hardy-1234696845/
Netflix’s Downloads For You grabs shows and movies it thinks you’ll like: https://www.engadget.com/netflix-automatic-downloads-recommended-shows-movies-android-ios-160821824.html
Kenya Barris & Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Team For ‘The 50th Law’ Series Adaptation At Netflix With Hale Rothstein: https://deadline.com/2021/02/kenya-barris-curtis-50-cent-jackson-the-50th-law-series-netflix-1234698831/
David Oyelowo’s ‘The Water Man’ Scooped Up By RLJE Films And Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-water-man-release-date-david-oyelowo-rlje-films-netflix-1234698715/
Netflix Acquires Spec Script ‘Uncoupled’ From Escape Artists And ‘Man From Toronto’ Scribe: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-comedy-script-escape-artists-and-man-from-toronto-scribe-1234698845/
Netflix Lands ‘The Bluff’, With Zoe Saldana Battling Pirates in 1800s Caribbean; Frank E. Flowers Directs: https://deadline.com/2021/02/zoe-saldana-bluff-frank-flowers-netflix-revenge-movie-vicious-pirates-in-caribbean-1234699300/
Stefon Bristol, Spike Lee Reteam With Netflix For ‘Gordon Hemingway & The Realm of Cthulhu’ Feature: https://deadline.com/2021/02/stefon-bristol-spike-lee-netflix-gordon-hemingway-the-realm-of-cthulhu-1234699257/
America Ferrera To Make Film Directing Debut With ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter’ For Netflix; Anonymous Content, MACRO Producing: https://deadline.com/2021/02/america-ferrera-directing-i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-netflix-anonymous-content-macro-producing-1234699799/
Halle Berry To Executive Produce, Star In Sci-Fi Drama ‘The Mothership’ For Netflix And MRC Film: https://deadline.com/2021/02/halle-berry-the-mothership-netflix-mrc-film-1234700399/
Netflix Will Spend $500M In Korea This Year As It Nears 4M Local Subs; Streamer Unveils New Original Films ‘Moral Sense’ & ‘Carter’, Plus ‘Hellbound’ First Look: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-spend-500m-korea-nears-4m-local-subs-streamer-unveils-original-films-moral-sense-carter-hellbound-first-look-1234699732/
Netflix To Reimagine Transformers & My Little Pony For Two Animated Series: https://deadline.com/2021/02/netflix-reimagine-transformers-my-little-pony-two-animated-series-1234700630/
‘Wu Assassins’ Standalone Movie Set At Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/02/wu-assassins-standalone-movie-netflix-fistful-of-vengeance-1234702006/
‘Terminator’ Anime Series Greenlit At Netflix, Mattson Tomlin To Showrun: https://deadline.com/2021/02/terminator-anime-series-greenlit-netflix-1234702294/
Netflix Swoops On Liam Neeson Action Pic ‘The Ice Road’ In Record $18M EFM Domestic Deal: https://deadline.com/2021/03/netflix-liam-neeson-action-movie-ice-road-record-efm-deal-1234703860/
Prime Video:
Donald Glover Sets Rich Amazon Overall Deal: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/donald-glover-sets-rich-amazon-overall-deal-exclusive
G.I. Joe Live-Action TV Series Centered On Lady Jaye In The Works At Amazon From Erik Oleson, Paramount TV Studios, eOne & Skydance TV: https://deadline.com/2021/02/g-i-joe-tv-series-lady-jay-amazon-from-erik-oleson-paramount-tv-eone-skydance-tv-1234700747/
Amazon Picks Up Global Rights To Participant Documentary ‘My Name Is Pauli Murray’ From ‘RBG’ Filmmakers: https://deadline.com/2021/02/my-name-is-pauli-murray-rbg-filmmakers-amazon-acquires-1234701409/
Eros STX & Amazon Prime Video Strike Lucrative Movie Deal For Nordic Countries: https://deadline.com/2021/03/eros-stx-amazon-prime-video-strike-lucrative-movie-deal-for-nordic-countries-1234702935/
Hulu:
‘The Rise And Fall Of Victoria’s Secret’ Docuseries From Peter Berg & Matt Tyrnauer Ordered At Hulu: https://deadline.com/2021/02/hulu-order-rise-and-fall-of-victorias-secret-peter-berg-matt-tyrnauer-1234698789/
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