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Established streaming industry leaders like Netflix and Amazon are facing more competition than ever. Now legacy entertainment giants are in the game with their own subscription services, like Peacock, HBO Max, Paramount Plus, and the Disney Plus / Hulu / ESPN Plus bundle, while Apple TV Plus attacks around the edges. Meanwhile, the rise of ad-supported free platforms like Roku Channel and Pluto TV has attracted enough attention that Plex, YouTube, and Amazon’s Freevee are trying to get a chunk of the action too.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A nice little Thanksgiving treat.

Apple announced that it’s dropping the latest episode of Pluribus a bit early this week, and it’ll be streaming on Wednesday. Now there’s something for Carol to be happy about for once.

Apple TV wants to go big

The streamer is the place for premium sci-fi, but can it catch up with the competition?

Andrew Webster
Carol seeks the truth (serum) in Pluribus episode 4

Another spoiler-filled discussion of the latest from Vince Gilligan’s sci-fi series on Apple TV.

Andrew Webster
I’m officially done with YouTube KidsI’m officially done with YouTube Kids
Allison Johnson
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Stargate returns from the wormhole again.

Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a new Stargate series for Prime Video, with Martin Gero as writer and showrunner. Gero formerly wrote, produced, and directed episodes of all three of the original Stargate series. The Prime Video series is the second attempt to revive the franchise after the Stargate: Origins mini-series in 2018.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Dudes rock.

The new trailer for Amazon MGM’s adaptation of Alex Weir’s novel Project Hail Mary teases a bit more of the catastrophe that’s imperiling Earth, but it’s mostly about the friendship that’s going to develop between astronaut Dr. Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) and an alien that looks like a pile of rocks.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
More Moana.

Here’s a couple of facts for you, apropos of nothing: it has been less than a decade since Moana hit US theaters, and not even 12 months since Moana 2 followed it. And yet, here we are.

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The live-action remakes will continue until morale improves

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Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
She is (the live-action) Moana.

The concept of a live-action Moana adaptation feels pretty premature until you remember that the original animated movie came out almost a decade ago. The new movie hits theaters on July 10, 2026.

How soapy micro dramas became Hollywood’s next big bet

Studios specializing in vertical video production are slowly but surely shaking up the entertainment industry.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
YouTube is getting a weekly live late night show starting in spring 2026.

The show, Outside Tonight, will be hosted by Recess Therapy host Julian Shapiro-Barnum. “Set in public parks and on street corners, Outside Tonight with Julian Shapiro-Barnum revitalizes a classic format with weekly, live shows packed with star studded interviews, audience driven games, live music, and nonstop comedy,” YouTube says.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Apple and MLS might get rid of their dedicated MLS streaming service.

Instead of offering MLS Season Pass as a separate subscription, you might be able to watch MLS games next season with just a base Apple TV subscription, like how Apple TV will be the place to watch F1 in the US, ESPN reports.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Poker Face is dead, but Rian Johnson is ready for a reboot.

After two seasons of sleuthing, Peacock has cancelled its version of Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne. But Deadline reports that series creator Rian Johnson is already in the process of shopping around a straight-up reboot that would see Peter Dinklage take on the role of Charlie Cale. What a concept.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Fallout’s new season two trailer brings the war to New Vegas.

Lucy and the Ghoul have started warming up to each other in the new trailer season two of Amazon’s Fallout series. And the duo’s hunt for Lucy’s father, Hank has them trekking to a very bleak and mutant-filled New Vegas.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Disney is “trying really hard” to get ESPN back on YouTube TV.

During an earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company isn’t “trying to break any new ground” on a deal that would end the ESPN blackout:

The deal that we have proposed is equal to or better than what other large distributors have already agreed to... While we’ve been working tirelessly to close this deal and restore our channels to the platform, it’s also imperative that we make sure that we agree to a deal that reflects the value that we deliver.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Disney Plus adds 1.5 million subs despite the Jimmy Kimmel drama.

The streaming service grew to 59.3 million subscribers in the US and Canada just months after pausing production of Kimmel’s late-night talk show and announcing a price hike, according to its Q4 2025 earnings report.

Disney also plans to make more changes to its streaming service soon, with a new “visually engaging homepage and greater personalization.”

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Death Stranding on Disney.

Hideo Kojima’s two games are getting an anime series, Death Stranding Isolations, on Disney Plus in 2027.

Kojima will produce, with Takayuki Sano of E&H Production directing, and the announcement promises “a traditional, hand-drawn 2D animation style.” It’ll follow two new characters in the Death Stranding world, but that’s all we know.

Teaser poster for Death Stranding Isolations, showing two characters in front of a purple and white background.
Isolations is only a working title, so it may change.
Image: Kojima Productions
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Bob Iger and Sundar Pichai reportedly join the ESPN / YouTube TV dispute.

The Athletic reports that Disney and Google’s CEOs have become “more involved” in the negotiations nearly two weeks after ESPN, ABC, and other Disney-owned channels went dark on YouTube TV.

Sources tell the outlet that YouTube TV is still trying to determine how much it should pay for Disney’s non-sports networks like Freeform, FX, and National Geographic.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Netflix wants you to chill at its new House in Philly.

What was once a department store inside of the King of Prussia Mall has become a new (and now open) Netflix House entertainment venue where you can “explore more than 100,000 square feet of immersive experiences” inspired by some of the streamer’s shows like Wednesday, One Piece, and Squid Game.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Disney CEO Bob Iger is going on the ManningCast, which airs on ESPN2.

Ahead of one of the biggest games of the NFL season so far, I have a feeing there might be something he wants to talk about. He’ll be on the show at 8PM ET.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Superman’s pal Jimmy Olsen is getting a true crime show on HBO Max.

Gorilla Grodd — DC Comics’ gorilla supervillain who has longstanding beef with the Flash — is set to be the focus of DC Crime, a new HBO Max “true” crime docuseries hosted by Daily Planet reporter Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo). No premiere date yet, but Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault are attached to write / showrun the project.