Checking out the series premieres in November may lead to surprises. Where does this strict dosage from strikes come from? Is it normal for them to come to our screens before the dispute with the actors is resolved? approximately sixty new series or seasonslavish literary adaptations (“The Light You Can’t See,” “Buccaneers”), spectacular franchise extensions (‘The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’), ‘anime’ care (‘Scott Pilgrim makes a breakthrough’), new creations of cult authors (‘Murder at the end of the world’from the people of ‘The OA’) or the final season of Netflix’s flagship game (the first season of‘Crown’)?
Such a figure and offer suggest that the platforms have enough stuff in their fridge to withstand a double whammy in the short term. In the case of Netflix, this abundance is partly explained by this streamer’s biggest advantage over its competitors: being available and producing in many countries outside the United States. Even though Hollywood producers would like to think so, The world has not been half orphaned in entertainment in recent months. The audience was able to immerse themselves in the film more than ever before, both on Netflix and through other channels. European, Asian or Latin American productions It received as much attention as the series when it premiered on HBO on Sundays.
Canceled and postponed series
I finished ‘Succession’ and waiting for its premiere ‘True Detective: Polar Night’ In mid-January, HBO is struggling to find new iconic series to fill the void left by the Roy saga. ‘The Idol’ was not up to the challenge, and although ‘Time of Victory: The Lakers Dynasty’ was better, it lost nearly half its audience in its second season.
Both are on the list of busy series that have been canceled amid cuts and purges caused by the workforce slowdown (only in part because the initial catalyst was the shocking loss of Netflix users in 2022). Breakthrough sketch series exclusively on HBO or Max also dropped ‘A black lady sketch show’ and ‘The Other Two’, an unforgettable satire of the pop world. Paramount+ (whose material comes to us via SkyShowtime) has canceled IP treatises like ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Lady’ and ‘Fatal Attraction’ or ‘thriller’ with Kiefer Sutherland’s ‘Rabbit Hole’.
Prime Video agreed to give ‘Elllas dan el el cuerpo’ a second (short) season before using the strikes as an excuse to back out, just as it did with the renewal of the very expensive ‘Peripheral’. Apple TV+ has passed on remaking the classic ‘Metropolis’ with the help of creator Sam Esmail. ‘Mr. Robot’. The most unnecessary (‘How I Met Your Father’) to the largest (‘Big’), everything suffered in this market correction.
No ‘Euphoria’, ‘White Lotus’ or ‘The Last of Us’ until 2025
On the other hand, it may take a long time for survivors to arrive. I mentioned last Thursday Casey BloysCEO of HBO and Max Content at a press event in New York: Neither ‘Euphoria’, ‘The White Lotus’ nor ‘The Last of Us’ will likely get new seasons until 2025.; Hope is too optimistic ‘Welcome to Derry’, the ‘It’ prequel for next year. Already in the Netflix region, we will definitely have to wait another year for the fifth and final seasons. ‘Stranger things’ And ‘You’ or the fourth ‘Emily in Paris’. After managing to weather the volatility in 2023, platforms will face a slightly more uncertain 2024.
All these changes have a counterpart in the cinematographic calendar: the live-action remake of ‘Snow White’, the 2nd part of ‘Mission Impossible: Fatal Sentence’, the new sequel of ‘Avatar’ or Pixar’s next original venture ‘Elio’, Also 2025 We’ve jumped to , and the next movie in the ‘Star Wars’ universe will finally arrive in 2026, not that year.
nature is healing
While actors and studios are cutting corners, they are already working tirelessly to write new material. Many writers’ rooms were rearmed in early October, as soon as the first strike ended. Between first series to be reactivated there was ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘9-1-1’, ‘Abbott College’ anyone ‘yellow jackets’. According to the latest information from ‘Deadline’, it is also the writers’ room ‘And just like that…’ is in operation.
2024 will bring fewer major American releases than expected, but the platforms still have some tricks up their sleeves. For example, Apple brings in January ‘Lords of the air’A spiritual sequel to ‘Blood Brothers’, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Prime Video’s deal with Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan (‘Westworld’ duo) is due in April ‘Fall out’It is based on the famous post-apocalyptic role-playing video game. Disney+ confirms third season ‘Bear’ for the next year. And the same Bloys who dampened our enthusiasm in anticipation of more ‘Enthusiasm’ have promised to return. ‘Home of the Dragon’ for next summer; before, Larry David will please misanthropes once again with the twelfth season of his sitcom.
Beyond ‘Zirve TV’
American television will never be the same once the double strike is shelved once and for all, which doesn’t mean it will always be worse. The scriptwriters and, in principle, the actors will come out of the trance. Feeling protected from artificial intelligence tools as well as improved and more advantageous conditions.
Viewers may have a few less titles to choose from, but the thing is According to FX executive John Landgraf, the volume of the ‘Peak TV’ era (560 original series in 2021 and 590 original series in 2022) would be unaffordable even for those of us who dedicate ourselves to watching television professionally.. Let’s hope that, between one definitive take and another, the industry will continue to be open to original ideas and filmmakers willing to experiment with the series format, and to do so with budgetary freedom.
“While it may be painful at first, bursting the bubble can be good in the long run,” former ‘The X-Files’ executive Frank Sponitz told ‘Deadline’ at the recent Mipcom audiovisual market. “There is too much television. Many programs should not have been made, and due to this glut, many good things were overlooked. We will find a smarter business model that will be better for all of us“.