Streaming Wars Explained: What Exclusives Each Service Offers (For What Price) ongoing...Update: 2023/2024 HUGE INCREASES
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The streaming wars are heating up, from Netflix to Amazon Prime Video, and HBO Max to Disney+, and each service is offering plenty of exciting exclusives. It's easy to overlook just how rapidly the age of streaming changed the way audiences consume entertainment, and how seismic a shift it was when Netflix decided to evolve from that company you rent DVDs from to a multi-billion dollar content complex. In less than a decade, millions of people worldwide have completely changed how they watch film and television. When House of Cards released, it seemed like such a novelty to have every episode of a season of TV available to binge-watch, but now it’s the norm.
As Hollywood leans harder into nine-figure blockbusters and mega-franchises, viewers have turned to streaming for a large chunk of their regular film consumption. It remains debatable exactly how much Netflix have changed the game in the entertainment world but it would be downright foolish to deny that their power and how devoted audiences have become to streaming as a concept. It’s taken a few years for the rest of the world to catch up to Netflix, but now, we are heading into the first true phase of the streaming wars. Netflix have always had some sort of competition, primarily from Amazon and Hulu, but now the stakes are much higher and the investments far greater than before.
Major networks and titans of the traditional studio system are getting in on the streaming game, each hoping to entice audiences with hotly-hyped exclusive content and deals you can’t get anywhere else. It remains to be seen if this strategy has any longevity or if we quickly succumb to Peak Streaming Services. Are audiences willing to pay potentially hundreds of dollars a month for multiple platforms, as many do with their cable packages, or will they simply pick the one they like the most and stick to that? Whatever the case, consumers certainly won’t be short on choices in the coming years. Here are the streaming services available or arriving soon, and what to expect from each.
NETFLIX
Release date: Available now.
Cost: $12.99 per month for standard plan.
Biggest exclusives: Stranger Things, Orange is the New Black, The Crown,To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Sex Education
Netflix has too many exclusive movies and TV shows to list. Suffice to say that the giant of streaming services is immensely proud of its sheer quantity of entertainment available only to them. Indeed, the company are investing billions of dollars in original content in the hopes of having their platform be 50% exclusive films, shows, etc. So far, they’ve managed to attract major names to the platform with big money deals and the promise of more creative freedom. Ryan Murphy has made the jump to Netflix, as has Shonda Rhimes, and none other than Martin Scorsese will premiere their new movies with the platform.
Netflix was founded in 1997, originally to sell and rent DVDs to customers by mail. They expanded into streaming media in 2010 but didn't become a major player in producing and distributing their own shows and movies until 2012. After that, they expanded at an enormous rate and became the go-to streaming service for users the world over. In 2018, the company’s revenues increased 35% year-over-year to $15.8 billion, according to Forbes. By April of this year, Netflix were reporting that they had 148.8 million subscribers globally.
More than that, Netflix also carry an immense amount of critical prestige. Shows like Orange is the New Black and The Crown have won multiple Emmys and they broke through the Oscars glass ceiling big time this year with Roma, which took home three awards from 10 nominations. Being at Netflix is now cool, especially for genres and stories previously written off as box office flops by the traditional studio system, as seen by the service’s major boon in rom-coms. Coming up soon, Netflix have TV adaptations of The Witcher(starring Henry Cavill) and The Chronicles of Narnia.
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RELATED: The 25 Best Films On Netflix Right Now
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
Release date: Available now.
Cost: $119 per year or $12.99 per month.
Biggest exclusives: The Man in the High Castle, Transparent, Bosch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Wheel of Time, The Lord of the Rings
For a reported 100 million plus users, Amazon Prime is primarily a go-to subscription service that offers customers speedy delivery on products purchased from the site. In that aspect, it's unique among streaming services as it acts as a media extension of a wider shopping conglomerate, for better or worse. Amazon Video started offering original programming in 2013, and in 2015, the celebrated dramedy Transparent became the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first series from a streaming video service to win a Golden Globe for Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy.
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Since then, Amazon have gained a strong reputation for their films, including award winners like Manchester By the Sea and Suspiria. Unlike Netflix, Amazon give their films traditional theatrical releases but the streaming rights are exclusive to Prime. Amazon have also invested heavily in sports, particularly exclusive rights to live tennis matches, something that Netflix have never done. But like everyone else on TV, they’re hoping to create the next Game of Thrones, and they’re placing a reported half a billion dollars on the line with an epic television adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
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HULU
Release date: Available now.
Cost: $5.99 per month with ads, $11.99 per month ad-free.
Biggest exclusives: The Handmaid’s Tale, The Act, FX series.
Hulu was founded in 2007 as a joint project between News Corp., NBC Universal, private investors, and later The Walt Disney Company, as a way to stream episodes of shows from their respective networks. While the platform has some breakout shows - most notably The Handmaid's Tale and The Act - it's best known to many as the place to get full seasons of their favorite network comedies, like How I Met Your Mother.
Disney's recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox's movie and TV assets gave them a majority stake in Hulu. AT&T then sold back its minority stake in the company, and Comcast soon thereafter announced that they had reached an agreement for Disney to purchase its 33% stake as early as 2024. Given Disney’s own interest in the streaming game, many wondered what role Hulu would service in the future, if any. Disney’s upcoming streaming service will not feature any content with R-ratings or above, so Hulu will be the home for such entertainment, including FX shows (another thing Disney now owns).
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Hulu is currently only available in the USA, but rumors have swirled that the service may be available worldwide in the future as an add-on to the upcoming Disney+.
RELATED: The 25 Best Movies On Hulu Right Now
HBO MAX
Release date: Expected to launch in spring 2020.
Cost: Reportedly between $16 - 17 a month.
Biggest exclusives: Game of Thrones (and other HBO original programming), Friends, Harry Potter, DC Entertainment, TBS, CNN, TruTV.
For WarnerMedia and parent company AT&T, HBO is arguably the most valuable name they now have under their umbrella, hence the apparent decision to name their streaming service after the cable network. That’s not to say WarnerMedia’s own back-catalog is lacking. One of the true legends of Hollywood history will make the jump to streaming soon, and they’ve promised a jam-packed platform of content that encompasses everything under the vast umbrella of AT&T, including several new shows.
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The biggest news from this announcement - and perhaps the most telling sign of what audiences truly want - is that HBO Max will be the exclusive home to the TV series Friends. This has proven dramatic for many because the sitcom has been extremely popular on Netflix and that streaming service were willing to pay $100 million a year to keep it on the platform. WarnerMedia are hoping that this, along with HBO’s impressive catalog and that of their own brand, will encourage people to subscribe. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the package will cost "between $16 and $17 a month", which is more than HBO Go's current price of $14.99 a month.
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RELATED: Every Original Series Confirmed For HBO Max (So Far)
NBCUNIVERSAL
Release date: Expected to launch in 2020.
Cost: To be announced.
Biggest exclusives: The Office (and other NBCU programming), the Olympics.
As with Friends, Netflix have found surprising success with younger audiences through streaming of The Office, and now they’re about to lose those rights to another competitor. NBCU’s streaming plans will be somewhat different from its main competition. The service will be free to NBCU pay-cable subscribers in America and will be supported via ads, but there are plans for the service to be made available both to subscribers of Comcast (a parent company of NBCU who previously put in a bid for Fox) and Sky, which would take it international.
DISNEY+
Release date: November 2019 in USA.
Cost: $6.99 a month.
Biggest exclusives: All Disney films and TV series, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and upcoming TV series, Star Wars (plus The Mandalorian), National Geographic, 20th Century Fox, Pixar, The Simpsons.
Out of all of Netflix’s many competitors, it may be Disney+ that poses the biggest risk to their subscriber count. Take decades of Disney’s historical output, add the MCU and Star Wars, plus everything acquired in the Fox deal that’s rated PG-13 or under (including every episode of The Simpsons), and finish it off with brand new shows and movies unavailable anywhere else. All that and it’s half the price of Netflix. Disney+ are not afraid to play hardball with the streaming giants.
Disney’s total domination of the domestic and international box office is one of the few things holding up the box office from certain disaster as audiences choose to stay at home with Netflix for most movies that aren’t major blockbuster events. The company will almost certainly be keen to replicate their success as an at-home service, and what better way to do so than by offering Marvel, Star Wars, Disney, and countless ABC/Fox sitcoms?
RELATED: Every Single Original TV Show & Movie Coming To Disney+
CBS ALL ACCESS
Release date: Available now.
Cost: $5.99 a month with ads, $9.99 a month ad-free.
Biggest exclusives: CBS programming, The Good Fight, Star Trek Discovery, The Twilight Zone, upcoming Picard series.
CBS's foray into streaming was discussed with much cynicism when it was first launched in October 2014. The network is frequently one of the highest rated of its kind but its reputation is still that of the channel preferred by older viewers who may not be willing to sign up for an online service. However, the prospect of a new Star Trek series proved enticing enough to get some people on board, as did the critically adored The Good Wife spin-off, The Good Fight. By early 2018, CBS All Access were reporting that their subscriber count had reached 2 million, with that number increasing to 4 million by this February, according to the network.
RELATED: Star Trek: Everything We Know About The Picard TV Show
QUIBI
Release date: April 2020.
Cost: $4.99 a month with ads, $7.99 a month ad-free.
Biggest exclusives: Original programming by Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg, Chrissy Teigen, Zac Efron, Lena Waithe, Catherine Hardwicke.
Quibi is probably the most unusual streaming service to soon be hitting the market. Developed by former Dreamworks co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and former Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, this streaming is unique in that it's designed exclusively for mobile devices. Short for “Quick Bites”, all Quibi programming will be 10 minutes or less in length, with Katzenberg and company banking hard on the belief that audiences prefer to consume content in short bursts rather than hours of marathon viewing. It’s a risk, to be sure, but Katzenberg has still managed to entice a lot of major talent to the platform, with none other than Steven Spielberg on board developing a horror show that can only be viewed after dark.
APPLE TV+
Release date: September 2019.
Cost: To be announced.
Biggest exclusives: Apple's TV app has been a big part of the tech giant's output for several years now, providing video on demand and movies and TV for rent. The announcement that Apple would be fully investing in their solo streaming service came as no surprise given the company's popularity and capabilities. While they already have some original exclusives under their belt, most notably Carpool Karaoke, they're set to build upon that in startlingly impressive ways.
Some of the biggest stars in entertainment are on board Apple TV+ with new and exclusive programming. Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston have teamed up for The Morning Show, a comedy-drama set behind the scenes on a major morning talk show. Steven Spielberg is reviving Amazing Stories for the platform. Chris Evans will star in Defending Jacob, a crime drama directed by Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game). Stephen King's novel Lisey's Storywill be adapted into a miniseries starring Julianne Moore, and there are plans for shows from M. Night Shyamalan and Taika Waititi (the latter is attached to a remake of Time Bandits).
And then there is the queen of talk herself, Oprah Winfrey, who will revive her iconic book club for Apple TV+ as well as team up with Prince Harry for a docuseries on mental health. If Apple TV+ are hoping to grab attention through sheer star power then this was certainly the way to do it.
As Hollywood leans harder into nine-figure blockbusters and mega-franchises, viewers have turned to streaming for a large chunk of their regular film consumption. It remains debatable exactly how much Netflix have changed the game in the entertainment world but it would be downright foolish to deny that their power and how devoted audiences have become to streaming as a concept. It’s taken a few years for the rest of the world to catch up to Netflix, but now, we are heading into the first true phase of the streaming wars. Netflix have always had some sort of competition, primarily from Amazon and Hulu, but now the stakes are much higher and the investments far greater than before.
Major networks and titans of the traditional studio system are getting in on the streaming game, each hoping to entice audiences with hotly-hyped exclusive content and deals you can’t get anywhere else. It remains to be seen if this strategy has any longevity or if we quickly succumb to Peak Streaming Services. Are audiences willing to pay potentially hundreds of dollars a month for multiple platforms, as many do with their cable packages, or will they simply pick the one they like the most and stick to that? Whatever the case, consumers certainly won’t be short on choices in the coming years. Here are the streaming services available or arriving soon, and what to expect from each.
NETFLIX
Release date: Available now.
Cost: $12.99 per month for standard plan.
Biggest exclusives: Stranger Things, Orange is the New Black, The Crown,To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Sex Education
Netflix has too many exclusive movies and TV shows to list. Suffice to say that the giant of streaming services is immensely proud of its sheer quantity of entertainment available only to them. Indeed, the company are investing billions of dollars in original content in the hopes of having their platform be 50% exclusive films, shows, etc. So far, they’ve managed to attract major names to the platform with big money deals and the promise of more creative freedom. Ryan Murphy has made the jump to Netflix, as has Shonda Rhimes, and none other than Martin Scorsese will premiere their new movies with the platform.
Netflix was founded in 1997, originally to sell and rent DVDs to customers by mail. They expanded into streaming media in 2010 but didn't become a major player in producing and distributing their own shows and movies until 2012. After that, they expanded at an enormous rate and became the go-to streaming service for users the world over. In 2018, the company’s revenues increased 35% year-over-year to $15.8 billion, according to Forbes. By April of this year, Netflix were reporting that they had 148.8 million subscribers globally.
More than that, Netflix also carry an immense amount of critical prestige. Shows like Orange is the New Black and The Crown have won multiple Emmys and they broke through the Oscars glass ceiling big time this year with Roma, which took home three awards from 10 nominations. Being at Netflix is now cool, especially for genres and stories previously written off as box office flops by the traditional studio system, as seen by the service’s major boon in rom-coms. Coming up soon, Netflix have TV adaptations of The Witcher(starring Henry Cavill) and The Chronicles of Narnia.
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RELATED: The 25 Best Films On Netflix Right Now
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
Release date: Available now.
Cost: $119 per year or $12.99 per month.
Biggest exclusives: The Man in the High Castle, Transparent, Bosch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Wheel of Time, The Lord of the Rings
For a reported 100 million plus users, Amazon Prime is primarily a go-to subscription service that offers customers speedy delivery on products purchased from the site. In that aspect, it's unique among streaming services as it acts as a media extension of a wider shopping conglomerate, for better or worse. Amazon Video started offering original programming in 2013, and in 2015, the celebrated dramedy Transparent became the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first series from a streaming video service to win a Golden Globe for Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy.
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Since then, Amazon have gained a strong reputation for their films, including award winners like Manchester By the Sea and Suspiria. Unlike Netflix, Amazon give their films traditional theatrical releases but the streaming rights are exclusive to Prime. Amazon have also invested heavily in sports, particularly exclusive rights to live tennis matches, something that Netflix have never done. But like everyone else on TV, they’re hoping to create the next Game of Thrones, and they’re placing a reported half a billion dollars on the line with an epic television adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
ADVERTISING
HULU
Release date: Available now.
Cost: $5.99 per month with ads, $11.99 per month ad-free.
Biggest exclusives: The Handmaid’s Tale, The Act, FX series.
Hulu was founded in 2007 as a joint project between News Corp., NBC Universal, private investors, and later The Walt Disney Company, as a way to stream episodes of shows from their respective networks. While the platform has some breakout shows - most notably The Handmaid's Tale and The Act - it's best known to many as the place to get full seasons of their favorite network comedies, like How I Met Your Mother.
Disney's recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox's movie and TV assets gave them a majority stake in Hulu. AT&T then sold back its minority stake in the company, and Comcast soon thereafter announced that they had reached an agreement for Disney to purchase its 33% stake as early as 2024. Given Disney’s own interest in the streaming game, many wondered what role Hulu would service in the future, if any. Disney’s upcoming streaming service will not feature any content with R-ratings or above, so Hulu will be the home for such entertainment, including FX shows (another thing Disney now owns).
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Hulu is currently only available in the USA, but rumors have swirled that the service may be available worldwide in the future as an add-on to the upcoming Disney+.
RELATED: The 25 Best Movies On Hulu Right Now
HBO MAX
Release date: Expected to launch in spring 2020.
Cost: Reportedly between $16 - 17 a month.
Biggest exclusives: Game of Thrones (and other HBO original programming), Friends, Harry Potter, DC Entertainment, TBS, CNN, TruTV.
For WarnerMedia and parent company AT&T, HBO is arguably the most valuable name they now have under their umbrella, hence the apparent decision to name their streaming service after the cable network. That’s not to say WarnerMedia’s own back-catalog is lacking. One of the true legends of Hollywood history will make the jump to streaming soon, and they’ve promised a jam-packed platform of content that encompasses everything under the vast umbrella of AT&T, including several new shows.
ADVERTISING
The biggest news from this announcement - and perhaps the most telling sign of what audiences truly want - is that HBO Max will be the exclusive home to the TV series Friends. This has proven dramatic for many because the sitcom has been extremely popular on Netflix and that streaming service were willing to pay $100 million a year to keep it on the platform. WarnerMedia are hoping that this, along with HBO’s impressive catalog and that of their own brand, will encourage people to subscribe. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the package will cost "between $16 and $17 a month", which is more than HBO Go's current price of $14.99 a month.
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RELATED: Every Original Series Confirmed For HBO Max (So Far)
NBCUNIVERSAL
Release date: Expected to launch in 2020.
Cost: To be announced.
Biggest exclusives: The Office (and other NBCU programming), the Olympics.
As with Friends, Netflix have found surprising success with younger audiences through streaming of The Office, and now they’re about to lose those rights to another competitor. NBCU’s streaming plans will be somewhat different from its main competition. The service will be free to NBCU pay-cable subscribers in America and will be supported via ads, but there are plans for the service to be made available both to subscribers of Comcast (a parent company of NBCU who previously put in a bid for Fox) and Sky, which would take it international.
DISNEY+
Release date: November 2019 in USA.
Cost: $6.99 a month.
Biggest exclusives: All Disney films and TV series, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and upcoming TV series, Star Wars (plus The Mandalorian), National Geographic, 20th Century Fox, Pixar, The Simpsons.
Out of all of Netflix’s many competitors, it may be Disney+ that poses the biggest risk to their subscriber count. Take decades of Disney’s historical output, add the MCU and Star Wars, plus everything acquired in the Fox deal that’s rated PG-13 or under (including every episode of The Simpsons), and finish it off with brand new shows and movies unavailable anywhere else. All that and it’s half the price of Netflix. Disney+ are not afraid to play hardball with the streaming giants.
Disney’s total domination of the domestic and international box office is one of the few things holding up the box office from certain disaster as audiences choose to stay at home with Netflix for most movies that aren’t major blockbuster events. The company will almost certainly be keen to replicate their success as an at-home service, and what better way to do so than by offering Marvel, Star Wars, Disney, and countless ABC/Fox sitcoms?
RELATED: Every Single Original TV Show & Movie Coming To Disney+
CBS ALL ACCESS
Release date: Available now.
Cost: $5.99 a month with ads, $9.99 a month ad-free.
Biggest exclusives: CBS programming, The Good Fight, Star Trek Discovery, The Twilight Zone, upcoming Picard series.
CBS's foray into streaming was discussed with much cynicism when it was first launched in October 2014. The network is frequently one of the highest rated of its kind but its reputation is still that of the channel preferred by older viewers who may not be willing to sign up for an online service. However, the prospect of a new Star Trek series proved enticing enough to get some people on board, as did the critically adored The Good Wife spin-off, The Good Fight. By early 2018, CBS All Access were reporting that their subscriber count had reached 2 million, with that number increasing to 4 million by this February, according to the network.
RELATED: Star Trek: Everything We Know About The Picard TV Show
QUIBI
Release date: April 2020.
Cost: $4.99 a month with ads, $7.99 a month ad-free.
Biggest exclusives: Original programming by Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg, Chrissy Teigen, Zac Efron, Lena Waithe, Catherine Hardwicke.
Quibi is probably the most unusual streaming service to soon be hitting the market. Developed by former Dreamworks co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and former Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, this streaming is unique in that it's designed exclusively for mobile devices. Short for “Quick Bites”, all Quibi programming will be 10 minutes or less in length, with Katzenberg and company banking hard on the belief that audiences prefer to consume content in short bursts rather than hours of marathon viewing. It’s a risk, to be sure, but Katzenberg has still managed to entice a lot of major talent to the platform, with none other than Steven Spielberg on board developing a horror show that can only be viewed after dark.
APPLE TV+
Release date: September 2019.
Cost: To be announced.
Biggest exclusives: Apple's TV app has been a big part of the tech giant's output for several years now, providing video on demand and movies and TV for rent. The announcement that Apple would be fully investing in their solo streaming service came as no surprise given the company's popularity and capabilities. While they already have some original exclusives under their belt, most notably Carpool Karaoke, they're set to build upon that in startlingly impressive ways.
Some of the biggest stars in entertainment are on board Apple TV+ with new and exclusive programming. Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston have teamed up for The Morning Show, a comedy-drama set behind the scenes on a major morning talk show. Steven Spielberg is reviving Amazing Stories for the platform. Chris Evans will star in Defending Jacob, a crime drama directed by Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game). Stephen King's novel Lisey's Storywill be adapted into a miniseries starring Julianne Moore, and there are plans for shows from M. Night Shyamalan and Taika Waititi (the latter is attached to a remake of Time Bandits).
And then there is the queen of talk herself, Oprah Winfrey, who will revive her iconic book club for Apple TV+ as well as team up with Prince Harry for a docuseries on mental health. If Apple TV+ are hoping to grab attention through sheer star power then this was certainly the way to do it.
If HBOMAx is going to be separate from HBONow and not included in a normal HBO subscribers subscription like HBOGO.. then HBO is in Trouble.
HBOXO! HBO Max Will Revive Gossip Girl for a New Generation
By Hunter Harris@hunteryharris
You know you love me. Photo: The CW
Hey, Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl here— spotted: GG creators Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, and executive producer Joshua Safran busy reviving Gossip Girlfor a whole new generation. HBO Max announced Wednesday that it will reboot the prep-school tattletale for a new prestige series. Per the release from HBO Max: “Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl. The prestige series will address just how much social media — and the landscape of New York itself — has changed in the intervening years.” That means no B, no S, no Dan, no Nate, no Chuck — a moment of silence for our fallen soldiers socialites!
During the show’s first season, New York famously declared Gossip Girl the best period show period ever period: What other teen drama gave you limousine hookups, college admissions scams, and used digs from the Parents Television Council — “Mind-blowingly inappropriate” — for self-promotion? Of course, the best part of watching Gossip Girl was talking about Gossip Girl, usually in the comments of Jessica Pressler and Chris Rovzar’s infamous reality index. Good luck to the next generation of youngsters whose debauchery will be exposed by a local blog. XOXO!
By Hunter Harris@hunteryharris
You know you love me. Photo: The CW
Hey, Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl here— spotted: GG creators Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, and executive producer Joshua Safran busy reviving Gossip Girlfor a whole new generation. HBO Max announced Wednesday that it will reboot the prep-school tattletale for a new prestige series. Per the release from HBO Max: “Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl. The prestige series will address just how much social media — and the landscape of New York itself — has changed in the intervening years.” That means no B, no S, no Dan, no Nate, no Chuck — a moment of silence for our fallen soldiers socialites!
During the show’s first season, New York famously declared Gossip Girl the best period show period ever period: What other teen drama gave you limousine hookups, college admissions scams, and used digs from the Parents Television Council — “Mind-blowingly inappropriate” — for self-promotion? Of course, the best part of watching Gossip Girl was talking about Gossip Girl, usually in the comments of Jessica Pressler and Chris Rovzar’s infamous reality index. Good luck to the next generation of youngsters whose debauchery will be exposed by a local blog. XOXO!
Netf!ix+disney= $20 a month...prob all you really need if you a family person... There's still free streaming sites to view pretty much everybody else content
For now...
They are used to just give access to anyone already payong for the cable channel...
But i have noticed more and more restrictions.
Which makes no sense, with rampant cord cutting why PUNISH those who actually STILL pay fo content?
They gonna mess the game up.
www.marvelstreams.com is better than, Gears Reloaded, Area 51 & Double Agent.
Cheaper too. $25 a month for 4 devices.
Works on everything too, LG & Samsung Smart TV's, Android Boxes, Apple TV & Firesticks
Has all the PPV, NFL Ticket, NCAA Top 25, NBA League Pass & more.
Has new released movies built right in... Adult too!
Built in guide & DVR
Cheaper too. $25 a month for 4 devices.
Works on everything too, LG & Samsung Smart TV's, Android Boxes, Apple TV & Firesticks
Has all the PPV, NFL Ticket, NCAA Top 25, NBA League Pass & more.
Has new released movies built right in... Adult too!
Built in guide & DVR
A Guide to All the New Streaming Services That Want Your Money
By Dan Reilly
The Office will be on Peacock, The Morning Show is on Apple TV+, The Mandalorian will be on Disney+, and Friends is jumping to HBO Max. Got all that? Photo: NBC, Apple and Disney
To paraphrase Gladiator, “Are you not overwhelmed?” Thanks to a glut of new streaming options, the days of getting your entertainment fix from a couple services are over. Including last week’s debut of Apple TV+, there are a half-dozen new ones launching by next summer to go on top of whatever combination of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and cable that you’re already paying for, meaning you have three choices on where to spend your money: Pay over $100 a month to access all these content libraries, stick closer to the U.S. average of having three to four services, or hop around subscriptions on a monthly basis, depending on what you want to binge. To help you decide how to proceed, here’s everything you need to know about the new streaming services that are competing for your time and money.
Apple TV+
Launch date: November 1
Price: $4.99, or free for one year with the purchase of certain Apple devices
Key titles: The Morning Show, Dickinson, See, For All Mankind
Apple’s strategy out of the gate: You’ll get a selection of star-studded projects with the promise of bigger things to come (Spielberg! Oprah!) for the cost of a Frappuccino or IPA, depending on your beverages of choice. And as Vulture’s Josef Adalian reports, the tech giant may ultimately decide to bundle Apple TV+ with subscriptions to its music, gaming, and news subscriptions. There’s no back catalogue of licensed shows or movies here, but the price makes it a low-risk investment to see what the fuss is about with Hailee Steinfeld as a young Emily Dickinson; Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carrell as rival anchors in The Morning Show; and Jason Momoa as a blind warrior in the sci-fi series See, along with several dozen other programs set to premiere soon.
Disney+
Launch Date: November 12
Price: $6.99 (or bundled with Hulu and ESPN+ for $12.99)
Key titles: Disney classics and most of the Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar catalogues, The Mandalorian, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, The Simpsons
At a price designed to complement other streaming services that offer R-rated or TV-MA content, Disney’s family-friendly offering will be pretty hard to resist. Down the line, you’ll get a number of Marvel TV series featuring returning characters (Falcon, the Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Loki) and new ones (She-Hulk, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel), plus the ability to stream all the future MCU flicks after they’re out of theaters, including Avengers: Endgame in December. At launch, Disney+ will have the live-action Lady and the Tramp as well as the big-budget Star Wars series The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal and overseen by Jon Favreau. It’ll serve as the ultimate digital babysitter, especially for long trips, thanks to the ability to download the content for offline viewing.
HBO Max
Launch Date: May 2020
Price: $14.99 (free for many AT&T and DirecTV customers, and likely for anyone who gets it via cable)
Key titles: HBO’s original catalogue, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, South Park, the DC Comics movies
With over 10,000 hours of content, HBO Max is going for a depth-and-breadth strategy à la Netflix, giving you a slate of original programming with a vast amount of comfort-food reruns and blockbusters from multiple TV channels and Warner films. The originals show that HBO Max is positioned as the most direct new competitor to Netflix with a bit of something for everyone: multiple animated series, unscripted home-renovation and dance competitions, young-adult programming (including a new Gossip Girl), documentaries, half-hour comedies and stand-up specials, and, of course, all the programming that’s coming to HBO proper, such as the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, limited-series adaptations of the books Station Eleven and I Know This Much Is True, and the horror series The Outsider and Lovecraft Country, among much more. It’s the same price as HBO Now, but you won’t be directly moved over to the new service if you purchased that subscription from a third-party like Apple or Hulu, so you’ll need to do a little bit of digital housekeeping to make the switch.
Peacock
Launch date: April 2020
Price: TBA, but an ad-supported version will be free to most TV homes
Key titles: The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Amber Ruffin Show, revivals of Saved by the Bell and Battlestar Galactica, Universal movies
Having The Office all to itself was the biggest news for NBCUniversal’s Peacock, even if the sitcom won’t be on the service until January 2021, as it’s one of the most popular shows on Netflix. But this newbie will also get a bunch of other NBC staples, such as Parks and Rec, 30 Rock, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cheers, Frasier, and Saturday Night Live, plus movies like Back to the Future, Jaws, Shrek, and The Fast & Furious franchise in its library of 15,000 hours of programming. (Some of those titles, like Cheers, won’t be exclusive to Peacock.) Its original slate includes revivals of Saved by the Bell, Battlestar Galactica, and Punky Brewster, a new season of the briefly canceled A.P. Bio, the Michael Schur comedy Rutherford Falls starring Ed Helms, a talk show with Late Night standout Amber Ruffin, a Christian Slater drama based on the podcast Dr. Death, and a Real Housewives spinoff. Your mileage will vary depending on the pricing and number of ads, but it’ll be hard to pass up if you’re among the millions who turn to the crew from Dunder Mifflin when you need something reliable to watch.
Quibi
Launch Date: April 6, 2020
Price: $4.99 with ads, $7.99 without
Key titles: Spielberg’s After Dark, Chrissy’s Court, Kill the Efrons, The Fugitive
This nontraditional streamer is all about watching short-form videos on your phone or tablet, with its odd name being a portmanteau of “quick bites.” With most episodes of each show running around ten minutes, Quibi is designed for viewers on the go or with short attention spans, and the range of programming is appropriately broad and experimental. Spielberg’s After Dark is a horror series that you can only watch when the sun sets, Chrissy’s Court will feature Chrissy Teigen settling small claims à la Judge Judy, The Fugitive is a reboot of the movie (itself a reboot of the TV show), and it boasts revivals of Punk’d and Singled Out. The rest is a mix of genres, both scripted and unscripted, with celebrities like Zac Efron, Idris Elba, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, and Sophie Turner. There are also plans for millennial-geared daily news and sports shows from NBC, the BBC, and ESPN, and interactive offerings in the vein of Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch. A bunch of major studios are betting on this viewing style as a viable alternative to traditional programming — Quibi got over $1 billion in funding from Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony, WarnerMedia, and others — so it’s probably worth checking out. You might find it too frenetic, or you might get hooked to the point that shows with 50-minute run times feel longer than The Irishman.
Discovery/BBC
Price: TBA
Launch date: 2020
Key titles: Planet Earth; Blue Planet
This one has the most mystery surrounding it, as Discovery Networks has so far only said it will feature “factual” natural-history programming such as Planet Earth for audiences outside of the U.K., likely for under $5 a month. According to The Wall Street Journal, Discovery also has plans for more subscription options for specific niches, like Food Network Kitchen ($6.99 per month) and the programming of Chip and Joanna Gaines from HGTV’s Fixer Upper, that won’t be served by other streamers, at least not with the catalogue, expertise, and reach of these two media giants. If that sounds up your alley, stay tuned.
By Dan Reilly
The Office will be on Peacock, The Morning Show is on Apple TV+, The Mandalorian will be on Disney+, and Friends is jumping to HBO Max. Got all that? Photo: NBC, Apple and Disney
To paraphrase Gladiator, “Are you not overwhelmed?” Thanks to a glut of new streaming options, the days of getting your entertainment fix from a couple services are over. Including last week’s debut of Apple TV+, there are a half-dozen new ones launching by next summer to go on top of whatever combination of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and cable that you’re already paying for, meaning you have three choices on where to spend your money: Pay over $100 a month to access all these content libraries, stick closer to the U.S. average of having three to four services, or hop around subscriptions on a monthly basis, depending on what you want to binge. To help you decide how to proceed, here’s everything you need to know about the new streaming services that are competing for your time and money.
Apple TV+
Launch date: November 1
Price: $4.99, or free for one year with the purchase of certain Apple devices
Key titles: The Morning Show, Dickinson, See, For All Mankind
Apple’s strategy out of the gate: You’ll get a selection of star-studded projects with the promise of bigger things to come (Spielberg! Oprah!) for the cost of a Frappuccino or IPA, depending on your beverages of choice. And as Vulture’s Josef Adalian reports, the tech giant may ultimately decide to bundle Apple TV+ with subscriptions to its music, gaming, and news subscriptions. There’s no back catalogue of licensed shows or movies here, but the price makes it a low-risk investment to see what the fuss is about with Hailee Steinfeld as a young Emily Dickinson; Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carrell as rival anchors in The Morning Show; and Jason Momoa as a blind warrior in the sci-fi series See, along with several dozen other programs set to premiere soon.
Disney+
Launch Date: November 12
Price: $6.99 (or bundled with Hulu and ESPN+ for $12.99)
Key titles: Disney classics and most of the Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar catalogues, The Mandalorian, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, The Simpsons
At a price designed to complement other streaming services that offer R-rated or TV-MA content, Disney’s family-friendly offering will be pretty hard to resist. Down the line, you’ll get a number of Marvel TV series featuring returning characters (Falcon, the Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Loki) and new ones (She-Hulk, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel), plus the ability to stream all the future MCU flicks after they’re out of theaters, including Avengers: Endgame in December. At launch, Disney+ will have the live-action Lady and the Tramp as well as the big-budget Star Wars series The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal and overseen by Jon Favreau. It’ll serve as the ultimate digital babysitter, especially for long trips, thanks to the ability to download the content for offline viewing.
HBO Max
Launch Date: May 2020
Price: $14.99 (free for many AT&T and DirecTV customers, and likely for anyone who gets it via cable)
Key titles: HBO’s original catalogue, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, South Park, the DC Comics movies
With over 10,000 hours of content, HBO Max is going for a depth-and-breadth strategy à la Netflix, giving you a slate of original programming with a vast amount of comfort-food reruns and blockbusters from multiple TV channels and Warner films. The originals show that HBO Max is positioned as the most direct new competitor to Netflix with a bit of something for everyone: multiple animated series, unscripted home-renovation and dance competitions, young-adult programming (including a new Gossip Girl), documentaries, half-hour comedies and stand-up specials, and, of course, all the programming that’s coming to HBO proper, such as the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, limited-series adaptations of the books Station Eleven and I Know This Much Is True, and the horror series The Outsider and Lovecraft Country, among much more. It’s the same price as HBO Now, but you won’t be directly moved over to the new service if you purchased that subscription from a third-party like Apple or Hulu, so you’ll need to do a little bit of digital housekeeping to make the switch.
Peacock
Launch date: April 2020
Price: TBA, but an ad-supported version will be free to most TV homes
Key titles: The Office, Parks and Recreation, The Amber Ruffin Show, revivals of Saved by the Bell and Battlestar Galactica, Universal movies
Having The Office all to itself was the biggest news for NBCUniversal’s Peacock, even if the sitcom won’t be on the service until January 2021, as it’s one of the most popular shows on Netflix. But this newbie will also get a bunch of other NBC staples, such as Parks and Rec, 30 Rock, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cheers, Frasier, and Saturday Night Live, plus movies like Back to the Future, Jaws, Shrek, and The Fast & Furious franchise in its library of 15,000 hours of programming. (Some of those titles, like Cheers, won’t be exclusive to Peacock.) Its original slate includes revivals of Saved by the Bell, Battlestar Galactica, and Punky Brewster, a new season of the briefly canceled A.P. Bio, the Michael Schur comedy Rutherford Falls starring Ed Helms, a talk show with Late Night standout Amber Ruffin, a Christian Slater drama based on the podcast Dr. Death, and a Real Housewives spinoff. Your mileage will vary depending on the pricing and number of ads, but it’ll be hard to pass up if you’re among the millions who turn to the crew from Dunder Mifflin when you need something reliable to watch.
Quibi
Launch Date: April 6, 2020
Price: $4.99 with ads, $7.99 without
Key titles: Spielberg’s After Dark, Chrissy’s Court, Kill the Efrons, The Fugitive
This nontraditional streamer is all about watching short-form videos on your phone or tablet, with its odd name being a portmanteau of “quick bites.” With most episodes of each show running around ten minutes, Quibi is designed for viewers on the go or with short attention spans, and the range of programming is appropriately broad and experimental. Spielberg’s After Dark is a horror series that you can only watch when the sun sets, Chrissy’s Court will feature Chrissy Teigen settling small claims à la Judge Judy, The Fugitive is a reboot of the movie (itself a reboot of the TV show), and it boasts revivals of Punk’d and Singled Out. The rest is a mix of genres, both scripted and unscripted, with celebrities like Zac Efron, Idris Elba, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, and Sophie Turner. There are also plans for millennial-geared daily news and sports shows from NBC, the BBC, and ESPN, and interactive offerings in the vein of Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch. A bunch of major studios are betting on this viewing style as a viable alternative to traditional programming — Quibi got over $1 billion in funding from Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony, WarnerMedia, and others — so it’s probably worth checking out. You might find it too frenetic, or you might get hooked to the point that shows with 50-minute run times feel longer than The Irishman.
Discovery/BBC
Price: TBA
Launch date: 2020
Key titles: Planet Earth; Blue Planet
This one has the most mystery surrounding it, as Discovery Networks has so far only said it will feature “factual” natural-history programming such as Planet Earth for audiences outside of the U.K., likely for under $5 a month. According to The Wall Street Journal, Discovery also has plans for more subscription options for specific niches, like Food Network Kitchen ($6.99 per month) and the programming of Chip and Joanna Gaines from HGTV’s Fixer Upper, that won’t be served by other streamers, at least not with the catalogue, expertise, and reach of these two media giants. If that sounds up your alley, stay tuned.
The Streaming Wars Are Finally in Full Swing—And the First Casualties Are Coming Into View
The battle to dominate streaming will draw blood, but not from where you might expect
emember Apple TV+? You know—the subscription streaming service that spent months hyping The Morning Show, its just-OK drama starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell, only to see that flagship program outperformed by its flamboyantly weird, anachronistic comedy about Emily Dickinson? The service that spent $15-$17 million per episode on a show whose first few episodes consisted mostly of Jason Momoa stomping through the (admittedly beautiful) wilderness? The service that launched way back at the beginning of November, before we all got distracted by the impeachment hearings, the umpteenth Democratic debate and, most of all, the arrival of Disney+ less than two weeks later, with its big new Star Wars show and its archive of the most popular animated, superhero and sci-fi movies of the past several decades?
OK, yes, I’m being a little hyperbolic about our ever-shrinking collective memory. But to anyone who spends less time immersed in the art and business of television than, say, a TV critic, the Apple TV+ news cycle must have seemed remarkably short. Though a small yet vocal Dickinson fandom did assemble (guess what they call themselves), none of the initial series on the service that seemed designed to bring in larger audiences—The Morning Show, Momoa’s goofy See and the competent alternate-history Space Race drama For All Mankind—generated much excitement. In fact, all three are still dropping new episodes weekly, to little fanfare. Meanwhile, Disney+ boasted that it had signed up 10 million subscribers by the end of its first day. Since then, The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda has become the year’s most adorable breakout character.
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Such a pronounced, Goofus-and-Gallant sort of contrast might lead you to conclude that what the media has dubbed the Streaming Wars will play out more like a series of Streaming Massacres, with the fate of any service determined within weeks of its launch. R.I.P. Apple TV+, am I right? Well, probably not. The Streaming Wars will surely have some early casualties. (Is it too late to put money on my sanity?) They just aren’t likely to be any of the mega-brands pouring cash into ammunition.
Things would be different if the major players in this competition were startups, rather than some of the richest, most powerful corporations in the world. Apple TV+ is, in fact, bankrolled by America’s first-ever publicly traded company worth more than $1 trillion, which means it can pretty much keep greenlighting expensive gambles for as long as Apple’s leadership believes in what it’s doing. Other streaming superpowers seem equally invulnerable. Disney (which owns Hulu) and Amazon—as well as Warner parent AT&T and NBCUniversal, both slated to launch services in 2020—are in similar positions to Apple.
All of these companies are playing the long game. Last year, a study found that interest in Prime Video was the chief motivating factor for just 11% of subscribers to Amazon Prime—which the company has implied is itself a way of encouraging customer loyalty more than a revenue source. Disney (whose initial sign-up count, as others have pointed out, must have included some users who canceled at the end of their free trial week) is looking ahead to 2024, when it hopes to have 60-90 million subscribers. Apple TV+ had renewed all four of its initial scripted shows for adults long before the service launched. On Nov. 28, it will debut Servant (also renewed before its premiere), a psychological thriller from M. Night Shyamalan that isn’t exactly good but, thanks to Shyamalan’s signature plot-twist gimmickry, does seem built to hook viewers and drive social media speculation.
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In an acknowledgment that none of these behemoths need to see profits from their streaming divisions in the near future, several have unveiled generous introductory offers. Many new Apple products come with a free year of Apple TV+—a deal that some suggest could net it 100 million subscribers by this time in 2020, though it remains to be seen how many of them will pay to renew it. (Meanwhile, reports suggest that the company’s endgame is to bundle its video, music and news products into one mega-service.) Disney has struck a similar deal with Verizon. HBO Max will cost the same $14.99/month as HBO Now but will include heaps of additional viewing options.
Then there’s Netflix. Though its singular focus on streaming puts the company in a more precarious spot than its competitors in the long run, its enormous existing subscriber base (around 160 million at the end of the most recent quarter) and gargantuan stockpile of original content (on which it spent $12 billion in 2019 alone) should keep it afloat for the foreseeable future. In fact, the Disney-vs.-Netflix showdown might have been prematurely blown out of proportion. In October, CNBC reported that only 28% of Netflix subscribers planned to sign up for Disney+. Another poll found that only 11% of viewers who subscribed to Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime and expected to sign up for Disney+ or Apple TV+ thought they’d drop one of their existing streaming services to do so. And Netflix stock, which had a rough few months in advance of this fall’s launches, actually started climbing in mid-November—suggesting that panic over a mass exodus to its new competitors has already subsided. Such worries were probably misplaced to begin with, considering that one weekly Mandalorian episode is still pretty much the only new thing Disney+ has to offer adults and Apple TV+ has just 11 shows.
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But just because none of the industry’s titans (or titans-to-be) are going away anytime soon, that doesn’t mean the Streaming Wars are going to be bloodless. The more affordable streaming options consumers have, the more cord-cutting will hurt cable channels that aren’t owned by AT&T, NBCUniversal or Disney. At the end of 2018, a year when Netflix cranked up its volume of originals from “prodigious” to “absurd,” I noted that cable, which had spent most of the past two decades expanding its scripted offerings, was already starting to scale back production of shows that were increasingly likely to get lost in the Peak TV avalanche. That trend seems likely to continue.
Relatively small streaming services from cable staples like Starz and Discovery might well take a hit, too. HBO Max acquired exclusive rights to many popular BBC shows, which may present problems for Anglophile subscription sites Acorn TV and BritBox. Acorn parent AMC Networks, for its part, operates three other niche streaming services (Sundance Now, Shudder and Urban Movie Channel) for a total subscriber base projected to top 2 million this year. The fact that it also owns some of the most artistically ambitious content creators on cable, from IFC and Sundance to BBC America and AMC itself, makes its uncertain future—one that apparently relies in large part on the Walking Dead franchise—kind of worrisome for viewers whose standards of quality were shaped by TV’s early-2000s golden age. Imagine what the past two decades of American TV would have looked like without AMC Networks: No Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Better Call Saul, Killing Eve, Documentary Now!, Rectify, Sherman’s Showcase, Halt and Catch Fire, Lodge 49, Top of the Lake, The Terror, The Staircase, Orphan Black, Doctor Who.
We haven’t even accounted for the way streaming juggernauts are raising the barrier to entry for TV makers. In 2016, Netflix’s $13 million per episode budget for The Crown was considered scandalous. Since then, according to Quartz, streaming price tags have skyrocketed: The Mandalorian, The Morning Show and See have all joined Game of Thrones‘ $15 million club. Next year promises multiple Marvel series expected to run Disney around $25 million. I worried back in August Disney+’s emphasis on fewer, astronomically expensive originals could replicate for TV the unprecedented effect Disney has had on the film industry: Instead of racing to make more content, platforms may feel pressure to stake all their cash on a few costly series designed for universal, international appeal. (If the Trump Justice Department gets its way, the end of decades-old antitrust laws prohibiting studios from owning theaters could make Disney even more of an entertainment monolith.) The effect could be catastrophic for the many small, weird, smart, diverse shows that have made the Peak TV whirlwind worth getting sucked up into. As Vanity Fair‘s Sonia Saraiya has noted, Netflix recently axed many series that fit this description: The OA, Tuca & Bertie, She’s Gotta Have It, One Day at a Time. GLOW and Dear White People will both end after another season.
Where would Streaming Wars that ended with the world’s most powerful conglomerates crushing everyone except each other leave us, as viewers? Probably back in a monoculture of one-size-fits-all programming—one I wouldn’t trade for niche masterpieces like Russian Doll and David Makes Man—though this one would be shaped by Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, Star Wars and Marvel. Instead of watching thousands of different things and sharing our favorites by word of mouth, we would all be on Twitter fighting about the same dozen superheroes, just as we now do with movies. It will be a while before the Disney-Netflix-Amazon-AT&T-NBCUniversal-Apple battle royale draws its first corporate blood. In the meantime, those of us who enjoy our current diverse TV landscape would do well to consider whether it’s still possible to stop our favorite shows from becoming collateral damage.
Is that better than tpk box?
They been in trouble....
TPK player?
The only these channels gonna survive is if they bundle them up in discounts.
Paying for each one independently is gonna cause them to fail.
And all these new streaming services are doing this weekly thing with series programs. As long as they do that, Netflix is gonna remain on top cuz they still drop all the episodes at one time so that you can binge them at your leisure.
Paying for each one independently is gonna cause them to fail.
And all these new streaming services are doing this weekly thing with series programs. As long as they do that, Netflix is gonna remain on top cuz they still drop all the episodes at one time so that you can binge them at your leisure.
All about content and right now Netflix and Disney leading the charge with it.. All these others playing catchup so it's why they pretty much assed out especially if they trying to charge more than netflix... If hbo even wanted to semi be considered they better pull a Disney and pull out all their retro content... I'm talking Shi t like dream on, first and 10, arliss, fraggle rock, def comedy jam, one night stand, oz, sopranos, sex and the city, hookers on the point, real sex etc they got a long history of content they better allow that s hit to be available for $5 a month plus having the ability to see all their new shows plus all the movies available on their channel..gloves got to come off if they want in the game
Good lawd that fx app is pure tridash
Bad bad bad
No shows just trailers and clips?
Bad bad bad
No shows just trailers and clips?
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The Streaming Wars Are Turning Into a Game of Catch-up
Peacock’s addition of the WWE and HBO’s green-lighting of another ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff are big splashes, ones that also underscore just how far they have to go before challenging Netflix
By Alison Herman Jan 27, 2021, 8:22am EST
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2020 saw the Streaming Wars ramp up in earnest. 2021 is when platforms like Peacock, Disney+, and HBO Max will have to prove themselves as lasting entities instead of fresh arrivals. Even though the year is just a few weeks old, there are already a slew of updates that indicate the current state of play, as well as what’s to come. Companies are coalescing around what they perceive to be their most valuable assets—some in the form of the intellectual property that increasingly drives the culture, others in areas underserved by the streaming revolution. The news runs the gamut from Harry Potter to hockey, but it converges on a familiar theme: a game of collective catch-up that could hinge on the players’ arsenals. Let’s dive in.
Everyone Needs Their Own Flagship IP
The highest-profile streaming launch of the past few months is certainly WandaVision, the debut Marvel series on Disney+ and the official melding point of the MCU and the non-cinematic Marvelverse. It’s too early to tell whether WandaVision’s mystery box has much inside it, and so far it’s clear that detailed homages to The Dick Van Dyke Show don’t have the same visceral power as “Yoda, but a baby.” Still, the rollout has been smooth and has established Disney+ as a home base for substantive installments in not one, but two major franchises. Soon, both The Mandalorian and WandaVision will be joined by a barrage of companions; it’s all part of a plan that’s still in its early stages, yet shows no signs of slowing down.
Such momentum naturally inspires the sincerest form of flattery. This week, two pieces of news leaked from WarnerMedia, the parent company of HBO Max that’s bet heavily on the service as the company’s future, to the point of alienating talents like Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve. The first is the development of yet another Game of Thrones prequel in addition to House of the Dragon and a since-scrapped pilot starring Naomi Watts. (The latest nascent series will adapt The Tales of Dunk & Egg, a series of novellas set about a century before the show.) The second is a potential Harry Potter series, a concept so preliminary it has no set writers, actors, directors, or even slant on the material.
HBO is now several years into trying to turn Game of Thrones’ monoculture-extending success into an extended universe of its own. Harry Potter, a series technically in the WarnerMedia domain thanks to the ongoing film franchise centered on spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is both a new and obvious target for the ongoing gold rush. (Meanwhile, the Potter theme parks are under Universal, an entirely different media conglomerate. IP: It’s a labyrinth!) And while author J.K. Rowling has voiced some repugnant views regarding trans people in recent years, her reputation hasn’t devalued the massive narrative universe she’s built—or at least, it hasn’t yet.
WarnerMedia already has the DC Extended Universe. It’s an endeavor that’s been unable to match Marvel’s perceived untouchability, but it includes success stories like Wonder Woman 1984, which marked a subscription spike with its Christmas release despite some chaotic execution. But as Disney has already shown, one massive franchise to buoy your multimedia efforts is good; two, or even three, is even better. Replicating the Marvel or Star Wars model is not as simple as snapping one’s fingers—even Star Wars has stumbled with Solo and Rise of Skywalker—but it’s easy to see why WarnerMedia wants to play up its assets. Such resources are legacy companies’ built-in advantage compared to newcomers like Netflix, and if exploited properly, they can build the foundation Netflix constructed with its head start and massive spending.
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Not every piece of the foundation needs to be scripted, however. At its launch in July, NBCUniversal’s Peacock service was heavily marketed as “free,” or at least unique among major streamers in having a free, ad-subsidized option in addition to multiple premium tiers. Six months in, the service is now turning its attention to funneling more of its tens of millions of sign-ups toward the $4.99 and $9.99 a month options. (NBCUniversal does not disclose the breakdown of subscription tiers in its sign-up totals, though it seems likely the free one is the most popular.)
The campaign to make this walled garden more enticing starts with Peacock’s would-be trump card. Earlier this month, Peacock unveiled both the full run of The Office, poached back from Netflix at a hefty price, and a flotilla of accessories to accompany it, unusual for an archival show. (On Netflix, The Office’s blockbuster success was accidental, or at least unplanned; on Peacock, the spotlight is very much the point.) Most of The Office’s catalog lies behind Peacock’s paywall, as do full seasons of original series like Brave New World and Saved by the Bell. And joining those scripted shows, there are also select matches from the English Premier League, an offering that got relatively little attention upon launch but now seems to foreshadow a slew of major moves.
On January 22, NBC announced the closure of NBC Sports Network by the end of the year, indicating much of its programming will carry over to Peacock—details are sparse, but NBCSN featured NHL and NASCAR as well as the EPL. And just this week, Peacock announced a partnership with the WWE to serve as its streaming hub for premium subscribers, a move that comes in tandem with the closure of the WWE Network streaming service.
For the past few years, linear brodcast’s greatest remaining advantage over purely streaming TV has been sports. (Anecdotally, almost all of the non-cord-cutters in my life are sports fans. Many of them are my colleagues.) As much as Damian Lillard raps that “Hulu has live sports,” we’re still very far away from a time when the average sports fan could be satisfied with over-the-top options alone—but we do appear to be entering a period when sports will be a much more explicit selling point for platforms. “One of the key things we’re trying to do is differentiate ourselves through live events and sports,” Peacock executive Rick Cordella told The Wall Street Journal.
The WWE pivot, in particular, is also part of another larger story: the streamlining of the Streaming Wars as competitors either go under or opt to consolidate. Most infamous is Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi, whose originals are now licensed to Roku. The end of the WWE Network service is a more positive story; NBCUniversal reportedly paid more than $1 billion for a five-year contract. (That’s two The Offices!) But it also marks a $9.99-per-month platform subsuming itself into a different platform (with plenty of other options included) widely available at half the price. The field is shrinking, ever so slightly, and continuing to coalesce around a handful of major players.
Netflix Hits a Key Milestone
Meanwhile, Netflix still represents what, in many ways, these newer entrants are trying to achieve. It’s now been the better part of a decade since Netflix started bankrolling original series in a bid for subscribers, a playbook most of its rivals are currently cribbing. Now, Netflix is starting to move into a new phase that represents the best-case outcome for those replicating its experiment.
In its Q4 earnings report earlier this month, the company unveiled a surprising figure on top of its typical subscriber tallies: zero, the amount of debt it plans to take on going forward in order to finance its dizzying output of original films and series. To finance productions before subscriber revenue could sustain the company in its own right, Netflix had previously taken on $16 billion in debt, a liability many skeptics pointed to as the service ascended. It’s a staggering number that can finally stop growing.
That still leaves Netflix with an estimated $10 billion to $15 billion of debt to actually pay down. But as HBO Max and Peacock vie for consideration as proper peers, the financial turning point is also a reminder that Netflix is just much further along in its big-picture timetable, even though it started without the muscle of Disney or WarnerMedia behind it. With nearly 204 million subscribers worldwide, including 66 million in the United States, Netflix is what a fully mature streaming service looks like. As we look forward to HBO Max’s international expansion, the launch of Paramount+, and the continued ramp-up of Disney’s master plan, Netflix’s present remains the future others are striving toward.
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Peacock’s addition of the WWE and HBO’s green-lighting of another ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff are big splashes, ones that also underscore just how far they have to go before challenging Netflix
By Alison Herman Jan 27, 2021, 8:22am EST
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2020 saw the Streaming Wars ramp up in earnest. 2021 is when platforms like Peacock, Disney+, and HBO Max will have to prove themselves as lasting entities instead of fresh arrivals. Even though the year is just a few weeks old, there are already a slew of updates that indicate the current state of play, as well as what’s to come. Companies are coalescing around what they perceive to be their most valuable assets—some in the form of the intellectual property that increasingly drives the culture, others in areas underserved by the streaming revolution. The news runs the gamut from Harry Potter to hockey, but it converges on a familiar theme: a game of collective catch-up that could hinge on the players’ arsenals. Let’s dive in.
Everyone Needs Their Own Flagship IP
The highest-profile streaming launch of the past few months is certainly WandaVision, the debut Marvel series on Disney+ and the official melding point of the MCU and the non-cinematic Marvelverse. It’s too early to tell whether WandaVision’s mystery box has much inside it, and so far it’s clear that detailed homages to The Dick Van Dyke Show don’t have the same visceral power as “Yoda, but a baby.” Still, the rollout has been smooth and has established Disney+ as a home base for substantive installments in not one, but two major franchises. Soon, both The Mandalorian and WandaVision will be joined by a barrage of companions; it’s all part of a plan that’s still in its early stages, yet shows no signs of slowing down.
Such momentum naturally inspires the sincerest form of flattery. This week, two pieces of news leaked from WarnerMedia, the parent company of HBO Max that’s bet heavily on the service as the company’s future, to the point of alienating talents like Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve. The first is the development of yet another Game of Thrones prequel in addition to House of the Dragon and a since-scrapped pilot starring Naomi Watts. (The latest nascent series will adapt The Tales of Dunk & Egg, a series of novellas set about a century before the show.) The second is a potential Harry Potter series, a concept so preliminary it has no set writers, actors, directors, or even slant on the material.
HBO is now several years into trying to turn Game of Thrones’ monoculture-extending success into an extended universe of its own. Harry Potter, a series technically in the WarnerMedia domain thanks to the ongoing film franchise centered on spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is both a new and obvious target for the ongoing gold rush. (Meanwhile, the Potter theme parks are under Universal, an entirely different media conglomerate. IP: It’s a labyrinth!) And while author J.K. Rowling has voiced some repugnant views regarding trans people in recent years, her reputation hasn’t devalued the massive narrative universe she’s built—or at least, it hasn’t yet.
WarnerMedia already has the DC Extended Universe. It’s an endeavor that’s been unable to match Marvel’s perceived untouchability, but it includes success stories like Wonder Woman 1984, which marked a subscription spike with its Christmas release despite some chaotic execution. But as Disney has already shown, one massive franchise to buoy your multimedia efforts is good; two, or even three, is even better. Replicating the Marvel or Star Wars model is not as simple as snapping one’s fingers—even Star Wars has stumbled with Solo and Rise of Skywalker—but it’s easy to see why WarnerMedia wants to play up its assets. Such resources are legacy companies’ built-in advantage compared to newcomers like Netflix, and if exploited properly, they can build the foundation Netflix constructed with its head start and massive spending.
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Sports, Streaming, and Streamlining
Not every piece of the foundation needs to be scripted, however. At its launch in July, NBCUniversal’s Peacock service was heavily marketed as “free,” or at least unique among major streamers in having a free, ad-subsidized option in addition to multiple premium tiers. Six months in, the service is now turning its attention to funneling more of its tens of millions of sign-ups toward the $4.99 and $9.99 a month options. (NBCUniversal does not disclose the breakdown of subscription tiers in its sign-up totals, though it seems likely the free one is the most popular.)
The campaign to make this walled garden more enticing starts with Peacock’s would-be trump card. Earlier this month, Peacock unveiled both the full run of The Office, poached back from Netflix at a hefty price, and a flotilla of accessories to accompany it, unusual for an archival show. (On Netflix, The Office’s blockbuster success was accidental, or at least unplanned; on Peacock, the spotlight is very much the point.) Most of The Office’s catalog lies behind Peacock’s paywall, as do full seasons of original series like Brave New World and Saved by the Bell. And joining those scripted shows, there are also select matches from the English Premier League, an offering that got relatively little attention upon launch but now seems to foreshadow a slew of major moves.
On January 22, NBC announced the closure of NBC Sports Network by the end of the year, indicating much of its programming will carry over to Peacock—details are sparse, but NBCSN featured NHL and NASCAR as well as the EPL. And just this week, Peacock announced a partnership with the WWE to serve as its streaming hub for premium subscribers, a move that comes in tandem with the closure of the WWE Network streaming service.
For the past few years, linear brodcast’s greatest remaining advantage over purely streaming TV has been sports. (Anecdotally, almost all of the non-cord-cutters in my life are sports fans. Many of them are my colleagues.) As much as Damian Lillard raps that “Hulu has live sports,” we’re still very far away from a time when the average sports fan could be satisfied with over-the-top options alone—but we do appear to be entering a period when sports will be a much more explicit selling point for platforms. “One of the key things we’re trying to do is differentiate ourselves through live events and sports,” Peacock executive Rick Cordella told The Wall Street Journal.
The WWE pivot, in particular, is also part of another larger story: the streamlining of the Streaming Wars as competitors either go under or opt to consolidate. Most infamous is Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi, whose originals are now licensed to Roku. The end of the WWE Network service is a more positive story; NBCUniversal reportedly paid more than $1 billion for a five-year contract. (That’s two The Offices!) But it also marks a $9.99-per-month platform subsuming itself into a different platform (with plenty of other options included) widely available at half the price. The field is shrinking, ever so slightly, and continuing to coalesce around a handful of major players.
Netflix Hits a Key Milestone
Meanwhile, Netflix still represents what, in many ways, these newer entrants are trying to achieve. It’s now been the better part of a decade since Netflix started bankrolling original series in a bid for subscribers, a playbook most of its rivals are currently cribbing. Now, Netflix is starting to move into a new phase that represents the best-case outcome for those replicating its experiment.
In its Q4 earnings report earlier this month, the company unveiled a surprising figure on top of its typical subscriber tallies: zero, the amount of debt it plans to take on going forward in order to finance its dizzying output of original films and series. To finance productions before subscriber revenue could sustain the company in its own right, Netflix had previously taken on $16 billion in debt, a liability many skeptics pointed to as the service ascended. It’s a staggering number that can finally stop growing.
That still leaves Netflix with an estimated $10 billion to $15 billion of debt to actually pay down. But as HBO Max and Peacock vie for consideration as proper peers, the financial turning point is also a reminder that Netflix is just much further along in its big-picture timetable, even though it started without the muscle of Disney or WarnerMedia behind it. With nearly 204 million subscribers worldwide, including 66 million in the United States, Netflix is what a fully mature streaming service looks like. As we look forward to HBO Max’s international expansion, the launch of Paramount+, and the continued ramp-up of Disney’s master plan, Netflix’s present remains the future others are striving toward.
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The Streaming Price Wars Have Begun
By Josef Adalian
This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture’s newsletter about the streaming industry. Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today!
Photo-Illustration: Vulture and AMC
Worried about how to beat the increasingly high cost of streaming? Good news: Even as Netflix recently upped its monthly fee — and Disney+ is about to do the same — a price war has broken out among several of the newer platforms. As they battle to get cost-conscious consumers to notice them, baby streamers have been serving up some particularly attractive deals in recent weeks. The savings can be substantial — particularly if you’re willing to make a long-term commitment.
➽ Ahead of next month’s transformation of CBS All Access into Paramount+, owner ViacomCBS is letting consumers sign up for a year of the platform for a whopping 50 percent off the usual price tag. Committing to an annual plan currently costs as little as $30 (or $2.50 per month) for the ad-supported version of the streamer. The ad-free version of the service can be had for $50 per year, or $5 per month. The $30 plan is similar, though not quite as attractive, as Hulu’s recent Black Friday offers, which slashed the price of the service to just under $2 per month with a one-year commitment. Hulu, however, didn’t offer the deep discount for its ad-free plan.
➽ Just-launched Discovery+ has trimmed prices for two of its ad-free plans by 30 percent, at least through Sunday. As part of a Valentine’s Day promotion, a six-month subscription is down to $29 (instead of the normal $42) while a year currently costs $59 (versus the usual $84). Caveats: The discounts don’t apply to the ad-supported version of Discovery+ (which remains $5 per month), and remember, if you’re a Verizon subscriber, you may be eligible for a free six- or 12-month trial subscription.
➽ HBO Max has extended a holiday promotion that trims a little more than 20 percent off the cost of a subscription, reducing the streamer’s usual $15 per month price tag to $70 if you prepay for six months (that’s $11.67 per month). It follows a September promotion that let customers lock in savings for a full year. (HBO Max is still being offered for free to many AT&T wireless and phone customers.)
They’re trying to lock people in order to avoid churn.
Given the number of major streamers that have bowed over the past 18 months, it is not all that surprising that companies are having to hustle to get consumers to check them out. The pandemic has folks streaming more TV shows and movies, but unemployment remains high and millions are likely looking to cut costs for nonessential budget items. Plus, the proliferation of new platforms means getting Jane Q. Streamer to add another $5, $10, or $15 for yet another service is a big ask — particularly when Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and now Disney+ are so firmly established. Making streaming more affordable can be an easy way to get cost-conscious potential customers to smash that subscribe button. “It’s all about grabbing land share,” explains LightShed partner and media analyst Rich Greenfield, who says Wall Street wants to know these new services are at least getting sampled beyond a one-week (or one-month) trial period. “Investors are rewarding companies for subscriber [tallies].”
Most of the current deals keep the base monthly rate unchanged, instead offering a break only if a consumer is willing to make a minimum commitment of six months or more. That is no accident. “They’re trying to lock people in order to avoid churn,” Greenfield says. Indeed, unlike cable TV — where getting rid of an HBO or Showtime add-on requires calling in, waiting for a customer-service rep, and then hoping you’re not assaulted by a desperate plea not to downgrade — it is very easy for someone to cancel a streaming service. A couple clicks, and you’re good to go. Longer-term plans give new services breathing room as they work to build their subscriber base and their programming libraries. (That last point is key right now, given the pandemic’s continuing effect on the production pipeline.)
I Want My Bundle Back (Bundle Back Bundle Back)
Avoiding churn may also be why we have seen more streaming bundles pop up of late. Disney, for example, offers Disney+ packaged with Hulu and ESPN+ for a discounted price of $13 per month (vs. $18 per month if purchased separately). While the bundle isn’t a great deal unless you are a frequent user of all three services, it gives consumers the perception of value and expanded choice. That in turn reduces churn, since someone who’s not feeling Disney+ for a few months will likely stick around if they are being served well by Hulu and ESPN+.
Disney’s streaming strategy takes a page from its consumer parks division.
Disney, by the way, has been something of a pioneer in offering deep discounts in exchange for loyalty: It has offered a cheaper annual plan for Disney+ since it began signing up customers, even giving its best superfans the chance to lock in a low price for a whopping three years. (Given next month’s planned price hike, that turned out to be a very good deal for consumers.) Disney’s streaming strategy takes a page from its consumer parks division, which for decades has let California and Florida residents buy annual passes to build up loyalty to the Disney brand (and keep the parks full when it’s not tourist season).
Bundles are also a great way for companies to maximize the value of smaller platforms. AMC Networks, for instance, has assembled an impressive collection of niche streamers such as Shudder, Sundance Now, and IFC Films Unlimited. They’re all quality platforms, but separately, they have limited appeal. So the company recently decided to put the full library of content from all three services on to a new supersize app dubbed AMC+, throwing in a selection of shows from AMC proper and BBC America as a bonus. The whole package is priced at $9 per month, which isn’t cheap, but is also less than half of what the three speciality streamers cost on a stand-alone basis.
ViacomCBS has also been testing out a bundle of sorts. It is selling Showtime and the ad-free version of CBS All Access/Paramount+ — $21 if bought à la carte — for just $10 per month. The only hitch: You have to also be an Apple TV+ subscriber. Still, given Apple’s own commitment to discounting right now — most of its current users are getting the service for free as a bonus for buying Apple products — the ViacomCBS bundle is a particularly sweet deal, at least if you’re a fan of CBS and Showtime programming.
Will All This Actually Work?
Of course, anyone signing up for these offers needs to know we are quite possibly living through what will soon be known as the good old days of streaming discounts. Much the way Netflix eventually got rid of its once-standard 30-day free trials, as these new streamers mature, they will almost surely ditch the deals. Luring new subscribers is paramount (pun intended) right now for newbie services, but as Greenfield points out, “The question is eventually going to be, what is the profitability of these subscribers.” It’s great to have 50 million subscribers, but if they’re only paying a few dollars per month, they’re likely not making a service a ton of money.
In India and a few other countries, for instance, Disney offers Disney+ bundled with its general entertainment Hotstar for something like $20 per year. That gives it broad reach (and helps boost those global Disney+ subscriber tallies) but results in Disney bringing in less revenue per subscriber than it does in other countries. While newer streamers aren’t offering Hotstar-like discounts in the U.S., they’re definitely selling their goods well below sustainable long-term cost. That won’t last. “At some point, if your service is good enough, it has to be good enough to warrant subscribing” at a non-discounted rate, Greenfield says. What’s more, even if something is (relatively) cheap, consumers won’t remain signed up forever if they don’t feel a service is worth it. “People aren’t going to stay on if they’re not engaged.”
Disney’s Earnings Day Is Here
Is Disney+ about to cross the 100 million subscriber mark? Probably not, but I wouldn’t be shocked if the Mouse House still stuns when it reports its fourth-quarter earnings — and its current subscriber tallies — later today. December’s investor presentation (you know, the one where the company said it would be mining something like 5,000 new shows from its IP library) not only wowed Wall Street; it also served as a brilliant marketing stunt aimed at wooing holiday shoppers to give the gift of Disney+. That, combined with the strong numbers for Pixar’s Soul, could in theory have driven a slew of sign-ups and put the Big D over the magic milestone. It’ll be close: Disney+ was at 87 million at the start of December, and analysts such as JPMorgan’s Alexia Quadrani are very optimistic (she’s predicting 95 million). We’ll get the news after the stock market closes this afternoon.
Roku Loops In More Live Channels
Random fact: I have never listened to that “Baby Shark” song all the way through. My personal boycott aside, folks whose kids can’t get enough of the musically monotonous fish now have a reason to check out the Roku Channel. Roku’s free, ad-supported streamer is adding a live, linear channel devoted to nothing but Baby Shark content, giving parents another way to keep their kiddos occupied. The Baby Shark channel is one of 13 virtual channels joining Roku’s live lineup as of today. Other new options:
➽ Six channels devoted to various music video genres, including ’80s and ’90s music for us olds (plus channels playing hip-hop, country, and party jams.) Programming will come from Loop, a new-ish company that serves up on-demand video playlists via its mobile and TV apps, and is already doing the live linear thing on Roku Channel competitor Plex. This is very good news for those of us who still remember when MTV played music videos (but when is somebody going to bring back VJs?).
➽ K-Pop stans can get Korean variety and reality shows, music specials, and drama on K-ID, and Korean dramas such as Secret Garden on Kocowa Classic.
➽ Hallmark Movies & More aggregates content from the Hallmark Channel library.
➽ Bloomberg Quicktake serves up news for millennial audiences (see also: Cheddar).
➽ CineVault Westerns will feature oaters from the Sony library, while Cine Romántico will play Spanish-language romance movies.
Tubi Goes to Sundance
While we’re on the topic of ad-supported VOD, it’s a big week for the Fox-owned Tubi. The streamer is in the middle of a massive promotional push it’s dubbed Free Like Tubi week, which basically consists of lots of targeted promotional stunts and giveaways across social media (including Fox’s various show handles). This morning, it unveiled plans for a massive expansion of its already impressive News On Tubi hub, announcing it will add live news feeds from over 80 local TV stations around the country over the next few months.
And perhaps most interestingly, on Monday Tubi said it had acquired director Danny Madden’s Sundance selection Beast Beast and will begin streaming the feature film Friday. While it no doubt paid nowhere near the $25 million or so Apple TV+ threw down for the much bigger Sundance sensation CODA, that Tubi spent any money at all on a feature film is a sign of how serious it — and other companies — are about the free on-demand streaming space. Amazon’s IMDb TV is already producing original shows, Roku recently invested serious coinage for the remains of the Quibi and I’m expecting we’ll see even more ambitious plays to come as 2021 goes along. The race to turn AVOD into the new broadcast TV is on.
The Streaming Price Wars Have Begun
By Josef Adalian
This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture’s newsletter about the streaming industry. Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today!
Photo-Illustration: Vulture and AMC
Worried about how to beat the increasingly high cost of streaming? Good news: Even as Netflix recently upped its monthly fee — and Disney+ is about to do the same — a price war has broken out among several of the newer platforms. As they battle to get cost-conscious consumers to notice them, baby streamers have been serving up some particularly attractive deals in recent weeks. The savings can be substantial — particularly if you’re willing to make a long-term commitment.
➽ Ahead of next month’s transformation of CBS All Access into Paramount+, owner ViacomCBS is letting consumers sign up for a year of the platform for a whopping 50 percent off the usual price tag. Committing to an annual plan currently costs as little as $30 (or $2.50 per month) for the ad-supported version of the streamer. The ad-free version of the service can be had for $50 per year, or $5 per month. The $30 plan is similar, though not quite as attractive, as Hulu’s recent Black Friday offers, which slashed the price of the service to just under $2 per month with a one-year commitment. Hulu, however, didn’t offer the deep discount for its ad-free plan.
➽ Just-launched Discovery+ has trimmed prices for two of its ad-free plans by 30 percent, at least through Sunday. As part of a Valentine’s Day promotion, a six-month subscription is down to $29 (instead of the normal $42) while a year currently costs $59 (versus the usual $84). Caveats: The discounts don’t apply to the ad-supported version of Discovery+ (which remains $5 per month), and remember, if you’re a Verizon subscriber, you may be eligible for a free six- or 12-month trial subscription.
➽ HBO Max has extended a holiday promotion that trims a little more than 20 percent off the cost of a subscription, reducing the streamer’s usual $15 per month price tag to $70 if you prepay for six months (that’s $11.67 per month). It follows a September promotion that let customers lock in savings for a full year. (HBO Max is still being offered for free to many AT&T wireless and phone customers.)
They’re trying to lock people in order to avoid churn.
Given the number of major streamers that have bowed over the past 18 months, it is not all that surprising that companies are having to hustle to get consumers to check them out. The pandemic has folks streaming more TV shows and movies, but unemployment remains high and millions are likely looking to cut costs for nonessential budget items. Plus, the proliferation of new platforms means getting Jane Q. Streamer to add another $5, $10, or $15 for yet another service is a big ask — particularly when Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and now Disney+ are so firmly established. Making streaming more affordable can be an easy way to get cost-conscious potential customers to smash that subscribe button. “It’s all about grabbing land share,” explains LightShed partner and media analyst Rich Greenfield, who says Wall Street wants to know these new services are at least getting sampled beyond a one-week (or one-month) trial period. “Investors are rewarding companies for subscriber [tallies].”
Most of the current deals keep the base monthly rate unchanged, instead offering a break only if a consumer is willing to make a minimum commitment of six months or more. That is no accident. “They’re trying to lock people in order to avoid churn,” Greenfield says. Indeed, unlike cable TV — where getting rid of an HBO or Showtime add-on requires calling in, waiting for a customer-service rep, and then hoping you’re not assaulted by a desperate plea not to downgrade — it is very easy for someone to cancel a streaming service. A couple clicks, and you’re good to go. Longer-term plans give new services breathing room as they work to build their subscriber base and their programming libraries. (That last point is key right now, given the pandemic’s continuing effect on the production pipeline.)
I Want My Bundle Back (Bundle Back Bundle Back)
Avoiding churn may also be why we have seen more streaming bundles pop up of late. Disney, for example, offers Disney+ packaged with Hulu and ESPN+ for a discounted price of $13 per month (vs. $18 per month if purchased separately). While the bundle isn’t a great deal unless you are a frequent user of all three services, it gives consumers the perception of value and expanded choice. That in turn reduces churn, since someone who’s not feeling Disney+ for a few months will likely stick around if they are being served well by Hulu and ESPN+.
Disney’s streaming strategy takes a page from its consumer parks division.
Disney, by the way, has been something of a pioneer in offering deep discounts in exchange for loyalty: It has offered a cheaper annual plan for Disney+ since it began signing up customers, even giving its best superfans the chance to lock in a low price for a whopping three years. (Given next month’s planned price hike, that turned out to be a very good deal for consumers.) Disney’s streaming strategy takes a page from its consumer parks division, which for decades has let California and Florida residents buy annual passes to build up loyalty to the Disney brand (and keep the parks full when it’s not tourist season).
Bundles are also a great way for companies to maximize the value of smaller platforms. AMC Networks, for instance, has assembled an impressive collection of niche streamers such as Shudder, Sundance Now, and IFC Films Unlimited. They’re all quality platforms, but separately, they have limited appeal. So the company recently decided to put the full library of content from all three services on to a new supersize app dubbed AMC+, throwing in a selection of shows from AMC proper and BBC America as a bonus. The whole package is priced at $9 per month, which isn’t cheap, but is also less than half of what the three speciality streamers cost on a stand-alone basis.
ViacomCBS has also been testing out a bundle of sorts. It is selling Showtime and the ad-free version of CBS All Access/Paramount+ — $21 if bought à la carte — for just $10 per month. The only hitch: You have to also be an Apple TV+ subscriber. Still, given Apple’s own commitment to discounting right now — most of its current users are getting the service for free as a bonus for buying Apple products — the ViacomCBS bundle is a particularly sweet deal, at least if you’re a fan of CBS and Showtime programming.
Will All This Actually Work?
Of course, anyone signing up for these offers needs to know we are quite possibly living through what will soon be known as the good old days of streaming discounts. Much the way Netflix eventually got rid of its once-standard 30-day free trials, as these new streamers mature, they will almost surely ditch the deals. Luring new subscribers is paramount (pun intended) right now for newbie services, but as Greenfield points out, “The question is eventually going to be, what is the profitability of these subscribers.” It’s great to have 50 million subscribers, but if they’re only paying a few dollars per month, they’re likely not making a service a ton of money.
In India and a few other countries, for instance, Disney offers Disney+ bundled with its general entertainment Hotstar for something like $20 per year. That gives it broad reach (and helps boost those global Disney+ subscriber tallies) but results in Disney bringing in less revenue per subscriber than it does in other countries. While newer streamers aren’t offering Hotstar-like discounts in the U.S., they’re definitely selling their goods well below sustainable long-term cost. That won’t last. “At some point, if your service is good enough, it has to be good enough to warrant subscribing” at a non-discounted rate, Greenfield says. What’s more, even if something is (relatively) cheap, consumers won’t remain signed up forever if they don’t feel a service is worth it. “People aren’t going to stay on if they’re not engaged.”
Disney’s Earnings Day Is Here
Is Disney+ about to cross the 100 million subscriber mark? Probably not, but I wouldn’t be shocked if the Mouse House still stuns when it reports its fourth-quarter earnings — and its current subscriber tallies — later today. December’s investor presentation (you know, the one where the company said it would be mining something like 5,000 new shows from its IP library) not only wowed Wall Street; it also served as a brilliant marketing stunt aimed at wooing holiday shoppers to give the gift of Disney+. That, combined with the strong numbers for Pixar’s Soul, could in theory have driven a slew of sign-ups and put the Big D over the magic milestone. It’ll be close: Disney+ was at 87 million at the start of December, and analysts such as JPMorgan’s Alexia Quadrani are very optimistic (she’s predicting 95 million). We’ll get the news after the stock market closes this afternoon.
Roku Loops In More Live Channels
Random fact: I have never listened to that “Baby Shark” song all the way through. My personal boycott aside, folks whose kids can’t get enough of the musically monotonous fish now have a reason to check out the Roku Channel. Roku’s free, ad-supported streamer is adding a live, linear channel devoted to nothing but Baby Shark content, giving parents another way to keep their kiddos occupied. The Baby Shark channel is one of 13 virtual channels joining Roku’s live lineup as of today. Other new options:
➽ Six channels devoted to various music video genres, including ’80s and ’90s music for us olds (plus channels playing hip-hop, country, and party jams.) Programming will come from Loop, a new-ish company that serves up on-demand video playlists via its mobile and TV apps, and is already doing the live linear thing on Roku Channel competitor Plex. This is very good news for those of us who still remember when MTV played music videos (but when is somebody going to bring back VJs?).
➽ K-Pop stans can get Korean variety and reality shows, music specials, and drama on K-ID, and Korean dramas such as Secret Garden on Kocowa Classic.
➽ Hallmark Movies & More aggregates content from the Hallmark Channel library.
➽ Bloomberg Quicktake serves up news for millennial audiences (see also: Cheddar).
➽ CineVault Westerns will feature oaters from the Sony library, while Cine Romántico will play Spanish-language romance movies.
Tubi Goes to Sundance
While we’re on the topic of ad-supported VOD, it’s a big week for the Fox-owned Tubi. The streamer is in the middle of a massive promotional push it’s dubbed Free Like Tubi week, which basically consists of lots of targeted promotional stunts and giveaways across social media (including Fox’s various show handles). This morning, it unveiled plans for a massive expansion of its already impressive News On Tubi hub, announcing it will add live news feeds from over 80 local TV stations around the country over the next few months.
And perhaps most interestingly, on Monday Tubi said it had acquired director Danny Madden’s Sundance selection Beast Beast and will begin streaming the feature film Friday. While it no doubt paid nowhere near the $25 million or so Apple TV+ threw down for the much bigger Sundance sensation CODA, that Tubi spent any money at all on a feature film is a sign of how serious it — and other companies — are about the free on-demand streaming space. Amazon’s IMDb TV is already producing original shows, Roku recently invested serious coinage for the remains of the Quibi and I’m expecting we’ll see even more ambitious plays to come as 2021 goes along. The race to turn AVOD into the new broadcast TV is on.
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By CHARLIE RIDGELY - April 15, 2021 10:08 am EDT
With April fast-approaching, it's time to look ahead at what all of the major streaming services have to offer in the month ahead. Over the last couple of weeks, services like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, and Amazon Prime released the full lineups of movies and shows arriving throughout the month of April. There are plenty of classics on the way to each service, as well as a full slate of new originals worth getting excited about.
As far as new movies are concerned, there are quite a few to look forward to in April. The new Mortal Kombat reboot is hitting HBO Max on April 16th, while The Mitchells vs. The Machines is arriving on Netflix on April 30th. Also debuting on April 30th is Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, starring Michael B. Jordan, which is an original film for Prime Video.
Disney+ has several original shows that will be airing their first seasons throughout the month of April. Fridays are going to see new episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, and Big Shot.
Excited for what's ahead? Take a look at the full list of upcoming streaming titles below, and start planning your watchlist!
April 1
NETFLIX
2012
Cop Out
Friends with Benefits
Insidious
Legally Blonde
Leprechaun
The Pianist
The Possession
Secrets of Great British Castles: Season 1
The Time Traveler's Wife
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family
White Boy
Yes Man
Magical Andes: Season 2 -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Prank Encounters: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Tersanjung the Movie -- NETFLIX FILM
Worn Stories -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
A Shock To The System, 1990 (HBO)
Abandon, 2002 (HBO)
Adam's Rib, 1949
All Is Lost, 2013 (HBO)
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Barbarosa, 1982 (HBO)
Black Dynamite, 2009
Blindness, 2008 (HBO)
The Bodyguard, 1992
Boogie Nights, 1997
Bringing Up Baby, 1938
The Butcher's Wife, 1991 (HBO)
Caddyshack, 1980
The Collection, 2012 (HBO)
The Color Purple, 1985
Dante's Peak, 1997 (HBO)
Dark Shadows, 2012 (HBO)
Dead Silence, 2007 (HBO)
Dirty Harry, 1971
The Eagle Has Landed, 1977 (HBO)
Early Man, 2018 (HBO)
Easy Rider, 1969
Ella Enchanted, 2004 (HBO)
The Evil That Men Do, 1984 (HBO)
Eye For An Eye, 1996 (HBO)
Fear, 1996 (HBO)
genera+ion, Season 1 Part One Finale
Ghost Rider, 2007
Goodfellas, 1990
The Great Pottery Throwdown, Max Original Season 4 Premiere
Green Lantern, 2011
Hardball, 2001 (HBO)
Happy Endings
Haywire, 2012 (HBO)
In & Out, 1997 (HBO)
Kicking & Screaming, 2005 (HBO)
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, 2017 (HBO)
Lassiter, 1984 (HBO)
Leatherface Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, 1990 (HBO)
Let's Go To Prison, 2006 (HBO)
The Longest Yard, 1974 (HBO)
Man Up, 2015 (HBO)
The Mask of Zorro, 1998
The Man With The Iron Fists, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
Missing In Action 2 - The Beginning, 1985 (HBO)
Missing In Action, 1984 (HBO)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend, 2006 (HBO)
The Nanny
The Natural, 1984
Now, Voyager, 1942
One Day, 2011 (HBO)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, 1985 (HBO)
Police Academy 3: Back In Training, 1986 (HBO)
Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol, 1987 (HBO)
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach, 1988 (HBO)
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, 1989 (HBO)
Police Academy: Mission To Moscow, 1994 (HBO)
Primal Fear, 1996 (HBO)
Reasonable Doubt, 2014 (HBO)
Red Dawn, 1984 (HBO)
The Return, 2006 (HBO)
Risky Business, 1983 (HBO)
Roger & Me, 1989
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939
Sneakers, 1992 (HBO)
Space Jam, 1996
Speed 2 Cruise Control, 1997 (HBO)
Spellbound, 2003 (HBO)
Stuart Little, 1999
The Shack, 2017 (HBO)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, 2006 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, 2011
Wanderlust, 2012 (HBO)
The Warriors, 1979 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
The Watch, 2012 (HBO)
White Noise, 2005 (HBO)
The Wild Life, 2016 (HBO)
Within, 2016 (HBO)
Wolves At The Door, 2017 (HBO)
Made For Love, Max Original Series Premiere
HULU
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Caribbean Life: Complete Seasons 18 & 19 (HGTV)
Chopped: Complete Season 44 (Food Network)
Chopped Sweets: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Christina On The Coast: Complete Season 2 (HGTV)
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: Complete Seasons 34 & 35 (Food Network)
Doubling Down with the Derricos: Complete Season 1 (TLC)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Complete Season 1 (HGTV)
Guy's Grocery Games: Complete Season 22 (Food Network)
Naked and Afraid XL: Complete Season 6 (Discovery)
Say Yes to the Dress: Complete Season 19 (TLC)
Tournament of Champions: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Undercover Billionaire: Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
UniKitty: Complete Season 3 (Cartoon Network)
Vegas Chef Prizefight: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Worst Cooks in America: Complete Season 18 (Food Network)
Higurashi: When They Cry: Season 1, Epsiodes 1-12 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
2012 (2009)
28 Days Later (2003)
A Hologram for the King (2016)
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
A Simple Plan (1998)
The Abyss (1989)
Before We Go (2015)
Bug (2007)
Bulworth (1998)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Chappaquiddick (2017)
Chato's Land (1972)
Cheech & Chong's Still Smokin' (1983)
Cohen and Tate (1989)
The Color Purple (1985)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Devil's Double (2011)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Frankie & Alice (2014)
Friends With Benefits (2011)
Garden State (2004)
The Gift (2000)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Guess Who (2005)
Hancock (2008)
The Hunting Party (1971)
In The Mix (2005)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
Lady in a Cage (1964)
Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
Life Of Crime (2014)
Live Free Or Die Hard (2007)
Mad Max (1980)
Madea Goes To Jail (Theatrical Feature) (2009)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2004)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Motel Hell (1980)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Never Back Down (2008)
New in Town (2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
The Out-Of-Towners (1999)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Platoon (1986)
The Polar Express (2004)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
The Program (1993)
Ramona and Beezus (2009)
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Rio (2011)
The Sandlot (1993)
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Sex And The City (2008)
Sex And The City 2 (2010)
Shaft (2000)
Shrek 2 (2002)
The Skull (1965)
Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)
Sliver (1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Step Up Revolution (2012)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
The Upside (2017)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Virtuosity (1995)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
War (2007)
Warriors of Virtue (1997)
What About Bob? (1991)
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
PRIME VIDEO
A Hologram For The King (2016)
Anna Karenina (2012)
Art of Falling in Love (2019) (UP Faith & Family)
A Simple Plan (1998)
Because I Said So (2007)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Brüno (2009)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
Chato's Land (1972)
Cheech & Chong's Still Smokin' (1983)
Cohen And Tate (1989)
Devil In A Blue Dress (1995)
Did You Hear About The Morgans? (2009)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Evan Almighty (2007)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
Frankie & Alice (2014)
Girl With A Pearl Earring (2003)
Gunfighters Of Abilene (1959)
Hancock (2008)
Head Of State (2003)
How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
Inception (2010)
Johnny English (2003)
Lady In A Cage (1964)
Larry Crowne (2011)
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Lords Of Dogtown (2005)
Love in Harmony Valley (2020) (UP Faith & Family)
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
Madea Goes To Jail (2009)
Mad Max (1980)
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
Men Of Honor (2000)
Milk (2009)
Minority Report (2002)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Motel Hell (1980)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
New In Town (1992)
Open Range (2003)
Platoon (1986)
Shaft (2000)
Shooter (2007)
Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)
Smiley Face Killers (2020)
So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
The Abyss (1989)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Devil's Double (2011)
The Gift (2000)
The Happening (2008)
The Hunting Party (1971)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
The Program (1993)
The Replacement Killers (1998)
The Skull (1965)
The Sum Of All Fears (2002)
Untraceable (2008)
Valerie (1957)
Waiting To Exhale (1995)
What About Bob? (1991)
Aber Bergen: Season 1 (MHz Choice)
After the First 48: Season 1 (A&E Crime Central)
Anne+: Season 1 (Topic)
Couples Therapy: Season 1 (Showtime)
Creepshow: Season 1 (Shudder)
Engine Masters: Season 1 (MotorTrend)
Garfield & Friends: Season 1 (Boomerang)
Ice Road Truckers: Season 1 (History Vault)
Jacqueline and Jilly: Season 1 (ALLBLK)
Keeping Faith: Season 1 (Acorn TV)
Rectify: Season 1 (AMC+)
Survivor's Remorse: Seasons 1-4
The Adventures of Napkin Man: Season 1 (Kidstream)
The Restaurant: Season 1 (Sundance Now)
April 2
NETFLIX
Concrete Cowboy -- NETFLIX FILM
Just Say Yes -- NETFLIX FILM
Madame Claude -- NETFLIX FILM
The Serpent -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sky High -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Disney Secrets of Sulphur Springs: No Time Like the Present (S1)
Disney Walk the Prank (S1)
Disney Walk the Prank (S2)
Disney Walk the Prank (S3)
Higglytown Heroes (S1)
Higglytown Heroes (S2)
The Island at the Top of the World
Third Man on the Mountain
The Last Ice
Made in a Day (S1)
Secrets of the Zoo (S4)
Sharks of the Bermuda Triangle
The Big Year
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Caravan of Courage
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume I
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume II
Star Wars: Ewoks (S1)
Star Wars: Ewoks (S2)
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
The Falcon and The Winter Solider - New Episode
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 102 "Dusters"
HBO MAX
On the Spectrum
HULU
WEWORK: OR THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF A $47 BILLION UNICORN : Documentary Premiere (Hulu Original)
Law & Order: Organized Crime: Series Premiere (NBC)
Manifest: Season 3 Premiere (NBC)
The Moody's: Season 2 Finale (Fox)
Real Housewives of New York City: Complete Season 12 (Bravo)
PRIME VIDEO
Unhinged (2020)
April 3
NETFLIX
Escape from Planet Earth
HBO MAX
Ted, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
HULU
Hysterical: Series Premiere (FX)
Blair Witch (2016)
PRIME VIDEO
Blair Witch (2016)
April 4
NETFLIX
What Lies Below
HBO MAX
Q: Into The Storm, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
April 5
NETFLIX
Coded Bias
Family Reunion: Part 3 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
Hard, Season 2 Finale (HBO)
HULU
Girl (2020)
April 6
NETFLIX
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
Genndy Tartokovksy's Primal, Season 1B
April 7
NETFLIX
The Big Day: Collection 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Snabba Cash -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
This Is A Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
The Wedding Coach -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
HBO MAX
South Side, Season 1
Exterminate All The Brutes, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)
HULU
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World: Season 1, Epsiodes 1-12 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
PRIME VIDEO
Girl From Monaco (2009)
High-Rise (2016)
Pulse (2005)
Ragnarok (2009)
The Answer Man (2009)
The Priest (2009)
Trollhunter (2011)
April 8
NETFLIX
The Way of the Househusband -- NETFLIX ANIME
HULU
Home Economics: Series Premiere (ABC)
April 9
NETFLIX
Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? -- NETFLIX FILM
Night in Paradise -- NETFLIX FILM
Thunder Force -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Disney Future-Worm!
Disney Kick Buttowki: Suburban Daredevil (S1)
Disney Kick Buttowki: Suburban Daredevil (S2)
Disney Secrets of Sulphur Springs: Time After Time (S1 Finale)
Man of the House
Mark Twain and Me
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale
Cesar Millan: The Real Story
The Falcon and The Winter Solider - New Episode
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 103 “Breakaway”
HBO MAX
Intemperie (Aka Out In The Open), 2019 (HBO)
The Other Two, Season 1
A Tiny Audience, Season 2 Finale (HBO)
HULU
Everything's Gonna Be Okay: Season 2 Premiere (Freeform)
Rebel: Series Premiere (ABC)
The Standard (2020)
Stars Fell on Alabama (2021)
PRIME VIDEO
THEM - Amazon Original Series: Limited Series
April 10
NETFLIX
The Stand-In
HBO MAX
The New Mutants, 2020 (HBO)
HULU
The Day I Became a God: Season 1, Epsiodes 1-12 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
Desierto (2015)
Knuckledust (2020)
April 11
NETFLIX
Diana: The Interview that Shook the World
HBO MAX
The Nevers, Drama Series Premiere (HBO)
April 12
NETFLIX
New Gods: Nezha Reborn -- NETFLIX FILM
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: Seasons 1-4
HULU
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Spontaneous (2020)
PRIME VIDEO
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Spontaneous (2020)
April 13
NETFLIX
The Baker and the Beauty: Season 1
Mighty Express: Season 3 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
My Love: Six Stories of True Love -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
Our Towns, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
April 14
NETFLIX
The Circle: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Law School -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Soul -- NETFLIX FILM
Why Did You Kill Me? -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
PRIME VIDEO
Burden (2020)
Cézanne Et Moi (2017)
Terror's Advocate (2007)
April 15
NETFLIX
Dark City Beneath the Beat
The Master
Ride or Die -- NETFLIX FILM
HBO MAX
Infinity Train, Max Original Season 4 Premiere
HULU
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Complete Season 10 (Bravo)
April 16
NETFLIX
Crimson Peak
Rush
Synchronic
The Zookeeper's Wife
Arlo the Alligator Boy -- NETFLIX FAMILY
Ajeeb Daastaans -- NETFLIX FILM
Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 4: Mexico -- NETFLIX FAMILY
Into the Beat -- NETFLIX FILM
Why Are You Like This -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
DISNEY+
Treasure Buddies
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
National Geographic: Earth Moods Volume I
Primal Survivor (S5)
The Kid Who Would Be King
RIO
Big Shot - Premiere Episode 101 "Pilot"
Earth Moods - Premiere
The Falcon and The Winter Solider - New Episode
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 104 “Hockey Moms”
HULU
Fly Like A Girl (2020)
Songbird (2020)
PRIME VIDEO
Somewhere (2010)
Wander (2020)
April 17
HBO MAX
The Dark Knight Rises, 2012 (HBO)
HULU
Modern Persuasion (2020)
Thelma (2017)
April 18
NETFLIX
Luis Miguel - The Series: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
HBO MAX
Mare of Easttown, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
April 19
NETFLIX
Miss Sloane
PJ Masks: Season 3
April 20
NETFLIX
Izzy's Koala World: Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
HULU
Sasquatch: Documentary Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
April 21
NETFLIX
Zero -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
HULU
Cruel Summer: Series Premiere (Freeform)
PRIME VIDEO
Merantau (2010)
Muay Thai Giant (2011)
The Hero Of Color City (2014)
Venus And Serena (2013)
April 22
NETFLIX
Life in Color with David Attenborough -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Stowaway -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Secrets of the Whales - Premiere
HBO MAX
1,2,3 All Eyes On Me, 2020(HBO)
First Ladies, 2020
Princess Cut, 2020 (HBO)
Rizo, 2020 (HBO)
HULU
GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD: Documentary Premiere (PBS)
April 23
NETFLIX
Heroes: Silence and Rock & Roll
Shadow and Bone -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Tell Me When -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Disney Junior Puppy Dog Pals (S3)
Disney Liv and Maddie (S1)
Disney Liv and Maddie (S2)
Disney Liv and Maddie (S3)
Disney Liv and Maddie : Cali Style (S4)
Disney My Music Story: Sukimaswitch
Being the Queen
Baby’s Day Out
The Falcon and The Winter Solider - Finale
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 105 “Cherry Picker”
Big Shot - Episode 102 "The Marvyn Korn Effect"
HBO MAX
El Robo Del Siglo (Aka Heist Of The Century) (HBO)
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)
HULU
The Place of No Words (2020)
April 24
HBO MAX
Dreamgirls, 2006 (HBO)
April 25
HULU
Wild Mountain Thyme (2021)
April 26
HBO MAX
The Artist, 2011
HULU
The Oscars Red Carpet Show: Special (ABC)
The 93rd Oscars: Special (ABC)
PRIME VIDEO
The Artist (2012)
April 27
NETFLIX
August: Osage County
Battle of Los Angeles
Fatma -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Go! Go! Cory Carson: Season 4 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
April 28
NETFLIX
Sexify -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Headspace Guide to Sleep -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HULU
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 4 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Arrival (2016)
PRIME VIDEO
Arrival (2016)
Barry Munday (2010)
Harlem Aria (2010)
Kiltro (2008)
The Commune (2017)
The Warlords (2010)
April 29
NETFLIX
Things Heard & Seen -- NETFLIX FILM
Yasuke -- NETFLIX ANIME
HBO MAX
Looney Tunes Cartoons, Season 1D
April 30
NETFLIX
The Innocent -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Mitchells vs. The Machines -- NETFLIX FAMILY
Pet Stars -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Unremarkable Juanquini: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
DISNEY+
Adventures in Wonderland
Disney Ducktales (S3)
Disney Junior Mira
Oklahoma!
Marvel Studios: Assembled - Assembled: The Making of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 106 “Spirit of the Ducks”
Big Shot - Episode 103 “TCKS”
HULU
The Judge (2014)
PRIME VIDEO
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse - Amazon Original Movie (2021)
By CHARLIE RIDGELY - April 15, 2021 10:08 am EDT
With April fast-approaching, it's time to look ahead at what all of the major streaming services have to offer in the month ahead. Over the last couple of weeks, services like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, and Amazon Prime released the full lineups of movies and shows arriving throughout the month of April. There are plenty of classics on the way to each service, as well as a full slate of new originals worth getting excited about.
As far as new movies are concerned, there are quite a few to look forward to in April. The new Mortal Kombat reboot is hitting HBO Max on April 16th, while The Mitchells vs. The Machines is arriving on Netflix on April 30th. Also debuting on April 30th is Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, starring Michael B. Jordan, which is an original film for Prime Video.
Disney+ has several original shows that will be airing their first seasons throughout the month of April. Fridays are going to see new episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, and Big Shot.
Excited for what's ahead? Take a look at the full list of upcoming streaming titles below, and start planning your watchlist!
April 1
NETFLIX
2012
Cop Out
Friends with Benefits
Insidious
Legally Blonde
Leprechaun
The Pianist
The Possession
Secrets of Great British Castles: Season 1
The Time Traveler's Wife
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family
White Boy
Yes Man
Magical Andes: Season 2 -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Prank Encounters: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Tersanjung the Movie -- NETFLIX FILM
Worn Stories -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
A Shock To The System, 1990 (HBO)
Abandon, 2002 (HBO)
Adam's Rib, 1949
All Is Lost, 2013 (HBO)
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Barbarosa, 1982 (HBO)
Black Dynamite, 2009
Blindness, 2008 (HBO)
The Bodyguard, 1992
Boogie Nights, 1997
Bringing Up Baby, 1938
The Butcher's Wife, 1991 (HBO)
Caddyshack, 1980
The Collection, 2012 (HBO)
The Color Purple, 1985
Dante's Peak, 1997 (HBO)
Dark Shadows, 2012 (HBO)
Dead Silence, 2007 (HBO)
Dirty Harry, 1971
The Eagle Has Landed, 1977 (HBO)
Early Man, 2018 (HBO)
Easy Rider, 1969
Ella Enchanted, 2004 (HBO)
The Evil That Men Do, 1984 (HBO)
Eye For An Eye, 1996 (HBO)
Fear, 1996 (HBO)
genera+ion, Season 1 Part One Finale
Ghost Rider, 2007
Goodfellas, 1990
The Great Pottery Throwdown, Max Original Season 4 Premiere
Green Lantern, 2011
Hardball, 2001 (HBO)
Happy Endings
Haywire, 2012 (HBO)
In & Out, 1997 (HBO)
Kicking & Screaming, 2005 (HBO)
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, 2017 (HBO)
Lassiter, 1984 (HBO)
Leatherface Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, 1990 (HBO)
Let's Go To Prison, 2006 (HBO)
The Longest Yard, 1974 (HBO)
Man Up, 2015 (HBO)
The Mask of Zorro, 1998
The Man With The Iron Fists, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
Missing In Action 2 - The Beginning, 1985 (HBO)
Missing In Action, 1984 (HBO)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend, 2006 (HBO)
The Nanny
The Natural, 1984
Now, Voyager, 1942
One Day, 2011 (HBO)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, 1985 (HBO)
Police Academy 3: Back In Training, 1986 (HBO)
Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol, 1987 (HBO)
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach, 1988 (HBO)
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, 1989 (HBO)
Police Academy: Mission To Moscow, 1994 (HBO)
Primal Fear, 1996 (HBO)
Reasonable Doubt, 2014 (HBO)
Red Dawn, 1984 (HBO)
The Return, 2006 (HBO)
Risky Business, 1983 (HBO)
Roger & Me, 1989
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939
Sneakers, 1992 (HBO)
Space Jam, 1996
Speed 2 Cruise Control, 1997 (HBO)
Spellbound, 2003 (HBO)
Stuart Little, 1999
The Shack, 2017 (HBO)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, 2006 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, 2011
Wanderlust, 2012 (HBO)
The Warriors, 1979 (Director's Cut) (HBO)
The Watch, 2012 (HBO)
White Noise, 2005 (HBO)
The Wild Life, 2016 (HBO)
Within, 2016 (HBO)
Wolves At The Door, 2017 (HBO)
Made For Love, Max Original Series Premiere
HULU
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Caribbean Life: Complete Seasons 18 & 19 (HGTV)
Chopped: Complete Season 44 (Food Network)
Chopped Sweets: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Christina On The Coast: Complete Season 2 (HGTV)
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: Complete Seasons 34 & 35 (Food Network)
Doubling Down with the Derricos: Complete Season 1 (TLC)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Complete Season 1 (HGTV)
Guy's Grocery Games: Complete Season 22 (Food Network)
Naked and Afraid XL: Complete Season 6 (Discovery)
Say Yes to the Dress: Complete Season 19 (TLC)
Tournament of Champions: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Undercover Billionaire: Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
UniKitty: Complete Season 3 (Cartoon Network)
Vegas Chef Prizefight: Complete Season 1 (Food Network)
Worst Cooks in America: Complete Season 18 (Food Network)
Higurashi: When They Cry: Season 1, Epsiodes 1-12 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
2012 (2009)
28 Days Later (2003)
A Hologram for the King (2016)
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
A Simple Plan (1998)
The Abyss (1989)
Before We Go (2015)
Bug (2007)
Bulworth (1998)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Chappaquiddick (2017)
Chato's Land (1972)
Cheech & Chong's Still Smokin' (1983)
Cohen and Tate (1989)
The Color Purple (1985)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Devil's Double (2011)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Frankie & Alice (2014)
Friends With Benefits (2011)
Garden State (2004)
The Gift (2000)
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Guess Who (2005)
Hancock (2008)
The Hunting Party (1971)
In The Mix (2005)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
Lady in a Cage (1964)
Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
Life Of Crime (2014)
Live Free Or Die Hard (2007)
Mad Max (1980)
Madea Goes To Jail (Theatrical Feature) (2009)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2004)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Motel Hell (1980)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Never Back Down (2008)
New in Town (2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
The Out-Of-Towners (1999)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Platoon (1986)
The Polar Express (2004)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
The Program (1993)
Ramona and Beezus (2009)
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Rio (2011)
The Sandlot (1993)
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Sex And The City (2008)
Sex And The City 2 (2010)
Shaft (2000)
Shrek 2 (2002)
The Skull (1965)
Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)
Sliver (1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Step Up Revolution (2012)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
The Upside (2017)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Virtuosity (1995)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
War (2007)
Warriors of Virtue (1997)
What About Bob? (1991)
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
PRIME VIDEO
A Hologram For The King (2016)
Anna Karenina (2012)
Art of Falling in Love (2019) (UP Faith & Family)
A Simple Plan (1998)
Because I Said So (2007)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Brüno (2009)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
Chato's Land (1972)
Cheech & Chong's Still Smokin' (1983)
Cohen And Tate (1989)
Devil In A Blue Dress (1995)
Did You Hear About The Morgans? (2009)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Evan Almighty (2007)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
Frankie & Alice (2014)
Girl With A Pearl Earring (2003)
Gunfighters Of Abilene (1959)
Hancock (2008)
Head Of State (2003)
How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
Inception (2010)
Johnny English (2003)
Lady In A Cage (1964)
Larry Crowne (2011)
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Lords Of Dogtown (2005)
Love in Harmony Valley (2020) (UP Faith & Family)
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
Madea Goes To Jail (2009)
Mad Max (1980)
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
Men Of Honor (2000)
Milk (2009)
Minority Report (2002)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Motel Hell (1980)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
New In Town (1992)
Open Range (2003)
Platoon (1986)
Shaft (2000)
Shooter (2007)
Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)
Smiley Face Killers (2020)
So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
The Abyss (1989)
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Devil's Double (2011)
The Gift (2000)
The Happening (2008)
The Hunting Party (1971)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
The Program (1993)
The Replacement Killers (1998)
The Skull (1965)
The Sum Of All Fears (2002)
Untraceable (2008)
Valerie (1957)
Waiting To Exhale (1995)
What About Bob? (1991)
Aber Bergen: Season 1 (MHz Choice)
After the First 48: Season 1 (A&E Crime Central)
Anne+: Season 1 (Topic)
Couples Therapy: Season 1 (Showtime)
Creepshow: Season 1 (Shudder)
Engine Masters: Season 1 (MotorTrend)
Garfield & Friends: Season 1 (Boomerang)
Ice Road Truckers: Season 1 (History Vault)
Jacqueline and Jilly: Season 1 (ALLBLK)
Keeping Faith: Season 1 (Acorn TV)
Rectify: Season 1 (AMC+)
Survivor's Remorse: Seasons 1-4
The Adventures of Napkin Man: Season 1 (Kidstream)
The Restaurant: Season 1 (Sundance Now)
April 2
NETFLIX
Concrete Cowboy -- NETFLIX FILM
Just Say Yes -- NETFLIX FILM
Madame Claude -- NETFLIX FILM
The Serpent -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sky High -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Disney Secrets of Sulphur Springs: No Time Like the Present (S1)
Disney Walk the Prank (S1)
Disney Walk the Prank (S2)
Disney Walk the Prank (S3)
Higglytown Heroes (S1)
Higglytown Heroes (S2)
The Island at the Top of the World
Third Man on the Mountain
The Last Ice
Made in a Day (S1)
Secrets of the Zoo (S4)
Sharks of the Bermuda Triangle
The Big Year
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Caravan of Courage
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume I
Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume II
Star Wars: Ewoks (S1)
Star Wars: Ewoks (S2)
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
The Falcon and The Winter Solider - New Episode
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 102 "Dusters"
HBO MAX
On the Spectrum
HULU
WEWORK: OR THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF A $47 BILLION UNICORN : Documentary Premiere (Hulu Original)
Law & Order: Organized Crime: Series Premiere (NBC)
Manifest: Season 3 Premiere (NBC)
The Moody's: Season 2 Finale (Fox)
Real Housewives of New York City: Complete Season 12 (Bravo)
PRIME VIDEO
Unhinged (2020)
April 3
NETFLIX
Escape from Planet Earth
HBO MAX
Ted, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO)
HULU
Hysterical: Series Premiere (FX)
Blair Witch (2016)
PRIME VIDEO
Blair Witch (2016)
April 4
NETFLIX
What Lies Below
HBO MAX
Q: Into The Storm, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
April 5
NETFLIX
Coded Bias
Family Reunion: Part 3 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
Hard, Season 2 Finale (HBO)
HULU
Girl (2020)
April 6
NETFLIX
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
Genndy Tartokovksy's Primal, Season 1B
April 7
NETFLIX
The Big Day: Collection 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Snabba Cash -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
This Is A Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
The Wedding Coach -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
HBO MAX
South Side, Season 1
Exterminate All The Brutes, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)
HULU
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World: Season 1, Epsiodes 1-12 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
PRIME VIDEO
Girl From Monaco (2009)
High-Rise (2016)
Pulse (2005)
Ragnarok (2009)
The Answer Man (2009)
The Priest (2009)
Trollhunter (2011)
April 8
NETFLIX
The Way of the Househusband -- NETFLIX ANIME
HULU
Home Economics: Series Premiere (ABC)
April 9
NETFLIX
Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? -- NETFLIX FILM
Night in Paradise -- NETFLIX FILM
Thunder Force -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Disney Future-Worm!
Disney Kick Buttowki: Suburban Daredevil (S1)
Disney Kick Buttowki: Suburban Daredevil (S2)
Disney Secrets of Sulphur Springs: Time After Time (S1 Finale)
Man of the House
Mark Twain and Me
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale
Cesar Millan: The Real Story
The Falcon and The Winter Solider - New Episode
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 103 “Breakaway”
HBO MAX
Intemperie (Aka Out In The Open), 2019 (HBO)
The Other Two, Season 1
A Tiny Audience, Season 2 Finale (HBO)
HULU
Everything's Gonna Be Okay: Season 2 Premiere (Freeform)
Rebel: Series Premiere (ABC)
The Standard (2020)
Stars Fell on Alabama (2021)
PRIME VIDEO
THEM - Amazon Original Series: Limited Series
April 10
NETFLIX
The Stand-In
HBO MAX
The New Mutants, 2020 (HBO)
HULU
The Day I Became a God: Season 1, Epsiodes 1-12 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
Desierto (2015)
Knuckledust (2020)
April 11
NETFLIX
Diana: The Interview that Shook the World
HBO MAX
The Nevers, Drama Series Premiere (HBO)
April 12
NETFLIX
New Gods: Nezha Reborn -- NETFLIX FILM
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: Seasons 1-4
HULU
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Spontaneous (2020)
PRIME VIDEO
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Spontaneous (2020)
April 13
NETFLIX
The Baker and the Beauty: Season 1
Mighty Express: Season 3 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
My Love: Six Stories of True Love -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
Our Towns, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
April 14
NETFLIX
The Circle: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Law School -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Soul -- NETFLIX FILM
Why Did You Kill Me? -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
PRIME VIDEO
Burden (2020)
Cézanne Et Moi (2017)
Terror's Advocate (2007)
April 15
NETFLIX
Dark City Beneath the Beat
The Master
Ride or Die -- NETFLIX FILM
HBO MAX
Infinity Train, Max Original Season 4 Premiere
HULU
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Complete Season 10 (Bravo)
April 16
NETFLIX
Crimson Peak
Rush
Synchronic
The Zookeeper's Wife
Arlo the Alligator Boy -- NETFLIX FAMILY
Ajeeb Daastaans -- NETFLIX FILM
Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 4: Mexico -- NETFLIX FAMILY
Into the Beat -- NETFLIX FILM
Why Are You Like This -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
DISNEY+
Treasure Buddies
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
National Geographic: Earth Moods Volume I
Primal Survivor (S5)
The Kid Who Would Be King
RIO
Big Shot - Premiere Episode 101 "Pilot"
Earth Moods - Premiere
The Falcon and The Winter Solider - New Episode
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 104 “Hockey Moms”
HULU
Fly Like A Girl (2020)
Songbird (2020)
PRIME VIDEO
Somewhere (2010)
Wander (2020)
April 17
HBO MAX
The Dark Knight Rises, 2012 (HBO)
HULU
Modern Persuasion (2020)
Thelma (2017)
April 18
NETFLIX
Luis Miguel - The Series: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
HBO MAX
Mare of Easttown, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
April 19
NETFLIX
Miss Sloane
PJ Masks: Season 3
April 20
NETFLIX
Izzy's Koala World: Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
HULU
Sasquatch: Documentary Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
April 21
NETFLIX
Zero -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
HULU
Cruel Summer: Series Premiere (Freeform)
PRIME VIDEO
Merantau (2010)
Muay Thai Giant (2011)
The Hero Of Color City (2014)
Venus And Serena (2013)
April 22
NETFLIX
Life in Color with David Attenborough -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Stowaway -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Secrets of the Whales - Premiere
HBO MAX
1,2,3 All Eyes On Me, 2020(HBO)
First Ladies, 2020
Princess Cut, 2020 (HBO)
Rizo, 2020 (HBO)
HULU
GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD: Documentary Premiere (PBS)
April 23
NETFLIX
Heroes: Silence and Rock & Roll
Shadow and Bone -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Tell Me When -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Disney Junior Puppy Dog Pals (S3)
Disney Liv and Maddie (S1)
Disney Liv and Maddie (S2)
Disney Liv and Maddie (S3)
Disney Liv and Maddie : Cali Style (S4)
Disney My Music Story: Sukimaswitch
Being the Queen
Baby’s Day Out
The Falcon and The Winter Solider - Finale
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 105 “Cherry Picker”
Big Shot - Episode 102 "The Marvyn Korn Effect"
HBO MAX
El Robo Del Siglo (Aka Heist Of The Century) (HBO)
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)
HULU
The Place of No Words (2020)
April 24
HBO MAX
Dreamgirls, 2006 (HBO)
April 25
HULU
Wild Mountain Thyme (2021)
April 26
HBO MAX
The Artist, 2011
HULU
The Oscars Red Carpet Show: Special (ABC)
The 93rd Oscars: Special (ABC)
PRIME VIDEO
The Artist (2012)
April 27
NETFLIX
August: Osage County
Battle of Los Angeles
Fatma -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Go! Go! Cory Carson: Season 4 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
April 28
NETFLIX
Sexify -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Headspace Guide to Sleep -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HULU
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 4 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Arrival (2016)
PRIME VIDEO
Arrival (2016)
Barry Munday (2010)
Harlem Aria (2010)
Kiltro (2008)
The Commune (2017)
The Warlords (2010)
April 29
NETFLIX
Things Heard & Seen -- NETFLIX FILM
Yasuke -- NETFLIX ANIME
HBO MAX
Looney Tunes Cartoons, Season 1D
April 30
NETFLIX
The Innocent -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Mitchells vs. The Machines -- NETFLIX FAMILY
Pet Stars -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Unremarkable Juanquini: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
DISNEY+
Adventures in Wonderland
Disney Ducktales (S3)
Disney Junior Mira
Oklahoma!
Marvel Studios: Assembled - Assembled: The Making of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers - Episode 106 “Spirit of the Ducks”
Big Shot - Episode 103 “TCKS”
HULU
The Judge (2014)
PRIME VIDEO
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse - Amazon Original Movie (2021)
Paramount+
This Month’s Highlight
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Aside from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, the first SpongeBob film from 2004 is making its way to the streamer. Stuffed to the gills with cameos, jokes, a killer soundtrack, and unforgettable moments, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2000s staple of culture. “Goofy Goober Rock”! David Hasselhoff’s pecs as a rocket launcher! The kelp mustaches! The Krabby Patty mobile! Truly, the list of iconic moments can keep going.
One Great Story
The one story you shouldn’t miss, selected by New York editors
Full List of What’s New on Paramount+ — May 2021
Available May 5
America’s Wild Seasons: Season 1
Feeling Faces: Season 1
Harvey Beaks: Seasons 1–2
The Hills: New Beginnings: Season 1
Imagination Trips: Season 1
Ink Master: Angels: Seasons 1–2
Ink Master: Redemption: Seasons 1–4
Ready, Set, Race: Season 1
Rhymes Through Times: Season 1
Yoga Friends: Season 1
Available May 6
From Cradle to Stage (Paramount+ Original)
Available May 8
National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup Final
Available May 12
100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam
Action League Now: Season 1
Air Disasters: Season 15
The Naughty List: Season 1
Scary Funny: Season 1
Available May 19
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 1
Strawberry Shortcake: A Berry Grand Opening: Season 1
Available May 22
PGA Championship
Available May 23
PGA Championship
Available May 26
Union of European Football Association Europa League Final
Space Disasters: Season 1
Siesta Key: Season 2
Available May 29
Union of European Football Association Champions League Final
Also Available in May
Alfie
Angel Heart
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Clockstoppers
COVID: Race Against the Virus
Freedom Writers
In the Bedroom
Jennifer Eight
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Pootie Tang
Revolutionary Road
Shaft
St. Louis Superman
Super 8
The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D
The Godfather
The Godfather Coda (Coppola’s Coda)
The Godfather, Part II
The Manchurian Candidate
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The Wood
This Month’s Highlight
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Aside from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, the first SpongeBob film from 2004 is making its way to the streamer. Stuffed to the gills with cameos, jokes, a killer soundtrack, and unforgettable moments, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2000s staple of culture. “Goofy Goober Rock”! David Hasselhoff’s pecs as a rocket launcher! The kelp mustaches! The Krabby Patty mobile! Truly, the list of iconic moments can keep going.
One Great Story
The one story you shouldn’t miss, selected by New York editors
Full List of What’s New on Paramount+ — May 2021
Available May 5
America’s Wild Seasons: Season 1
Feeling Faces: Season 1
Harvey Beaks: Seasons 1–2
The Hills: New Beginnings: Season 1
Imagination Trips: Season 1
Ink Master: Angels: Seasons 1–2
Ink Master: Redemption: Seasons 1–4
Ready, Set, Race: Season 1
Rhymes Through Times: Season 1
Yoga Friends: Season 1
Available May 6
From Cradle to Stage (Paramount+ Original)
Available May 8
National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup Final
Available May 12
100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam
Action League Now: Season 1
Air Disasters: Season 15
The Naughty List: Season 1
Scary Funny: Season 1
Available May 19
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 1
Strawberry Shortcake: A Berry Grand Opening: Season 1
Available May 22
PGA Championship
Available May 23
PGA Championship
Available May 26
Union of European Football Association Europa League Final
Space Disasters: Season 1
Siesta Key: Season 2
Available May 29
Union of European Football Association Champions League Final
Also Available in May
Alfie
Angel Heart
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Clockstoppers
COVID: Race Against the Virus
Freedom Writers
In the Bedroom
Jennifer Eight
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Pootie Tang
Revolutionary Road
Shaft
St. Louis Superman
Super 8
The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D
The Godfather
The Godfather Coda (Coppola’s Coda)
The Godfather, Part II
The Manchurian Candidate
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The Wood
Paramount Plus Is Adding More Than 1,000 Movies This Week
Paramount Plus is busting out the popcorn: The ViacomCBS streamer is stuffing more than 1,000 movie titles into the service this week as it fights for ground in the streaming wars. The new batch of flicks includes “Infinite,” Paramount’s sci-fi thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel...
Everything Coming to Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max & Other Major Streaming Services in June 2021
By CHARLIE RIDGELY - May 24, 2021 06:35 pm EDT
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The summer has arrived and all of your favorite streaming services are kicking off the season with a ton of new movies and TV shows for subscribers to enjoy. The month of June is going to see services like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Peacock all adding more titles to their already-stacked rosters, giving everyone fresh options for their watchlists. There's a lot coming out this month to be excited about.
HBO Max will be the home of potentially two of June's biggest movie releases, thanks to the 2021 Warner Bros. distribution deal. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It comes out in theaters and on HBO Max on June 4th, followed by In the Heights on June 11th.
Disney+ also has a massive month ahead. In addition to new episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch every Friday, the streamer will debut Marvel's new Loki series on June 9th. On June 18th, Disney+ will release Luca, the new movie from Pixar.
Excited for what's in store this June? Check out the full calendar of the months' new streaming arrivals below!
June 1
NETFLIX
Abduction
American Outlaws
Bad Teacher
Black Holes | The Edge of All We Know
CoComelon: A Sunny Day for Play
Cradle 2 the Grave
Flipped
Fools Rush In
Happy Endings: Season 1
Happy Endings: Season 2
Happy Endings: Season 3
I Am Sam
Love Jones
Million Dollar Baby
Ninja Assassin
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Moon Jogen
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Moon Kagen
Stand by Me
Starsky & Hutch
Streets of Fire
Swordfish
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: Season 1
The Best Man
The Big Lebowski
The Wedding Guest
The Wind
What Women Want
Super Monsters: Once Upon a Rhyme -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
A Shot In The Dark, 1964 (HBO)
The American President, 1995
The Aviator, 2004 (HBO)
Bangkok Dangerous, 2008 (HBO)
Black Rain, 1989 (HBO)
Bless The Child, 2000 (HBO)
The Bonfire of the Vanities, 1990
Camelot, 1967
Cold Case
The Conjuring 2, 2016
Curse Of The Pink Panther, 1983 (HBO)
Dirty Pretty Things, 2003 (HBO)
Disaster Movie, 2008 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Doctor Sleep, 2019 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Dr. Strangelove, 1964
Drillbit Taylor, 2008 (HBO)
Eight Men Out, 1988 (HBO)
El Cantante, 2007
El Nombre Del Hijo (Aka The Name Of The Son), 2019 (HBO)
El Remedio (Aka The Prescription), 2019 (HBO)
Extract, 2009 (HBO)
Eyes Wide Shut, 1999
Fast Company, 1979 (HBO)
Feast Of Love, 2007 (HBO)
The Green Mile, 1999
The Grifters, 1990 (HBO)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, 2011
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, 2005 (HBO)
How To Be Single, 2016 (HBO)
Humboldt County, 2008 (HBO)
Iris, 2001 (HBO)
It Takes Two, 1995 (HBO)
Jerry Maguire, 1996
Just Married, 2003 (HBO)
Kajillionaire, 2020 (HBO)
Kung Fu Hustle, 2005
Leapfrog: Math Adventure to the Moon, 2010
Leapfrog: Numbers Ahoy, 2011
Leapfrog: The Letter Factory, 2003
The Manhattan Project, 1986 (HBO)
Matchstick Men, 2003 (HBO)
Mindhunters, 2005 (HBO)
Miss Congeniality, 2000
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 1989
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea, 2013 (Extended Version) (HBO)
National Lampoon's Vacation, 1983
Orange County, 2002 (HBO)
Other People's Money, 1991 (HBO)
Pale Rider, 1985
The Pink Panther, 1964 (HBO)
The Pink Panther, 2006 (HBO)
The Pink Panther 2, 2009 (HBO)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976 (HBO)
Presumed Innocent, 1990 (HBO)
Rat Race, 2001 (HBO)
Return Of The Pink Panther, 1975 (HBO)
Revenge Of The Pink Panther, 1978 (HBO)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991
Shazam!, 2019
Sherlock Holmes, 2009
Son Of The Pink Panther, 1993 (HBO)
Stoker, 2013 (HBO)
Take Me Home Tonight, 2011 (HBO)
This Is 40, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Three Days Of The Condor, 1975 (HBO)
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, 2005
Trail Of The Pink Panther, 1982 (HBO)
True Romance, 1993
Victor/Victoria, 1982
Wedding Crashers, 2005
The Wedding Singer, 1998
Without a Trace
HULU
CHANGING THE GAME: Documentary Premiere (Hulu Original)
American Ninja Warrior: Season 13 Premiere (NBC)
Housebroken: Series Premiere (FOX)
Small Fortune: Complete Season 1 (NBC)
50/50 (2011)
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
A Perfect Day (2006)
A Prayer For The Dying (1987)
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Across The Universe (2007)
Alive (1993)
Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid (2004)
Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)
Anacondas: Trail Of Blood (2009)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Big Chill (1983)
The Birdcage (1997)
Black And White (2000)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project: Book of Shadows (2000)
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Blue Streak (1999)
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star (2011)
Charlotte's Web (1973)
The Company You Keep (2013)
Conviction (2010)
Convicts (1991)
Convoy (1978)
The Cookout (2004)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Desperate Measures (1998)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Dragonfly (2002)
Driven (2001)
El Dorado (1967)
Face/Off (1997)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
The Full Monty (1997)
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
Gamer (2009)
Get Smart (2008)
Hanging Up (2000)
Hud (1963)
The Hustler (1961)
Jennifer 8 (1992)
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Just Wright (2009)
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2000)
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
The Last House on the Left (2009)
Little Women (1994)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Love Letter (1999)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Once Upon A Crime... (1992)
Ordinary People (1980)
Places In The Heart (1984)
Primary Colors (1998)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Richie Rich (1994)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Sabrina (1995)
Savage State (2021)
Saving Silverman (2001)
Scorpio (1973)
Silence (2016)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Soloist (2009)
Some Girls (1988)
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Soul Survivors (2001)
Still Waiting (2009)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Switchback (1997)
The Time Machine (2002)
To Die For (1995)
The Upside (2017)
Vanity Fair (2004)
Waiting... (2005)
Walking Tall (1973)
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Wilde (1998)
Wings Of Courage (1995)
Witless Protection (2008)
Young Adult (2011)
PRIME VIDEO
50/50 (2011)
Adaptation (2002)
Ali (2001)
Alive (1993)
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Chicken Run (2000)
Colombiana (2011)
Courageous (2011)
Dear John (2010)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Fight Club (1999)
I Spy (2002)
Little Man (2006)
Mo' Money (1992)
Rent (2005)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World (2012)
Seven Pounds (2008)
Signs (2002)
Spring Break (1983)
Step Brothers (2008)
Stomp The Yard (2007)
Take Shelter (2011)
Takers (2010)
Testament Of Youth (2015)
The Fisher King (1991)
The House Bunny (2008)
The Wrestler (2009)
This Means War (2012)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection (2015)
We Own The Night (2007)
PEACOCK
Akeelah and the Bee, 2006
American Beauty, 1999
The Ant Bully, 2006
Beauty Shop, 2005
The Birdcage, 1996
Blue Crush 2, 2011
Blue Streak, 1999
The Bone Collector, 1999
Brokeback Mountain, 2006
Bruce Almighty, 2003
Career Opportunities, 1991
The Change-Up, 2011
Conan The Barbarian, 1982
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, 2003
Dumb and Dumber To, 2014
Far From Heaven, 2002
Fast Five, 2011
Ghostbusters, 1984
Ghostbusters II, 1989
Hitch, 2005
Hollywoodland, 2006
The Hurt Locker, 2009
Jurassic Park, 1993
Jurassic Park III, 2001
Killing Escobar, 2021
Little Fockers, 2010
Jurassic Park: The Lost World, 1997
Love & Mercy, 2015
The Matrix Reloaded, 2003
The Matrix Revolutions, 2003
The Matrix, 1999
Meet the Fockers, 2004
Meet the Parents, 2000
Milk, 2008
Nanny McPhee, 2006
Nanny McPhee Returns, 2010
National Lampoon’s Animal House, 1978
Neighbors, 2014
Patriot Games, 1992
Peter Pan, 2003
Phantasm II, 1988
Pitch Black, 2000
Rebellion! Stonewall!, 2019
Religulous, 2008
Snakes on a Plane, 2006
Spy Game, 2001
The Thing (’11), 2011
Wild Card, 2015
American Ninja Warrior, Season 13 (NBC)
Small Fortune, Season 1 (NBC)
Drag Heals, Season 1
Escape to the Chateau DIY, Season 4-5
Mariposa de Barrio, Season 1
Pride, Season 1
Transcendent, Season 1-2
June 2
NETFLIX
2 Hearts
Alone: Season 7
Kim's Convenience: Season 5
Carnaval -- NETFLIX FILM
HBO MAX
To Your Eternity (Dubbed) (Crunchyroll Collection)
HULU
America's Got Talent: Season 16 Premiere (NBC)
PEACOCK
America’s Got Talent, Season 16 (NBC)
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag Teams, Episode 1
June 3
NETFLIX
Alan Saldaña: Locked Up -- NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
Creator's File: GOLD -- NETFLIX SERIES
Dancing Queens -- NETFLIX FILM
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie: Part 1 / Part 2 -- NETFLIX FILM
Summertime: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
The Fungies!, Max Original Season 2A Premiere
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40: Entre Mar Y Palmeras (HBO)
HULU
MasterChef: Season 11 Premiere (FOX)
A Glitch in the Matrix (2020)
Night of the Kings (2021)
PEACOCK
We Are Lady Parts, Season 1 (Peacock Original)
WWE Miz & Mrs., Season 2
June 4
NETFLIX
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Feel Good: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Sweet Tooth -- NETFLIX SERIES
Trippin' with the Kandasamys -- NETFLIX FILM
Xtreme -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney Amphibia (S2)
Disney Junior Muppet Babies (S3)
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) - Ep. Texas Throwdown
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Us Again
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Episode 204 “The Storm”
Big Shot - Episode 108 “Everything to Me”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode 106
Marvel Studios Legends
HBO MAX
Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
El Ultimo Balsero (Aka The Last Rafter), 2020 (HBO)
HULU
The New York Times Presents: New Episode (FX on Hulu)
Beat Shazam: Season 4 Premiere (FOX)
PRIME VIDEO
Dom - Amazon Original Series: Season 1
The Family Man - Amazon Original Series: Season 2
Britannia: Season 2
PEACOCK
Making It, Season 3 (NBC)
June 5
NETFLIX
Kitty Love: An Homage to Cats -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
Clueless, 1995 (HBO)
Off the Air, Season 10
HULU
Emergency Call: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
Rams (2021)
June 6
HBO MAX
Rizzoli & Isles
PEACOCK
WWE The Day Of: The Mysterio’s Make History
June 7
NETFLIX
Vampire Academy
HULU
Celebrity Family Feud: Season 7 Premiere (ABC)
The Chase: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
To Tell the Truth: Season 7 Premiere (ABC)
PEACOCK
Magical Girl Friendship Squad, Season 1
Wild Life, Season 1
Devil May Care, Season 1
Hell Den, Season 2
The Pole, Season 1
The Summoner, Season 1
June 8
HBO MAX
Billy on the Street
Killerman, 2019 (HBO)
HULU
The Bachelorette: Season 17 Premiere (ABC)
Legion Of Brothers (2017)
June 9
NETFLIX
Awake -- NETFLIX FILM
Fresh, Fried & Crispy -- NETFLIX SERIES
LA's Finest: Season 2
Tragic Jungle -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Loki - Series Premiere
HBO MAX
Young Hearts, 2020
HULU
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
PRIME VIDEO
Billions: Season 4
PEACOCK
Vanderpump Dogs, Season 1 (Peacock Original)
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag-Teams, Episode 2
June 10
NETFLIX
A Haunted House 2
Camellia Sisters
Locombianos -- NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
F9: The Fast Saga: HBO First Look, (HBO)
Hacks, Max Original Season 1 Finale
Lazor Wulf, Season 2
Legendary, Max Original Season 2 Finale
HULU
Trolls: TrollsTopia: Complete Season 3 (Hulu Original)
Card Sharks: Season 3 Premiere (ABC)
Trust (2021)
Two of Us (2019)
PEACOCK
TrollsTopia, Season 3 (Peacock Exclusive)
June 11
NETFLIX
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce): Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Lupin: Part 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Skater Girl -- NETFLIX FILM
Trese -- NETFLIX ANIME
Wish Dragon -- NETFLIX FAMILY
DISNEY+
Disney Junior Puppy Dog Pals (S4)
The Happiest Millionaire
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) - Ep. Portugal’s Rugged Coast
The Incredible Dr. Pol (S18)
Zenimation - Season Two Premiere
Big Shot - Episode 109 “Beth MacBeth”
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Episode 205 “The Quinceañero”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode 107
HBO MAX
Betty, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)
In the Heights, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
HULU
Love, Victor: Season 2 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Real Housewives of Potomac: Complete Season 5 (Bravo)
Come True (2021)
PRIME VIDEO
Pinocchio (2020)
Flack - Amazon Original Series: Season 2
PEACOCK
Real Housewives of Potomac, Season 5
June 12
HBO MAX
The 40-Year-Old Virgin, 2005 (HBO)
June 13
NETFLIX
The Devil Below
Picture a Scientist
HULU
Dragonheart (1996)
Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000)
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer'S Curse (2014)
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
Not Fade Away (2012)
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
PEACOCK
WWE Untold: The Nexus
June 14
NETFLIX
Elite Short Stories -- NETFLIX SERIES
HULU
Rūrangi: Complete Season 1 (The Yellow Affair)
June 15
NETFLIX
FTA
Let's Eat
Life of Crime
Power Rangers Dino Fury: Season 1
Sir! No Sir!
Rhyme Time Town: Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
Unwind Your Mind -- NETFLIX INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
Workin' Moms: Season 5 -- NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
Revolution Rent, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
HULU
Accused: Guilty or Innocent?: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Alone: Complete Season 7 (A&E)
Alone: The Beast: Complete Season 1
America Our Defining Hours: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
The Celebrity Dating Game: Complete Season 1 (ABC)
Dance Moms: Complete Season 8 (A&E)
Duck Dynasty: Complete Season 3 (A&E)
Forged in Fire: Complete Season 7 (A&E)
Hoarders: Complete Season 11 (A&E)
Married at First Sight: Complete Season 11 (A&E)
Mountain Men: Complete Season 6 (A&E)
Swamp People: Complete Season 11 (A&E)
The UnXplained with William Shatner: Complete Season 1B (A&E)
Born to Play (2020)
Gone Girl (2014)
Her Deadly Sugar Daddy
Her Name Is Chef (2020)
Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking (2020)
Nasrin (2020)
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (2020)
The Outside Story (2021)
Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate (2020) (Lifetime)
June 16
NETFLIX
Lowriders
Penguin Town -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Silver Skates -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Loki - New Episode
PEACOCK
Paddington, 2014
Tower Heist, 2011
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag-Teams, Episode 3
June 17
NETFLIX
Black Summer: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
The Gift: Season 3 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Hospital Playlist: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Katla -- NETFLIX SERIES
Silver Linings Playbook
HBO MAX
Summer Camp Island, Max Original Season 4 Premiere
The Little Things, 2021 (HBO)
HULU
DAVE: Season 2 Premiere (FX on Hulu)
Phobias (2021)
PEACOCK
Intelligence, Season 2 (Peacock Original)
June 18
NETFLIX
A Family -- NETFLIX FILM
Elite: Season 4 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Fatherhood -- NETFLIX FILM
Jagame Thandhiram -- NETFLIX FILM
The Rational Life -- NETFLIX SERIES
The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals -- NETFLIX SERIES
DISNEY+
Dino Ranch (S1)
Disney Just Roll With It (S2)
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) - Ep. The Maine Ingredient
Heartland Docs, DVM (S3)
Luca - Film Premiere
Big Shot - Finale
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Episode 206 “Yes, And...”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode 108
HBO MAX
Super Friends
HULU
Holey Moley 3D in 2D: Season 3 Premiere (ABC)
The Hustler: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
When Nature Calls: Series Premiere (ABC)
PRIME VIDEO
Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado - Amazon Original Series: Season 1
June 19
NETFLIX
Nevertheless -- NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
Fatale, 2020 (HBO)
June 20
HULU
The Guilt Trip (2012)
PEACOCK
WWE The Ultimate Show: Ultimate Hell in a Cell
June 21
HULU
Cutthroat Kitchen: Complete Seasons 2 & 3 (Food Network)
Worst Cooks In America: Complete Season 4 (Food Network)
Backyard Builds: Complete Seasons 1 – 4 (Corus)
Big Bucket Food List: Complete Season 1 – 2 (Corus)
Family Home Overhaul: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Farmhouse Facelift: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Home to Win: Complete Seasons 1 – 3 (Corus)
Home to Win for the Holidays: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Jr. Chef Showdown: Complete Seasons 1 – 2 (Corus)
Save My Reno: Complete Seasons 1 – 4 (Corus)
Hot Market: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Wall of Chefs: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Hostiles (2017)
PEACOCK
Dateline Collection: Twisted Motives
Superstars (WWE), 8 New Episodes
June 22
NETFLIX
This Is Pop -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
HULU
Monster Trucks (2017)
June 23
NETFLIX
Good on Paper -- NETFLIX FILM
The House of Flowers: The Movie -- NETFLIX FILM
Murder by the Coast -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Too Hot to Handle: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
DISNEY+
Loki - New Episode
HULU
College Bowl: Series Premiere (NBC)
Motherland: Fort Salem: Season 2 Premiere (Freeform)
PEACOCK
Capitol One College Bowl, Season 1 (NBC)
Challenge the Champ, Season 1
Olympic Dreamers, Season 1
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag-Teams, Episode 4
June 24
NETFLIX
Godzilla Singular Point -- NETFLIX ANIME
The Naked Director: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
The Seventh Day
Sisters on Track -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
LFG, Max Original Documentary Premiere
HULU
An American Haunting (2006)
June 25
NETFLIX
The A List: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
The Ice Road -- NETFLIX FILM
Sex/Life -- NETFLIX SERIES
DISNEY+
Disney's Bunk’d (S4)
PJ Masks (S4)
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) - Ep. Croatia’s Coastal Adventure
Running Wild With Bear Grylls (S6)
When Sharks Attack (S1- S6)
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Premiere
Wolfgang - Premiere
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Episode 207 “The Field Trip”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode 109
HBO MAX
Explota Explota (Aka My Heart Goes Boom!), 2020 (HBO)
PAUSE with Sam Jay, Season 1 Finale (HBO)
HULU
FALSE POSITIVE (2021) (Hulu Original)
Making It: Season 3 Premiere (NBC)
PRIME VIDEO
Bosch - Amazon Original Series: Season 7
September Mornings (Manhãs de Setembro) - Amazon Original Series: Season 1
June 26
NETFLIX
Wonder Boy -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HULU
The Choe Show: Series Premiere (FX)
June 27
HULU
Safer at Home (2021)
PEACOCK
Making WWE: Building The Spectacle
June 28
NETFLIX
Killing Them Softly
The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement -- NETFLIX ANIME
June 29
NETFLIX
StarBeam: Season 4 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
The Legend of the Underground, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
HULU
Bratz : The Movie (2007)
Harvie & The Magic Museum (2021)
June 30
NETFLIX
America: The Motion Picture -- NETFLIX FILM
Lying and Stealing
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
DISNEY+
Loki - New Episode
1
COMMENTS
HULU
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Jack Reacher (2012)
The Sweet Life (2016)
PEACOCK
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag-Teams, Episode 5
By CHARLIE RIDGELY - May 24, 2021 06:35 pm EDT
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The summer has arrived and all of your favorite streaming services are kicking off the season with a ton of new movies and TV shows for subscribers to enjoy. The month of June is going to see services like Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Peacock all adding more titles to their already-stacked rosters, giving everyone fresh options for their watchlists. There's a lot coming out this month to be excited about.
HBO Max will be the home of potentially two of June's biggest movie releases, thanks to the 2021 Warner Bros. distribution deal. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It comes out in theaters and on HBO Max on June 4th, followed by In the Heights on June 11th.
Disney+ also has a massive month ahead. In addition to new episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch every Friday, the streamer will debut Marvel's new Loki series on June 9th. On June 18th, Disney+ will release Luca, the new movie from Pixar.
Excited for what's in store this June? Check out the full calendar of the months' new streaming arrivals below!
June 1
NETFLIX
Abduction
American Outlaws
Bad Teacher
Black Holes | The Edge of All We Know
CoComelon: A Sunny Day for Play
Cradle 2 the Grave
Flipped
Fools Rush In
Happy Endings: Season 1
Happy Endings: Season 2
Happy Endings: Season 3
I Am Sam
Love Jones
Million Dollar Baby
Ninja Assassin
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Moon Jogen
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Moon Kagen
Stand by Me
Starsky & Hutch
Streets of Fire
Swordfish
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: Season 1
The Best Man
The Big Lebowski
The Wedding Guest
The Wind
What Women Want
Super Monsters: Once Upon a Rhyme -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
A Shot In The Dark, 1964 (HBO)
The American President, 1995
The Aviator, 2004 (HBO)
Bangkok Dangerous, 2008 (HBO)
Black Rain, 1989 (HBO)
Bless The Child, 2000 (HBO)
The Bonfire of the Vanities, 1990
Camelot, 1967
Cold Case
The Conjuring 2, 2016
Curse Of The Pink Panther, 1983 (HBO)
Dirty Pretty Things, 2003 (HBO)
Disaster Movie, 2008 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Doctor Sleep, 2019 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)
Dr. Strangelove, 1964
Drillbit Taylor, 2008 (HBO)
Eight Men Out, 1988 (HBO)
El Cantante, 2007
El Nombre Del Hijo (Aka The Name Of The Son), 2019 (HBO)
El Remedio (Aka The Prescription), 2019 (HBO)
Extract, 2009 (HBO)
Eyes Wide Shut, 1999
Fast Company, 1979 (HBO)
Feast Of Love, 2007 (HBO)
The Green Mile, 1999
The Grifters, 1990 (HBO)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, 2011
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, 2005 (HBO)
How To Be Single, 2016 (HBO)
Humboldt County, 2008 (HBO)
Iris, 2001 (HBO)
It Takes Two, 1995 (HBO)
Jerry Maguire, 1996
Just Married, 2003 (HBO)
Kajillionaire, 2020 (HBO)
Kung Fu Hustle, 2005
Leapfrog: Math Adventure to the Moon, 2010
Leapfrog: Numbers Ahoy, 2011
Leapfrog: The Letter Factory, 2003
The Manhattan Project, 1986 (HBO)
Matchstick Men, 2003 (HBO)
Mindhunters, 2005 (HBO)
Miss Congeniality, 2000
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 1989
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea, 2013 (Extended Version) (HBO)
National Lampoon's Vacation, 1983
Orange County, 2002 (HBO)
Other People's Money, 1991 (HBO)
Pale Rider, 1985
The Pink Panther, 1964 (HBO)
The Pink Panther, 2006 (HBO)
The Pink Panther 2, 2009 (HBO)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976 (HBO)
Presumed Innocent, 1990 (HBO)
Rat Race, 2001 (HBO)
Return Of The Pink Panther, 1975 (HBO)
Revenge Of The Pink Panther, 1978 (HBO)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991
Shazam!, 2019
Sherlock Holmes, 2009
Son Of The Pink Panther, 1993 (HBO)
Stoker, 2013 (HBO)
Take Me Home Tonight, 2011 (HBO)
This Is 40, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)
Three Days Of The Condor, 1975 (HBO)
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, 2005
Trail Of The Pink Panther, 1982 (HBO)
True Romance, 1993
Victor/Victoria, 1982
Wedding Crashers, 2005
The Wedding Singer, 1998
Without a Trace
HULU
CHANGING THE GAME: Documentary Premiere (Hulu Original)
American Ninja Warrior: Season 13 Premiere (NBC)
Housebroken: Series Premiere (FOX)
Small Fortune: Complete Season 1 (NBC)
50/50 (2011)
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
A Perfect Day (2006)
A Prayer For The Dying (1987)
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Across The Universe (2007)
Alive (1993)
Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid (2004)
Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)
Anacondas: Trail Of Blood (2009)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Big Chill (1983)
The Birdcage (1997)
Black And White (2000)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project: Book of Shadows (2000)
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Blue Streak (1999)
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star (2011)
Charlotte's Web (1973)
The Company You Keep (2013)
Conviction (2010)
Convicts (1991)
Convoy (1978)
The Cookout (2004)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Desperate Measures (1998)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Dragonfly (2002)
Driven (2001)
El Dorado (1967)
Face/Off (1997)
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
The Full Monty (1997)
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
Gamer (2009)
Get Smart (2008)
Hanging Up (2000)
Hud (1963)
The Hustler (1961)
Jennifer 8 (1992)
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Just Wright (2009)
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2000)
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
The Last House on the Left (2009)
Little Women (1994)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Love Letter (1999)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Once Upon A Crime... (1992)
Ordinary People (1980)
Places In The Heart (1984)
Primary Colors (1998)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Richie Rich (1994)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Sabrina (1995)
Savage State (2021)
Saving Silverman (2001)
Scorpio (1973)
Silence (2016)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Soloist (2009)
Some Girls (1988)
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Soul Survivors (2001)
Still Waiting (2009)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Switchback (1997)
The Time Machine (2002)
To Die For (1995)
The Upside (2017)
Vanity Fair (2004)
Waiting... (2005)
Walking Tall (1973)
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Wilde (1998)
Wings Of Courage (1995)
Witless Protection (2008)
Young Adult (2011)
PRIME VIDEO
50/50 (2011)
Adaptation (2002)
Ali (2001)
Alive (1993)
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
Burn After Reading (2008)
Chicken Run (2000)
Colombiana (2011)
Courageous (2011)
Dear John (2010)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Fight Club (1999)
I Spy (2002)
Little Man (2006)
Mo' Money (1992)
Rent (2005)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World (2012)
Seven Pounds (2008)
Signs (2002)
Spring Break (1983)
Step Brothers (2008)
Stomp The Yard (2007)
Take Shelter (2011)
Takers (2010)
Testament Of Youth (2015)
The Fisher King (1991)
The House Bunny (2008)
The Wrestler (2009)
This Means War (2012)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection (2015)
We Own The Night (2007)
PEACOCK
Akeelah and the Bee, 2006
American Beauty, 1999
The Ant Bully, 2006
Beauty Shop, 2005
The Birdcage, 1996
Blue Crush 2, 2011
Blue Streak, 1999
The Bone Collector, 1999
Brokeback Mountain, 2006
Bruce Almighty, 2003
Career Opportunities, 1991
The Change-Up, 2011
Conan The Barbarian, 1982
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, 2003
Dumb and Dumber To, 2014
Far From Heaven, 2002
Fast Five, 2011
Ghostbusters, 1984
Ghostbusters II, 1989
Hitch, 2005
Hollywoodland, 2006
The Hurt Locker, 2009
Jurassic Park, 1993
Jurassic Park III, 2001
Killing Escobar, 2021
Little Fockers, 2010
Jurassic Park: The Lost World, 1997
Love & Mercy, 2015
The Matrix Reloaded, 2003
The Matrix Revolutions, 2003
The Matrix, 1999
Meet the Fockers, 2004
Meet the Parents, 2000
Milk, 2008
Nanny McPhee, 2006
Nanny McPhee Returns, 2010
National Lampoon’s Animal House, 1978
Neighbors, 2014
Patriot Games, 1992
Peter Pan, 2003
Phantasm II, 1988
Pitch Black, 2000
Rebellion! Stonewall!, 2019
Religulous, 2008
Snakes on a Plane, 2006
Spy Game, 2001
The Thing (’11), 2011
Wild Card, 2015
American Ninja Warrior, Season 13 (NBC)
Small Fortune, Season 1 (NBC)
Drag Heals, Season 1
Escape to the Chateau DIY, Season 4-5
Mariposa de Barrio, Season 1
Pride, Season 1
Transcendent, Season 1-2
June 2
NETFLIX
2 Hearts
Alone: Season 7
Kim's Convenience: Season 5
Carnaval -- NETFLIX FILM
HBO MAX
To Your Eternity (Dubbed) (Crunchyroll Collection)
HULU
America's Got Talent: Season 16 Premiere (NBC)
PEACOCK
America’s Got Talent, Season 16 (NBC)
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag Teams, Episode 1
June 3
NETFLIX
Alan Saldaña: Locked Up -- NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
Creator's File: GOLD -- NETFLIX SERIES
Dancing Queens -- NETFLIX FILM
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie: Part 1 / Part 2 -- NETFLIX FILM
Summertime: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
The Fungies!, Max Original Season 2A Premiere
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40: Entre Mar Y Palmeras (HBO)
HULU
MasterChef: Season 11 Premiere (FOX)
A Glitch in the Matrix (2020)
Night of the Kings (2021)
PEACOCK
We Are Lady Parts, Season 1 (Peacock Original)
WWE Miz & Mrs., Season 2
June 4
NETFLIX
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Feel Good: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Sweet Tooth -- NETFLIX SERIES
Trippin' with the Kandasamys -- NETFLIX FILM
Xtreme -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney Amphibia (S2)
Disney Junior Muppet Babies (S3)
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) - Ep. Texas Throwdown
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Us Again
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Episode 204 “The Storm”
Big Shot - Episode 108 “Everything to Me”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode 106
Marvel Studios Legends
HBO MAX
Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
El Ultimo Balsero (Aka The Last Rafter), 2020 (HBO)
HULU
The New York Times Presents: New Episode (FX on Hulu)
Beat Shazam: Season 4 Premiere (FOX)
PRIME VIDEO
Dom - Amazon Original Series: Season 1
The Family Man - Amazon Original Series: Season 2
Britannia: Season 2
PEACOCK
Making It, Season 3 (NBC)
June 5
NETFLIX
Kitty Love: An Homage to Cats -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
Clueless, 1995 (HBO)
Off the Air, Season 10
HULU
Emergency Call: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
Rams (2021)
June 6
HBO MAX
Rizzoli & Isles
PEACOCK
WWE The Day Of: The Mysterio’s Make History
June 7
NETFLIX
Vampire Academy
HULU
Celebrity Family Feud: Season 7 Premiere (ABC)
The Chase: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
To Tell the Truth: Season 7 Premiere (ABC)
PEACOCK
Magical Girl Friendship Squad, Season 1
Wild Life, Season 1
Devil May Care, Season 1
Hell Den, Season 2
The Pole, Season 1
The Summoner, Season 1
June 8
HBO MAX
Billy on the Street
Killerman, 2019 (HBO)
HULU
The Bachelorette: Season 17 Premiere (ABC)
Legion Of Brothers (2017)
June 9
NETFLIX
Awake -- NETFLIX FILM
Fresh, Fried & Crispy -- NETFLIX SERIES
LA's Finest: Season 2
Tragic Jungle -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Loki - Series Premiere
HBO MAX
Young Hearts, 2020
HULU
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
PRIME VIDEO
Billions: Season 4
PEACOCK
Vanderpump Dogs, Season 1 (Peacock Original)
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag-Teams, Episode 2
June 10
NETFLIX
A Haunted House 2
Camellia Sisters
Locombianos -- NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
F9: The Fast Saga: HBO First Look, (HBO)
Hacks, Max Original Season 1 Finale
Lazor Wulf, Season 2
Legendary, Max Original Season 2 Finale
HULU
Trolls: TrollsTopia: Complete Season 3 (Hulu Original)
Card Sharks: Season 3 Premiere (ABC)
Trust (2021)
Two of Us (2019)
PEACOCK
TrollsTopia, Season 3 (Peacock Exclusive)
June 11
NETFLIX
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce): Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Lupin: Part 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Skater Girl -- NETFLIX FILM
Trese -- NETFLIX ANIME
Wish Dragon -- NETFLIX FAMILY
DISNEY+
Disney Junior Puppy Dog Pals (S4)
The Happiest Millionaire
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) - Ep. Portugal’s Rugged Coast
The Incredible Dr. Pol (S18)
Zenimation - Season Two Premiere
Big Shot - Episode 109 “Beth MacBeth”
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Episode 205 “The Quinceañero”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode 107
HBO MAX
Betty, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)
In the Heights, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
HULU
Love, Victor: Season 2 Premiere (Hulu Original)
Real Housewives of Potomac: Complete Season 5 (Bravo)
Come True (2021)
PRIME VIDEO
Pinocchio (2020)
Flack - Amazon Original Series: Season 2
PEACOCK
Real Housewives of Potomac, Season 5
June 12
HBO MAX
The 40-Year-Old Virgin, 2005 (HBO)
June 13
NETFLIX
The Devil Below
Picture a Scientist
HULU
Dragonheart (1996)
Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000)
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer'S Curse (2014)
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
Not Fade Away (2012)
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
PEACOCK
WWE Untold: The Nexus
June 14
NETFLIX
Elite Short Stories -- NETFLIX SERIES
HULU
Rūrangi: Complete Season 1 (The Yellow Affair)
June 15
NETFLIX
FTA
Let's Eat
Life of Crime
Power Rangers Dino Fury: Season 1
Sir! No Sir!
Rhyme Time Town: Season 2 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
Unwind Your Mind -- NETFLIX INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
Workin' Moms: Season 5 -- NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
Revolution Rent, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
HULU
Accused: Guilty or Innocent?: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Alone: Complete Season 7 (A&E)
Alone: The Beast: Complete Season 1
America Our Defining Hours: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
The Celebrity Dating Game: Complete Season 1 (ABC)
Dance Moms: Complete Season 8 (A&E)
Duck Dynasty: Complete Season 3 (A&E)
Forged in Fire: Complete Season 7 (A&E)
Hoarders: Complete Season 11 (A&E)
Married at First Sight: Complete Season 11 (A&E)
Mountain Men: Complete Season 6 (A&E)
Swamp People: Complete Season 11 (A&E)
The UnXplained with William Shatner: Complete Season 1B (A&E)
Born to Play (2020)
Gone Girl (2014)
Her Deadly Sugar Daddy
Her Name Is Chef (2020)
Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking (2020)
Nasrin (2020)
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (2020)
The Outside Story (2021)
Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate (2020) (Lifetime)
June 16
NETFLIX
Lowriders
Penguin Town -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Silver Skates -- NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Loki - New Episode
PEACOCK
Paddington, 2014
Tower Heist, 2011
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag-Teams, Episode 3
June 17
NETFLIX
Black Summer: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
The Gift: Season 3 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Hospital Playlist: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Katla -- NETFLIX SERIES
Silver Linings Playbook
HBO MAX
Summer Camp Island, Max Original Season 4 Premiere
The Little Things, 2021 (HBO)
HULU
DAVE: Season 2 Premiere (FX on Hulu)
Phobias (2021)
PEACOCK
Intelligence, Season 2 (Peacock Original)
June 18
NETFLIX
A Family -- NETFLIX FILM
Elite: Season 4 -- NETFLIX SERIES
Fatherhood -- NETFLIX FILM
Jagame Thandhiram -- NETFLIX FILM
The Rational Life -- NETFLIX SERIES
The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals -- NETFLIX SERIES
DISNEY+
Dino Ranch (S1)
Disney Just Roll With It (S2)
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) - Ep. The Maine Ingredient
Heartland Docs, DVM (S3)
Luca - Film Premiere
Big Shot - Finale
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Episode 206 “Yes, And...”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode 108
HBO MAX
Super Friends
HULU
Holey Moley 3D in 2D: Season 3 Premiere (ABC)
The Hustler: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
When Nature Calls: Series Premiere (ABC)
PRIME VIDEO
Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado - Amazon Original Series: Season 1
June 19
NETFLIX
Nevertheless -- NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
Fatale, 2020 (HBO)
June 20
HULU
The Guilt Trip (2012)
PEACOCK
WWE The Ultimate Show: Ultimate Hell in a Cell
June 21
HULU
Cutthroat Kitchen: Complete Seasons 2 & 3 (Food Network)
Worst Cooks In America: Complete Season 4 (Food Network)
Backyard Builds: Complete Seasons 1 – 4 (Corus)
Big Bucket Food List: Complete Season 1 – 2 (Corus)
Family Home Overhaul: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Farmhouse Facelift: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Home to Win: Complete Seasons 1 – 3 (Corus)
Home to Win for the Holidays: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Jr. Chef Showdown: Complete Seasons 1 – 2 (Corus)
Save My Reno: Complete Seasons 1 – 4 (Corus)
Hot Market: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Wall of Chefs: Complete Season 1 (Corus)
Hostiles (2017)
PEACOCK
Dateline Collection: Twisted Motives
Superstars (WWE), 8 New Episodes
June 22
NETFLIX
This Is Pop -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
HULU
Monster Trucks (2017)
June 23
NETFLIX
Good on Paper -- NETFLIX FILM
The House of Flowers: The Movie -- NETFLIX FILM
Murder by the Coast -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Too Hot to Handle: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
DISNEY+
Loki - New Episode
HULU
College Bowl: Series Premiere (NBC)
Motherland: Fort Salem: Season 2 Premiere (Freeform)
PEACOCK
Capitol One College Bowl, Season 1 (NBC)
Challenge the Champ, Season 1
Olympic Dreamers, Season 1
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag-Teams, Episode 4
June 24
NETFLIX
Godzilla Singular Point -- NETFLIX ANIME
The Naked Director: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
The Seventh Day
Sisters on Track -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HBO MAX
LFG, Max Original Documentary Premiere
HULU
An American Haunting (2006)
June 25
NETFLIX
The A List: Season 2 -- NETFLIX SERIES
The Ice Road -- NETFLIX FILM
Sex/Life -- NETFLIX SERIES
DISNEY+
Disney's Bunk’d (S4)
PJ Masks (S4)
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) - Ep. Croatia’s Coastal Adventure
Running Wild With Bear Grylls (S6)
When Sharks Attack (S1- S6)
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Premiere
Wolfgang - Premiere
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series - Episode 207 “The Field Trip”
Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Episode 109
HBO MAX
Explota Explota (Aka My Heart Goes Boom!), 2020 (HBO)
PAUSE with Sam Jay, Season 1 Finale (HBO)
HULU
FALSE POSITIVE (2021) (Hulu Original)
Making It: Season 3 Premiere (NBC)
PRIME VIDEO
Bosch - Amazon Original Series: Season 7
September Mornings (Manhãs de Setembro) - Amazon Original Series: Season 1
June 26
NETFLIX
Wonder Boy -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
HULU
The Choe Show: Series Premiere (FX)
June 27
HULU
Safer at Home (2021)
PEACOCK
Making WWE: Building The Spectacle
June 28
NETFLIX
Killing Them Softly
The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement -- NETFLIX ANIME
June 29
NETFLIX
StarBeam: Season 4 -- NETFLIX FAMILY
HBO MAX
The Legend of the Underground, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
HULU
Bratz : The Movie (2007)
Harvie & The Magic Museum (2021)
June 30
NETFLIX
America: The Motion Picture -- NETFLIX FILM
Lying and Stealing
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork -- NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
DISNEY+
Loki - New Episode
1
COMMENTS
HULU
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Jack Reacher (2012)
The Sweet Life (2016)
PEACOCK
WWE's 50 Greatest Tag-Teams, Episode 5
A Good Signal for AMC+
Because it’s not part of a massive entertainment conglomerate, AMC Networks’ streaming efforts — AMC+ and a collection of niche apps such as Shudder and Acorn — haven’t gotten the same level of attention (or scrutiny) as other direct-to-consumer platforms. But the company has been quietly plugging along during the pandemic, adding new subscribers at a very healthy clip. Last week, it said its various services will collectively boast 9 million subscribers by the end of this year, and it is forecasting that number will climb to 25 million by 2025.
It’s a sign that the company’s streaming efforts are being taken seriously by outside players.
Reaching those goals got a bit easier today with the news that AMC Networks has struck a deal with Verizon to give the wireless and internet giant’s customers up to one year of free access to AMC+. Vulture’s Streamliner has all the particulars here (in case you’re looking for a freebie), but this is more than just a nice bit of marketing for AMC Networks. It’s a sign that the company’s streaming efforts are being taken seriously by outside players and that AMC Networks is just as serious about growing that part of its business.
While it’s no longer unusual for wireless services to partner with streamers to bundle subscriptions — all major carriers do so now — until recently, the streaming video services that struck deals with phone companies had mostly been much bigger than AMC+. Verizon, for example, was a key launch partner for Disney+ and now offers the Disney Bundle to its best customers. AT&T (HBO Max), T-Mobile (Netflix), and Sprint (Hulu) also hang out with the big kids of streaming.
But Verizon has taken an interest in teaming up with more upstart streamers, recently helping launch Discovery+ with the same sort of free offer it put together for Disney+ back in 2019. The agreement with AMC+ gives Verizon another weapon in its bid to attract new customers and keep existing ones, but for AMC Networks, it offers a huge opportunity to expand its subscriber base relatively quickly. And the timing is intentional, since The Walking Dead is about to begin its final season on both the linear AMC cable network and the AMC+ platform.
Because it’s not part of a massive entertainment conglomerate, AMC Networks’ streaming efforts — AMC+ and a collection of niche apps such as Shudder and Acorn — haven’t gotten the same level of attention (or scrutiny) as other direct-to-consumer platforms. But the company has been quietly plugging along during the pandemic, adding new subscribers at a very healthy clip. Last week, it said its various services will collectively boast 9 million subscribers by the end of this year, and it is forecasting that number will climb to 25 million by 2025.
It’s a sign that the company’s streaming efforts are being taken seriously by outside players.
Reaching those goals got a bit easier today with the news that AMC Networks has struck a deal with Verizon to give the wireless and internet giant’s customers up to one year of free access to AMC+. Vulture’s Streamliner has all the particulars here (in case you’re looking for a freebie), but this is more than just a nice bit of marketing for AMC Networks. It’s a sign that the company’s streaming efforts are being taken seriously by outside players and that AMC Networks is just as serious about growing that part of its business.
While it’s no longer unusual for wireless services to partner with streamers to bundle subscriptions — all major carriers do so now — until recently, the streaming video services that struck deals with phone companies had mostly been much bigger than AMC+. Verizon, for example, was a key launch partner for Disney+ and now offers the Disney Bundle to its best customers. AT&T (HBO Max), T-Mobile (Netflix), and Sprint (Hulu) also hang out with the big kids of streaming.
But Verizon has taken an interest in teaming up with more upstart streamers, recently helping launch Discovery+ with the same sort of free offer it put together for Disney+ back in 2019. The agreement with AMC+ gives Verizon another weapon in its bid to attract new customers and keep existing ones, but for AMC Networks, it offers a huge opportunity to expand its subscriber base relatively quickly. And the timing is intentional, since The Walking Dead is about to begin its final season on both the linear AMC cable network and the AMC+ platform.