The news continues to be slow but that doesn’t mean that Tony and Dustin can’t find some things to discuss. From the potential ad-supported tier for HBO Max to the Amazon Prime competing service coming from Walmart, the world of streaming continues to move. Find out all about everything from the past week in the latest episode of The Streaming Wars.

News Rundown

Netflix:
Docuseries about Woodstock ‘99 in development at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2020/08/woodstock-99-music-festival-docuseries-in-the-works-at-netflix-dont-fk-with-cats-producer-1203027679/
Sci-Fi drama ‘The Three-Body Problem’ coming to Netflix: https://deadline.com/2020/09/david-benioff-d-b-weiss-three-body-problem-netflix-1203028218/
Father-daughter comedy ‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me’ gets series order at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2020/09/jamie-foxx-father-daughter-comedy-dad-stop-embarrassing-me-netflix-series-order-1203028462/
Netflix to launch Russian focused service: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netflix-russia/netflix-russias-nmg-group-team-up-for-fully-russian-service-idUSKBN25T1MT
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s production company inks deal at Netflix: https://deadline.com/2020/09/prince-harry-meghan-markle-ink-multi-year-netflix-deal-1234568794/
‘Army of the Dead’ film gets prequel and anime series: https://deadline.com/2020/09/zack-snyder-netflix-army-of-the-dead-movie-prequel-anime-series-1234569725/

Prime Video:

Orlando Bloom developing human rights drama for Prime Video: https://deadline.com/2020/08/orlando-bloom-drama-human-rights-lawyer-jared-genser-amazon-1203027981/
Sony’s Marvel characters planned for television might end up at Amazon: https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-sony-suite-tv-series-marvel-characters-silk-1234570370/

Hulu:

Emma Roberts inks first-look deal with Hulu: https://deadline.com/2020/09/emma-roberts-first-look-hulu-tell-me-lies-1203028022/

Apple TV+:

Hurricane Katrina limited series ‘Five Days at Memorial’ ordered at Apple: https://deadline.com/2020/09/five-days-at-memorial-apple-limited-series-katrina-aftermath-john-ridley-carlton-cuse-1203028213/
Apple lands Christmas special with Mariah Carey: https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2020/08/31/mariah-careys-magical-christmas-special-to-premiere-on-apple-tv/#4efea30c1752
Tim Connolly joins exec ranks at Apple: https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/apple-tv-plus-tim-connolly-hulu-quibi-1234761798/

Disney+:

Group watch feature coming to Disney+: https://www.disneyplusinformer.com/group-watch-feature-disney-plus/

Quibi:

Mockumentary series ‘Hot Country Knights’ coming to Quibi: https://deadline.com/2020/09/dierks-bentley-stars-in-hot-country-knights-mockumentarty-series-for-quibi-1203028169/

HBO Max:

HBO Max brings back promotional pricing: https://deadline.com/2020/09/hbo-max-revives-12-price-for-new-and-returning-subscribers-for-up-to-a-year-1234570285/
Chelsea Handler sells ‘Blair’ to HBO Max: https://deadline.com/2020/09/chelsea-handler-sells-two-comedies-hbo-max-peacock-1234570331/
HBO Max’s AVOD component has a problem and it’s also it’s biggest draw: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/how-hbo-is-complicating-warnermedias-ad-based-hbo-max-plans

Peacock:

Chelsea Handler sells ‘Wiped Out’ to Peacock: https://deadline.com/2020/09/chelsea-handler-sells-two-comedies-hbo-max-peacock-1234570331/

Other Streaming Providers:

Borrow three movies a month on Movies Anywhere: https://www.engadget.com/movies-anywhere-screen-pass-now-available-us-184022774.html

Main Discussion

Could the ad tier for HBO Max be this: https://thestreamable.com/news/could-this-be-hbo-max-ad-supported-tier?s=09

Secondary Discussions

Walmart’s Prime competitor launching this month: https://www.engadget.com/walmart-plus-september-15th-101039513.html
Google’s new streaming device could be coming before the end of the month: https://thestreamable.com/news/googles-sabrina-android-tv-dongle-to-be-priced-between-49-60

Trailers

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous on Netflix (09/18/20): https://youtu.be/CRTIrK3Kku8
Emily in Paris on Netflix (10/02/20): https://youtu.be/p4Okq1Wdpg0
Long Way Up on Apple TV+ (09/18/20): https://youtu.be/611fw81BN98
A Love Song for Latasha on Netflix (09/21/20): https://youtu.be/xCvjaaqqVzU
Sing On! On Netflix (09/16/20): https://youtu.be/wul2I13hIRo
Criminal S2 on Netflix (09/16/20): https://youtu.be/VtHBrjgDjes
Family Business S2 on Netflix (09/11/20): https://youtu.be/5BAvJbmTyZs
The Boys in the Band on Netflix (09/30/20): https://youtu.be/862Pb9oDDAo
Grand Army on Netflix (10/16/20): https://youtu.be/WKJ80PoTty8
Welcome to the Blumhouse on Prime Video (10/2020): https://youtu.be/DD5F0ets7ps
Tehran on Apple TV+ (09/25/20): https://youtu.be/Hm_vHTy9IYA
Challenger: The Final Flight on Netflix (09/16/20): https://youtu.be/ILAeVAgqFV4
The Great Pottery Throw Down on HBO Max (09/17/20): https://youtu.be/VwipdMH4UIg
Wireless on Quibi (09/14/20): https://youtu.be/Ule-CRT6ENo
American Barbecue Showdown on Netflix (09/18/20): https://youtu.be/rOEm2TXEF-E
Spiral on Shudder (09/17/20): https://youtu.be/TJvKDp54YjM
Onyx Equinox on Crunchyroll (11/21/20): https://youtu.be/xP5UOx29a7I
Dr. Stone S2 on Crunchyroll (2021): https://youtu.be/kNYKY5L0s10
To Your Eternity on Crunchyroll (10/2020): https://youtu.be/oJg6BeGxl-c
The Rising of the Shield Hero S2 on Crunchyroll (2021): https://youtu.be/cmwqlMnGDzA
MeatEater S9 on Netflix (09/16/20): https://youtu.be/AN0-KpzJ_fU
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter on Crunchyroll (01/2021): https://youtu.be/UOAywWzUc2k
My Octopus Teacher on Netflix (09/07/20): https://youtu.be/3s0LTDhqe5A
Wolfwalkers on Apple TV+ (???): https://youtu.be/gj72cf3x5KM
Rebecca on Netflix (10/21/20): https://youtu.be/LFVhB54UqvQ
Ratched on Netflix (09/18/20): https://youtu.be/l2tbRZn7tpY
Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father S4 on Netflix (09/22/20): https://youtu.be/6CJzU1oQWLg

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