The Wombles are returning, Kiki's Delivery Service is going live-action, and YouTube reinvents late night chat
It’s a “let’s just get to the news and trailers” kind of a day at Always Be Watching headquarters.
But before we do that… here’s two quick tidbits.
First up, later today Outside Tonight with Julian Shapiro-Barnum is launching on YouTube. A new take on the traditional late night TV chat show format, this will have Julian Shapiro-Barnum hosting his show from the streets of New York.
It’s interesting as the show is being funded by YouTube, so expect a bit more buzz around this one than most over the next few weeks.
You can find it on its YouTube channel.
Second thing: It’s my birthday today. So, if you’d like to celebrate, is there a better way than to take out an Always Be Watching paid subscription? I think we all know the answer to that.
News Desk
Netflix says it isn’t interested in buying Lionsgate, despite scuttlebutt. Read: The Wrap
CBS will pay Peanuts license holder Lee Mendelson Film Productions a fee for use of an unlicensed Peanuts song by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in its final episode. The money will go to World Central Kitchen. Read: THR
Kiki’s Delivery Service is being adapted into a ten episode live-action show. Read: Variety
Expect to see The Wombles back in one form or another with Wombles Operations Ltd appointing The Blair Partnership to manage worldwide rights and commercial strategy to take the UK stop motion kids show global. Look out Paddington. Read: Variety
Mark Hamill has joined the cast of Peacocok’s Twisted Metal for season three. Read: Deadline
LaKeith Stanfield, Julia McDermott, David Duchovny, Melonie Diaz, Bilal Hasna, and Greg Kinnear have joined the cast of John Lee Hancock’s Netflix movie about a trial against US chemical company Monsanto over use of Roundup. Read: Variety
Speaking of David Duchovny… if like me, you were wondering why the re-edit of the movie The X-Files: I Want To Believe didn’t debut on Disney+ last week, rest assured that it is still coming – it has been delayed for a bit longer because they are still working on it. Read: Polygon
Look out Wet Bandits, Disney+ will debut Michey’s Home Alone this “holiday season.” Read: thefutoncritic
Sony will distribute Netflix’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (as directed by Freta Gerwig). Read: Dark Horizons
Hulu has greenlit a third season of UK drama Rivals. Read: thefutoncritic
Apple TV has greenlit a fourth season of The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy. Read: thefutoncritic
Prime Video has renewed Bloodaxe for a second season. Once again I must remind myself that this Bloodaxe is not a revival of the 90s Thunderstrike villain. Read: thefutoncritic
Trailer Park
Heartstopper Forever, the feature film resolution to the TV show Heartstopper, debuts on Netflix July 17.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds debuts the fourth and final season on Paramount+ July 23.
The Louis CK career redemption continues with new Netflix special Ridiculous on June 30. How long is it until we see his old TV show back on a streaming service somewhere…?
Color Book debuts on Netflix June 19.
A newly widowed father's quest to take his son to his first baseball game becomes a daylong journey of strength and resilience in this moving drama.
The Truthers debuts on Netflix July 24.
After her mother's sudden death, Ruth returns to her hometown and reunites with her father, whose odd behavior makes her question what really happened.
That’s the newsletter for the today.
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