The Wakeup
-
☀️ NETFLIX’s Peter Rice Priorities
WB’s ‘Batman II’ director solve / BLEECKER STREET sold / HULU’s active greenlight button
-
☀️ SKYDANCE Stock Plummet; A24 + Zendaya Again
Wall Street shrugs NETFLIX layoffs / HBO’s Hamptons show / Agencies, top producers form fin-syn group
Latest The Wakeup stories
-
☀️ NETFLIX Layoffs Hit; Hello Sunshine’s Bargain Bin Sale
2 more nostalgia TV orders / BLUM goes Gen X for next horror pic / AMAZON signs ‘Euphoria’ creator
-
☀️ Biggest Streaming Movies Q3 Shock: PEACOCK Tops
NETFLIX scores more World Cup rights / AMAZON’s NFL audience bumps continue / Cianfrance sets next pic
-
☀️ SONY’s Sorkin ‘Social’ Fail, UNI’s ‘Mommy’ Win
SCREEN GEMS changes leader, focus / NBC fires sitcom co-creator / BLUM developing creator-gamer pic
-
☀️ HBO’s First Series Order in SKYDANCE Era
NETFLIX layoff talk builds / LETTERBOXD gets new interest / New Job List day
-
☀️ SKYDANCE’s Stock Price Swoon; Q4 Streaming, Movies Outlook
NETFLIX gets more ‘Bridgerton’ / FILM NATION enlists Emmerich / ARTISTS EQUITY goes indie
-
-
☀️ SKYDANCE Day 2: Time For C-Suite Raises!
FOCUS buys Helgeland pic / WNBA TV audiences up / ENDEMOL AMERICA sets new leader
-
☀️ SKYDANCE Tightrope: Debt Tied to AI Economy
Emmys get new streaming home / NFLX, CAA, BRILLSTEIN exec changes / ‘Sicario 3’ is a go
-
☀️ WB’s ‘Digger’ Disaster, AMAZON’s ‘Verity’ Delivers
SKYDANCE’s big decisions for new TV, film heads / BLACK BEAR leadership change / SONY wants MBJ pic
-
☀️ Contagion: Studio Job Axings Spread
PEACOCK sets ‘Fast & Furious’ series / NETFLIX’s new TV Comms leader / LGF + Chase Infiniti
-
☀️ PSKY New Co-CEO’s Track Record
DISNEYFOX takes NETFLIX movie project / BLUM-ATOMIC sets co-financing deal / DIS Comms exec departs
-
☀️ Shakeup Day Across Hollywood Exec Ranks
Fincher, NETFLIX parting / JLaw + WB / BLACK BEAR adds former PAR exec
-
☀️ PSKY’s Pricey Debt Terms; NETFLIX Loves Lohan
PAR+, A24 TV deal / Levy leaves NETFLIX / DISNEY developing ‘Sleeping Beauty’ pic
-
☀️ Pitt Tops Pattinson at Robust Box Office Weekend
‘Star Wars’ gets director / ‘Elon’ social media ad ban flip-flop / Fred Astaire pic casts up
-
☀️ SONY’s New Box Office Bet: Gen Z Stars
Federal tax credit bill released / A24’s new horror buy / NETFLIX wants wants more Claire Danes
-
☀️ Elon Enters the PAR-Verse; YOUTUBE Pushes More AI
SONY sets comedy pic / 101 STUDIOS enters creator space / WB punts ‘Gremlins’
The Wakeup from Sean McNulty is a daily must-read briefing for media and entertainment executives — clear, efficient top-in-class analysis of the news shaping the business.