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Nathan Fielder’s new film is the buzziest doc of the fall, but behind that breakout is a business in crisis. Addie Morfoot reports acclaimed docs are going unsold as streamers favor true crime, celebrities and built-in audiences mrf.lu/20krd

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 1h

Sheila Nevins, Dawn Porter, Josh Braun and more tell me it started with the algorithm and finished with the White House

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2 Million Viewers or Bust: Inside Documentary’s ‘Darwinian’ Collapse - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 2h

Cindy Holland is out at Paramount, the first domino in a wave of cuts that could hit Hollywood’s C-suite especially hard. Lesley Goldberg reports on the harsh months ahead: mrf.lu/20ZW1

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 4h

Fincher, NETFLIX parting / JLaw + WB / BLACK BEAR adds former PAR exec

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☀️ Shakeup Day Across Hollywood Exec Ranks - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 5h

As the midterms heat up, the race for political influence is moving beyond cable news. Podcast network Lemonada Media is betting on 'The Moment LIVE,' where pop culture, internet discourse and politics collide mrf.lu/20csD

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 21h

Moguls, climbers, revolutions, disasters and spectacular flameouts. Read them now — yes, there will be a quiz

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Forget Ari and Chapek: 20 Books That Really Explain Hollywood - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22h

SCOOP: Netflix wants a podcast boss. After spending the past year snapping up podcast rights and launching original video shows, the streamer is searching for an executive to lead the business, Natalie Jarvey reports: mrf.lu/2dyJ_

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23h

Indie film has a strange new problem: Buyers are hungry, and audiences are showing up. There just aren’t enough movies to buy. Ashley Cullins talks to top dealmakers about what’s driving the shortage and what could fix it: mrf.lu/2dyqT

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Top agents from Roeg Sutherland to Deborah McIntosh on why a hot market is suddenly short on supply

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Indie Film's Plot Twist: Huge Demand, Not Enough Movies - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

PAR+, A24 TV deal / Levy leaves NETFLIX / DISNEY developing ‘Sleeping Beauty’ pic

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☀️ PSKY’s Pricey Debt Terms; NETFLIX Loves Lohan - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For Olivia Wilde, ‘The Invite’ captures something distinctly millennial: the strange mix of anxiety, optimism and arriving at adulthood only to feel like you don’t quite belong there. Full conversation with Katey Rich: mrf.lu/2d-7n

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The director takes me inside the fierce bidding war that led to A24 beating Netflix — and an eye-opener about audience

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🎧 Olivia Wilde Passed on Streamers. Then 'The Invite' Made $60M - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Harlan Coben has made 13 shows with Netflix, including some of its biggest hits. His rule for getting there? Ignore the data. Manori Ravindran talks to Coben about modest budgets, prestige TV and adapting his books: mrf.lu/2dfN2

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The thriller king behind 13 Netflix shows, including its fifth-most-watched series, never lets numbers change a plot point

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Harlan Coben’s Netflix Rules: Ignore Data, Forget Prestige - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The best actor race could have its starriest lineup yet. Katey Rich maps how Matt Damon, Tom Cruise, Robert Pattinson, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt are following very different paths through a modern Oscar race mrf.lu/2ddP-

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

'Star Wars' gets director / 'Elon' social media ad ban flip-flop / Fred Astaire pic casts up

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☀️ Pitt Tops Pattinson at Robust Box Office Weekend - The Ankler

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

An internal memo sent to Disney's legal department has spooked the entire company about a major restructuring and the layoffs that will come with it. That and more about Netflix's YA whisperer and the end of The CW as we knew it at @theankler.bsky.social theankler.com/tv-in-3-leak...

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TV in 3: Leaked Disney Memo Warns of 'Much Smaller Organization' - The Ankler

Stop 'clinging to the [old] way,' says an ominous email. Plus: Netflix's new YA star showrunner; Nkechi Okoro Carroll as 'All-American' ends

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mike Schur (@kentremendous@bsky.social) calls the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger “gasoline on a fire,” warning that Hollywood’s shrinking ecosystem could drive writers, actors, directors and the executives who nurture them out of the business mrf.lu/2mXm-

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Disney staffers are bracing for cuts as Josh D’Amaro pushes to streamline the company. A leaked memo says its legal division will become a “much smaller organization,” while insiders say there’s a sense “something big” is coming: mrf.lu/2mv_7

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Stop 'clinging to the [old] way,' says an ominous email. Plus: Netflix's new YA star showrunner; Nkechi Okoro Carroll as 'All-American' ends

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TV in 3: Leaked Disney Memo Warns of 'Much Smaller Organization' - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Federal tax credit bill released / A24’s new horror buy / NETFLIX wants wants more Claire Danes

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☀️ SONY’s New Box Office Bet: Gen Z Stars - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

John Wilson turned the unmistakable style of HBO’s ‘How To’ into his first feature, ‘The History of Concrete,’ even as Hollywood had ideas of what his follow-up should be. Katey Rich talks to Wilson about making the movie his way: mrf.lu/2mD1w

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A bipartisan federal tax credit aimed at bringing film and TV production back to the U.S. has officially been introduced in Congress. It still needs to pass, but it has support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Elaine Low breaks down what’s in it

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The ‘History of Concrete' director on making his first feature his way; plus: crowd-pleasers vs. 'The Odyssey'

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John Wilson Made HBO’s Weirdest Hit. Now He’s Taken It to the Big Screen - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“People in this town love art, but what they truly worship is math.” Ari Emanuel’s gospel of scale has helped define modern Hollywood. Richard Rushfield considers where that philosophy has led the industry: mrf.lu/2mCp1

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’d rather hear his worldview than anyone’s. But his gospel of infinite scale makes me gag more than his breakfast worms

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Roll the Eyes: The Destructive Tao of Ari Emanuel - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mike Schur ( @kentremendous.bsky.social ) says California officials “bought” Paramount’s threat to leave the state, even as the merger itself could eliminate thousands of jobs. “I would have fought a lot harder to try to stop that from happening” theankler.com/mike-schur-p...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

'This is gasoline on a fire,' says the 'Parks & Rec' co-creator, as mass layoffs loom. 'I would've fought harder to stop that'

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🎧 Mike Schur: Paramount-WBD Is a 'Nightmare Scenario' - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

SONY sets comedy pic / 101 STUDIOS enters creator space / WB punts ‘Gremlins’

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☀️ Elon Enters the PAR-Verse; YOUTUBE Pushes More AI - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When a 'Summer House' scandal breaks, fans can spend days dissecting it before the episode even airs. Erik Barmack looks at an AI company that could turn unused footage into programming on demand: mrf.lu/2SK7x

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

‘Summer House’ to Scandovol scandals erupt in real time. A new platform wants to feed obsessive fans in the moment

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Reality TV Trashes 99% of Footage. AI Can Turn It Into More TV - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

After ‘Backrooms’ made more than $400M worldwide, A24 is throwing its newfound weight around. The studio wants a bigger cut of ticket sales, and some theater chains are refusing to play along. Matthew Frank reports: mrf.lu/2Sn8D

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Adam B. Vary @adambvary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In the wake of Spider-Man's record-demolishing summer, the lovely team at @theankler.bsky.social asked me to do a power ranking of superhero characters. It was a total blast and resulted in some really surprising discoveries. (Apologies in advance to Kraven the Hunter.)

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The Definitive Superhero Power Ranking: Hollywood's 67 Most Valuable Characters - The Ankler

Box office, multipliers, streaming minutes and theme-park play: from the MCU to DC, who’s still flying — and who’s grounded

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The superhero hierarchy has changed dramatically since the MCU’s peak. Adam B. Vary crunches box office, streaming, audience affinity and cultural staying power to rank Hollywood’s 67 most valuable characters. See who made the cut: mrf.lu/2SWB6

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

‘They have a string of good movies and think they can push people around,’ says a manager at a small chain

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A24 Hit Big With ‘Backrooms.’ Then It Picked a Fight With Theaters - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With Trump and MBS on speed dial, Paul creates a flywheel of content, boxing talent and big bets on founders with checks up to $30M

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Jake Paul Takes Me Inside His $180M Venture Fund: ‘I Live, Breathe and Sleep This’ - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

SONY makes TIFF buy / Eggers takes on Shakespeare / ‘AGT’ next to eye CA exodus

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☀️ NETFLIX Hits '26 Film Low Point - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Rep. Laura Friedman makes the case for keeping film and TV production in the U.S. as Elaine Low learns a federal production tax credit could be introduced in the House Thursday: mrf.lu/2SMsz

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’ve learned the push for a federal production tax credit is moving rapidly toward legislation. Here's what's at stake

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SCOOP: U.S. Film and TV Credit Likely Lands in House Thursday - The Ankler

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amelia burger 👻 @ameliaburger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

good @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social interview in the ankler even if i did take psychic damage from the phrase "'vlogging,' as it was then called" theankler.com/john-green-o...

Green, 49, was also an influencer before anyone really used that word, which fed his success as an author. In 2007 he and his younger brother, Hank, started “vlogging,” as it was then called, on YouTube; three years later they founded VidCon, which is still going. Hank has since built his own career as an online personality, entrepreneur and novelist.

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Jake Paul has gone from Vine star to boxer to venture capitalist. His Anti Fund now manages more than $180M, with bets on OpenAI, Anduril and more. Natalie Jarvey sits down with Paul to unpack his investment playbook: mrf.lu/2Sv7K

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“I felt way overexposed.” After ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ took off, John Green had people showing up at his home at night. He tells Andy Lewis how that experience with fame helped inform his new novel, ‘Hollywood, Ending’: mrf.lu/2Sbjt

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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

While you're at it, subscribe to some of the newsletters that told the truth about this merger from the start: theankler.com contrariannews.org thebignewsletter.com hopeforfilm.com itsnotyouitsmedia.substack.com As well as my pressingissues.org/

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

David Ellison won. Paramount is acquiring Warner Bros. Now comes the part that matters: proving the skeptics wrong. Richard Rushfield on the deal, its promises and what Hollywood needs from the new studio: mrf.lu/2S6QX

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Before ‘La Bola Negra’ became the first Netflix film to win TIFF’s People’s Choice Award, Los Javis told Katey Rich what mattered more than festival honors: their queer epic is a tribute to the LGBTQ+ people who came before them mrf.lu/2SfFQ

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The 'La Bola Negra' filmmakers on their breakthrough contender: 'It was a really long conversation'

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🎧 Meet Los Javis, the Directors Suddenly Taking Over Oscar Season - The Ankler

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A look at the job cuts, prospects for talent, Wall Street pitch, streamer integration and much more

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☀️ PSKY Wins: Now Comes the Pain — Where It Hits First - The Ankler

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