Cordkillers 574: Movies Anywhere But Here
Movies Anywhere loses Google Play and YouTube support, ending one of its biggest perks as Disney and Google clash over YouTube TV. Meanwhile, Netflix teases the final Stranger Things, Amazon expands the Mass Effect universe, and studios lean harder into AI and video podcasts.
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Supply Run
Movies Anywhere has dropped Google Play and YouTube support, meaning new purchases on those platforms will no longer sync. Disney, which owns Movies Anywhere, is currently in a carriage dispute with Google over YouTube TV, reportedly costing Disney $4.3 million per day.
Search Party
Netflix shared the first five minutes of Stranger Things Season 5, premiering Nov 26 with the finale arriving Dec 31.
Netflix also revealed Tales from ’85, an animated Stranger Things spinoff releasing in 2026.
Amazon’s Mass Effect series will tell a new story set after the original trilogy, avoiding Commander Shepard’s storyline.
Gremlins 3 arrives Nov 19, 2027, with Steven Spielberg producing and Chris Columbus directing.
Paramount+ becomes the new streaming home of Professional Bull Riders’ Unleash The Beast tour starting Dec 2026.
Paramount has officially ended development on the Star Trek “Kelvinverse” movies starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, a 4-hour cut combining both volumes, debuts Dec 5 with a 15-minute intermission.
Filming has wrapped on Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender final season, with both seasons 2 and 3 in post-production.
Toy Story 5 teases a “toys vs. tech” plot with Greta Lee voicing Lilypad, opening June 19, 2026.
Buried Treasure
Brian: Pluribus, Episode 1
Tom: Pluribus (Apple TV+) – Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk reunite in a dark-comedy crime series.
Scanning the Horizon
Amazon’s House of David used AI tools from Runway, Google, Adobe, and Luma for hundreds of visual effects shots this season.
Gemini AI is rolling out to Google TV devices and Walmart’s Onn 4K Pro streamer.
Warner Bros. Discovery reported $1 billion in streaming profit and may sell or split the company by mid-2026.
AMC Theatres reported a slight revenue decline but expects a strong Q4 and larger 2026 box office.
Netflix plans a major push into video podcasts, targeting early 2026 for launch with shows that already have established audiences.
CBS and Sony resolved their dispute over Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! distribution, with Sony taking international rights Dec 1.
Chatter
Listener Norm Fazekas asks: Where’s the line between inspiring curiosity and spoiling the craft in magic exposés? Does revealing a trick destroy the wonder, or encourage new people to learn the art?