Cordkillers 612: Big Screen Energy
The box office roars back with one of the biggest openings in movie history, even as streaming services keep reinventing how they compete. From Ted Lasso to Babylon 5 to Netflix’s latest strategy, there’s plenty to watch. This week on The FULL Experience: Remington Steele (420 - "Beg, Borrow or Steele") Next week: Remington Steele (505 - "Steeled with a Kiss (Parts 1 and 2)")
YouTube:
Supply Run
Spider-Man: Brand New Day shattered expectations with a $927 million global opening, crossed $1 billion in under a week, and heads into IMAX as The Odyssey exits its exclusive run. Meanwhile, Toy Story 5 has quietly become Pixar’s latest billion-dollar hit.
https://deadline.com/2026/08/box-office-global-spider-man-brand-new-day-1237015459/
Search Party
Ted Lasso returns for Season 4 on Apple TV+ beginning August 5.
ESPN and The CW are teaming up to stream CW Sports programming through ESPN’s apps and website, beginning with WWE NXT and NASCAR before expanding into college football.
https://www.engadget.com/2225384/the-cws-live-sports-programming-is-coming-to-espn-on-august-4/
The Walking Dead universe is heading to both Netflix and AMC+ under a new five-year streaming agreement covering every series in the franchise.
Children of Blood and Bone debuted its first trailer ahead of the fantasy film’s January 2027 theatrical release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg_qqKejQY8
Netflix is giving Spanish-language awards hopeful La Bola Negra its longest-ever exclusive theatrical run before streaming.
Babylon 5 is being released free, one episode at a time, on YouTube.
Stranger Things led streaming for the first half of 2026, with Bluey close behind and The Pitt emerging as the year’s biggest breakout hit.
Buried Treasure
Brian: More Spider-Man box office madness (and perhaps The Odyssey ’s impressive run).
Brian: A Conversation with Jack Conte.
Tom: Lollapalooza streaming on Disney+.
Scanning the Horizon
Paramount wants its antitrust lawsuit with state attorneys general and the Writers Guild to begin in November instead of next spring, as its pending merger continues to rack up delay penalties.
https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-warner-bros-lawsuit-trial-date-1237014622/
YES Network and MSG Networks will make DAZN their exclusive direct-to-consumer streaming home beginning with the 2026–27 NBA and NHL seasons.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/yes-msg-networks-dazn-streaming-sports-1236823291/
Netflix has overtaken the BBC as the UK’s default TV destination, while younger viewers increasingly default to YouTube.
https://www.engadget.com/2225982/netflix-edges-past-bbc-in-uk-ofcom-audience-survey/
Apple TV+ reached its highest viewership ever during Apple’s June quarter despite slowing Services growth.
https://deadline.com/2026/07/apple-tv-viewership-hit-all-time-high-in-june-quarter-1237014117/
Samsung has banned Smart TV apps that secretly share users’ internet connections as residential proxy networks.
Samsung is rolling out HDR10+ Advanced support to its 2026 televisions, with Prime Video serving as the launch streaming partner.
Wonder Man Season 2 has reportedly been canceled.
Chatter
Joey asks whether Tom and Brian have watched
X-Men ’97
, suggests Brian create a 24/7 streaming channel of his back catalog, and wonders why his name isn’t appearing in the Patreon credits.
Nicky M. suggests AI’s best entertainment use case may be creating personalized edits of decades of soap operas by following individual characters or storylines.
Andrew points out that Amazon’s No-Rush Shipping credits can be applied toward Prime Video channel subscriptions and recommends stacking them with Prime Day channel promotions.
Andrew also notes that Mr. Jambo’s YouTube videos include translated subtitles that add to the experience.
Andrew highlights BritBox Premier, whose early-access perks are locked behind an annual subscription, and wonders whether more streamers will follow that model.
Bingers
, a new TV and movie tracking app created by one of TV Time’s original founders, aims to replace the shuttered service.
Christopher Shirley introduces
Belfry
, his independently developed TV tracking app featuring imports from TV Time, Trakt, IMDb, Simkl and others, plus reminders and calendar integration, and offers lifetime access for the Cordkillers crew.
Dylan recommends
Cineby
as a resource for finding hard-to-stream or region-locked shows for the F.L.U.L. Experience.