TV News Roundup: HBO Max and Paramount+ Bundle Up, 'Overcompensating' Returns
Good morning! Here's a curated catch-up on Monday's TV headlines.
Previously on Matt's Inside Line.... I offered My Quick Takes on the penultimate VisionQuest's Power Broker tease, #OneChicago, and the Sheriff Country/Fire Country crossover event; served up a Q&A with FBI's Juliana Aidén Martinez; and relayed the news about James Gunn stepping down as boss of DC Studios. Here's a handy recap of a few Monday headlines.
◼️ Prime Video will release all eight episodes of Overcompensating Season 2 on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2027. In the acclaimed comedy's sophomore run, Benny (Benito Skinner) and his friends in their second semester "juggle new lovers, cringey encounters, sexual awakenings, and riskiest of all: collegiate sports."
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◼️ Skydance announced to shareholders that it plans to launch a bundled offering of HBO Max and Paramount+ in early 2027; no further details are yet available. The news comes one month after Paramount Skydance completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating the new entertainment company Skydance.
◼️ BritBox announced “Austen Untold,” an anthology franchise dedicated to series adaptations of Jane Austen stories told through the perspectives of underexplored characters — à la The Other Bennet Sister, which streamed last spring and has a three-part Christmas special on the horizon. Next up is The Other Elliot Sister, a ten-part drama following Elizabeth Elliot, the eldest sister in Austen’s Persuasion. Adapted by Sarah Quintrell (The Other Bennet Sister) from Janice Hadlow’s forthcoming novel of the same name, The Other Elliot Sister starts production in 2027.
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◼️ In the spirit of A Real Bug's Life, Frozen franchise vets Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff will reprise their respective characters to guide viewers through real-world arctic landscapes and wildlife in The Real Frozen, a natural history series that will premiere on National Geographic and stream on Disney+ and Hulu. Set against the breathtaking icy landscapes of Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden, The Real Frozen follows animals "whose fortitude, loyalty, resilience and relationships echo the emotional heart" of the Frozen films.
◼️ Prime Video released a final trailer for Blade Runner 2099, which stars Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) and will drop all eight episodes Wednesday, Nov. 25:
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◼️ Prime Video also dropped a trailer for the final season of Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, which begins Wednesday, Dec. 9 (with the first two episodes) and ends Dec. 23:
◼️ The goop Guide with Gwyneth Paltrow, a weekly video podcast, premieres this Wednesday on Netflix and Spotify (with audio episodes available wherever you get your podcasts). Each week, Paltrow is joined by "a friend, fellow founder, doctor, family member, colleague, ex-boyfriend, guru, or expert" as she guides her audience on "how to live goop, in all the ways that can be defined." No, I don't know what that means either. Guests confirmed thus far include Zoe Saldaña (Lioness), Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin.
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