This week, Skydance files suit for additional access to Warner Bros. Discovery's books and prepares for a proxy fight.

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David Ellison Takes Warner Bros. to Court as Paramount Launches Proxy Battle Over Netflix Bid

Netflix Considers Shifting Deal For Warner Bros. To All Cash – Report

Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Will Commit To 45-Day Window After WB Acquisition; Doesn’t Want To “Overread” Donald Trump Comments About Merger

Ted Sarandos Says Critics Just Misunderstand Netflix - The New York Times

FanDuel Sports Network makes new offers to MLB teams, hinging on the company being sold - The Athletic

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

The Residence

The Roottrees Are Dead

Fallout

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 17, 2026.

Undercover Miss Hong, season 1 (Jan. 17)

Star Search, season 1 (Jan. 20)

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart (Jan. 21)

Cosmic Princess Kaguya (Jan. 22)

Finding Her Edge, season 1 (Jan. 22)

Free Bert, season 1 (Jan. 22)

Skyscraper Live (Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. ET)

The Big Fake (Jan. 23)

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams (Jan. 19)

The Beauty, season 1 (Jan. 21)

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, season 1 (Jan. 18)

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (Jan. 22)

Real Time with Bill Maher, season 24 (Jan. 23)

Handsome Devil: The Charming Killer (Jan. 20)

Canada Shore, season 1 (Jan. 22)

Judy Justice, season 4 (Jan. 19)

Steal, season 1 (Jan. 21)

The Hillside Strangler (Jan. 18)

Drops of God, season 2 (Jan. 21)

Hidden Assets, season 3 (Jan. 19)

Twin (Jan. 23)

Love on the Amazon (Jan. 17)

This week, Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Skydance's buyout offer. Again. And regional sports networks are on the brink of collapse. Again.

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‘Stranger Things’ Surprise Final Episode Doesn’t Exist: Here’s Why Fans Thought ‘Conformity Gate’ Was Real

Warner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject ‘inadequate’ $108bn Paramount bid

CNBC Exclusive: Transcript: Warner Bros. Discovery Board Chair Samuel Di Piazza Jr. Speaks with CNBC’s David Faber on “Squawk Box” Today

Warner Bros. Rejects Latest Paramount Bid, Favoring Netflix - Bloomberg

Paramount Reaffirms $30 A Share Cash Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery

Some of Warner Bros' biggest investors are split on Paramount offer | Reuters

Main Street-DAZN deal reportedly dead, Fubo rumored as new bidder as NBA, NHL prepare for mid-season shutdown

All nine MLB teams cancel their contracts with FanDuel Sports Network - The Athletic

‘The Pitt’ Renewed for Season 3 at HBO Max

The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball Renewed for Two More Seasons

‘The Lowdown’ Scores Season 2 Renewal at FX

‘Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’ Will Skip Theaters and Debut on Paramount+ Alongside New ‘Seven Havens’ Series (Exclusive)

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at Paramount+

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Ending: Five Questions About Season 5 and the Future of the Sheridan-Verse

Netflix's Stephen King TV Adaptation Based On NYT Bestselling Fantasy Novel Canceled With An Apology From Duffer Bros

Is 'Emily in Paris' Coming Back? Season 6 Renewal News, Premiere Date Explained - Netflix Tudum

‘Black Mirror’ Renewed For Season 8 At Netflix

Netflix Orders ‘I Suck At Girls’ Comedy Series From Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker & Bill Lawrence

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Fallout

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 10, 2026.

The Boyfriend, season 2 (Jan. 13)

The Queen of Flow, season 3 (Jan. 14)

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, season 1 (Jan. 15)

Love Through a Prism, season 1 (Jan. 15)

To Love, to Lose, season 1 (Jan. 15)

The Upshaws, part 7 (Jan. 15)

Can This Love Be Translated? (Jan. 16)

No Tail to Tell, season 1 (Jan. 16)

The Rip (Jan. 16)

Tell Me Lies, season 3 (Jan. 13)

Pole to Pole with Will Smith (Jan. 14)

Agent P, Under C (Jan. 16)

Industry, season 4 (Jan. 11)

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, season 1 (Jan. 15)

PONIES, season 1 (Jan. 15)

The Night Manager, season 2 (Jan. 11)

Hijack, season 2 (Jan. 14)

Gangs of London, season 3 (Jan. 15)

TNA iMPACT! (Jan. 15)

How to Lose a Popularity Contest (Jan. 16)

The Nowhere Man, season 1 (Jan. 16)

A Melbourne Match (Jan. 10)

This week, we look forward to what's coming in entertainment in 2026.

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Last Year's List

Kim

Animal Crossing 3.0 New Horizons

A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl)

Project Hail Mary

Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair

Send Help

Witchbrook

The Tapestry of Fate

The Scarlet Ball

Fabulous Bodies

Raul

The 2026 Olympic Olympics

Community: The Movie on Peacock (carried over)

Neuromancer on Apple TV (carried over)

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Avengers: Doomsday

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Spider-Noir on MGM+

Blade Runner 2099

Supergirl

Jumanji 4

The Devil Wears Prada 2

David

Wonder Man

Resident Evil Requiem

Best Medicine

For All Mankind

The Bear

Scrubs

Daredevil Born Again

Hoppers

Hexed

Toy Story 5

Moana

Euphoria

DTF St. Louis

Ponies

Super Troopers 3

Ready or Not 2

Tim

The Muppet Show

Coyote vs. ACME

Tropico 7

Ted Lasso

Slay the Spire 2 (carry over)

‘Stranger Things’ Finale Delivers $25M+ To Movie Theaters After New Year’s Play, More Than 60% Of That From AMC – Box Office Update

King Sorrow by Joe Hill

Stranger Things

BALL X PIT

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 3, 2026.

Pokemon Horizons, season 3 (Jan. 6)

Marcello Hernández: American Boy (Jan. 7)

Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, season 2 (Jan. 7)

His & Hers (Jan. 8)

Love Is Blind Germany, season 2 (Jan. 8)

Alpha Males, season 4 (Jan. 9)

People We Meet On Vacation (Jan. 9)

A Thousand Blows, season 2 (Jan. 9)

The Pitt, season 2 (Jan. 8)

Girl Taken, season 1 (Jan. 8)

Coldwater, season 1 (Jan. 9)

The Traitors US, season 4 (Jan. 8)

Beast Games, season 2 (Jan. 7)

Trainer Games, season 1 (Jan. 8)

Tehran, season 3 (Jan. 9)

My Life Is Murder, season 5 (Jan. 5)

Lost in Paradise (Jan. 3)

This week, Larry Ellison put his money where his mouth is, and promised $40 billion of his own money to shore up the Skydance bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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A Father and Son’s $108 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - The New York Times

Why Isn't Paramount and the Ellisons Showing Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders the Money? | Analysis

Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid

Larry Ellison’s Pledge to Backstop Paramount Bid Would Reshape Fortune - Bloomberg

Paramount's new offer for Warner Bros is not sufficient, major investor says | Reuters

Ellison’s hardball Warner Bros. tactics gave Netflix an opening

If Avatar 4 and 5 don't happen, James Cameron vows to 'hold a press conference' to reveal plot details

Netflix Crashes as 'Stranger Things 5' Premieres

‘Stranger Things 5’ Turns Netflix Upside Down With Record-Breaking Premiere Week — Here’s How It Happened

‘Heated Rivalry’ Skates to Second Season at HBO Max, Canada’s Crave

‘Chad Powers’ College Football Comedy From Glen Powell & Michael Waldron Scores Season 2 At Hulu

The Extraction Universe Expands to South Korea with TYGO

‘Last Samurai Standing’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix

'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' Canceled By Paramount+ After One Season

'Landman' Renewed For Season 3 At Paramount+

‘Platonic’ Nabs Season 3 at Apple TV

Apple TV and Legendary Expand ‘Monsterverse’ Universe With Young Lee Shaw Series Starring Wyatt Russell

'Down Cemetery Road' Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV

‘The Last Frontier’ Canceled At Apple After One Season

Matthew Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, Daniel Brühl Set for BBC-MGM+ John Le Carré Series

The Santa Summit

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

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Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 27, 2025.

Taskmaster: New Years Treat VI (Jan. 2 & Jan. 3)

Members Only: Palm Beach (Dec. 29)

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (Dec. 30)

Ricky Gervais: Mortality (Dec. 30)

Stranger Things, season 5: The Finale (Dec. 31)

Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish, season 2 (Jan. 1)

Love from 9 to 5, season 1 (Jan. 1)

My Korean Boyfriend, season 1 (Jan. 1)

Run Away, season 1 (Jan. 1)

Time Flies, season 1 (Jan. 1)

Land of Sin, season 1 (Jan. 2)

A Royal Residence (Dec. 29)