I left Amazon Studios in 2017 (after accusations I dispute), and five years later, the larger industry picture looks exceedingly bleak.
In the last year nearly every major studio, from Warner Bros. to Paramount, has announced layoffs and write-offs.
Amazon was plagued by reports that its big investment in a “Lord of the Rings” series yielded disappointing viewership numbers.
Many of its key writers and producers, including Judd Apatow and Steve Levitan, went on to broadly influence TV and film comedy.
It’s HBO.” summed it up: Prestige TV was trying to be, as was sometimes said, “filmovision” — as dark and true to life or shockingly violent as necessary.
Persons:
Bob Iger’s, HBO Max, Max, they’ll, Larry Sanders, “ Sanders ”, Judd Apatow, Steve Levitan, Oz, ”, “, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, Pimple Popper, ” there’s
Organizations:
Amazon Studios, Warner Bros, Paramount, Disney, HBO, Showtime, City, Prestige, Netflix, “, Amazon, Golden Globes