Rick Porter

The Nielsen streaming charts once again said “Hello, You.” The Netflix thriller starring Penn Badgley returned to the rankings at No. 1 with the release of You’s fifth and final season on April 24. The […]

Netflix is entering the world of Robert Langdon. After a bidding war, the streamer has landed a series based on The Secret of Secrets, the latest Langdon novel from author Dan Brown. Carlton Cuse (Netflix’s […]

Streaming continued its upward trajectory in April, but linear TV platforms also saw an increase in their share of viewing time. Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report shows streaming taking up 44.3 percent of all TV use […]

Netflix’s Black Mirror scored its highest weekly viewing total ever, taking over the top spot on Nielsen’s streaming charts. The Last of Us also rejoined the rankings following its season two premiere. Black Mirror snagged […]

“In every generation, there is a chosen one” — so says the opening narration in early episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In this generation, and Hulu’s pilot for a Buffy reboot, that chosen one is […]

Netflix is reaching back into TV history for its next piece of live programming. The streamer has picked up a new version of the talent competition Star Search. The announcement came Wednesday during Netflix’s upfront […]

Fallout is set to return to Prime Video late this year — and it will continue beyond that. The Amazon-owned streamer has given an early season three renewal to Fallout, which instantly became one of Prime […]

After stops and starts on a biopic about her life and career, Madonna is turning to the limited series format to tell her story. The music icon is teaming with producer and director Shawn Levy […]

After two movies and a prequel series, the world of Ted is growing again. Peacock has greenlit an animated Ted series based on the movies from Seth MacFarlane. The show will sit alongside the prequel […]

Word-of-mouth breakout The Pitt has grown steadily on the streaming charts recently, and it took another leap in the week of its season finale. The Max series racked up 852 million minutes of viewing time […]

Peacock is staging a Parks and Recreation reunion of sorts — though it will be set far from Pawnee. Parks and Rec star Amy Poehler and co-creator Mike Schur are reteaming for the first time […]

Hugh Laurie is set to break bad for Apple TV+. The multiple Emmy nominee will star in a crime thriller called The Wanted Man at the streamer. The eight-episode series comes from creator and showrunner […]

The (fictional) movie business is alive and well at Apple TV+. The streamer has renewed its comedy The Studio for a second season. The series stars Seth Rogen (who also co-created it) as Matt Remick, […]

Emmy winner Julia Garner is eyeing her next project at Netflix. The Ozark and Inventing Anna star is in talks to play Caroline Ellison in a series about the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange […]

Netflix’s take on Little House on the Prairie has cast its first role — and it’s a vital one. Alice Halsey will play Laura in the streamer’s adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved novels. The young […]

Two series scored their best weekly streaming performances ever in early April, both of which came in the week leading up to their finales. The White Lotus took over the No. 1 overall spot on […]

An early promise of streaming platforms was that users would be able to watch series and movies without the commercials that break up programming on broadcast or cable networks. That’s no longer the case: Almost […]

The creative team behind Netflix’s Big Mouth is turning its sights away from horny teenagers — or at least the “teenagers” part. The streamer has ordered an animated series titled Mating Season from Big Mouth creators […]

Netflix is heading back above the Arctic Circle for more North of North. The streamer, in conjunction with Canada’s CBC and APTN, has renewed the comedy series set in an small town in Nunavut. The […]

Hulu is extending its relationship with Alex Cooper. The Disney-owned streamer announced Tuesday that it will debut the documentary Call Her Alex on June 10, two days after its premiere screening at the Tribeca Festival. […]

Prime Video is expanding the animated version of hell seen in Hazbin Hotel. The Amazon-owned streamer has struck a deal with creator Vivienne Medrano to both bring her Hazbin spinoff Helluva Boss to Prime Video […]

Netflix has released a trailer for its forthcoming series Sirens, and if the streamer was going for “slightly disturbing,” then it hit the mark. The limited series from Maid creator Molly Smith Metzler stars Meghann […]

Netflix’s murder mystery The Residence moved into first place on the streaming charts for the last week of March, and The White Lotus hit a high mark as it closed in on its third season […]

Netflix’s word-of-mouth breakout Adolescence climbed to the top of the U.S. streaming charts in late March. The four-part miniseries, which has climbed the streamer’s all-time rankings in recent weeks, drew 1.44 billion minutes of viewing […]

Cher Horowitz may be on her way back to the screen. Peacock is developing a follow-up series to Clueless, with Alicia Silverstone attached to reprise her iconic role as Cher. She’ll also be an executive […]

Lindsay Lohan is set to topline her first scripted TV series. The actress is set to star in Count My Lies, a drama that’s in development at Hulu. The project comes from 20th Television and […]

The three couples at the center of Netflix’s comedy series The Four Seasons are going through it. The trailer for the series, released Tuesday morning, shows the star-studded cast — Tina Fey, Will Forte, Steve […]

Moana has been the most streamed movie in the United States in each of the past two years, according to Nielsen’s figures. It might have some competition this year — from its sequel. Moana 2, which […]

Netflix is adding another adaptation of classic literature to its series roster. The streamer has greenlit a six-episode limited series based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman are […]

Mike Birbiglia will return to Netflix for his next stand-up special. The comedian’s latest set, Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life, is set to premiere May 26 on the streamer. The special will be Birbiglia’s fourth […]

A long-running TV show with a huge library of episodes making Nielsen’s streaming charts is nothing unusual. It happens multiple times each week, in fact. But a show making the streaming top 10 almost half […]

Ted Lasso star Juno Temple is returning to Apple TV+ — in a different series. The four-time Emmy nominee will star in a “comedic drama” called The Husbands, based on the best-selling novel of the […]

The young Dexter Morgan’s transformation into a serial killer will continue into a second season. Paramount+ With Showtime has renewed Dexter: Original Sin for season two, following the conclusion of its 10-episode first installment in […]

Scooby-Doo, where are you? At Netflix. The streamer has given a series order for a live-action Scooby-Doo series, based on the beloved and very long-lived cartoon Great Dane and his human, mystery-solving friends. The series, […]

Apple TV+‘s latest series order will explore the world of high-end art, with two A-list stars attached. Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver will star in The Dealer, which the streamer landed after a bidding war […]

Peacock and A24’s Friday the 13th prequel series has found its lead actress. Linda Cardellini will star in Crystal Lake, a drama set before the events that kicked off the slasher franchise. She’ll play Pamela […]

Hulu is getting back into business with The Dropout creator Liz Meriwether. The streamer has ordered a drama series from Meriwether that’s loosely based on the 1987 movie Black Widow. Emmy Rossum is also an […]

Waffle parties for everyone: Severance will return for a third season at Apple TV+. The streamer announced the renewal just a few hours after the second-season finale of Severance debuted late Thursday. The series is […]

The big first-night audience for Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special carried over to streaming the week after — giving the show its first-ever appearance on the Nielsen streaming charts. SNL, which streams on Peacock, […]

Netflix‘s star-studded series The Four Seasons is set to join the already crowded spring TV calendar. The series, starring and co-created by Tina Fey, is set to premiere May 1. The show is an adaptation […]

The aliens of Solar Opposites are set for their last mission. Hulu announced Tuesday that the forthcoming sixth season of Solar Opposites will be its last. The final episodes of the animated series are scheduled […]

The record-setting audience for the Super Bowl in February wasn’t enough to stop a decline in linear TV viewing for the month. In fact, streaming’s share of all TV use in the United States — […]