The world was a very different place five years ago. The pandemic was killing thousands daily and, with vaccines only just beginning to roll out, normal life and work had largely ceased. Hollywood, meanwhile, was rocked by mandatory production shutdowns, theater closures and postponements of high-profile titles, from No Time to Die to West Side Story, while streamers — Netflix, Prime Video and Hulu, as well as newcomers Disney+ (November 2019), HBO Max (May 2020) and Peacock (July 2020) — became America’s go-to for distraction and comfort, accelerating an existential threat to the established order.
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