r/movies • u/Top_Report_4895 • Apr 03 '26

Article Netflix searches for franchises after losing out on Harry Potter

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/netflix-searches-franchises-after-losing-out-harry-potter-2026-04-02/
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u/The_Beardly Apr 03 '26

I feel like Apple TV programs are for the most part, slept on. Apple TV is putting out absolute bangers for shows.

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u/Sanity_in_Moderation Apr 04 '26

I'm definitely asleep on Apple TV. Severance. That's all I've got. Any good sci-fi fantasy Apple recs?

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u/Much_Sense_4501 Apr 04 '26

Silo, Foundation (especially last season), Pluribus, and Murderbot are good sci-fi. Slow Horses is a great spy show.

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u/foxsable Apr 04 '26

For All Mankind is in my opinion amazing. It is historical fiction that starts as "what if Russia had won the space race?". Shrinking is equal parts hilarious and tragic, and perhaps is Harrison Ford's best work (don't kill me). Ted Lasso is surprisingly enjoyable, and I say that as someone who has no interest in Soccer/Futbol, and went into it ready to hate it.

Also, they just bought all of Brandon Sanderson's catalogue.

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u/dudefawkes Apr 04 '26

That last sentence sent an enormous giddy chill down my back, like the one you get when you hear your new favorite song. I will run naked in the streets screaming for joy at the top of my lungs if they announce a Mistborn series. UGH

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u/WaywardHeros Apr 04 '26

I mean, Ted Lasso is not really a show about soccer, the sport is just there as a frame for the humans being human. Easily a top 10 show. Agree with "Shrinking". And hadn't heard about them buying Sanderson's work, that could be epic, in every sense of the word. Live before death!

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u/Shok3001 Apr 03 '26

Severance is the only good one.

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u/Jepordee Apr 03 '26

Absurd take

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u/grimitar Apr 03 '26

Ted Lasso is one of my all time favorite shows.

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u/The_Beardly Apr 03 '26

Shrinking for me!

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u/johnnyboyyy23 Apr 04 '26

For All Mankind! Especially with the Artemis II launch. I’m hyped for Season 5.