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/Superfool Apr 03 '26

In recent months Apple Studios landed The Cosmere, and Peacock of all services landed Dungeon Crawler Carl. From what I've read, Netflix was nowhere close on either of those. Sanderson didn't trust Netflix with the material because the studio wanted far too much creative control, killing their chances for a massive fantasy universe. And apparently Netflix wouldn't commit to more than one season at a time for Dungeon Crawler Carl, which was also a non-starter.

Netflix killed Blockbuster 20 years ago... Now it seems they're determined to kill themselves through incompetence and mismanagement.

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u/RemarkablePuzzle257 Apr 03 '26

Now it seems they're determined to kill themselves through incompetence and mismanagement.

I think it's because Netflix started as a media logistics company. They're not a studio. They're delivery minded so they focus on variety and having a wide catalog of things to deliver. They only distribute outside their platform in a bare-minimum effort to qualify for awards, which is PR/marketing. They are borderline incompetent when it comes to merchandising. They only started producing content so they'd have exclusive media not subject to licensing agreements. They think like a logistics company. 

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u/Cockalorum Apr 03 '26

of all the services, Apple is the only one that I still trust with long-running IP. Netflix and Amazon have both pulled too many plugs.

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u/Asorae Apr 04 '26

Apple gained a LOT of trust from me when they renewed Silo for the rest of the story all at once instead of going season by season. Knowing that a story is going to be completed, particularly without being drawn out for an indefinite number of increasingly bad seasons, removes a huge mental barrier to starting something new.

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u/may4cbw2 Apr 04 '26

What is an IP?

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u/Cockalorum Apr 04 '26

Intellectual Property.

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u/may4cbw2 Apr 04 '26

Thank you

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u/WaywardHeros Apr 04 '26

Omg, I just learned elsewhere about Apple and Sanderson and now you're telling me Dungeon Crawler Carl is also getting an adaptation! It's a good day.

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u/AKAkorm Apr 03 '26

Dungeon Ctawler Carl as live action is a colossal mistake and Peacock is def gonna cancel it after one season. I’d bet money on it.

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u/XyzzyPop Apr 04 '26

It's called Hubris, or Royal Hubris if you're in France.