Christoph Waltz’s ‘Most Dangerous Game’ & Zoe Lister-Jones’ ‘Slip’ Among Shows Removed By Roku
07.09.2023 - 20:11
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EXCLUSIVE: Roku has begun removing titles including scripted shows Most Dangerous Game starring Christoph Waltz and Slip from Zoe Lister-Jones.
It is the latest streamer to remove titles from its service following similar moves by Paramount+, Disney+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max and AMC Networks.
Roku revealed yesterday that it was set to remove some content as part of a cost-cutting drive that also saw around 300 employees laid off. It said that it would take a hit of between $55M-$65M for removing “select existing licensed and produced content from company-operated services on its TV streaming platform”.
The company will, however, continue to order original series and sources note that this process is part of its regular review of programming.
Action thriller Most Dangerous Game was originally a Quibi original with the first season starring Liam Hemsworth alongside Waltz. The first season earned two Emmy nominations and it was renewed by Roku for a second season starring David Castañeda. It came from creator Nick Santora and the second season launched in March 2023.
Slip was a comedy from Life In Pieces star Lister-Jones, who created it and starred. It told the story of Mae Cannon, a 30-something that finds herself restless inside a marriage that totally works. The series follows Mae through a fantastical journey of parallel universes, as she enters new relationships, trying to find her way back to her partner, and ultimately, herself.
The series was produced by Dakota Johnson’s TeaTime Pictures and Boat Rocker.
The latter, which has a first-look deal and owns a minority stake in TeaTime, which was founded by Johnson and Ro Donnelly, plans to shop Slip to other platforms.
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