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17.02.2022 - 21:43 / deadline.com
FX boss John Landgraf famously said in 2015 that there is “simply too much television” and predicted that the industry would soon hit peak TV.
This, however, didn’t happen with his research team revealing that there were 559 original scripted series in 2021, a 5% rise on the pre-pandemic 2019 number.
Today, during his virtual TCA exe session, he admitted that he “I might have been woefully off on when the peak might occur” but added that he was right that peak TV was coming and that it would be “bewildering” for consumers.
His latest comments come as he talked up the company’s 19 new projects – including Under The Banner of Heaven, Pistol, The Bear, The Old Man, The Patient and Fleishman Is In Trouble – and it’s 11 returning shows including the final season of Atlanta and a fifth season of Fargo.
One of Landgraf and his team’s challenge is now to figure out how best to schedule and launch these shows, which are a mixture of linear premieres and original streaming series.
Some of these shows will launch with one episode, others might have multiple episodes a week and a few will drop their entire seasons at once. “It becomes about really understanding the cadence of consumption by consumers,” he said. “When they want to watch things, how they want to watch things.”
He admitted that this can be confusing for viewers. “If you’re asking me, am I worried about confusion? The answer is a resounding yes. I’m just trying to sort the best thing to do in each case for each individual show as much as I can. But there’s no way to avoid the fact that it’s a little just bewildering, frankly, the different releases and the sheer number of releases are hard to keep track of for you, for me, for everyone,” he said.
Landgraf said that his
Mandy Moore is back in the music game!
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Both of FX’s awards stalwarts on the comedy side, Atlanta and Better Things, are coming to an end. Better Things co-creator, writer, director, executive producer and star Pamela Adlon announced that the upcoming fifth season will be her show’s last back in October; FX Chairman John Landgraf revealed at TCA today that Atlanta will end with its two upcoming seasons, 3 and 4.
The popular FX series Atlanta is coming to an end following the upcoming fourth season.
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Donald Glover's hit FX show Atlanta will come to an end after its fourth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. FX CEO John Landgraf revealed the news on Thursday during the winter press tour for the Television Critics Association.
Donald Glover’s acclaimed FX series,, is coming to an end after season 4, FX chairman John Landgraf revealed during the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour. The final season will debut in the fall, but an exact date was not given. «Donald Glover and his team have shot the final two seasons of this series,» Landgraf also shared.The news comes ahead of ’s long-awaited return with season 3.
Atlanta‘s fourth season will also be its last, FX chairman John Landgraf revealed during an executive session on Thursday.