Why Netflix Wants WB — And Why MAGA, Actors & Old Hollywood Are Freaking Out

About this episode

The episode discusses Netflix's potential acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery and the various reactions from Hollywood and political figures.

Each week we give you breakdowns, debates, analysis, Easter eggs, and video essays about your favorite games, TV shows, music, movies and more. Especially if your favorites include superhero movies and Star Wars. You can add your opinion and join us LIVE each week over on our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/humanoidhq or our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@errorcodeshow --------------------------------------------------------------- Netflix reportedly dropping over $80 billion to acquire Warner Bros Discovery has Hollywood melting down — but this isn’t the end of movies, and it’s not the clean “evil megacorp takeover” narrative you’re seeing online. In this video, we break down the deal with actual nuance: • Will this deal even go through? We look at the HSR filing, the DOJ, the 30-day review window, why it’ll almost definitely go extended, and how it could sit for a year. • Who’s running interference? Old-school Hollywood power players, the Ellisons, the Trump administration (and MAGA world), plus state Attorneys General looking at consumer impact. • Why MAGA might want to block this, especially given Reed Hastings’ strong anti-Trump stance and recent backing of…

People in this episode

Hosts: AlextheHumanoid, Jay Weiler

Topics covered

• Netflix acquisition
• Hollywood reactions
• MAGA influence
• actor concerns
• media consolidation
• Warner Bros Discovery

Keywords

• Netflix
• Warner Bros
• Hollywood
• MAGA
• acquisition
• actors
• media
• consolidation
• Reed Hastings
• Gavin Newsom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, Trump administration, MAGA, Hollywood, Ellisons

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