Final Shots: Netflix, Hulu & Prime Video Subscription Prices Could Rise Soon

Under the new WGA contract, SVOD platforms are being required to pay a lot more in writers’ residuals than they currently have been. As a result, the price for your Netflix, Hulu and/or Prime Video subscription could rise soon.

According to Deadline, high-budget shows produced by streaming platforms will now generate anywhere between $3,448-$34,637 more residuals per episode. Under the new contract, which will be finalized on May 24, platforms with 1 million or more subscribers in the U.S. and Canada will be held to a domestic residual of 35% after 90 days of availability. While a significant increase in user fees are not likely, the “big three” may have to reconsider their pricing structure.

In other news…

HBO has released the trailer for If You’re Not In the Obit, Eat Breakfast, which debuts June 5. The brand new documentary from producer George Shapiro and director Danny Gold focuses on the vitality of strong-willed 90-something-year-olds, including a number of entertainment industry legends:

Fox has picked up a fifth season of its Golden Globe-winning comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Starring comedian Andy Samberg, the hit workplace ensemble comedy centers on an eclectic yet effective 99th precinct in Brooklyn. [Deadline]

USA Network has picked up Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. to series. The one-hour scripted true-crime drama is slated to air in the first quarter of 2018 and will chronicle the police investigations surrounding the murders of both famed rap icons. [Deadline]

Netflix has released the official trailer to its forthcoming original comedy Mindhorn. Premiering May 12, the film stars Julian Barratt as a washed-up actor who plays a fictional 1980s TV detective in order to get a twisted killer to talk:

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