https://tvline.com/2020/01/08/att-au...es-loudermilk/
The Audience Network has left the building: AT&T is shuttering its network of original programming after a two-decade run, according to our sister site Variety.
The channel will cease operations this spring and transition into becoming a preview channel for HBO Max, the streaming service also owned by AT&T that’s set to launch in May. “We will begin to transition Audience Network from its current approach to support AT&T’s broader original content and marketing focus on the upcoming HBO Max service,” chief content officer Daniel York said in a statement.
The move leaves several of the network’s original series in limbo: The Stephen King adaptation Mr. Mercedes, starring Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadway, wrapped up its third season in November, with no word yet on a possible fourth season. Loudermilk, a comedy starring Ron Livingston, was renewed for a third season more than a year ago, but it has yet to air, and polyamory rom-com You Me Her was renewed for a fifth and final season in May.
There’s no official word yet on where these shows might land, but sources say they might continue on HBO Max. “Any future use of Audience Network content will be assessed at a later date,” an AT&T spokesperson says.
Audience Network, formerly known as The 101 when it aired on DirecTV, saved a number of notable shows from cancellation, including NBC’s Friday Night Lights (with three seasons of new episodes airing first on DirecTV), FX’s Damages (which aired an additional two seasons exclusively on DirecTV) and the NBC daytime soap Passions.
I assume if you have DirecTV, you'll still have to pay for the new streaming service.
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No, existing AT&T clients with HBO will get HBO Max free of charge.
I have DirectTV but not HBO. So I guess I'm screwed...
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
So, AT&T finally managed to kill "Audience Network"!!! I knew it was only a matter of time. Those shit heads at AT&T fired everyone at HBO/Directv that had an inclining of the content business/entertainment industry almost immediately after the acquisition. From someone that used to own a communications company of his own, AT&T could barely run voice/data communications. They have no business what so ever trying to assimilate an entertainment network into their corporate structure. They started out fucking up Directv services and then started mucking around in the content arena. My forecast is that they will continue to fuck it up for another few years until they can no longer turn a profit and then pack it up and sell it off to a company that can run it.
It's a fucking damn shame what AT&T has done to Directv!!!!!
Somewhere, Howard Hughes is turning over in his grave. I've been a DTV customer for over 25 yrs. Originally, it was one of the best run major corporations in the country. It still amazes me how quickly, AT&T managed to fuck it up. It was almost immediately after their acquisition that service started its slide.
I'm surprised AT&T didn't just move this to HBO Max:
https://deadline.com/2020/09/stephen...ck-1234581146/
Peacock has acquired crime-thriller drama series Mr. Mercedes, from David E. Kelley based on Stephen King’s bestselling Bill Hodges trilogy.
The first two seasons will premiere exclusively on the NBCUniversal streaming service on Thursday, October 15, with a premiere date for Season 3 TBD. The announcement came Monday, on King’s birthday.
The fate of the series, which previously aired on AT&T Audience Network, had been in limbo since Audience announced in the spring that it was ceasing operations and transitioning into a preview channel for the WarnerMedia streaming service HBO Max, which is also owned by AT&T.
Mr. Mercedes follows a retired detective who is tormented by a serial killer (Brady Hartsfield, aka Mr. Mercedes, played by Harry Treadaway) through a series of letters and e-mails, causing him to set out on a dangerous and potentially felonious crusade to protect his loved ones and himself.
In addition to Treadaway, the series stars Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Lynch, Jharrel Jerome, Mary-Louise Parker, Holland Taylor, Justine Lupe, Breeda Wool, Scott Lawrence, Ann Cusack, Jack Huston, Tessa Ferrer, Maximiliano Hernández, and Nancy Travis.
Kelley and Dennis Lehane wrote and executive produced seasons one and two along with King. Jack Bender serves as director and executive producer.
Mr. Mercedes is produced by Temple Hill Entertainment and Sonar Entertainment.
Hmm maybe I’ll watch it then. Was the show any good?
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Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
If you are a Star Trek fan, you'll never look at Captain Janeway the same way.
Mr. Mercedes Director Jack Bender On The Show’s Peacock Move and Future
Will there be any further production on it if it does well?
Well, we talked about that and that is, potentially, in the offing but at this point there’s no commitment. David Kelley and I have had conversations regarding what season four would look like and some of our younger cast who would come back and what the story could be, because there is some story left there.
Stephen wrote three books, but we definitely have something in mind for a season four if the stars were to come together and we would do it.
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
I watched the first several shows of season one on Peacock. I'm impressed by the acting. Some of the story requires the viewer to engage in TV reality suspensionSpoiler:but it's still a good time. The commercial breaks are torture though. There seem to be a lot.
I really liked the first two seasons. I’ve yet to watch the third.
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I was really surprised by how good season one turned out. I recall having a mixed reaction to the book but a lot interesting themes. Brady's sadistic nature including his desire to coerce folks into committing suicide vs when he is almost a sympathetic character. He is a cross between Lee Harvey Oswald and Norman Bates. I do wish King had kept the alternative title to the End of Watch - The Suicide Prince. That makes more sense now after having watched the first season.
A tweet from SK:
Good news for those of you who have read and enjoyed the Bill Hodges trilogy, starting with MR. MERCEDES. Peacock is going to drop the 3rd season--the best one, I think--on March 4th. It's based on FINDERS KEEPERS. Watch for Bruce Dern! He's great!
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.