Amid U.S. Layoffs, Restructures & A Looming Writers’ Strike, Execs Forecast International Future At Berlinale Series Market – Analysis
deadline.comThe restructures, layoffs, cancelations and a maybe-strike currently impacting the U.S. TV industry rippled through the halls of the Berlinale Series Market this week as senior execs forecasted an international future.
Mass redundancies at the likes of Disney, AMC, Paramount and Netflix in recent months and major strategic rethinks from the studios and streamers were the talk of the market.
Among the chatter was a sense this may lead to a wave of non-U.S. activity. Shades of Blue creator Adi Hasak didn’t mince his words when he described U.S.
TV as a “disaster zone” Monday. Hasak, who is currently making shows in Scandinavia and the Middle East, was heavily critical of Disney in particular for a strategy that he deemed akin to a “mental breakdown.” And he wasn’t the only big name pointing to U.S.
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