Shades of Blue creator Adi Hasak didn’t mince his words when discussing the state of U.S. television at the EFM’s Berlinale Series Market today. “America is a disaster zone right now,” he said during a panel on entrepreneurial showrunners. “Nothing is working.” The exec – best known for creating the Jennifer Lopez-starring NBC drama — also took aim at Disney, noting it has just laid off 7,000 staff and claiming its current strategy is akin to “a mental breakdown.” “Everyone thought Disney was genius to buy Fox and now it’s all revisionist – ‘they overpaid for it.’ People freaked out because Disney can’t launch any of their shows, but they’re making the same f***ing show all the time.
They’ve released three different Star Wars series in a month. It makes no sense.” Disney’s wobble could cause a “ripple effect,” said Hasak.
More generally, he claimed “the bubble is bursting” for global streaming and predicted that a “realignment” is coming. However, he struck a more conciliatory tone by adding: “At the end of the day, people watch content and content wins at the end of the day.” Hasak’s comments came during the Entrepreneurial Showrunners: The Future of Creative panel discussion here in Berlin led by Deadline’s International TV Co-Editor Max Goldbart. Writers’ Strike The discussion turned to the potential impacts of the likely U.S.
writers’ strike on international TV production. One suggestion is American writers will look for more work in Europe and Asia.
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