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Judd Apatow On Netflix Licensing HBO Shows: “It’s A Scary Thing”


Judd Apatow is commenting on the trend of streamers licensing content from rival studios.

There’s a part of me that’s an audience member: I’ll go back and rewatch Deadwood or NYPD Blue or any of the David Milch shows. Then at some point, Netflix will sell its shows to HBO, and it’ll just be passing around all the episodes of Ballers for the rest of our lives.” The writer, director, and producer also gave insight into the industry’s future, noting that “there are these corporate behemoths and people from the tech world taking over creativity.”

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