#production-costs

#production-costs

"Unfortunately, I think eventually the hardware price is going to have to go up. I think that there are things that they can and seem to be doing to try and mitigate that, but I also look at this move on software as--if I'm reading it correctly--a way to make a hardware price increase a little bit more palatable."

On February 11, reported Apple has acquired from its original production company Fifth Season for $70 million. This means Severance is now Apple's exclusive intellectual property, rather than a licensed show made by an outside partner. Deadline goes into the weeds of how and why it all happened-including deep dives into Apple's pay structures-but the short version is that the show was too expensive for Fifth Season to shoulder by itself.

"Michelle is definitely going to be in 4, if we make 4," Cameron shares to TVBS News, per . He already has a vision in store for her: she would be a Na'vi named Paktuelat, but didn't specify what tribe she would be a part of. Cameron has already conquered land, sea, and fire in the world of Pandora, but maybe there's a tribe of Na'vi living underground.

Although the official end date had previously been set for Oct. 19, to coincide with the end of Billy Porter's run as the Emcee, his recent illness forced producers to move the closing up to Sept. 21. Last week, it was announced that the $24 million Broadway revival of Cabaret, which transformed the August Wilson Theatre into an immersive nightclub at enormous cost, will close earlier than expected after months of disappointing grosses and apparently at a total loss.

The cost of acquiring [intellectual property], attaching talent, and producing quality content has surged due to the streaming wars, making it unaffordable for many.

After three seasons, Amazon's live-action adaptation of The Wheel of Time will not return due to high production costs and declining viewership.