ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY AND AWARD NEWS  DECEMBER 13, 2019 The 2010s Were the Decade of Netflix In 2010 there were an estimated 216 scripted shows on television. This year, there are 688—and counting. That’s not entirely because of Netflix, which launched its first original scripted show in 2013 and reshaped the internet in the process. But in a week in which Netflix both dominated the Golden Globe nominations and released a brand-new Michael Bay movie and got God-knows-how-many people to watch Fuller House season five, it’s impossible to deny how much the streaming service has shaped the entertainment industry in the last 10 years. As Sonia Saraiya writes, “Netflix has played many roles over the last decade: disruptor, distributor, studio, start-up. It’s been the heralded promise of a new era and a symbol of everything that is wrong with entertainment today; a showcase for terrible schlock and exceptional art.” Elsewhere in HWD, Anthony Breznican shares a look behind the scenes of Jumanji: The Next Level, where producer Hiram Garcia was charged with taking casual—and some deeply silly—shots of the cast at work; Donald Liebenson talks to Julie Hagerty, who plays a small but essential supporting role in Marriage Story; and Laura Bradley talks to Julia Fox, who had never made a single feature-length movie when directors Josh and Benny Safdie decided she was perfect for their new movie, Uncut Gems.

Are You Still Watching? As of 2017, Netflix’s worldwide users watch 1 billion hours of content a week, writes Sonia Saraiya. Sometimes all you need to do to create buzz is show up to the right—huge!—party. READ MORE » Back to the Jungle Most actors will tell you what a great time they had on set together—but rarely is there as much photographic evidence as there is for Jumanji: The Next Level. As producer and photographer Hiram Garcia puts it, “I think when you see your leads having that much fun, just being kind to everyone, that can make it better.” READ MORE » “Julie Made Us Geniuses” She broke out in Airplane!, she inspires Noah Baumbach, but Marriage Story star Julie Hagerty is mostly happy to still be working: “I’ve gone from ingenue to mom to grandma. Soon I’ll be playing great-grandmas. Work is work. And if you find a fun character to play, gosh, why not?” READ MORE » A Real Gem She calls Adam Sandler “such a great guy” and the Weeknd “kind of nerdy in a cute way,” but Julia Fox’s real bonding experience on the set of Uncut Gems was with Kevin Garnett: “I’m obsessed with him.” READ MORE » Gucci Presents: The Performers The latest film from Vogue’s and Gucci’s continuing collaborative series The Performers sees the Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne take a deep dive into her creative process in a stylish and surreal journey of self-discovery. Sponsored by Gucci. READ MORE » No Love for Lovecraft For years, literary and sci-fi circles have struggled with the legacy of H.P. Lovecraft, the hugely influential author who was also a racist. Now that Game of Thrones veterans D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are planning a movie about him, expect that debate to get much more visible. READ MORE »