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The Kristian Harloff Show

SHOCKING! Paramount Wins The Bid For Warner Bros! Netflix Is OUT!

The Kristian Harloff Show

Kristian Harloff

News, Tv & Film

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to The Kristian Harloff Show – your daily source for the biggest movie news, box office updates, and breaking Hollywood stories! Today we're diving deep into the massive industry shake-up as Netflix officially backs out of the Warner Bros. Discovery bid, leaving Paramount now set to win. What does this mean for Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max, DC Studios, and the future of streaming?

We break down the latest reports on Paramount's plans for Warner Bros. Discovery, including potential changes to HBO Max, the integration of AI production tools, and what this could mean for DC Studios moving forward. Is this a game-changer for the DCU under James Gunn? How does this reshape the streaming wars between Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros.?

Plus, Phil Lord & Chris Miller address the ongoing delays for the third Spider-Verse film. What's happening with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and when can fans realistically expect Miles Morales to return?

And in box office news, Project Hail Mary is targeting a $50 million debut. Can the adaptation of Andy Weir's novel become the next big sci-fi hit?

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0:00.0

like I said, don't listen to me anymore when it comes to this Netflix Paramount deal. What did I say up top? Oh, Paramount's going to get it. Everything's going to happen. It's going to be Paramount. And then I'm not taking credit for that because then I jumped real fast. And I said, because I said, there's no way Netflix is really interested in it. Not going to happen. Paramount will get it. And then Netflix got it. And I said, well, I was wrong about that.

0:23.7

And then Netflix got it. And I said, well, I was wrong about that. And then I jumped right on the bandwagon. I said, Paramount's not going to get back. No chance. This is not going to happen. People are ethical, right? This isn't going to happen. No way. I was wrong. Paramount does it. Netflix says, no thanks. We're done. We don't want to

0:43.2

pay that outrageous amount. We're out of here. It was as if the movie news world ended. Where I was

0:52.6

yesterday when this happened, and I'll tell the story in just a moment.

0:57.8

I thought somebody died from the way people were reacting in the theater.

1:01.3

I'm not even kidding you and I'll tell the story in just a moment.

1:04.0

But what does this mean for the business?

1:05.8

What does it mean for DC?

1:07.4

I know that normally we do capes and cows today, but we can't cover just comic

1:11.9

book movie news when this story is going out. So, um, my goodness, what a story. Biggest story

1:19.2

maybe this happened in quite a long time and people are losing their minds overall. So

1:25.2

we'll discuss it. We'll see what the audience thinks.

1:33.7

It's myself, Winston, a Marshall, Chris Carr. It's Krishna Love Shud's Friday. Let's do it.

1:47.5

What's going on, everybody? Welcome back to the show. Joining me on this huge newsday, Winston A. Marshall is here. Chris Carr, and we are indeed back.

2:01.7

This news shocked the movie news world and it look a lot of it was all over the regular news as well, you know.

2:09.2

So I got to tell you guys how this, well, first of all, Chris, how are you doing?

2:14.4

Oh, did it?

2:15.0

No, you're muted.

2:51.3

I don't know what this is. I have to send an email. This is on me. Can you hear me? Yes, I can. I have to send an email. Um, you guys were, you guys were absolutely on time today, five minutes early, 100% no shit given to you, but everybody else stinks. Uh, today was me. Has nothing to you guys. Chris Carr's always. And Chris, and I haven't given you this kind of credit yet in person. You're the only person. Well, first of all, you're the only person to not complain about the headshots that we continue to use. And then you're the only person actually responded with headshots immediately. She actually sent some in. Yeah, that's, that's, that's, yeah. Immediately.

2:51.9

She sent them immediately.

2:53.2

Yeah.

2:53.5

I have to spend $500. I'm going to show everybody those freaking photos. Look at my face. That's a solid point. I'm getting new ones. I'm just going to wait on that. I'll send him some good ones when I have some good ones. Yeah, but see, that's the problem.

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