The Tastemakers | Breaking Down the Netflix Purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery

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🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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The Tastemakers | Breaking Down the Netflix Purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery

Taran Armstrong (@armstrongtaran) and Grace Leeder (@hifromgrace) are The Tastemakers! Every week, Grace and Taran tell you about what’s on TV, which shows are worth watching, and which shows are worth skipping.

This week, Taran Armstrong and Grace Leeder discuss the Netflix purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery before jumping into what they’ve been watching.

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Chapters:
00:00 Netflix purchases Warner Brothers Discovery
17:32 The 2025 Golden Globes
37:00 The Death of Rob Reiner
39:00 Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime)
40:00 Spartacus: House of Ashur (a theater near you)
47:15 Wake Up Dead Man (Netflix)
50:00 Marty Supreme (a theater near you)
55:00 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
56:50 It: Welcome to Derry (HBO)
1:00:00 Pluribus (Apple TV)
1:10:00 What’s coming up

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.0	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet,
0:06.3	Chipotle sauce and Amadea cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.0	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11am.
0:18.1	Price and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:20.2	There's a reason we re-watch Home Alone every year.
0:23.5	Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.
0:25.7	It's because the best stories stay with you.
0:28.6	And Disney Plus is where you'll find your next great story.
0:32.5	Whether it's fantastic four first steps.
0:35.1	We will protect you.
0:36.2	High power drama, all's fair.
0:38.2	Tell us your story.
0:39.1	Or brand new Percy Jackson.
0:41.0	That is just the beginning.
0:42.5	A lifetime of great stories awaits on Disney Plus.
0:46.5	Now streaming 18 plus.
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