A24 Is Entering Its HBO Era

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( a twenty-four [A24 Is Entering Its HBO Era]( Three projects last week heralded the coming of A24’s “more commercial” phase. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Murray Close/A24, Kojima Productions In October, a headline from the Wrap sent a chill down cinephile spines. [“A24 Expands Strategy From Arthouse Gems to More Commercial Films,”]( the trade proclaimed, on the basis that an executive from the indie studio was reportedly looking to acquire “action and big IP projects.” Furthermore, A24 was apparently in the process of “deemphasizing the traditional character/auteur driven dramas” through which it had built its wildly successful brand. The reason? The brutal financial margins that come for almost everyone in art-house film eventually. As an agent told the Wrap, “Auteur film labels never last unless they stay small … there’s only so long you can lose money.” [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Below Deck Mediterranean: [Sink or Swim]( • A Murder at the End of the World: [The Things We Do for Love]( • Single’s Inferno: [Commitment Issues]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [What We Do in the Shadows’ Sixth Season Will Be Its Last The sun is coming up on television’s darkest, weirdest comedy.]( By Anne Victoria Clark [A Recipe for DIY Reality TV On TikTok, Pamela Wurst Vetrini created the cooking show she wanted to see in the world.]( [An Estate That Divides: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Appropriate Sarah Paulson is furious and fearsome.]( [Every Glee Christmas Number, Ranked “Christmas Day will always be, just so long as we have Glee.”]( By Tom Smyth [‘Get Ready to Never Stop Working’ What Hallmark’s tenured holiday hunks learned from a combined quarter-century in the feelings game.]( By Devon Ivie [Your New Favorite Nicole Kidman TV Drama Is on Its Way Lulu Wang’s Expats hits Prime Video on January 26.]( By Justin Curto [What Happened at Jonathan Majors’s Domestic-Violence Trial? After a three-week trial, the former Marvel star was found guilty of two misdemeanor charges.]( By Victoria Bekiempis [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 12-Across, Four Letters: Comedian who owns 180-plus cars. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty, Everett A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved