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Hulu passed on Chloé Zhao’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot—reported at roughly $12M—citing audience/reach concerns; the decision generated public pushback from Sarah Michelle Gellar and raises questions about high-cost genre reboots on mainstream streamers.
Collider/related reporting confirms Mike Flanagan’s Carrie for Prime Video with Heather Graham onboard and that early episodes have been screened; show updates a King classic with social-media bullying and school gun-violence themes, but no premiere date or budget disclosed.
Tubi has greenlit R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2, reuniting writer-director Jem Garrard and Front Street Pictures for an October release as part of Tubi’s 'Terror on Tubi' Halloween slate following the original's breakout on the platform.
Searchlight Pictures has picked up April Wolfe’s thriller script Bad Hand with Chloe Okuno attached to direct and Elizabeth Banks/Max Handelman/Alison Small (Brownstone) producing — project in development at Searchlight under Chan Phung and Marielle Membreno.
The Ankler is programming panels at NAB (April 18–22) spotlighting horror’s commercial durability — speakers include Markiplier (Mark Fischbach), Atomic Monster president Michael Clear and screenwriter Akela Cooper, and the event will also examine microdramas and creator-driven short-form serialized storytelling.
Tubi has partnered with TikTok to launch the Creatorverse Incubator, a creator-to-longform pipeline that will select TikTok creators to develop exclusive scripted and unscripted series for Tubi and use TikTok Spotlight to drive promotion; Tubi will announce an initial cohort this summer and will detail more at its 2026 IAB NewFront presentation.
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