It's been a secret for a long time that the really good TV is streaming.
What’s more, the Corona has even caused a lot of cinematic content to trickle into the various video streaming services.
Almost every Hollywood studio and media corporation now maintains a streaming app with lots of ambitions and plans for the future.
Huge contracts are signed, superstars are recruited, and no one takes prisoners.
It is not yet clear which of the services will survive and which will fade or be swallowed up by competitors, but it will certainly be interesting.
Which of them is available in Israel?
Netflix
Despite the fierce competition, Netflix is still the largest streaming service, and some would say the most lucrative in the world.
The company, which began in 1997 as a mail-swapping DVD movie service, has established itself as a pioneer in the field and has become a production studio that manages to recruit top-notch talent.
The list of Netflix's shrinking series for the coming period includes new seasons / episodes for "Stranger Thing" ("Strange Things"), "The Paper House", "Ozark", "Bridgerton" and "Cobra Kai", when recently also Announced "90s show" - a sequel to "70s show".
"Strange Things", Photo: From the series
In the movie segment we have the action bomb "Red Notice" (Red Notice), with Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson coming out next month, alongside the pledge for "Tyler Rake: Extraction" with Chris Hamsworth also in the pipeline.
Gal Gadot in "Red Message", Photo: Netflix
Netflix is also producing two more films in the "Knives Out" series with Daniel Craig, which is right on the tip of the fork.
How much does it cost:
from NIS 32.90 to NIS 60.90 per month, depending on the type of package.
Disney Plus
Netflix's big and shiny competitor is expected to arrive in Israel soon, but there is currently no official launch date.
The service boasts all of Disney's brands (Marvel, Pixar, National Geographic, Star Wars, The Simpsons, etc.), and it's likely to be launched alongside HULU - another Disney streaming service for adult audiences, with series like "The Story of Slave "and others.
John in "The Story of a Slave", Photo: From the series
The original Disney Plus content for the near future includes new series from Marvel ("Hawkeye" next month, "Miss Marvel", "Shi-Hulk", etc.), while 2022 will bring with it a prequel series by Obi-Wan Kenobi from "Star Wars", With Ewan McGregor in the lead role.
There is also talk of new productions of "Forget Me At Home", "Crazy Night at the Museum", "The Nerd's Diary" and more.
Amazon Prime Video
The World Trade Power's streaming service is available in Israel and boasts talked-about series such as "Jack Ryan", "The Wonderful Mrs. Meisel" and "The Boys", and next year will launch no less talked-about series based on the fantasy brands "Lord of the Rings" and "Wheel of Time" .
How much does it cost:
$ 6 a month.
"The Boys",
Apple + TV
Apple maintains a relatively limited streaming service, but strives to carefully select its content.
In terms of recently announced new productions, Martin Scorsese's "Moon Flower Killers" with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro (2022) is a film that will likely compete for quite a few Oscars;
Slow Horses is an intriguing spy series with Gary Oldman;
While Wool is a science fiction series with Tim Robbins.
Justin Timberlake is also developing his own project for Apple.
How much does it cost:
18 shekels a month.
Not yet in Israel
Three other significant streaming services are not available in Israel, and it is not known when, if at all, they will arrive:
The
largest and most important of the three
HBO MAX
, with all of Warner Studios' movies, DC's comic book world and HBO's series (including "Game of Thrones" and "Sex and the City").
Almost here.
"Sex and the City |, Photo: HBO MAX
Paramount +
with "Star Trek" brands (currently available on Netflix Israel), alongside Nickelodeon brands such as SpongeBob and "The Rattles".
Peacock
of Universal Studios, which has not yet gained momentum but holds brands such as "Jurassic Park", "The Proudest There Is", "Battlestar Galactica", "The Redeemer's Ring" and more.
