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Happy Monday night, folks!

Last week, I watched Netflix’s new three-part docuseries about the murder of Gabby Petito, which I can’t talk about for another month. But last night, I watched the first three episodes of Dan Fogelman’s new Hulu series Paradise, and I can talk about that.

The less said, the better, of course, as the show offers several twists and turns, but I have to say that I couldn’t turn it off, and stayed up past my bedtime watching all the episodes that were available. Sterling K. Brown delivers as the emotionally conflicted Secret Service agent at the center of the series, and I can’t wait to see where Fogelman takes Julianne Nicholson’s VIP character, code-named Sinatra.

Meanwhile, at Sundance, a piracy issue with the Dylan O’Brien movie Twinless (due to gay sex scenes that were posted by “stans” on social media) felt like life getting one last lick in on the festival. I don’t want to say it was the final nail in the coffin, but clearly, something’s gotta give in Park City even though Together ($17 million) and Train Dreams ($16 million) sold big to Neon and Netflix, respectively.

And yes, it does sound like Netflix looked at this awards season, saw Emilia Perez losing traction to The Brutalist in recent weeks — and prior to Karla Sofia Gascon’s social media scandal — and figured they’d just buy next year’s version of The Brutalist, as Train Dreams follows Joel Edgerton’s railroad man over the course of several decades, and co-stars Felicity Jones, too.

By the way, if the thought of sitting in a theater for 3.5 hours repulsed you, The Brutalist will be available on VOD starting on Feb. 25. As long as enough people see it, I think it has the stuff to win Best Picture, regardless of what Variety currently thinks.

Tonight’s newsletter features news about Addison Rae’s first scripted TV series over at Netflix, plus, a look at the streamer’s movie slate this year, and which films are expected to justify that recent price hike.

Plus, there are items about Hulu’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival series, a remake of Audition from the director of the original Speak No Evil, Dave Franco’s indie comedy, the star of Apple’s For All Mankind spinoff, the latest additions to the cast of Scream 7, and the wild trailer for Final Destination: Bloodlines.

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