While makingDo Revengefor Netflix,Camila Mendesfelt like she was working on a theatrical, not a made-for-TV movie.
There was more of a priority in the art of it, you know?
But that movie began as a theatrical on the festival circuitbefore it was purchased in February by HBO Films.
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And by that time, you may have a lot of top name talent already attached.
Those are some of the issue-oriented films that Lifetime will submit in the category this year.
People, especially advertisers, kind of shy away from anything that has a whiff of controversy.
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Some things were political, like The Reagans, which was a hot potato.
But we got it made for TV.
They were always meant for TV.
Now, that kind of programming is available in limited series starring famous actors …
Very few execs are willing to take creative risks.
And, yet often, thats what produces hits.
Feel good holiday-themed movies do particularly well during the holidays whether its broadcast television or streaming, she says.
Thats been a staple over the years.
Sound of Music and The Ten Commandments still pull in ratings.
Hallmark does very well during that time, also.
But, its unlikely that their success will bring the TV movie back on the broadcast schedule.
But she holds out hope that history will repeat itself.
TV movies were basically a platform to promote the data pipe series, DeKoven continues.
So, that two-hour block has to maintain and build.
I love the genre, adds Meron.
They are certainly things for your soul and things that people want to see.
