Shades of BluecreatorAdi Hasakdidnt mince his words when discussing the state of U.S. television at the EFMsBerlinale SeriesMarket today.
America is a disaster zone right now, he said during a panel on entrepreneurial showrunners.
Theyve released three differentStar Warsseries in a month.
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It makes no sense.
Studios just want to be reinforced and feel there is some shot for success.
The problem is most IP is not a bestseller, he said.
Europe is much more for embracing of original content, he added.
While set in Kansas City, it was produced out of Europe.
Disneys wobble could cause a ripple effect on the wider market, said Hasak.
More generally, he claimed the bubble is bursting for global streaming and predicted that a realignment is coming.
Writers Strike
The discussion turned to the potential impacts of the likely U.S. writers strike on international TV production.
One suggestion is American writers will look for more work in Europe and Asia.
We keep telling our showrunners, You have the freedom, he added.
When we started the company, we were competing for IP, he said.
The barriers to entry, even with good ideas, were high.
We bridged that by developing on our own.
Bergmann said his outfit worked with journalists very early and made an amazing web connection of international writers.
