Discussions - Production Lot

10 Episode Television Show Budget Practice
Hi everyone! Following the great feedback I received on my earlier film budgeting exercises, I wanted to share my latest project, a practice budget for a 10-episode television season. This model is built using the same Excel-based structure I developed for my prior budgets, now adapted to reflect a serialized production…
Netflix - lower budgets going forward?
For the producers and line producers out there: the New York Times published a piece that was picked up by many outlets noting that Dan Lin's regime would include many films of lower budgets, as well as stronger internal exec development. Has anyone seen this playing out yet?

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