Twitter Streets: Hot Trends Today – March 16

HBO Max, Discovery+ to Combine into a Mega Streaming Service

Warner Bros.’ HBO Max and Discovery Plus have announced a combined mega streaming service following a merger that is soon to be complete.

According to experts, the move will “ultimately make it much more compelling for the consumer and make it a true competitor to Netflix’s breadth and depth of content”.

“Close to 100 million people are going to be affected as we make those changes,” said Discovery’s CFO, Gunnar Wiedenfels in a conference meeting on Monday.

Subscription cost implications to the consumers are still unknown.

Sometimes you just want to binge cooking shows after watching a good superhero movie, and with the upcoming HBO Max/Discovery+ merger, that will be possible. pic.twitter.com/pEr0l6ZZad

— IGN (@IGN) March 16, 2022

Swimming with Sharks Trailer Released

Roku Channel has released the official trailer for upcoming drama series Swimming with Sharks.

When Lou Simms (Kiernan Shipka) starts her internship at Fountain Pictures, she seems like a naïve Hollywood newcomer awestruck by the studio’s notorious CEO, Joyce Holt (Diane Kruger). In truth, Lou has done extensive research on Joyce, and landing this internship was no happy accident. As Lou’s obsession grows, she will do anything to get close to her idol.

Swimming with Sharks arrives on the streaming platform April 15th. Check out the trailer below.

Sometimes the prey becomes the predator. @KiernanShipka and Diane Kruger star in #SwimmingWithSharks, premiering April 15. Only on The Roku Channel. pic.twitter.com/CJJMzA7lh2

— The Roku Channel (@TheRokuChannel) March 14, 2022

Netflix Releases The Takedown Trailer

Ousmane Diakité (Omar Sy) and François Monge (Laurent Lafitte) are two cops with very different styles, backgrounds and careers. The unlikely pair are reunited once again for a new investigation that takes them across France. 

What seemed to be a simple drug deal turns out to be a high scale criminal case wrapped in danger and unexpected comedy.

The Takedown premieres on the platform May 6th. Watch the trailer.

Two cops. One case. No clue. @OmarSy and Laurent Lafitte team up in The Takedown, premiering May 6. pic.twitter.com/naM1WWuyZR

— Netflix (@netflix) March 15, 2022