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- But Bell execs and the show’s creative team, he added, figured “this is a spicy show.
- People are gonna talk about it because there’s sex.” Stockman and three other senior scripted programming executives examined the Heated Rivalry phenomenon, the dynamics of subscription streaming and many other aspects of the viewing landscape at a panel Thursday at NATPE.
- Related Stories News 'The Pitt' & 'Traitors' Hit New Audience Highs As New Seasons Debut; '11.22.63' & 'Found' Attract Interest On Netflix, Nielsen Says Executives AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan Says Upcoming Original 'The Audacity' "Hits On So Many Different Levels" Through the Heated Rivalry production process, Stockman said, the team was “focused on not watering down the creative.” There was never a thought along the lines of, “‘Let’s introduce a lot of straight characters and we’ll round this out.’ No, like, just let it be what it’s gonna be.
- And if you really let it be the best version of that thing as supposed to be, then people will find their entry point because it’ll be more relatable because it feels more real.” Watch on Deadline Suzanna Makkos, head of comedy for ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals, said the “pace of the storytelling” was the key to the show’s effectiveness.
- “I really appreciated that it was like very fast.
