As documented in our Best TV of The 2010 Decade feature, which you should read, the 2010s were the age of PeakTV, Prestige TV and the dawn of the streaming age. Now in this new decade of the 2020s, we enter the Streaming War era. Yes, Netflix is here and here to stay, HBO isn’t going anywhere and Showtime, FX and all the other major players are solidified in status.

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The running joke of the last several months is that legendary director Steven Spielberg is anti-streaming. This stems from his seeming reluctance at having streaming services like Netflix compete for Oscars, when he considers original films from the company to be “TV movies” due to their method of distribution. That being said, Spielberg is definitely not anti-streaming. In fact, he seems to be embracing all forms of streaming, especially with his new series, tentatively titled “Spielberg’s After Dark.”

According to Variety, Steven Spielberg is teaming up with Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg on the latter’s latest venture, Quibi, for a new horror-themed series, which will be written by the director.

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