President of Sony Pictures Television Studios Admits Hollywood Produces Shows That “Couldn’t Possibly Make a Bottom Line” Because They Are “Relevant”
Katherine Pope, president of Sony Pictures Television Studios recently admitted that Hollywood Studios actually support shows that are money-losers if they’re deemed unacceptable. “relevant.”
Cobra Kai. (L-R) Owen Morgan portrays Bert, Mary Mouser portrays Samantha LaRusso and Aedin mincks portrays Mitch. Tanner Buchanan portrays Robby, Griffin Santopietro portrays Anthony LaRusso in Cobra Kai. Cr. Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022
Pope, who was Sony Pictures Television Studios President back in July after being the Head of Original Content at Charter Communications, specifically oversees all of Sony’s domestic scripted productions.
As part of a press release Global Television Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Development Chairman Ravi Ahuja explained Pope’s role, “Katherine has proven herself as a dynamic leader with impeccable taste and the ability to successfully develop and produce content that resonates with audiences. She is an excellent fit for this role and I’m delighted that she has chosen to join us at SPT.”
He continued, “Katherine brings vast experience that will help us build on the overall strength of our global production capabilities at the studio. With Katherine leading our scripted production business in the U.S. and Wayne Garvie leading our international production business, we have an incredible leadership team dedicated to working with the industry’s top talent to produce undeniable content around the world.”
Colby Minifie portrays Ashley Barrett, Chace Crawford portrays The Deep, Antony Starr is Homelander in The Boys (2022), Amazon Studios
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In A recent interview with DeadlinePope confirmed what many critics woke Hollywood have known for years: major Hollywood studios are losing large amounts to indoctrinate audiences with woke messaging.
Pope was asked if Sony’s lack of a streaming service makes it more vulnerable to cuts in programming by other networks. “I think this slimdown is hitting everyone, and I think it’s forcing all of us to raise our game. I don’t feel like we’re particularly vulnerable.”
Then, she revealed: “Sometimes mandates change, it’s heartbreaking and there’s really nothing you can do about it, and other times, something is so relevant that they couldn’t possibly make a bottom line, money decision against it because they just love the show so much.”
Pope then declared, ” I think we’ve got to continue to make the shows relevant and important and well produced.”
Nick Offerman plays Bill, and Murray Bartlett portrays Frank in The Last of Us (2023), HBO
Pope revealed that Hollywood studios actually eat losses to push the programming they consider. “relevant,” but she also discussed Sony’s plans when it comes to developing IP.
She answered the question, “What is your favorite IP?” “That’s always the challenge with adapting IP, I think people somehow think it’s an easier job to develop IP, but, in many ways, it’s harder than coming up with an original idea because you have to know what is core, the most incredibly foundational pieces of the source material.”
“And then you also have to know what isn’t going to work for an entertaining TV show, and you really have to allow it to become its own thing,” Pope asserted.
Karl Urban plays Billy Butcher. Jensen Ackles is Soldier Boy in The Boys (2022), Amazon Studios
She spoke specifically about the upcoming God of War The word adaptation means it “is still in the early stages.”
She said, “I know the game pretty well, and I’m so impressed with what they’re already doing in terms of building out that world and expanding, keeping all the values of the game but also expanding it so that if you don’t know the game, it’s still going to be a really satisfying show on its own.”
Kratos (Christopher Judge) pushes the group forward as Freya (Danielle Bisutti) looks on in God of War: Ragnarök (2022), Sony Santa Monica Studios via YouTube
Pope also said that Cobra Kai might continue in another form following the series’ sixth and final season.
When asked, the new Karate Kid Movies are how you get the idea. Cobra Kai universe expands, Pope replied, “They have some ideas in terms of expanding Cobra Kai and coming at the Karate Kid legacy in different ways. But yes, the movie is a good example too. It’s all of these.”
She continued, “I think we’ve all learned these worlds can exist together and they can feel cohesive and they can feel additive, especially for the fans, and feel like big, big worlds that exist on lots of different levels, they don’t necessarily all exist in the same plane.”
“Audiences are so savvy now and accepting multiple levels of the IP so the Cobra Kai universe lives on, that’s for sure,” She suggested.
Cobra Kai. (L to R) William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz in Cobra Kai. Cr. Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022
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She also pointed out that The Boys Prime Video will also expand the franchises that air on Prime Video “in multiple ways.”
An animated series called “Animated anthology” was previously produced by the company. The Boys Presents: Diabolical. They also announced a spin-off series titled Gen V back in December at Brazil’s CCXP.
Press release The series has been explained “set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen V explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the school’s top ranking.”
Jaz Sinclair is joined by Chance Perdomo and Lizze Broadway. Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips and London Thor are also included. The cast also includes Clancy Brown (Alexander Calvert) and Jason Ritter.
Jessie T. Usher will be appearing in the series, as well as Colby Minifie and P.J. Byrne will reprise their roles. The Boys.
Karl Urban portrays Billy Butcher in The Boys (2022), Amazon Studios
Pope closed the interview by sharing one of her biggest challenges: how to reduce the time between new seasons’ releases.
She explained that “The thing I’ve tasked myself and the teams with this year is examining the time — somebody was calling it slippage — the way in which these shows can be as much as two years in between seasons. They can take 16 months to two years for the entire production cycle for a season, and we’re talking about eight to 10 episodes.”
“These shows are big, some of them are giant, they might as well be blockbuster movies every episode, but at the same time, it’s not great for the fans to have that big period of time in between,” She stated.
Nick Offerman plays Bill, and Murray Bartlett portrays Frank in The Last of Us (2023), HBO
Pope kept going. “It’s awkward because the platforms have to re-market a show two years after the previous season came out, and it’s not great for us as producers to have these shows that we can’t repeat in any kind of compressed timeline.”
“I don’t think it’s good for creators either because they end up spending so much time on each season. It’s all about making sure that we’re protecting the show, and for the creator it’s their time and effort and their ability to tell the stories over multiple seasons, which is the art and the beauty of TV, it’s a novelization of the characters’ stories. When we lose that, we start to lose a key foundational part of our medium,” she declared.
Pope concluded “So that’s something we are focused on, trying to bring a little more production and timeline hustle to the whole process, just to make sure that these shows get to the fans as quickly as they can.”
Erin Moriarty plays Annie January (aka Starlight) and Antony Starr is Homelander in The Boys (2022), Amazon Studios
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Pope’s comments here also fly in the face of much of the narrative surrounding the failure of Disney’s Star Wars, where both Kathleen Kennedy and Bob Iger claimed the problem with Star Wars was they were releasing too many films, too quickly rather than examining their obvious poor quality.
Instead of wanting to spread the shows out as Kennedy and Iger previously indicated, Pope is making it abundantly clear here she wants the TV shows to have faster turnaround time so Sony doesn’t have to remarket the show after a two year or more break to let their audiences know the show has returned.
Cobra Kai. Cobra Kai, Johnny Lawrence by William Zabka Cr. Curtis Bonds Baker/Netflix © 2022
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