This week, the ground beneath Hollywood shifted. After a months-long bidding war, Netflix has walked away from Warner Bros. Discovery, leaving Paramount Skydance to claim the prize. The resulting media leviathan — a combined Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO, CNN, and DC, all under one roof — will fundamentally reshape the IP acquisition landscape for years to come. For creators and rights holders, the game has changed overnight. This edition: the fallout from the deal, two Priority One literary novels from master authors, a true crime podcast with a killer hook, and the video game franchise finally making the leap to the big screen.