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Feb 2024
1h 9m

The Health of the IP-Verse and ‘Expats’ ...

The Ringer
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Andy is joined by Joanna Robinson to talk about the strength of various big IP franchises like Marvel, Star Wars, and Harry Potter (1:00), and what upcoming projects, if any, to look out for from these properties (19:47). Then, they talk about the first two episodes of ‘Expats,’ the new Amazon show starring Nicole Kidman (38:31), and preview this Sunday’s episode of ‘True Detective: Night Country’ (52:31).


Host: Andy Greenwald

Guest: Joanna Robinson

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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