Also on August 26, 2021, streamer Ludwig Ahgren finished his historic 31-day subathon (which ended in April 2021), but the ripple effects were still being felt. Major networks were scrambling to sign creators to "traditional" development deals.

By late August 2021, the theatrical window was broken, but not yet dead. The big story on was the release of Candyman (dir. Nia DaCosta). Produced by Jordan Peele, this "spiritual sequel" was a litmus test for horror and intellectual property (IP) nostalgia. Critics hailed it as a sophisticated treatise on gentrification and Black trauma, but its release strategy told the real story: it opened exclusively in theaters, refusing the hybrid model Warner Bros. had used for The Suicide Squad just weeks prior.

If you turned on your TV on August 26, 2021, you were likely catching up on the definitive hits of the year or prepping for what was next.

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