THE NETFLIX MODEL IS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR DC UNIVERSE



Whether WarnerMedia and DC Universe merge or not, it remains to be seen if any streaming service that produces their own programming can survive in the long-term. While Netflix has found tremendous success with their original programming and inspired other studios to follow suit, the company is also billions of dollars in debt. It should also be noted that Netflix only acquired the funds to start producing their own shows after years of slow and steady resource building.

While Warner Bros. might be able to soak an $85 million loss on a failed series if it were part of the larger WarnerMedia service, it cannot afford such a loss from a specialty service like DC Universe. Sadly, this does nothing to help the production team in North Carolina that are now out of a job. Nor does it help those fans of Alec Holland hoping for a long-running, live-action series to recall the full saga of the Swamp Thing.