TV Roundup: Jessica Jones and The Man in the High Castle

Nov. 23, 2015

Two highly-anticipated TV shows debuted on two streaming platforms this weekend: Jessica Jones on Netflix and The Man in the High Castle on Amazon Prime. Does this signal the start of the streaming wars?

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Credits

Guests:

Alan Sepinwall - Rolling Stone Chief TV Critic - @sepinwall
Michael Schneider - Senior editor at Variety - @Franklinavenue

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Matt Holzman, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Ryan Kailath

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