From The Crown to Game of Thrones: what´s the most expensive TV show ever?
(The Guardian Culture News)

As the streaming giants vie for viewers, the cost of shows spirals ever upwards. We explore the industry´s biggest spendersModern Toss on expensive TV showsThe `most expensive TV show ever` is back - but as Netflix grandly unfurls season three of its uber-opulent monarchy saga The Crown, the landscape is different to the one in existence even two years ago, when the show launched. Then, it was proof that Netflix was destroying long-held notions of what TV could cost. Now, the fictionalised Liz II is just one soldier in a billion-dollar streaming war: shows as expensive as The Crown are ten a penny.Last week saw the US unveiling of Disney+, which will offer three new Marvel series and, in The Mandalorian, a luxurious TV addition to the Star Wars universe. Such shows embody a principle that runs right through this revolution in production budgets: they have been commissioned for streaming platforms where TV originals have to integrate seamlessly into a back catalogue of blockbuster movies. Continue reading...