{"podcast":{"title":"The Watch","slug":"the-watch-500731","podcast_index_feed_id":500731,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-watch","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f78d6b50-7837-11ea-9c78-731a047fd120/image/e0a00a4163c6242d19c01404d5baf089.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":1049,"summary":"Every week, The Ringer's Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan -- longtime friends and pop culture addicts -- break down the latest in TV, movies, and music.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-watch-500731"},"episode":{"title":"The WGA’s Surprise Deal With the Studios, Bad Robot Downsizes, and the State of International Crime Thrillers on TV","slug":"the-wga-s-surprise-deal-with-the-studios-bad-robot-downsizes-and-the-state-of-international-crime-thrillers-on-tv","published_at":"2026-04-06T22:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-watch-500731/the-wga-s-surprise-deal-with-the-studios-bad-robot-downsizes-and-the-state-of-international-crime-thrillers-on-tv","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-watch-500731","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4821986302.mp3?updated=1775513382","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4821986302.mp3?updated=1775513382","summary":"Chris and Andy talk about the tentative four-year deal that the WGA reached with the studios (5:42) and the news that J.J. Abrams’s production company, Bad Robot, is downsizing (12:49). Then they react to the ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ trailer (29:09) before discussing a pair of international crime thrillers, HBO’s ‘Privilèges’ (32:19) and Netflix’s ‘Unfamiliar’ (44:16). Later, The Watch: After Dark (01:00:00). Subscribe to the Ringer TV YouTube channel here for full episodes of The Watch and so much more! Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producers: Kaya McMullen and Kai Grady Additional Video Supervision: Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Chris and Andy talk about the tentative four-year deal that the WGA reached with the studios (5:42) and the news that J.J. Abrams’s production company, Ba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4431,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-watch-500731/episodes/the-wga-s-surprise-deal-with-the-studios-bad-robot-downsizes-and-the-state-of-international-crime-thrillers-on-tv/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-watch-500731/the-wga-s-surprise-deal-with-the-studios-bad-robot-downsizes-and-the-state-of-international-crime-thrillers-on-tv.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}