Online Programing Explodes as Big Names Step Into the Field
A woman races against time to clear her name in the high-tech thriller “Cybergeddon,” a murder mystery unfolds at a tony prep school in “The Runaways,” a military officer investigates an assault in her unit on the front lines in “Lauren,” Jerry Seinfeld tools around town with friends in “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” Larry King reemerges on the new talk show “Larry King Now,” Kevin Spacey stars in the political drama “House of Cards,” and Tom Hanks produces and lends his voice to an animated series about a dystopian future called “Electric City.”
It sounds like a preview of the fall TV season, but it’s not. All of those shows are original online programming, the latest sign of a rapidly expanding world where large corporations and star actors, along with big-name directors, writers and producers, are stepping in to build on what was already a tidal wave of new content.