With cinemas mostly closed, streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and the newly launched HBO Max (which arrived that same week) became the primary sources of entertainment.

Services like Netflix and Disney+ saw record engagement. While big-budget productions were paused, audiences turned to deep-library content and "comfort viewing."

Here is a feature breakdown of the most significant entertainment content and popular media from that day.

The most shared piece of media today wasn't a song or a show. It was a 47-second clip from a three-hour podcast where a comedian argued that "cinema is dead." That clip was shared without context, without the nuance of the following two hours, and it sparked 14,000 quote-tweets. In 2024, the primary way we consume long-form content is through the decontextualized wreckage of its highlights.

A 3-minute unbroken take where Arabella Rose delivers a tearful monologue, ending with her whispering “Stay with me” to a parent trying to leave the room. The scene “fixes” the original by removing background music and using only diegetic sound (clock ticking, chair creaking) for raw intimacy.