Has Stephen Colbert signed the Netflix agreement? What we know

A rumor that Stephen Colbert signed an agreement with Netflix after The late showThe cancellation seems to be false.

The complaint circulating online stipulates that Netflix obtained an agreement of approximately $ 13.5 million to seven episodes with Colbert, 61. Several points of sale that examined the report identified the complaint as not verified and labeled the history a hoax; Colbert had previously made a pleasant reference to streaming platforms but had not announced any agreement with Netflix.

Speculation comes in the middle Politico And Bloomberg The reports according to which the co-founder and president of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made a donation of $ 2 million to the redistribution efforts of the Governor of California Gavin Newsom.

Nowsweek Contacted the representative of Colbert and Netflix to comment on Monday by email outside regular working hours.

Why it matters

Rumors on major talents of drafts with streaming platforms can stimulate public reactions, including consumer boycotts and political comments. In this case, the coverage which linked the alleged agreement of Colbert-Netflix to recent Hasting donations helped to amplify the calls to cancel Netflix subscriptions on politically aligned accounts. An independent verification is important because unconfirmed complaints can have commercial and reputation consequences for artists and businesses.

What to know

Sunday, the user X @ Tommyboy0690 – which Bio declares that it is an “lifelong democrat” which would miss “to broadcast the truth” – writing: “The legend of television Stephen Colbert has just signed an agreement of $ 13.5 million with Netflix for a series of 7 episodes.”

At the time of publication, the position accumulated more than 1.1 million views, 39,000 likes and 1,700 comments.

However, a context note under the announcement indicates: “There is no confirmation that Stephen Colbert signed an agreement with Netflix.” He quoted Netflix Junkie, from Netflix Junkie, who reported: “There was no confirmation of such a project, nor any indication of Colbert’s next decision.”

Last month, Colbert joked about his imminent unemployment after The Late Show with Stephen ColbertCancelation.

“Netflix, call me,” he said before the show’s summer break, by Variety. “I am available in June.”

In July, Colbert and CBS announced THE Late show with Stephen Colbert will end next year. During the episode of July 17, the actor told the studio public that “it is not only the end of our program, but it is the end of The late show On CBS. “”

“I am not replaced,” he continued. “All this disappears.”

In a CBS press release, which was sent to Nowsweek At the time, the network called Colbert “irreplaceable” and declared that it “will remain in the pantheon of the great who honored television late at night”.

“This is purely a financial decision against a difficult backdrop at the end of the evening. This is in no way linked to the performances, content or other questions of the program that occur in Paramount,” the statement continued. Paramount is the parent company of CBS.

These financial reasons, however, are linked to the merger proposed by Paramount of $ 8 billion with Skydance Media, which requires the approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as part of the Administration of President Donald Trump.

A few days before the cancellation announcement, Colbert paramount in its regulation of $ 16 million with Trump, coming from a 60 minutes Interview with the president of the time, Kamala Harris.

Last year, Trump accused the program to modify the interview with his electoral opponent in a “misleading” way. The show denied this complaint.

What people say

The moment of The late showThe cancellation prompted politicians and his colleagues guests of the end of the evening talk show to be expressed.

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on July 18: “I love the fact that Colbert was dismissed. His talent was even less than his notes. I hear that Jimmy Kimmel is the next one. Has even less talent than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is better than all combined, including Cretin on NBC which ruined the big big Tonight show. “”

Senator Adam Schiff, a California democrat who was invited The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The day of the announcement, written via x: “I just finished recording with Stephen Colbert who announced that his program had been canceled. If Paramount and CBS finished the Late show For political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better. “”

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, wrote on X: “CBS canceled the program of Colbert only three days after Colbert called the mother company of CBS Paramount for its regulation of $ 16 million with Trump – an agreement that resembles corruption. America deserves whether its program has been canceled for political reasons. Look and share its message.”

Jon Stewart, whose The Daily Show belongs to Paramount, said: “I recognize that television at the end of the evening is a financial model in difficulty … But when your industry is faced with changes, you do not only call it one day. My god! When the CDs have stopped selling, they did not content themselves with:” Well, music was a good race. The fact that CBS has not tried to save its franchise at the end of the evening, Three decades, is one of what makes everyone wonder: “is purely financial or perhaps the path of the slightest resistance for your merger of $ 8 billion?”

Andy Cohen, who hosts Look at what’s going on live with Andy Cohensaid on Siriusxm Andy Cohen live in July: “As a general rule, what would happen if a spectacle loses money which is also super important for the network, that this show, and that the night niche has been important for CBS for 25 years since Letterman started on CBS at Ed Sullivan Theater in like the mid -90s, which they would probably do,” Listen, Stephen, your program is making money for a year. Ed Sullivan Theater, make the show in a small studio that we already have: “CBS has a lot of studio space. Completely at 11:30 am, which tells me is as if CBS is just cooked.

What happens next

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026.

The Paramount and Skydance merger should close or before October or before.