For the vast majority of spectators around the world, there is only American cinema. One can deplore it or be happy about it: cinema is embodied in Hollywood.

But how did American cinema become global? Invented by the Lumière brothers, the rise of cinema was initially European. So how did Hollywood quickly crush its European rivals? Challenged by the morality leagues and shaken by the actors’ hunger for power, how did it impose its model? Destabilized by the arrival of radio, then television, how did it find a way to get back on its feet and generate ever more billions? Even today when the emergence of Netflix raises a serious challenge for the studios, how do they manage to survive?

From the film pioneers to the moment of Netflix, Hollywood Business tells the story of how Hollywood has become the world’s leading producer, despite all the obstacles!

EPISODE 1. 1895 – 1925: FROM DIY TO INDUSTRY

EPISODE 2. 1925 – 1945: THE GENIUS OF THE SYSTEM

EPISODE 3. 1945 – 1958: AN ENTERTAINMENT AMONG OTHERS

EPISODE 4. 1958 – 1975: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

EPISODE 5. 1975 – 2020: GREEN SCREEN AND PLATFORMS, THE MUTATIONS OF HOLLYWOOD