John Krasinski has been delivering some much-needed good news amid coronavirus with his new homemade YouTube series “Some Good News.” After a handful of episodes filled with uplifting fan submissions and plenty of celebrity cameos, the channel has raked in over 70-million views and almost 3-million subscribers… and now it’s going commercial.
Krasinski has taken to Twitter to announce that “Some Good News” has been picked up by CBS. According to“The Hollywood Reporter,” the series sold to Viacom CBS after a “massive bidding war” that kicked off almost as soon as the show itself did. Krasinski may be psyched about the news, but some of his fans aren’t as happy that he’s sold out what was created as a feel-good show to uplift the public.
“So he made 8 YouTube videos comprised largely of unpaid contributions from fans, sold the brand to a major conglomerate, and isn’t even going to make it anymore?” one fan tweets. “Just cashed out? Does this rub anyone else the wrong way, kinda?