As streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu are building more original content, documentaries have become a major attraction for these companies to acquire or develop on their own.

Netflix has been leading the charge in original nonfiction works with the recent success of their “The Jinx”-like true-crime series “Making a Murderer,” and receiving Oscar nominations for documentaries they’ve acquired like “The Square” (2013), and “Virunga” (2014).

Legendary documentary filmmaker Errol Morris is also working on a true-crime project for Netflix.

But when it comes to the direct-to-stream route Michael Moore is one filmmaker you won’t see doing a deal read more >>>

Source : BusinessInsider.Com