UCLA's Hollywood Diversity Report just dropped a reality check on the streaming revolution, revealing that the platforms once hailed as democratizers are now mirroring the very exclusionary patterns they promised to disrupt. The 2026 study paints a stark picture of backsliding across every metric of representation in front of and behind the camera for 2025 streaming originals.

The Numbers

The data tells a story of dramatic regression: BIPOC leads in streaming films plummeted...