{
  "id": 682987,
  "title": "How Disney’s Direct-to-Video Sequels Paved the Way for an Entire Culture of Mediocre I.P.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/how-disneys-direct-to-video-sequels-paved-the-way-for-an-entire",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IndieWire",
    "slug": "indiewire",
    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/worst-disney-direct-to-video-sequels-1235209538/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From the '90s and the 2000s, Disney produced cheap direct-to-video sequels of their most iconic properties. Measured against the sequels of today, these weird cash-ins feel oddly prescient.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}