What's news: Quibi launches amidst the pandemic, Skydance makes an animation acquisition, inside Hollywood's hottest online pandemic party, Spike Lee and Pedro Almodovar to curate Academy Museum exhibits, Amazon to stream the Fleabag stage show, a review of Trolls World Tour, more Tiger King coming to Netflix? Plus: How I'm Living Now interviews with Michelle Wolf and Alan Poul. --Alex Weprin

 Quibi Launches

Two and a half years ago, when Jeffrey Katzenberg first proposed his concept for a mobile-firs, short-form streaming service, there's no way he could have predicted that it would be launching in the midst of a global pandemic keeping a large percentage of the world at home. Nonetheless, Quibi, now led by Meg Whitman, is here, attempting to entertain America with "quick bites" of premium video.

+The basics: Quibi launches today for $5 per month with ads, or $8 per month without ads. There is a generous 90-day free trial (long enough to outlast the pandemic... hopefully), while some T-Mobile subscribers get one year free, and early access to select shows. The company is proud of its "Turnstyle" technology, which lets users watch in either landscape or portrait mode, and switch on the fly.

+The shows: Quibi is anchored by scripted and unscripted series, "Movies In Chapters," and "Daily Essentials," which are news or unscripted shows updated daily. The launch slate includes projects from big stars like Idris Elba and Chrissy Teigen, and reboots of classic MTV shows Punk'd and Singled Out. There will be news programs from CBS News, BBC News, and Telemundo, among others. The full launch slate.

+What to watch/skip: THR TV critic Daniel Fienberg breaks down the Quibi shows to watch, the ones to skip, and the ones that are worth flipping a coin over. Among the ones worth watching are cooking competition Dishmantled, movie in chapters Survive, and Singled Out. Among the shows hat can be skipped are Murder House Flip and Punk'd. The bite-sized reviews.

+What now? Quibi has a runway, having raised $1.75 billion (including a new funding round that closed last month), and with more than $100 million in advertising commitments in its first year. The company has pivoted amidst the pandemic, with employees working from home and some Daily Essentials hosts set to film from their living rooms and garages.

--"I don’t think we know how people will respond," Whitman tells THR's Natalie Jarvey. "It depends on what people are doing at home, how many people are at home. This situation is different every day." Katzenberg is more sanguine: "All of us now have as many in-between times as we had before. They’re just different."

►Just in: Skydance Media acquires animation unit of Madrid's Ilion Studios. The deal will form Skydance Animation Madrid to combine "the creative capital of Skydance with Ilion’s best-in-class talent, ensuring Skydance Animation’s full oversight of all production aspects." Financial terms weren't disclosed. More.

►How I'm Living Now: Michelle Wolf, comedian. Michelle Wolf was supposed to be on tour when the outbreak forced her to cancel her forthcoming stand-up dates. Now, the New York comic is quarantining in Ohio with comic Dave Chappelle and family. She tells THR's Lacey Rose that she's been trying to use the period to be reflective and generate new material -- when she isn't running, boozing or playing Candy Crush, that is. The interview.

+How I'm Living Now: Alan Poul, Tokyo Vice producer. With the novel coronavirus halting the HBO Max pilot, Poul is back from Japan and reflecting on his "excruciating" decision and what comes next — while still in self-isolation. The interview.

 Hollywood's Hottest Quarantine Party

 Hollywood is flocking to agent Richard Weitz’s private pandemic parties. Stars and industry executives are buzzing about the quarantine Zoom concerts featuring everyone from John Mayer to Rick Springfield to Run DMC's Rev Run to Debbie Gibson and Josh Groban, Chris Gardner reports: It’s "an uplifting gotta-be-there event." The story.

►Amazon to stream Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag stage show for charity. A 2019 performance of the critically acclaimed one-woman show, recorded at London's Wyndham Theatre, will be available for download on April 10 for two days on Amazon in the U.S. and U.K. for $5 (£4). The performance will also be made available in the U.K. and Ireland on the Soho Theatre's On Demand streaming site from April 6 for two weeks.

--All proceeds, less tax and fees, will be distributed to U.K. charities including The National Emergencies Trust, NHS Charities Together and Acting For Others, as well as the newly launched Fleabag Support Fund, which will distribute grants of $3,067 (£2500) to freelancers working in the U.K. theatre industry affected by the coronavirus crisis. The organization in the U.S. that will benefit from the money raised will be announced soon. More.

Obituaries: Shirley Douglas, an actress in films directed by Stanley Kubrick and David Cronenberg and the mother of actor Kiefer Sutherland, died Sunday. She was 86... Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute, whose politically charged songs became popular during Spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy, died Saturday at the age of 76... Lee Fierro, an actress known for playing Mrs. Kintner in Jaws and its 1987 sequel, has died. She was 91... Forrest Compton, who played Col. Edward Gray on Gomer Pyle: USMC and had a long run on the daytime soap opera The Edge of Night, has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 94...

In other coronavirus-related news...

--London's West End theater heartland has canceled all performances until the end of May as the novel coronavirus crisis continues to keep a stranglehold on the U.K.

--Both the BBC and ITV on Monday unveiled measures aimed at assisting the U.K. independent production sector suffering from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

--Adam Sandler, Howie Mandel and more raised over $300K for unemployed comics amid virus crisis.

--Chateau Marmont owner Andre Balazs donates $100K to support laid-off employees.

--Duran Duran bassist John Taylor tested positive for COVID-19 but has recovered.

 'Trolls World Tour' Review

►Review: Trolls World Tour. Justin Lowe reviews the Universal-DreamWorks Animation film, which is forgoing its theatrical release to go straight on-demand.

Quote: "More reassuring franchise-builder than innovative sequel, Trolls World Tour covers familiar ground, enhanced with some catchy musical and visual flourishes. The peace-loving forest denizens who love nothing more than celebrating music return again to defend their beloved traditions in another colorful adventure, but it feels too much like we’ve been here, done this already." The review.

►Spike Lee, Pedro Almodovar to contribute artistic vision to Academy Museum exhibits. Bill Kramer, director of the Academy Museum, said: "We will open the Academy Museum with exhibitions and programs that will illuminate the complex and fascinating world of cinema — its art, technology, artists, history, and social impact — through a variety of diverse and engaging voices. The story.

►Jeff Lowe suggests one more episode of Tiger King coming to Netflix. The zoo owner relayed the message in a video to Los Angeles Dodger Justin Turner, who discussed the docuseries with his wife Kourtney Turner in the latest episode of her podcast, Holding Kourt. More.



^TV review: Inkoo Kang reviews the HBO comedy Run, writing that it "at least has an original premise behind it. But its execution feels half-measured on nearly every level: neither British or American, not quite satisfying character study or compelling mystery, not really relatable or escapist, not especially good or outright bad." The review.

+Also: Robyn Bahr reviews the PBS World War II drama World on Fire. The review.

►Gaming review: Final Fantasy VII Remake. Brittany Vincent reviews the remake of the 1997 classic, writing that it "is a shining example of what happens when a developer closely examines the boundaries of what the remake concept actually means, then twists and shapes it in ways simultaneously unexpected and familiar." The review.

►It's a big week in TV: Yeah, there's Quibi, but you also have the series finale of ABC's Modern Family Wednesday at 9 (followed by a revival of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire), and the return of Killing Eve on Sunday on AMC and BBC America. More.

+About last night: Westworld creators on that game-changing season three twist: "It's a very dangerous idea"... Walking Dead boss breaks down the end of season 10... John Oliver slammed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Jared Kushner on Last Week Tonight... John Krasinski returned with the second episode of his fledgling D.I.Y. YouTube show Some Good News on Sunday night...

►Queen Elizabeth calls for "self-discipline" in rare televised address to U.K. The address, only the fifth during her reign, was broadcast on TV, radio and social media, and was made as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the country, where more than 4,900 coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded as of Saturday. More.

+U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized due to coronavirus. Johnson’s office says he is being admitted for tests because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus. More.

In other news...

--Louis C.K. unveiled a new stand-up special on Saturday, titled Sincerely Louis C.K, intended for "those who need to laugh."

--Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House.

--Kobe Bryant was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame.

--How Mandy Moore (no, not that one) combined ASL and dance in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

What else we're reading...

--The Streaming Wars may be put on hold during quarantines as free content takes over" [CNBC]

--"Two veteran C.E.O.s risk $1.8 billion on a streaming app. In a pandemic" [NY Times]

--"President Donald Trump says NFL season should start on time" [ESPN]

--"Americans don’t trust the media anymore. So why do they trust the Cuomos?" [NY Times]

Today's birthdays: Paul Rudd, 51, Billy Dee Williams, 83, Zach Braff, 45, Barry Levinson, 78, Candace Cameron Bure, 44.