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[i]Only[/i] HBO, Amazon, and Netflix really have the budget for this. Not sure why you think HBO has a small financial depth given what shows they finance.

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If you factor in quality of writing, directors, how much each and every actor would cost to make sure they are happy and satisfied with the working conditions, on-location shooting, I'm pretty sure the cost would be pretty high.