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Netflix viewers are urging science fiction fans to watch one of the streamer’s most underrated shows. The series, which boasts a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, is titled Pantheon, and tackles issues such as death, the overreach of technology, and what it means to be human. The animated series has tragically flown under the radar since it began back in 2022, but now, fans of the sci-fi drama are pushing to raise the profile of Pantheon, taking to social media to persuade streamers to add the series to their lists.

X/Twitter user @JasonKPargin started the push, saying, “Go watch Pantheon, the best show on streaming that nobody knows about.” Fellow user and fan @Jimbo_Zen was glad to see the show getting some attention, adding, “Yes! Glad some people are beginning to become aware of this show.”

Those who have seen the series had nothing but glowing reactions...

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Whether you’re looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, or something just plain weird — Netflix’s catalog is filled with dozens of fantastic shows and movies. Some of them are particularly mind-bending, which is exactly what we’re looking at today!

If you do one search for ‘mind-bending’ shows and movies on Netflix, you’ll see dozens of results. In fact, it’s one of the most popular categories on the streamer. From outstanding anthology series to downright bizarre dramas, there are tons of great options on Netflix. In this list, we count down 10 of the best.

All of these shows and films are available to stream on Netflix right now. Let’s dive in!

10Dead Boy Detectives Genre: Action, Adventure, ComedyRating: TV-MARelease Date: April 25, 2024Cast: George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri, Kassius Nelson, Briana Cuoco, Jenn Lyon, Ruth ConnellLanguage: EnglishRuntime: 56 minsWatch on Netflix

Netflix’s Sandman spinoff Dead Boy Detectives...

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Happy Friday! Welcome to another rundown of what’s new on Netflix over the past seven days. It’s been a relatively quiet week for new arrivals, but there were definitely a few hidden gems. Plus, Netflix cleared the Original deck for its highly anticipated Robert De Niro limited series, Zero Day. Here’s a look back at everything new and what’s been trending in the Netflix Top 10 this past week.

We should also discuss a couple of re-additions and very quick removals on Netflix this week. Interestingly, Trump: An American Dream was abruptly removed from the service yesterday globally, and after only a day, it’s back, albeit without Netflix Original branding. I have no idea what happened here. It wasn’t scheduled to be removed and from first glance, nothing has changed with it – bizarre. Also, One Piece fans can rest easy; the two specials...

Netflix has finally revealed when the second season of an underrated sci-fi drama series will land on the streamer. Titled Pantheon, the adult animation series boasts a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. The first series was made available on Netflix last November, and fans of the series won’t have to wait too much longer to delve back into this mind-bending tale of consciousness and mortality, as Pantheon Season 2 is now due to land on the streaming platform in February.

Created by Craig Silverstein, and based on a series of short stories by Ken Liu, Pantheon Season 2 features an all-star cast that includes Katie Chang (The Bling Ring), Paul Dano (The Batman), Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), Daniel Dae Kim (Lost), Rosemarie DeWitt (Smile 2), Chris Diamantopoulos (Red Notice), Ron Livingston (Office Space), and Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black). According to What's on Netflix, the second season...

Pantheon, an animated series perfect for fans of Arcane and Terminator Zero, is now streaming on Netflix. Arcane and Terminator Zero's reviews are overwhelmingly positive, including Arcane boasting a perfect 100% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes across its two-season run. Meanwhile, the anime Terminator Zero series is widely considered to be the best new story that the long-running Terminator franchise has released in years.

Pantheon has also been incredibly well-received, leading to a 100% Tomatometer score and 94% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes. The impressive cast of Pantheon features Paul Dano, Aaron Eckhart, Daniel Dae Kim, William Hurt, and Rosemarie DeWitt. Arcane and Terminator Zero are among the best Netflix shows that are animated and geared towards a more adult audience, but Pantheon is able to rival them in many respects.

AMC's Pantheon Is Now On Netflix – What The Show Is About Human Consciousness Can Live On Through Uploaded Intelligence

Pantheon,...

The Bling Ring captures the superficial materialism and celebrity culture of the 2010s. Sofia Coppola uses sharp satire to explore the allure of fame and hollow material desires. Emma Watson's performance as Nicki Moore adds layers to a cast of mostly one-dimensional characters.

Looking back on Sofia Coppolas satirical crime film The Bling Ring more than ten years later reveals how much the world of celebrity has changed. While young peoples need for external validation means this story of fame-obsessed teenagers robbing celebrities' houses will always be relevant, it also points to a bygone era of consumerism and tabloid culture where Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan were practically Hollywood royalty. With the power of hindsight, The Bling Ring is a unique time capsule of the 2010s that unfortunately fails to explore its subject with the level of depth needed to be truly compelling.

The Bling Ring (2013)

Director Sofia CoppolaRelease Date June 14, 2013Studio(s) A24,...

Fred Roos, the casting director turned producer who jump-started the career of Jack Nicholson and collaborated often with Francis Ford Coppola, sharing a best picture Oscar with the filmmaker for The Godfather Part II, has died. He was 89.

Roos died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, a publicist announced.

It’s part of Hollywood lore that before Harrison Ford became a famous actor, he was laboring as a carpenter to make ends meet. What some might not know is that it was at Roos’ house where Ford was woodworking when the casting director befriended him, eventually pushing him for roles in George Lucas’ American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977) and Coppola’s The Conversation (1974).

And it was Roos who convinced Lucas — who had been leaning toward Amy Irving — that Carrie Fisher should portray Princess Leia in Star Wars. (Roos did not have an official role on that film.)

Roos, however,...

This list was compiled using data provided by IMDb.Lost In Translation (2003)A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.Rating: 7.7/10Stars: Bill Murray (Bob Harris), Scarlett Johansson (Charlotte), Giovanni Ribisi (John), Anna Faris (Kelly)The Virgin Suicides (2000)A group...

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Lost In Translation (2003)

A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.

Rating: 7.7/10

Stars: Bill Murray (Bob Harris), Scarlett Johansson (Charlotte), Giovanni Ribisi (John), Anna Faris (Kelly)

The Virgin Suicides...

Sofia Coppola reveals that she passed on directing The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 because she found the imprinting-werewolf aspect too weird. Coppola's decision to turn down Twilight allowed her to direct other projects like The Bling Ring, The Beguiled, and On the Rocks, solidifying her position as a top director. The controversial plot point of imprinting on a baby in Breaking Dawn - Part 2 has sparked debate, and it's understandable why Coppola would have taken issue with it.

Sofia Coppola reveals that she came close to directing The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, but she passed on it because she found one aspect too weird. Coppola is the director behind a number of award-winning movies including Lost In Translation, Marie Antoinette, and Somewhere; her latest movie, Priscilla, is currently earning rave reviews and awards buzz. Meanwhile, The Twilight Saga, which chronicled the love story between...

The animated TV series "Pantheon", based on a collection of short stories by award-winning author Ken Liu, was canceled at AMC+, but Season 2 has been picked up for streaming October 15, 2023 on Prime Video in Australia and New Zealand:

".... bullied teen, 'Maddie' (Katie Chang), receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, 'David' (Daniel Dae Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the 'Cloud' following an experimental destructive brain scan. 

"David is the first of a new kind of being - an 'Uploaded Intelligence' or 'Ui' - but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of war..."

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Perhaps AMC should stand for Another Maddening Cancellation. As AMC Networks’ canceling spree continues, the company has nixed the animated AMC+ series Pantheon after one season, even though it had ordered two seasons and the second season had already been produced. In another blow to fans, the first season of Pantheon has been removed from the AMC+ library, according to Deadline, which first reported the cancellation news. Created by Craig Silverstein and based on short stories by award-winning author Ken Liu, Pantheon“explore[d] the theme of technology through the lens of family, focusing on both the people whose brains have been digitally uploaded and the loved ones they’ve left behind,” AMC Networks said in an August 2022 press release. “Maddie [Katie Chang], a bullied teen, receives help from someone online. It turns out that the person is her deceased father, David [Daniel Dae Kim]. His consciousness has been uploaded to...

Exclusive: Animated drama series Pantheon, which stars the voices of Daniel Dae Kim, Paul Dano and Taylor Schilling, is the latest series to be scrapped at AMC Networks.

The series has been canceled after one season, despite a two-season order, and pulled from AMC’s streaming service as part of the company’s cost-cutting drive. The second season, which had been produced, will not air.

Pantheon joins shows such as Demascus, Invitation to a Bonfire and the second seasons of 61st Street and Moonhaven, which were all axed as part of a one-time tax write-down at the end of last year.

This write-down features around 400M of content and was revealed in an SEC filing in December.

“As a result of the Plan, the programming assessments pertain to a broad mix of owned and licensed content, including legacy television series and films that will no longer be in active rotation...

Take a look at the animated sci-fi drama series “Pantheon", based on a collection of short stories by award-winning author Ken Liu, now streaming on AMC+:

".... bullied teen, 'Maddie' (Katie Chang), receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, 'David' (Daniel Dae Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the 'Cloud' following an experimental destructive brain scan.

"David is the first of a new kind of being - an 'Uploaded Intelligence' or 'Ui' - but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of war..."

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If you were a budding true crime fan in 2008 and 2009, then you were most likely following one of the craziest scandals of the decade which affectionately became known as “The Bling Ring.” Although Hollywood has gotten their hands on the story, with Sofia Coppola helming the masterpiece that was 2013’s The Bling Ring which boasted an all star lineup of Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, and Claire Julien, a new Netflix series promises to tell the story like we’ve never heard it before - from the side of the convicted thieves. The streamer’s upcoming docuseries, titled The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist will hit the platform on September 21, and a trailer released today promises that it will absolutely deliver.

Netflix’s three-part documentary series The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist explores the true story behind the so-called Bling Ring. The new trailer shows the targets of the burglary crew and delves into the background of the thieves who wanted to be just as famous as the Hollywood stars they stole from. The fact they not only pulled off these robberies but then became celebrities is beyond ridiculous and can only happen in La La Land.

The docuseries was directed by Miles Blayden-Ryall and executive produced by Lawrence Walford, Rob Davis, and Alastair Cook.

The Real Bling Ring premieres on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Sofia Coppola wrote and directed a feature film based on the Bling Ring and starring Emma Watson, Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Claire Julien, and Taissa Farmiga. Audiences didn’t embrace the R-rated film – it grossed 5 million during its domestic release and 20 million worldwide – and critics were mixed, with...

A new documentary series from Netflix is telling the story of the infamous thieves known as the Bling Ring.

The streamer released the trailer for the upcoming series on Tuesday.

The Bling Ring were a group of thieves who robbed numerous celebrity homes in 2008-2009, with targets including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and Orlando Bloom. They comprised teenagers and young adults who stole the fashion and clothing of celebrities they admired.

“The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist” focuses on the actual members involved as they re-enter society after serving out their jail sentences.

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The official synopsis reads:

“First there was the reality series, then came a Hollywood movie— but the truth about the Bling Ring burglaries has never been told…until now. 10 years after the notorious heists, the culprits have served their jail time and are coming...

Take a look at the new animated sci-fi drama series “Pantheon", based on a collection of short stories by award-winning author Ken Liu, now airing on AMC+:

".... bullied teen, 'Maddie' (Katie Chang), receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, 'David' (Daniel Dae Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the 'Cloud' following an experimental destructive brain scan.

"David is the first of a new kind of being - an 'Uploaded Intelligence' or 'Ui' - but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of war..."

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Pantheon is one of the most unique TV series in recent memory.

The series got off the ground earlier this month and has amassed a 100 approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

With many different streaming offerings, it's difficult for many shows to break through.

Since its inception, AMC+ has prided itself in experimenting with different types of content, and Pantheon is the latest example of that.

The animated drama series picks up with a young woman receiving messages from an unknown number that claims to be her deceased father.

Trying to uncover the truth, she stumbles upon a larger conspiracy involving the singularity.

The voice cast is perfect, with names such as Daniel Dae Kim, Maude Apatow, Taylor Schilling, Scoot McNairy, and Aaron Eckhart.

TV Fanatic caught up with Dae Kim ahead of the series premiere, and he was attracted to the show because there was nothing else on TV quite like it.

Click here to read the full article.

AMC+’s Pantheon posits a near future in which not one but two different companies have cracked the code to “uploaded intelligence” (Ui) — distinct from AI in that these aren’t sentient consciousnesses born of computers but ones born as humans, and then digitized into the cloud at the end of their corporeal lives. The approaches taken by Logorhythms and Alliance differ in minor points but, strikingly, both have chosen to deploy this bleeding-edge science in the same way: by stripping the UIs of everything but their professional skills so that they can continue toiling without end in the afterlife, trapped in simulated offices with little memory of any existence beyond work.

Like so many of the most compelling sci-fi concepts, it’s a scenario that feels simultaneously farfetched and depressingly familiar. (Is there anything easier to imagine than, say, Facebook doing exactly...

Take a look at the new trailer supporting the new sci-fi drama, animated TV series "Pantheon", based on a collection of short stories by award-winning author Ken Liu, premiering two episodes September 1, 2022 on AMC+:

".... bullied teen, 'Maddie' (Katie Chang), receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, 'David' (Daniel Dae Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the 'Cloud' following an experimental destructive brain scan. 

"David is the first of a new kind of being - an 'Uploaded Intelligence' or 'Ui' - but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of war..."

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For any adult still avoiding animation out of some stubborn refusal to understand its advantages as a both visual and storytelling medium, “Pantheon” makes its ambitions known from the get-go. After the eerie opening theme, scoring a fluorescent string of code smashing through a Greek statue, the show cuts to a high-school classroom, where a blunt voiceover lays the stakes bare. “Most of the girls in my class completely missed the moment when the world began to end,” teen outcast Maddie Kim (Katie Chang) tells us, the laptops blinking in unison as if in agreement. It’s a fittingly arresting start to this unnerving series, which taps an all-star cast to meld micro character work with macro questions about technology that may never have a satisfying answer.

Created by Dan Silverstein, and based on Ken Liu’s short stories, “Pantheon” layers conspiracies on top of the even more bitter truth at every turn.

Click here to read the full article.

The end of August and the start of September is a pretty light week in terms of TV premieres — but the highest-profile one is really high profile: Prime Video’s mega-budgeted Lord of the Rings series. The Aug. 31-Sept. 6 period also features the return of Rick and Morty and the beginning of the end for Queen Sugar.

Below is The Hollywood Reporter‘s rundown of premieres, returns and specials over the next seven days. It would be next to impossible to watch everything, but let THR point the way to worthy options for the coming week. All times are Et/Pt unless noted.

The Big Show

Rarely has this heading been more apt: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a big show in almost every way. It’s perhaps the most expensive series ever made, features a sprawling cast...

It's another week of big premieres on broadcast, streaming, and cable!

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has its premiere, and we are so excited.

Check out our recommendations for the week ahead.

Saturday, August 27

8/7c Bodyguard Seduction (Lifetime)

A businesswoman requires a Bodyguard when there are threats against her. However, the handsome man she hired may he the very one attempting to assassinate her.

But a savvy Charly relies on the art of seduction to determine if he's trustworthy.

Tune in for this sexy game of cat and mouse!

Sunday, August 28

House of the Dragon (HBO)

The politics in King's Landing get more complicated than ever as questions arise following Daemon's actions.

The episode dials up the action to deliver a spectactular hour that is a cut above the premiere.

Check out a teaser.

9/8c Animal Kingdom (TNT)

Are you ready for the final ride?!

The series finale is finally here,...

The sight of Paris Hilton's jewelry covering the surface of a plain, wooden kitchen table was staggering. Diamond bracelets. Bangles. Expensive watches. Cocktail rings. Pearls. This was just some of the stuff the LAPD had recovered when they raided the homes of the teens and 20-somethings we'd later come to know as the Bling Ring. It was 2009, and I was a 25-year-old correspondent for a cable TV network, crouched on the ground in front of police headquarters, scribbling notes as Detective Brett Goodkin shared pictures and descriptions of the loot with me and the three or four dozen other journalists assembled.

It wasn't surprising to me when, fewer than five years later, I found myself watching the story unfold again on the big screen in Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring." The fascination was already at a fever pitch in the fall of 2009. The group was eventually linked to...

Take a look at the new trailer supporting the new sci-fi drama, animated TV series "Pantheon", based on a collection of short stories by award-winning author Ken Liu, premiering two episodes September 1, 2022 on AMC+:

".... bullied teen, 'Maddie' (Katie Chang), receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, 'David' (Daniel Dae Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the 'Cloud' following an experimental destructive brain scan. 

"David is the first of a new kind of being - an 'Uploaded Intelligence' or 'Ui' - but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of war..."

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Oscar winnerWilliam Hurt, who died today at 71, left behind a yet-to-be-released TV series, AMC’s first animated drama Pantheon. Hurt was cast in the project, from creator and showrunner Craig Silverstein a year ago. He had completed vis voice work on the series before his death, sources tell Deadline. There is no premiere date yet for Pantheon; it will likely debut later this year.

Pantheon is based on a collection of short stories by Ken Liu about Uploaded Intelligence, or, human consciousness uploaded to the Cloud. The series focuses on Maddie (Katie Chang), a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David (Daniel Dae Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan.

Hurt voices legendary genius billionaire Stephen Holstrom. This is believed to be the last role he’d completed before his death.

William Hurt, Maude Apatow, Corey Stoll and Lara Pulver are joining the expansive voice cast for AMC’s animated series “Pantheon.”

The four join a cast that already includes Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang, Ron Livingston, Chris Diamantopoulos, Scoot McNairy, Taylor Schilling, Rosemarie DeWitt, Aaron Eckhart, Paul Dano, Anika Noni Rose, Grey Griffin, SungWon Cho, Kevin Durand, Samuel Roukin and Krystina Alabado.

Additionally, AMC Studios has signed an overall deal with “Pantheon” creator and showrunner Craig Silverstein to develop and produce new series for AMC Networks’ Entertainment Group as well as other content companies.

Based on the short stories of Ken Liu, “Pantheon” takes place in a society in which human consciousness is uploaded into a cloud called “Uploaded Intelligence.” Chang stars in the eight-episode first season as Maddie, a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father,...

Maude Apatow, William Hurt, Corey Stoll, and Lara Pulver have all joined the cast of the upcoming AMC animated drama “Pantheon,” the network announced Thursday as part of the Television Critics Association winter press tour.

Apatow, Hurt, Stoll and Pulver will be joining a voice cast that is jam-packed with diverse celebrity talent. Those previously announced “Pantheon” stars include Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang, Paul Dano, Rosemarie DeWitt, Aaron Eckhart, Taylor Schilling, Ron Livingston, Chris Diamantopoulos, Raza Jaffrey, Scoot McNairy, Anika Noni Rose, Grey Griffin, SungWon Cho, Kevin Durand, Samuel Roukin and Krystina Alabado.

In tandem with the “Pantheon” casting announcement, AMC Studios also confirmed that series creator and showrunner Craig Silverstein has inked an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with the network to develop and produce new series for AMC Networks’ Entertainment Group as well as other content companies. Silverstein was the creator and showrunner for AMC Network’s period drama “Turn: Washington’s Spies.

William Hurt, Maude Apatow, Corey Stoll and Lara Pulver have joined the cast of Pantheon, AMC’s first animated, primetime drama. Additionally, Pantheon creator and showrunner Craig Silverstein is expanding his relationship with AMC Studios, the studio behind the series, with an exclusive multi-year overall deal. Under the pact, Silverstein will develop and produce new series for AMC Networks’ Entertainment Group as well as other content companies. The news was announced Thursday during AMC’s presentation at the TCA Press Tour.

“Craig is simply an incredible talent and we’re thrilled to further our partnership with someone who has been an appreciated member of the AMC Networks family for some time,” said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks. “His brilliant work and writing have introduced viewers to truly unique worlds, anchored...

Daniel Dae Kim and Randall Park are teaming up for an untitled Asian American-led heist movie at Amazon Studios, according to an individual with knowledge of the project. Several studios and streamers were circling the pitch, but after a competitive situation, Amazon Studios emerged victorious.

Young Il Kim, who wrote 2012 Black List script “Rodham” and worked on Showtime’s “Billions,” is writing the project.

Details about the untitled project are being kept under wraps but it loosely centers on a reunion of high school friends who reunite in a nod to ensemble heist films.

Also Read: Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang to Lead Voice Cast of AMC's Animated Drama 'Pantheon'

With Asian American actors and movies and television gaining visibility and commercial appeal these days, the plan is to bring together an all-star cast made up of primarily Asian American actors, led by Kim and Park.

Daniel...

Pantheon has found some voices. The first-ever animated drama series for AMC made a number of cast additions this week. The actors on the upcoming sci-fi show now include Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang, Paul Dano, Rosemarie DeWitt, Aaron Eckhart, Taylor Schilling, Ron Livingston, Chris Diamantopoulos, Raza Jaffrey, and Scoot McNairy.

The animated series is based on a series of short stories from Ken Liu, and they deal with “Uploaded Intelligence.” The cable channel has ordered two seasons of eight hour episodes each. A premiere date hasn't been announced.

revealed more about the new series in a press release.

“AMC announced today the cast for its upcoming series Pantheon, a first-ever animated primetime drama. Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang (The Bling Ring), Paul Dano, Rosemarie DeWitt...

AMC has announced the cast for “Pantheon,” the network’s upcoming animated drama.

The series is based on a collection of short stories from Ken Liu about Uploaded Intelligence — human consciousness uploaded to the Cloud. “Pantheon” is created and written by Craig Silverstein with Liu serving as a consulting producer and Titmouse Inc., animation studio also attached. AMC, which produces through AMC Studios, has placed an initial order for two seasons of the speculative fiction series consisting of eight one-hour episodes each.

The cast of “Pantheon” will consist of Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang, Paul Dano, Rosemarie DeWitt, Aaron Eckhart, Taylor Schilling, Ron Livingston, Chris Diamantopoulos, Raza Jaffrey, and Scoot McNairy. Additional cast members include Anika Noni Rose, Grey Griffin, SungWon Cho, Kevin Durand, Samuel Roukin, and Krystina Alabado.

The show’s first season will center on Maddie (Chang), a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The...

Hulu is hungry for more Taste the Nation: The streamer has renewed the culinary travel series, hosted and executive-produced by Padma Lakshmi, for Season 2.

The show explores “the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups, seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today,” per the official description. “From indigenous communities to recent immigrant arrivals, Padma breaks bread with Americans across the nation to uncover the roots and relationship between our food, our humanity and our history — ultimately revealing stories that challenge notions of identity, belonging, and what it means to be American.

Daniel Dae Kim and “The Bling Ring’s” Katie Chang will lead the voice cast for the upcoming AMC animated drama “Pantheon,” the network announced Thursday.

The will be joined by Ron Livingston, Chris Diamantopoulos and Scoot McNairy, as well as previously announced stars Taylor Schilling, Rosemarie DeWitt, Aaron Eckhart and Paul Dano. Additional cast members on Season 1 include Anika Noni Rose, Grey Griffin, SungWon Cho, Kevin Durand, Samuel Roukin and Krystina Alabado.

Based on the short stories of Ken Liu, the hour-long show hails from “Turn” and “Nikita” creator Craig Silverstein and takes place in a society in which human consciousness is uploaded into a cloud called “Uploaded Intelligence.” Chang stars in the eight-episode first season as Maddie, a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David (Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud...

AMC’s upcoming animated drama “Pantheon” has rounded out its cast.

Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang and Scoot McNairy have boarded the series, which was given a two-season order by AMC back in March. They join previously announced cast members Paul Dano, Taylor Schilling, Aaron Eckhart and Rosemarie Dewitt, among others.

The one-hour show is based on a series of short stories by Ken Liu about Uploaded Intelligence, or human consciousness uploaded to the cloud. The first season will consist of eight episodes and focus on Maddie (Chang), a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online. The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David (Kim), whose consciousness has been uploaded to the cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan.

“Pantheon” is created, written and showrun by Craig Silverstein, with Liu serving as consulting producer. Titmouse Inc. is attached as the animation studio, with AMC Studios producing.

Pantheon, AMC’s first hourlong animated primetime drama series has announced its full cast. Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-o), Katie Chang (The Bling Ring), Ron Livingston (Loudermilk), Chris Diamantopoulos (Silicon Valley), Raza Jaffrey (Homeland) and Scoot McNairy (Narcos: Mexico) are set as leads, along with Anika Noni Rose (Little Fires Everywhere), Grey Griffin (Star Wars Resistance), SungWon Cho (Anime Crimes Division), Kevin Durand (Ballers), Samuel Roukin (A Call To Spy) and Krystina Alabado (Broadway’s Mean Girls). They join previously announced Taylor Schilling, Paul Dano, Rosemarie DeWitt and Aaron Eckhart in the series which hails from Turn creator/executive producer Craig Silverstein and AMC Studios.

2020 AMC Pilots & Series Orders

Pantheon, which received a two-season order in March, is based on the short stories by Ken Liu about Uploaded Intelligence, or human consciousness uploaded to the cloud. The innovative series’ visual style is described as a fresh take on graphic realism...

AMC has locked in a star-studded cast for its first-ever animated primetime drama.

Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang and Rosemarie DeWitt will star in Pantheon, a sci-fi drama from Craig Silverstein (Turn: Washington's Spies), AMC Studios and animation house Titmouse Inc (Big Mouth, Bless the Harts). It's based on a series of short stories by Ken Liu.

The cast also includes Paul Dano, Aaron Eckhart, Taylor Schilling, Ron Livingston, Chris Diamantopoulos, Raza Jaffrey, Scoot McNairy, Anika Noni Rose, Grey Griffin, SungWon Cho, Kevin Durand, Samuel Roukin and Krystina Alabado. 

"Ken's engaging and thought-provoking short stories pave ...

With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform.

The most iconic moment of Sofia Coppola’s 2013 satirical comedy “The Bling Ring” arrives at the 27-minute mark. Nicki Moore (Emma Watson) is smoking a joint in a friend’s room while trying on designer clothing. She has recently learned that her friends Rebecca (Katie Chang) and Marc (Israel Broussard) have broken into Paris Hilton’s home and stolen shoes and handbags. Nicki, chronically impatient and desperate for attention, turns to her friends and says, “I wanna rob.” Watson’s delivery has all the lackadaisical ignorance of a five year old asking for too many sweets. Here’s a teenage girl so obsessed with the rich and famous that she’s oblivious to the illegal implications of what she’s saying. It...

Mike C. Manning is among the cast of Barry Alexander Brown’s Son of the South, joining Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, Lex Scott Davis, Julia Ormond, Cedric the Entertainer, Jake Abel, Dexter Darden, and Shamier Anderson. The pic, based on Bob Zellner’s autobiography The Wrong Side of Murder Creek, is about the true-life story of Zellner (Till), an Alabama native and grandson of a Birmingham Klansman who is pulled into the center of the civil rights movement. The spring and summer of 1961 challenged the 22-year old to rethink his beliefs as he witnessed the heroism of John Lewis during the Montgomery Freedom Riders riot in May of that year. Manning will play Townsend Ellis, best friend of Zellner who struggles to support his friend during his growing involvement with the civil rights movement. Producers are Colin Bates, Stan Erdreich, Eve Pomerance,...

Stars: Victoria Justice, Eden Sher, Ashley Rickards, Avan Jogia, Claudia Lee, Katie Chang, Peyton List, Jazmyn Richardson, Will Peltz, Daniel Eric Gold, Frank Whaley, Harry Katzman, Noah Robbins, Alex Shimizu, Ted McGinley | Written by Dominique Ferrari, Suzanne Wrubel | Directed by Peter Hutchings

After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school queen bee, Jodi (Victoria Justice) and her best friend Mindy (Eden Sher) plot their revenge by uniting all of the school’s outcasts to overthrow the cruel reign of the popular clique once and for all. But in a tale of “be careful what you wish for,” a taste of power gets the best of all of them, nearly ruining Jodi and Mindy’s friendship and threatening to sabotage Jodi’s budding romance with Dave (Avan Jogia)…

The Outcasts follows a familiar format of an oft-told tale, a them-vs-us story that pits geek against jocks, pretty against plain…...

Little Darlings

Nick Fink ("Glee"), Katie Chang ("Bling Ring"), Brandon Mychal Smith ("You're the Worst"), Eliza Bennett ("Nanny McPhee") and Taylor Dearden ("Breaking Bad") are set to star in MTV's new dark half-hour comedy pilot "Little Darlings".

The story follows two unlikely friends named Jules (Bennett) and Ophelia (Dearden) who take justice into their own hands and kick ass on their college campus. Fink will play a charming and intellectual art major, Smith a whip-smart law student and Ophelia's co-worker, and Chang as Jules' sorority president and Bff. [Source: The Live Feed]

Atlanta

FX has ordered a first season of former "Community" actor and rapper Donald Glover's half-hour comedy series "Atlanta". Glover, Dianne McGunigle and Paul Simms will serve as executive producers on the series which airs next year.

Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Lee Stanfield and Zazie Beetz also star in the series which revolves around two cousins on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene.

Spotlight

Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Aaron Eckhart, Liev Schreiber and Stanley Tucci are all onboard to star in "Spotlight," Tom McCarthy's film about the efforts of the journalists at the Boston Globe to uncover the now famous Catholic church sex scandal.

The group discovered and exposed Cardinal Bernard Law, America's Senior Catholic Prelate, who was protecting priests accused of sexual assault by moving them to different parishes where they offended again.  Production begins this Fall. [Source: The Wrap]

Roadrunner

Scott Eastwood and country singer Trace Adkins are attached to star in the "Smokey And The Bandit"-esque road action comedy "Roadrunner".

Greg Coolidge and Kirk Ward are penning the script while Scott Mednick ("300," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") is producing. [Source: Deadline]

Aaliyah: Princess of R&B

Newcomer Chattrisse Dolabaille and Izaak Smith ("Mirror Mirror") have been cast as Missy Elliott and Timbaland respectively in Lifetime's upcoming Aaliyah telemovie biopic "Aaliyah: Princess of...

Frank Whaley (Ray Donovan, The Blacklist) has been cast in The Outskirts, an indie comedy from director Peter Hutchings. Eden Sher, Victoria Justice, Ashley Richards, Katie Chang, Peyton List, Avan Jogia and Will Peltz star in the high school-set pic about two best friends (Justice and Sher) who set out to hatch the ultimate social coup on their nemesis. Whaley will play Herb, the father to Justice’s Jodi and a charmingly out-of-touch postal worker who agrees to start dating once his daughter takes charge of her own life. TV and film vet Whaley recently shot Paramount’s live-action/CG hybrid Monster Trucks and write and directed indie feature Like Sunday, Like Rain starring Leighton Meester, Debra Messing, and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. He’s repped by Apa.

Screen Gems thriller The Perfect Guy has added Holt McCallany to its cast, led by Sanaa Lathan as a woman...

Frank Whaley (Ray Donovan, The Blacklist) has been cast in The Outskirts, an indie comedy from director Peter Hutchings. Eden Sher, Victoria Justice, Ashley Richards, Katie Chang, Peyton List, Avan Jogia and Will Peltz star in the high school-set pic about two best friends (Justice and Sher) who set out to hatch the ultimate social coup on their nemesis. Whaley will play Herb, the father to Justice’s Jodi and a charmingly out-of-touch postal worker who agrees to start dating once his daughter takes charge of her own life. TV and film vet Whaley recently shot Paramount’s live-action/CG hybrid Monster Trucks […]...

When two best friends find themselves fed up with their high school’s resident bullies, they do what anyone would do: stage a revolution.

Victoria Justice and The Middle’s Eden Sher play two outcasts in The Outskirts, a film about what happens when a high school’s uncool kids overthrow the popular crew, led by the Blair Waldorf-like Whitney (Claudia Lee). There’s drama, there’s humor. And, as with any good teen movie, there are tears.

“What made me want to direct this movie more than just being really excited to see it when it came out is...

Stars: Kodi Smit-Mcphee, Ben Kingsley, Katie Chang, Alex Wolff, Michael Chen, James Le Gros, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Briana Marin, Ethan Cohn, Adam Barrie, Stephen Kunken, Daniela Lavender | Written by Luke Matheny, Rob Meyer | Directed by Rob Meyer

A teenage bird fanatic called David Portnoy (Kodi Smit-Mcphee) thinks he has seen a duck which was previously thought to be extinct. With guidance from birding legend, Lawrence Conrad (Ben Kingsley) David and his friends set off on an adventure to find it and solidify their place in bird watching history by making the discovery of a lifetime. Little do his friends know, David is also using the adventure to escape his troubles. At the same time, David’s Father is preparing to marry his new wife, the nurse of David’s mother who passed away a few years before.

A Birder’s Guide to Everything is a coming of age tale. Directed by Rob Meyer,...

Victoria Justice and Eden Sher are set to star in the high school comedy “The Outskirts,” which hails from “Bachelorette” producer BCDF Pictures, the company announced Tuesday. The female-centric movie also stars Ashley Rickards (“Awkward”), Peyton List (“Jessie”), Avan Jogia (“Twisted”), Claudia Lee (“Kick-Ass 2”), Katie Chang (“The Bling Ring”) and William Peltz (“Men, Women & Children”). Peter Hutchings (“Rhymes with Banana”) will direct the film from a Black List screenplay written by Dominique Ferrari and Suzanne Wrubel. Shooting begins this summer in New York. Also read: Victoria Justice Lands Lead Role on MTV's ‘Eye Candy’ Pilot Described as “Mean Girls” meets “Revenge of.

Odd List Andrew Blair 25 Apr 2014 - 06:29

They're despicable, smug and downright unpleasant. Andrew lines up his pick of 50 biggest unpleasant, sometimes heroic folk in cinema...

Nb: This article contains swearing and spoilers for numerous films. Bear in mind that it may be not safe for work, and if you haven't seen a film mentioned in a particular entry, do consider skipping to the next one.

Conflict drives drama. Unpleasant people create conflict. Thus, cinema is crammed with huge, provocative arseholes/assholes (we went with the latter on the headline, but now we're in the article, we're going more arse than ass). There are obviously too many to list, but we've provided you with a thought-provoking array of multi-faceted bell-endery. That said, feel free to copy and paste the phrase, "Nice list, but you forgot x" to save time when placing comments below! The 'nice' bit is not compulsory.

Incidentally,...

From levelFILM, Sneak Peek footage from director Rob Meyer's coming-of-age comedy "A Birder's Guide to Everything", now available on DVD, VOD and Est, starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Katie Chang and Sir Ben Kingsley:

"...on the eve of his widowed father's second wedding, fifteen-year-old 'David Portnoy' (Smit-McPhee) leads the stalwart members of his local 'Young Birders Society' on a rollicking, interstate search for an extremely rare duck..."

Producers are Dan Lindau, Paul Miller, Kirsten Duncan Fuller and Lisa K. Jenkins.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "A Birder's Guide To Everything"...