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Imagine, if you will, standing in line for hours covered head-to-toe in full body paint, surviving on overpriced concession food, and shuffling through massive crowds for the fleeting chance to see Robert Downey Jr. wink mid-gum chew. For years, that was the mystique of Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. It wasn't merely a convention room; it was a modern-day coliseum, a rite of passage for the most committed pop culture devotees. Hall H once felt alive — a collective organism of cheers, gasps, and groans erupting in perfect synchronicity. For a few charged hours, before everyone stumbled out sweaty, overstimulated, and high on adrenaline, it was unfiltered nerd nirvana.

But in recent years, the roar has faded to a murmur. Marvel understandably forewent Hall H in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, missed it in 2023 due to the dual strikes, and recently announced that they'll sit out 2025 as well. The throne is vacant — or would be,...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for Episode 1 of “Dimension 20: Cloudward, Ho!” streaming now on Dropout.

As one of “Dimension 20’s” regular cast members (a.k.a. “Intrepid Heroes”) Lou Wilson has played everything from a cyborg engineer to a foul-mouthed wooden puppet. But for the first time in nearly three years, “D20” fans meet a new Lou Wilson player character (PC) in “Dimension 20: Cloudward, Ho!” which hit indie streamer Dropout Wednesday.

The new series, which debuted just days after “Dimension 20’s” live show at the Hollywood Bowl, is an Indiana Jones-meets-Jules Verne-style adventure installment of the role-playing game TV show that follows the crew of an airship as they “Join forces and take to the skies in search of the missing Professor Comfrey MacLeod, [venturing] off to a fantastical world of machine wonders and perils known as Gath.”

Ahead of the “Dimension 20: Battle...

For Brennan Lee Mulligan, juggling the many stories and skyrocketing popularity of his Dropout series “Dimension 20” comes down to two key things – “dissociation and compartmentalization.”

For the uninitiated, “Dimension 20” is a tabletop role-playing game series where a group of comedians and actors play through a story – usually using a “Dungeons and Dragons” ruleset, but not always. The format has ballooned in popularity over the years, with shows like “Critical Role” and podcasts claiming equally large fandoms.

“Dimension 20” and Mulligan kicked off 2025 with a bang in January by playing a live show at Madison Square Garden with the core players known as the Intrepid Heroes – Lou Wilson, Emily Axford, Brian Murphy, Siobhan Thompson, Ally Beardsley and Zac Oyama.

Now the show is prepping another bout of live shows starting with one at the Hollywood Bowl on June 1, while also premiering the next season for the Intrepid Heroes on...

Say “sky,” Intrepid Heroes! Dropout has released the first full trailer for the new season of the anthology tabletop actual play series “Dimension 20.”

The new season, titled “Cloudward, Ho!,” features returning game master Brennan Lee Mulligan and Dimension’s main cast of players, known as the Intrepid Heroes.

According to a synopsis, the new season follows the Intrepid Heroes as they “venture off to a fantastical world of machine wonders and perils known as Gath, where they’ll join forces and take to the skies in search of the missing Professor Comfrey MacLeod.”

Beardsley will play Olethra MacLeod, a young woman who’s “extremely into the adventuring legacy of her family” and searching for her missing grandfather, Comfrey. Joining Olethra’s quest are Van Chapman (Thompson), a bruiser type with a mechanical arm who “comes from an old sailor family,” and the heavily-accented Marya Junkova (Axford), who is “gaunt with starvation,...

Comedic culinary competition “Gastronauts” has been renewed for Season 2 at indie streamer Dropout.

Hosted by comedian and Dropout staple Jordan Myrick, the show features a rotating group of three comedians each episode, who all have “specific, ridiculous” culinary challenges for each episode’s group of chefs.

Among several of the new chefs set up for the challenge in Season 2 are Amanda Palomino, Saransh Oberoi (“Beat Bobby Flay”), Christina Xenos (“Chopped”) and Joi Fowler (“Masterchef”).

Guest comedians serving as judges throughout the season include Cameron Esposito, Paul F. Thompkins, Emily Axford, Siobhan Thompson, Katie Marovitch, Erika Ishii, and Scott Aukerman.

Production on “Gastronauts” Season 2 wrapped this week. Episodes are slated to premiere on Dropout this summer.

“Gastronauts” is showrun by host and creator Myrick. Justin Cyrul serves as producer and Morgan Evans directed the Season 2 episodes. Courtney McBroom is culinary producer. Meagan Stockemer is director of photography, Caitlin Williams is production designer,...

It really is our time! It really is our year!

Dropout’s Dungeons and Dragons actual play series, Dimension 20, premiered in 2018 with the first season of Fantasy High. Since that first campaign, Fantasy High has had two sequel seasons, a series of spinoffs, and the most unsettling yet adorable plushie of a balding elf with an affinity for yogurt. The series has become a cultural phenomenon both in the established world of D&d and with teens who like fantasy and are looking for a bit of a giggle. Now it has been revealed that Webtoon is adapting the actual play series into its own comic run, and that announcement has been met with nothing but excitement and delight.

According to that announcement, this comic is set to release 61 episodes, making audiences believe it will depict the events of freshman year, or season 1 of the series. Personally, I hope...

Before they made history playing a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, “Dimension 20” dungeon master Brennan Lee Mulligan and the intrepid heroes that star on the Dropout tabletop role-playing game TV series sat down with Variety for a game of “Most Likely To.”

While everyone agreed that all six players do their fair share of causing problems, Mulligan admitted there’s one intrepid hero with a particular aptitude for antagonizing the dungeon master:

“As the Dm, I’m pointing at a specific person that is right for me [Thompson],” Mulligan said. “I’ve only been told to ‘eat my fucking dice’ on camera by one person. If ‘antagonize’ is an active verb, I think it’s Siobhan.” Thompson, for her part, agreed wholeheartedly: “Oh yeah, I’m not antagonizing him, I’m actually bullying him.”

Though Thompson may be the most outwardly adversarial, Mulligan and the rest of the...

Madison Square Garden was sold-out and packed with screaming fans on Friday night, but it wasn’t for a Grammy-winning artist or New York sports team: It was a group of “intrepid heroes” who have taken over the world of Dungeons and Dragons.

Dimension 20, a group of D&d players who specialize in monster slaying and absurd improv on the streaming service Dropout, took Msg by storm for their first major live show, “Gauntlet at the Garden.” Led by their dungeon master Brennan Lee Mulligan, the Dimension 20 crew, made up of Zac Oyama, Emily Axford, Lou Wilson, Brian Murphy, Ally Beardsley and Siobhan Thompson, revisited their popular NYC-inspired Unsleeping City campaign. However, D20 fans were in for a treat as surprise crossover characters from other games popped into the show after being influenced by random dice rolls from the audience. Once considered a niche, nerdy hobby, Dungeons and Dragons has rocketed to mainstream popularity,...

The Unsleeping City will awaken Friday night with a live version of Dropout’s “Dimension 20” at Madison Square Garden. The Dungeons-and-Dragons-actual-play-esque show will feature game master Brennan Lee Mulligan and his cast of “intrepid heroes”: Ally Beardsley, Brian “Murph” Murphy, Emily Axford, Lou Wilson, Siobhan Thompson and Zac Oyama.

As the team preps for the sold-out event, dubbed “Gauntlet at the Garden,” Mulligan breaks down his game plan for their first live show of this scale and how he’s constructed a new storyline within the New York City-set “Unsleeping City” season of “Dimension 20” that will involve the audience.

What’s your prep plan for the show?

Be with my wife and kiddo. I’m going to open up my laptop, go over notes, get my little D&d Beyond campaign open, go over my encounters, make sure all my stat blocks are good.

The premiere date for “School Spirits” Season 2 is set for Thursday, Jan. 30, with the first three episodes releasing on Paramount+.

The new season of “School Spirits” kicks off after the first season’s cliffhanger, following Maddie Nears (Peyton List), who is still stuck in the afterlife, as she tries to win over Simon (Kristian Ventura) to help search for her missing body. The cast also includes Spencer MacPherson, Kiara Pichardo, Sarah Yarkin, Nick Pugliese, Rainbow Wedell, Josh Zuckerman and Milo Manheim.

New episodes of the eight-episode season will drop weekly on Thursdays. Awesomeness TV produces with creators Nate Trinrud and Megan Trinrud as executive producers.

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The spirited judges are back in the official trailer for “Tribunal Justice” Season 2.

“Tribunal Justice” follows three judges as they take on real cases and debate the outcome. They don’t always see eye-to-eye,...

The second season of indie streamer Dropout’s Rekha Shankar-hosted “Smartypants” is set to debut in the first quarter of 2025 with numerous guest stars lined up for the new batch of episodes, including Hank Green.

Per the second season description, “Join more secret gatherings of the Smartypants Society! Host Rekha Shankar welcomes new and returning members to share their bold ideas, controversial takes, and unhinged theories in a series of presentations that will change everything you thought you knew about the world.”

Along with Green, notable cast members featured across the 15 episodes in “Smartypants” Season 2, which wrapped production last week, include Alexis Nikole Nelson, Alyssa Limperis, Cameron Esposito, Courtney Miller, Demi Adejuyigbe, Max Burkholder and Vinny Thomas.

The first season of “Smartypants” debuted on Dropout in April and ran through August. It consisted of nine episodes.

The full list of “Smartypants” Season 2 new and returning guest stars also includes Anna Garcia,...

Brennan Lee Mulligan and his intrepid heroes are headed out west for additional live shows of their tabletop role playing game TV series, “Dimension 20,” following the Dropout brand’s already sold-out upcoming appearance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in January.

Hosted by comedian and dungeon master Mulligan, “Dimension 20” launched in 2018 as a show from the CollegeHumor (now Dropout) team featuring comedians playing several campaigns of Dungeons & Dragon set across various fictional fantasy worlds.

“Dimension 20: Live” will host one show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 1, 2025 one at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on July 20, 2025 and one at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 1, 2025.

The cast for the West Coast shows include Mulligan and “Dimension 20” players Emily Axford, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson and Lou Wilson, the same lineup set for “Gauntlet at...

Spoiler Alert for “Ratfish (Part 1)”: Coming out in 2019 after the success of unscripted content for Dropout, Game Changer was an instant hit on the platform. Now, six seasons later, host Sam Reich is still working to bring “consistently original” ideas to the show with no signs of stopping. “Every season, I feel like I fly a little closer to the sun,” says Reich. “And every season, the response I get from the audience is like, ‘This was the best yet,’ which is a very dangerous thing to tell me as I push it more and more, further and further.”

Hosted by Reich, Dropout’s Game Changer is a game show where the premise changes every episode and the contestants must learn the rules as they play. Among the assortment of games, season 6 has seen contestants search for buzzers in a simple trivia game-turned-scavenger hunt for “Beat the Buzzer”, trapped...

Your browser does not support the video tag. The Bad Kids face challenging academic years, mysteries, and corrupt faculty in Fantasy High Junior Year. Ally Beardsley shares insights on Kristen's growth, relationships, and chaos in the Dimension 20 show. K2, the British simulacrum, brings hilarious moments in the finale, leaving Brennan Lee Mulligan scrambling.

Dimension 20: Fantasy High Junior Year picked up with the Bad Kids defeating the Night Yorb before they are faced with their most difficult academic year yet. Struggling to balance challenging course loads, emotional changes in their personal lives, and antagonistic peers, the Bad Kids stumble upon another mystery that threatens not only them but the school and Spyre at large. When they discover the true villains are not only their rivals, the Rat Grinders, but trusted faculty members, they will once again have a showdown with powerful evil in the Aguefort gymnasium to decide the fate of the world.

Dimension 20, Dropout‘s Dungeons & Dragons show, is coming to Madison Square Garden for a night of live Ttrpg adventure.

Dimension 20: Gauntlet at the Garden will bring together the full D20 squad, including dungeon master Brennan Lee Mulligan and players Emily Axford, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson, and Lou Wilson, who’ve been dungeoning and dragoning together since 2018.

The show will be part of the group’s Unsleeping City campaign, which is set in a fictional (as far as we know…) and clandestine sixth borough of New York City that’s powered by magic and populated by supernatural residents. So, of course, it is appropriate that the event–which is Dimension 20‘s first U.S. live show since 2019–is also taking place in NYC.

Dimension 20: Gauntlet at the Garden takes place Jan. 24, 2025. Since the show’s unveiling earlier this month, there’s been...

Fantasy High Junior Year brings back the Bad Kids as they navigate new challenges and rival groups, while questioning their future. Spyre is the extensively built world of Dimension 20, with three seasons of Fantasy High and two spin-offs. Zac Oyama discusses Gorgug's journey, growth as a player, and the development of his character in the new season of Dimension 20.

Fantasy High Junior Year brings Dimension 20 fans back to the world of Spyre for an all-new adventure with the Bad Kids. As they start the new school year, each of the kids begins questioning their future, with Riz desperate to keep the party together as a new rival group, the Rat Grinders, steps onto the scene. After failing to help Casandra, a new mystery is afoot that begins to pull the Bad Kids in, but each has vastly different priorities and expectations of what Junior Year will bring.

Dimension 20 has hopped between all sorts of genres and settings over 20 seasons. One of the most beloved is still Fantasy High: a combination of teenage coming-of-age stories and the high fantasy usually associated with games like Dungeons & Dragons. Now, the original cast -- along with Dm and series creator Brennan Lee Mulligan -- are back in the realm of Spire, reprising their old roles and taking the Bad Kids further than ever in Fantasy High: Junior Year.

During an interview with Cbr, Zac Oyama discussed the joys of returning to the world of Fantasy High and finding surprises with Gorgug Thistlespring's character growth. He also compared the short-form improv of shows like Make Some Noise with Dimension 20's longer (but still off the cuff) form of storytelling. Plus, find out which other Dimension 20 setting he'd be most excited to return to.

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Fantasy High: Junior Year is the latest entry in Dimension 20's impressive library of comedic adventures. It's also the first time that the series has revisited a setting more than once. Focusing on the Bad Kids -- a band of danger-prone teenagers from the Aguefort Adventuring Academy -- Fantasy High is the fusion of a John Hughes film and a fantastical Dungeons & Dragons-style world. On their third outing as a group -- and the 21st season of Dimension 20 as a whole -- the Bad Kids are faced with an unexpectedly difficult challenge adjusting to the mundane after a mostly off-screen summer adventure.

During an interview with Cbr, Siobhan Thompson (who plays Adaine Abernant) reflected on returning to the world of Spire in Fantasy High: Junior Year. She also discussed how her play on the Ttrpg series has impacted and been impacted by working on television shows like Rick & Morty.

It’s not just video games that dominate the digital airwaves on platforms like Twitch — there’s a huge contingent of viewers who yearn for the old days of pen and paper, with tabletop RPGs making a huge splash virtually in the last few years. In fact, once-niche games like Dungeons & Dragons (which turns 50 this year) have taken on new life in the age of livestreaming, and more popular than ever.

Leading the charge are “actual plays,” podcasts or web shows that feature groups of players creating narratives from their imaginations,...

Siobhan Thompson teases more time spent at Aguefort Adventuring Academy in Dimension 20: Fantasy High Junior Year, with a focus on classes and the struggles of The Bad Kids in school and their future. This season feels more intimate and relatable, as the characters grapple with the typical teenage angsts of college, jobs, and figuring out their path after high school. Despite the school focus, the season will still feature exciting quests and adventures, as The Bad Kids continue to be their adventurous selves while also dealing with the challenges of school.

Siobhan Thomoson teases more of Aguefort Adventuring Academy in Dimension 20: Fantasy High Junior Year as well as the usual silly adventures. The second season of Fantasy High spent no time at school with The Bad Kids setting off on their quest during Spring Break. However, while the first season was set largely during the school year and took place at Aguefort,...

Fantasy High Junior Year returns with the Bad Kids in the midst of a thrilling battle with the Night Yorb, surprising fans. The new season allows the characters to evolve and explore new aspects of themselves, especially as they navigate high school and their future. Viewers can expect to see more of Aguefort Adventuring Academy and the challenges of finding a work-life balance while on epic quests.

Dimension 20 once again returns to Spyre to continue the adventures of the Bad Kids as they try to navigate being teenage heroes. Fantasy High was the season that kicked off the Dimension 20 series, and now they are finally returning to show what happened after the massive cliffhanger set up at the end of Sophomore Year. Fantasy High balances the classic fantasy adventures that Dungeons & Drgaons is famous for with the drama and comedy of high school.

Fantasy High Junior Year features...

Adaine Abernant has overcome her past challenges and is in a better place in Dimension 20: Fantasy High Junior Year. She may have fewer setbacks with her anxiety with her parents no longer in the picture. Adaine may develop new relationships and further explore her future and identity outside her parent's shadow.

Dimension 20 star Siobhan Thompson teased how Adaine Abernant will be in a better place in Fantasy High Junior Year after facing down her demons in the first two seasons. Adaine Abernant has faced many challenges in her tenure at Aguefort Adventuring Academy, but with the help of her friends and supportive educators, she has managed to overcome them. In the first season, Adaine's anxiety is diagnosed and taken seriously after being dismissed for years. Adaine finally faced down her abusive parents in Sophomore Year.

In an interview with Screen Rant for Dimension 20: Burrow's End, Thompson...

The twentieth season of Dimension 20, Burrow's End, concludes with the stoats facing their biggest threat to Last Bast in a final showdown. Aabria Iyengar crafted a horror-filled season with less silliness compared to previous seasons, exploring themes and using the 5e system to enhance the storytelling. The First Stoats were a contentious topic, with Aabria defending their actions, but ultimately they would have aligned against Phoebe if they had survived.

The twentieth season of Dimension 20, Burrow's End, has come to a close with epic battles and the family of stoats making choices that determine the fate of the world. The family of stoats has come a long way from fleeing their Warren and racing through the Blue Forrest, but after wiping out the leadership of the Last Bast, dealing with the human threat and protecting 20,000 stoats falls on their shoulders now. As they face the biggest threat to Last Bast in one final showdown,...

The following contains spoilers for Dimension 20: Burrow's End Episode 1, "The Red Warren," now streaming on Dropout.

Dimension 20 has developed a habit of fusing unlikely genres into comedy gold. The Ttrpg series has explored the depths of space, combined high school with high fantasy, and reimagined numerous other genres. But Burrow's End has some pretty big tonal swings even for this group of performers. With Aabria Iyengar serving as Dm and Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, Siobhan Thompson and Isabella Roland returning as players, it's a more serious piece than many of the show's previous seasons.

In the woods for the Watership Down-style adventure are two new faces who were especially eager to step into the Dome. During an interview with Cbr, Rashawn Nadine Scott (who plays Viola) and Jasper Cartwright (the portrayer of Thorn) discussed the joys of joining Dimension 20 for the first time. They also spoke...

Jaysohn's near-death experience in the latest episode of Dimension 20 was intense, but he didn't seem to fully grasp the concept of his own mortality. Siobhan Thompson, the actor who plays Jaysohn, trusts the Gm and goes with the flow, not making any specific plans during dangerous moments. Jaysohn's character has grown and made friends throughout the season, but he still maintains his high self-esteem and doesn't worry too much about the sociopolitical implications of their new society.

The current season of Dimension 20, Burrow's End, follows a family of stoats as they find a new home after their warren is wiped out by poisonous gas. As they travel through the Blue Forest, they face new dangers and gain new abilities from further exposure to the mysterious Blue. Although their new home seems safe, they are suspicious of the society they have built and their plans to fight the monsters that are destined to return,...

The following contains light spoilers for the first two episodes of Dimension 20: Burrow's End, now streaming on Dropout.

Burrow's End is the 20th season of Dimension 20. In that time, the Dropout Ttrpg series has taken players and audiences to ridiculously goofy worlds, like the high school/high fantasy fusion of Fantasy High or the nightmarish fairytales of Nevermore. By contrast, Burrow's End -- Dm'ed by Aabria Iyengar -- is a far more grounded story, focusing on a family of stoats who are struggling to survive in a dangerous and mysterious forest after their Burrow is destroyed, and who discover a supernatural presence along the way.

It's proven to be a fascinating challenge for the show's cast, including seasoned players Siobhan Thompson and Erika Ishii. During an interview with Cbr for Burrow's End, Siobhan (who plays Jaysohn) and Erika (who portrays Ava) sat down to discuss the most dramatic season of Dimension 20 yet.

Burrow's End is Dimension 20's twentieth season, featuring a darker storyline with stoats seeking a new home in the Blue Forest. Jasper Cartwright joins the cast as a first-timer, sharing his surreal experience of being invited to be a part of Dimension 20. Cartwright also shares his desire to play in an Escape From Bloodkeep sequel season.

Burrow's End is the twentieth season of Dimension 20 and leans into a darker world of storytelling following in the footsteps of A Crown of Candy and The Ravening War. The season follows a family of stoats driven from their home after the others in their warren are killed by a poisonous gas. As they travel through the Blue Forest, learning more about the powerful but mysterious Blue, they find a new home with countless other stoats. However, this new home may not be as safe as they hoped when they learn...

Burrow's End is the twentieth season of Dimension 20 and takes a darker tone, exploring the mysteries of the Blue Forest. The cast includes both longtime members and newcomers, and the dynamic and storytelling at the table are impressive. Erika Ishii discusses her character Ava, the relationships and dynamics she creates with other characters, and what she would like to explore if The Seven and Misfits and Magic return.

Dimension 20 is celebrating its twentieth season with an exciting side quest, Burrow's End. From the talented mind of Aabria Iyengar, the first to step into the role of Gm other than Brennan Lee Mulligan, Burrow's End delves into the dark mysteries of the Blue Forest. Taking inspiration from Watership Down and The Secret of Nihm, the latest chapter follows a family of stoats as they traverse the dangerous forest to find a new home and discover the truth behind the Blue.

Burrow's End is the twentieth season of Dimension 20, featuring Aabria Iyengar as Game Master and follows a family of stoats surviving in the Blue Forest. The Stupendous Stoats include regulars Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, Siobhan Thompson, and Isabella Roland, with new recruits Jasper William Cartwright and Rashawn Nadine Scott. Mulligan's character, Tula, is the mother of two young children and an adult daughter, creating interesting dynamics within the family. Tula's relationship with her mother and her role as a parent are explored.

The new adventure, Burrow's End, is the twentieth season of Dimension 20. This side quest, which features Aabria Iyengar as Game Master, follows a family of stoats trying to survive in the mysterious Blue Forest. When the rest of their burrow is killed, they must leave their home in search of somewhere safe, but as they travel deeper into the forest, new dangers emerge that will test them.

Burrow's End is the twentieth season of Dimension 20, featuring a thrilling side quest with a family of stoats in the Blue Forest. Siobhan Thompson's character, Jaysohn, brings a hilarious and silly dynamic to the season, while still facing dramatic challenges. The sibling relationships between Jason and Lila, and Jet and Ruby, offer rich storylines and exploration of childhood dynamics.

Burrow's End is not only an all-new side quest but also the twentieth season of Dimension 20. The new season follows a family of stoats living in the Blue Forest. When tragedy strikes their home, they are forced to flee and must rely on each other to survive the perils of the Blue Forest as more is revealed about the strange power in the woods.

Aabria leads this side quest as the Game Master, with a fantastic cast of longtime Dimension 20 cast members including Brennan Lee Mulligan, Siobhan Thompson,...

Burrow's End is a new season of Dimension 20 inspired by fantasy stories like The Secret of Nimh and Watership Down, following a family of stoats in the Blue Forest. Aabria Iyengar has assembled a fantastic cast for this season, including Dimension 20 veterans and newcomers to the show. Iyengar's storytelling style is cinematic and takes into account both the players and the audience, creating a unique and immersive experience.

Dimension 20 is celebrating its twentieth season with a new side quest, GMed by Aabria Iyengar, Burrow's End. The new season takes inspiration from fantasy stories, including The Secret of Nimh and Watership Down, and follows a family of stoats who live in the Blue Forest. The family has lived a relatively peaceful existence, but that is threatened when they must leave their burrow and work together to survive the dangers of the forest, be they natural or something beyond.

Dimension 20 has distinguished itself from other series in the Ttrpg scene by embracing the inherent comedy of Dropout as a brand with genre-bending adventure, intrigue, and drama. Shifting from setting and genre with each storyline, the show's twentieth season -- corresponding with Dropout's fifth anniversary -- brings back Aabria Iyengar as Dm for Burrow's End.

Taking cues from dark children's literature like Watership Down, the season focuses on a family of Stoats as they try to survive a dangerous and ever-changing world. During an interview with Cbr, Aabria Iyengar discussed the biggest surprises of the new season, how Burrow's End evolved into an emotional exploration of motherhood, and if she'd want to return to the worlds seen in the seasons she previously Dm'ed.

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Cbr: First off, congrats on Burrow's End!

Aabria Iyengar: Oh my gosh, thank you so much.

Justin Roiland was let go from Rick and Morty as felony charges against the voice actor and co-creator became public earlier this year. Rick and Morty will go on, but Adult Swim will no longer associate itself with Roiland. He was charged with one count of domestic battery with corporal injury and one count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, or deceit in Orange County. The incident occurred in 2020 with an unnamed Jane Doe that Roiland was dating. He pleaded not guilty and was released from his charges in March 2023, but by then, the damage was done.

Adult Swim had cut ties with Roiland, as had networks such as Hulu, which produces Roiland's animated sci-fi series Solar Opposites. As a result of Roiland no longer being in the picture, Rick and Morty underwent quite a few changes, especially given that Roiland voiced both Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, as...

Dimension 20's Mentopolis brings together both returning and new players for a gritty, hard-boiled mystery in the city within Elias Hodge's mind. The characters in this noir setting embody beloved tropes of the genre and serve specific functions within Elias Hodge's mind, giving fans insight into their roles. The season explores the intersection of psychology and philosophy, delving into the concept of the conscious mind as a smaller fragment of the larger workings of the mind.

Dimension 20's latest side quest, Mentopolis, takes players and viewers into the cityscape that exists within the mind of scientist Elias Hodge. This season brings Dimension 20 alumni and first-timers in the dome to the table for a hard-boiled mystery in the gritty city of Mentopolis. Players include Siobhan Thompson, Mike Trapp, Danielle Redford, Alex Song-Xia, Freddie Wong, and Hank Green, with Brennan Lee Mulligan serving as Game Master. Each character...

The amount of versatility within a single premise is the test of a truly great game show. “Jeopardy” has the clues, “Match Game” has the risqué answers, and “Survivor” has the challenges. But maybe the most versatile game show on air right now — and going for the Emmy that “Jeopardy” has won the last three years running — is one where its entire DNA is based on being a radically different competition every episode.

Now in its fifth season on Dropout (the streaming heir to CollegeHumor), “Game Changer” features a rotating cast of improvisers standing at some very colorful podiums without any idea of the game they’re about to play. “The only way to learn is by playing, the only way to win is by learning, and the only way to begin is by beginning,” host and series creator Sam Reich says at the top of every episode. The Dropout...

Dropout.tv's Dimension 20 may not have the sprawling world of Critical Role, but it does have fascinating new locales with each season from a magical realism take on New York City to a horror-drenched fairytale world. For those new to the actual-play series, the various seasons are divided into two categories The Intrepid Heroes and the Side Quests. An Intrepid Hero season of Dimension 20 has Brennan Lee Mulligan as the Dungeon Master with players Lou Wilson, Ally Beardsley, Emily Axford, Brian Murphy, Zac Oyama, and Siobhan Thompson, lasting about 20 episodes.

To date, there have been six full Intrepid Hero seasons of Dimension 20 with the seventh, Neverafter, currently airing on Dropout.tv. Each of the Intrepid Hero seasons of the show are truly a testament to Brennan Lee Mulligan's ability as a Dm and the table of players that craft such compelling and lovable characters over and over again.

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For all the "Rick and Morty" haters out there, we're devastated to report to you that the newest season is really good. While even the show's writers will admit that season 5 was a bit of a weird period for the animated series, the first four episodes of this latest season have been some of the show's best. With the premiere being a Rick-heavy episode, the second episode being Morty-centric and the third episode Beth-centric, it makes sense that this fourth episode, "Night Family," shines an extra light on Summer. 

When the family uses a device that allows their sleep-selves to do various tasks at night, we soon find out that Night Summer is the leader of the unconscious "night family". When Rick refuses to let the family rinse their dishes to make Night Summer's job a little easier, she stages a violent rebellion that causes multiple massive explosions and ruins their neighbor's mini-garden.

Freeform has decided not to move forward with the dark comedy series “Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective” from executive producer Joss Whedon, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

Representatives for Freeform did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on when and why the show, which had been in development at the Disney-owned cable channel since June 2018, had been scrapped. A rep for Whedon had no comment.

According to an individual familiar with the project, Whedon did not have a direct or substantial role in developing the half-hour series, which was created by comedians Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale. The show was to center on Pippa Smith, a twentysomething who played a former kid sleuth on TV, “as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game.” Pippa would solve a new case in every episode, “while unraveling a larger mystery and attempting to navigate her messy personal life.

Rooster Teeth’s Austin, Texas-based convention Rtx has announced this year’s comedy programming.

The lineup features the cast of CollegeHumor’s Dimension 20 (with special guest Griffin McElroy), YouTubers Mamrie Hart and Grace Helbig with their podcast This Might Get Weird, and an exclusive early screening of Stuber, 20th Century Fox’s upcoming comedy starring Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani.

Rtx -- which is in its ninth year -- takes place July 5 to 7. Comedy programming kicks off July 5 with a live version of CollegeHumor’s Dungeons & Dragons series Dimension 20. The series’ first season released on CollegeHumor’s subscription service Dropout last year, and chronicled dungeon master Brennan Lee Mulligan running a fantasy high school campaign for cast members Emily Axford, Brian Murphy, Ally Beardsley, Zac Oyama, and Siobhan Thompson.

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The planned reboot of “Party of Five” at Freeform has been given a formal pilot order, Variety has confirmed.

The new series would feature an immigration twist and would follow the Buendias siblings, whose parents are unexpectedly deported to Mexico. The original series followed the five Salinger siblings who must band together after their parents died in a car accident. It ran for six seasons and over 140 episodes on Fox from 1994-2000.

The new series hails from original “Party of Five” creators Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman. Keyser and Lippman will serve as writers and executive producers. Michal Zebede will write and co-executive produce. Rodrigo Garcia is set to direct and also executive produce. Sony Pictures Television Studios will produce. Freeform had previously given the project a put pilot commitment back in January.

This is the latest pilot order for Freeform in recent months. As Variety exclusively reported in July,...

HBO is bringing Joss Whedon to the world of pay cable television, ordering the “Avengers” director’s science-fiction series, “The Nevers.”

“The Nevers” is an epic science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and on a mission that might change the world.

Whedon serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer, the first TV series he will helm since Fox’s short-lived “Dollhouse” in 2009-2010.

“We have long been fans of the incredibly talented and prolific Joss Whedon and we can’t think of a better project than ‘The Nevers’ with which to welcome him to the HBO family,” HBO programming president Casey Bloys said in a statement. “We look forward to meeting the strange, multifaceted characters of ‘The Nevers,’ to learn their stories, see them in action and share them with our viewers. We’re honored that Joss chose HBO...

On Saturday, June 30, Felicia Day hosted a 12-hour charity Twitch stream with Funny or Die and Latinx lifestyle network Mitú to raise money for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (Raices). The stream raised over $250,000.

The stream, titled #KeepFamiliesTogether Charity Livestream on Twitch, started at 9 Am Pst Saturday and ended at 9 Pm Pst. Day, a creator who founded the media brand Geek & Sundry, hosted the stream with celebrity guests like actors Seth Green, Nathan Fillion, and Alan Tudyk, along with cast members of the network TV show Supernatural, Ruth Connell, Rob Benedict, and Samantha Smith. Other guests included Jessica Chobot from Nerdist, Kate Micucci from Garfunkel & Oates, and CollegeHumor’s Siobhan Thompson.

During the live Twitch stream, participants played video games in between messages and pledges to match donations from celebrities who did not attend the event, including Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.

Joss Whedon is set to help develop and executive produce a new half-hour comedy series for Freeform called Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective. This is the first project that Whedon has attached himself to since he dropped out as the director of Batgirl.

The new series was created by Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale, and it's described as "a dark comedy that follows Pippa Smith, a twenty-something who played a former kid sleuth on television, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game. Each episode, Pippa solves a new case, while unraveling a bigger mystery and attempting to navigate a messy personal life."

That sounds like the kind of project that Whedon would have some fun with. Regardless, of his failed attempt to give fans a great Justice League movie, I'm still a fan of his and I'm looking forward to seeing what other...

Now that he’s had experience with vampires, space travelers and superheroes, Joss Whedon is getting familiar with regular ol’ humans.

Whedon will executive-produce a half-hour dark comedy in development at Freeform, our sister site Variety reports.

Currently titled Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective, the potential series centers on a twentysomething woman who played a TV sleuth when she was a kid. Now, Pippa is dealing with relationships, addiction and “being too dang old for the detecting game.” In each episode, Pippa will solve a new case while unraveling a larger mystery and navigating a messy personal life.

The project...

Updated with executive comment. Freeform has given a pilot order to a show with the working title Motherland, an hour-long military fantasy drama from Claws creator Eliot Laurence and Gary Sanchez Productions. The news came during an event in New York today, when the network also said it has put in development a dark comedy with the working title of Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective executive produced by Joss Whedon.

Motherland (which execs emphasized they prefer be known as Untitled Eliot Laurence Project) is from Freeform Studio and Gary Sanchez Productions. It was originally put in development in August 2016. The logline: Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the U.S. government to fight for their country, the series follows three young women from basic training in combat magic into early deployment at Fort Salem. In this world, the traditional roles...

Joss Whedon is taking his talents back to the small screen. The “Avengers” director and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator is set to executive produce a half-hour comedy series at Freeform, a spokesperson for the Disney-owned network tells TheWrap.

The project, currently in development, has the working title of “Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective” and comes from creators Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale. It is a dark comedy that centers around the titular Pippa Smith, a 20-something who played a former kid sleuth on TV, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game.

In every episode, Pippa solves a new case, while unraveling a larger mystery and attempting to navigate her messy personal life.

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Drysdale and Thompson penned the script. Whedon, the”Justice League” reshoot director, and Drysdale will executive produce, with Thompson serving as co-executive producer.

Joss Whedon is set to executive produce a half-hour comedy series currently in development at Freeform, Variety has learned exclusively.

The project is currently titled “Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective.” Hailing from creators Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale, the series is described as a dark comedy that follows Pippa Smith, a twenty-something who played a former kid sleuth on television, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game. Each episode, Pippa solves a new case, while unraveling a bigger mystery and attempting to navigate a messy personal life.

Big Breakfast will produce. Whedon and Drysdale serve as executive producers, with Thompson co-executive producing. Drew Buckley, Jillian Vogel and Sam Reich are executive producers for Big Breakfast, which is an Electus company.

Drysdale’s previous writing credits include “The Big Gay Sketch Show,” “Key and Peele,” “Baskets,” and “High Maintenance.” Thompson has written for and...

Joss Whedon is plotting a return to television.

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer mastermind is teaming with creators Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale for a half-hour detective comedy at Freeform called Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective.

The project, which is in development at the younger-skewing, Disney-owned cable network, is described as a dark comedy that follows Pippa Smith, a twentysomething who played a former kid sleuth on television, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game. In each episode, Pippa solves a new case, while unraveling a bigger mystery and attempting to navigate a messy ...

Bright screenwriter Max Landis has been in the news quite a bit lately. Bright is getting torn apart by critics, with one review even calling it a "giant pile of orc sh!t" and now the young screenwriter is being publicly accused of sexual assault. As it turns out, 32-year old Landis has been accused of sexual misconduct over the years, but nobody ever came out and said his name. It has been a pretty big "open" secret in Hollywood that Max Landis was up to some alleged disgusting behavior. Neither Max or his father John Landis have yet to respond to the public accusations.

Late last week on Twitter, one of the actresses from Max Landis' hit YouTube video Wrestling Isn't Wrestling accused the creator of sexual assault. The accusation came in response to a Netflix tweet promoting the recent release of their original movie Bright, which was penned by Landis.

Mario Batali was spotted in public for the first time since five women came forward to accuse the celebrity chef of sexual misconduct.

The 57-year-old headed out for lunch in New York City on Wednesday, wearing his signature look of fleece vest and shorts. However, he swapped out his signature Crocs for a pair of grey-and-orange Yeezys. Batali covered up in a baseball cap, sunglasses and a black scarf.

The chef has withdrawn from his businesses and been fired from ABC’s The Chew after four women accused him of “inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at...