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The Twilight Zone is one of the most brilliant and trippy series ever made. Created by Rod Serling, the CBS series is a virtual and psychologically thrilling trip into the unknown. The Twilight Zone premiered over six decades ago, and it still holds up very well as far as the stories and the visual experience go. Maybe that’s why the Jordan Peele reboot failed: it couldn’t capture the same magic as the Serling series did. So, if you loved the trippy stories, inventive settings, and compelling characters in The Twilight Zone, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Severance is a sci-fi mystery psychological thriller dark comedy-drama series created by Dan Erickson. The Apple TV+ series is set in a world where a biotechnology...

Netflix is going further into business with novelist Elin Hilderbrand, as the streamer lines up a second season of The Perfect Couple, the previously one-off miniseries starring Nicole Kidman and Liev Schrieber. But if you think the show will dive further into that particular murder mystery: think again. The Perfect Couple is becoming a limited series, with each season being a one-off tied to another one of Hilderbrand's novels.

And the next novel set to take center stage as a spiritual successor to the first? Another Nantucket Island set tome, called Swan Song, which focuses on a different hyper-wealthy and much-beloved couple on the island who love to flash their wealth around...and ends up with a major murder mystery on their hands. Curious to know more? Keep reading below the next header to find out further details, casting news, and who will be showrunning and directing the forthcoming season!

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Russian Doll is a mystery comedy-drama series created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, and Amy Poehler. The Netflix series follows Nadia Vulvokov, a young woman who finds herself stuck in a time loop where she dies and relives the same night. She soon finds someone stuck in the same situation as her and teams up with them to solve this mystery and get out of the time loop. Russian Doll stars Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley, Charlie Bartlett, and Chloë Sevigny. So, if you loved the mind-bending storyline, hilarious dark comedy, and compelling characters in Russian Doll, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Undone is an adult animated sci-fi fantasy psychological mystery comedy-drama series created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg. The Prime Video series follows Alma Winograd-Diaz,...

In the late 2000s and early 2000s, there was arguably nothing in pop culture that had a stronger grip on viewers than the Twilight saga. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner took the world by storm, and their characters, Bella, Edward, and Jacob spawned watercooler conversations where arguments ensued over which "team" was the best. Stewart and Pattison found a great deal of post-Twilight fame, while Lautner mostly vanished from the spotlight, only recently reemerging for a handful of roles – including his newest project, which might be his best yet: a meta-comedy called Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter.

After appearing in ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift's 2023 music video for "I Can See You," the forgotten heartthrob is reemerging for his most meta project yet. According to Variety, Lautner's werewolf past is catching up with him in the form of a new series, Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter. The project will feature...

Taylor Lautner, arguably best known for playing werewolf Jacob Black in the Twilightsaga movies from 2008 to 2012, is putting his werewolf expertise to use in a new television series. Per Variety, Lautner is set to star in and executive produce a scripted series titled Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter.The series is in development at Amazon MGM Studios.

The series’ official logline reads: “After wrapping the final Twilight film, Taylor Lautner vanished from the spotlight. Fans speculated, tabloids theorized - but the truth is wilder than fiction. Taylor wasn’t just taking a mental health break. He was preparing for his real calling…Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter.Playing himself, Taylor is drawn into a secret society of werewolf trackers who need his unique expertise. As he navigates his double life - Hollywood actor by day, supernatural warrior by night - Taylor must wrestle with the ultimate irony: fighting the very creatures that made him famous.

Taylor Lautner will star as himself in “Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter” for Amazon MGM Studios, Variety reports.

Radio Silence’s Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett have signed on to direct the meta series.

Created by Daisy Gardner, who serves as as showrunner, the project will be produced by Tornante.

The official logline reads: “After wrapping the final Twilight film, Taylor Lautner vanished from the spotlight. Fans speculated, tabloids theorized—but the truth is wilder than fiction. Taylor wasn’t just taking a mental health break. He was preparing for his real calling… Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter.

“Playing himself, Taylor is drawn into a secret society of werewolf trackers who need his unique expertise. As he navigates his double life—Hollywood actor by day, supernatural warrior by night—Taylor must wrestle with the ultimate irony: fighting the very creatures that made him famous.

“Between saving the world, reviving his career, and falling in love,...

Taylor Lautner is set to star in a very self-aware(wolf) TV series.

Variety has learned exclusively that Lautner will star in and executive produce the scripted series “Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter,” which is currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios. The project was brought to Amazon by Tornante, the independent studio behind shows like “BoJack Horseman” and the Amazon series “Undone.” Daisy Gardner is the creator and showrunner.

The official logline for the series states:

“After wrapping the final ‘Twilight’ film, Taylor Lautner vanished from the spotlight. Fans speculated, tabloids theorized—but the truth is wilder than fiction. Taylor wasn’t just taking a mental health break. He was preparing for his real calling…Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter. Playing himself, Taylor is drawn into a secret society of werewolf trackers who need his unique expertise. As he navigates his double life—Hollywood actor by day, supernatural warrior by night...

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.

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… the trailer for the highly anticipated documentary about real-life superhero Christopher Reeve.

HBO has announced that DC Studios’ Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story will air Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8/7c (and stream on Max). “Chronicling his personal and professional life before and after the near-fatal horseback riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down,” the film “uses Reeve’s own words, as well as intimate input from his closest family members and friends, to paint a rich, nuanced portrait of a man who refused to be defined by...

Rosa Salazar (Brand New Cherry Flavor) has been cast as the female lead opposite Matthew Gray Gubler in Einstein, CBS’ crime procedural pilot from the Monk team of creator/executive producer Andy Breckman and director/executive producer Randy Zisk.

In Einstein, a drama with comedic undertones based on the German series of the same name, brilliant but directionless, the great grandson of Albert Einstein (Gubler) spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad-boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective (Salazar) solve her most puzzling cases.

Salazar’s Maddie Paris is a Detective Inspector for the New Jersey State Police, who went into law enforcement after the death of her husband. Sharp and disciplined, Maddie demands a lot from her colleagues and even more from herself and feels conflicted about working with Professor Lew Einstein (Gubler).

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Rosa Salazar has been cast in a leading role opposite Matthew Gray Gubler in the CBS pilot “Einstein,” Variety has learned.

The project is described as a drama with comedic undertones. It was picked up to pilot at CBS back in August, with Gubler’s casting as Lew Einstein announced in early October. It is an adaptation of the German series of the same name

The official logline states, “Brilliant but directionless, the great grandson of Albert Einstein (Gubler) spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective (Salazar) solve her most puzzling cases.”

Salazar’s character is named Maddie Paris, who is described as “a Detective Inspector for the New Jersey State Police, who went into law enforcement after the death of her husband. Sharp and disciplined,...

Exclusive: Rosa Salazar, the actress, director and producer best known for roles in Alita: Battle Angel and Prime Video’s Undone, has signed with Sugar23 for management ahead of a busy 2025.

On February 14, Salazar enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a role alongside Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford in Captain America: Brave New World.

Upcoming, she’ll also be seen starring alongside Mark Wahlberg and Lakeith Stanfield in Amazon MGM’s thriller Play Dirty, based on the Parker crime novels written by Donald E. Westlake under the pen name Richard Stark. Shane Black wrote and directed that film, billed as The Italian Job meets Heat, which has not yet been dated for release.

Capturing the industry’s attention with her lead role in Robert Rodriguez’s 2019 cyberpunk actioner Alita: Battle Angel, Salazar is also known for producing and starring in Amazon’s acclaimed rotoscoped series Undone, from the BoJack Horseman...

Chelsea Wolfe has announced the Unbound EP, a collection of acoustic renditions of songs from her latest full-length album, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She. A new version of “Place in the Sun” can be heard now.

The EP arrives November 15th and features alternate takes on “Whispers in the Echo Chamber,” “Dusk,” “The Liminal,” and “Place in the Sun,” as well as a cover of “Cellar Door” by rising metal act Spiritbox (with whom Wolfe recently performed onstage). Per Wolfe’s press release, Unbound “completes the She Reaches Out triptych” following the prior release of the Undone remix EP.

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As heard on this version of “Place in the Sun,” Wolfe has stripped down the highlight tracks from her latest LP to their bare core, leaving just her voice and accompaniment of an acoustic guitar or piano.

In support of the new EP,...

John Carpenter’s Halloween has influenced everything from other slasher flicks to even music videos. With her new visual “Undone,” indie-pop artist Young Summer rips images from the iconic 1978 film for a tension-splitting story that guarantees to creep under the skin.

Young Summer (real name Bobbie Allen) stars in the video as a woman unaware of her surroundings. While out walking her adorable pooch Scrappy, a stalker (Miloš Šarenac) wearing all black lurks from the corners of each frame.

Everything about the brand new “Undone” music video, on which she worked with frequent collaborator and cinematographer Seth Dunlap, feels very 1970s. From long lens shots to a vibrant but muted color grading, Allen (director/editor) masterfully laces suspense by using various classic film techniques and equipment – namely the telephoto Canon Fd 50-300mm T/4.9 zoom Lens.

“I knew using that long zoom for the spy shots would make the stalking...

Never Let Go is a new horror film that also happens to lean heavily into the realm of a family drama. It was brought to the screen by writing duo Kc Coughlin and Ryan Grassby and directed by Alexandre Aja, known for his past horror work including Crawl and The Hills Have Eyes. The movie stars Halle Berry as a motherunnamed, as far as the audience knowswho ensures that her twin sons never leave the house without a tether, ostensibly to keep them safe from deadly evil lurking in the woods.

The sons in question, Nolan and Samuel, are played by Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins, respectively. Despite their age, both actors have appeared in exciting projects before joining what would become the movie with Halle Berrys best Rotten Tomatoes score since 2019. Daggs previously appeared in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey and Undone, and Jenkins was in...

There was at least some hubris in Weezer’s 30th anniversary Blue Album tour announcement. Openers the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. are more than potential show-stealers, they’re established headliners in their own right. How do you follow that? You drop a giant curtain to reveal a Weezer-branded spacecraft. It seemed instantly clear at the tour opener in Saint Paul, Minn., on Sept. 4 that Weezer have reached new heights as an arena band.

After a countdown where an Xcel Energy Center full of voices screamed “5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” the vessel took flight into the rafters,...

Ahead of a tour commemorating the 30th anniversary of Weezer (b.k.a. the “Blue Album”), the group is planning a gargantuan reissue of the album. The reissue contains the album remastered as well as 36 previously unreleased demos, live recordings, and curiosities (including the fabled “Kitchen Tape” demos). It arrives in a variety of formats on Nov. 1.

The band is teasing the release with what it calls the “third practice” recording of “Undone — The Sweater Song.” The recording sounds fittingly frayed as they rap and sing the song’s lyrics over its eerie guitar line.

Weezer are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut — a.k.a. The Blue Album — in a big way. Not only is the band about to embark on US tour with special guests Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. (get tickets here), they’ve now announced an expansive reissue of The Blue Album set for release on November 1st.

The Super Deluxe Edition is described as “the most comprehensive vision of The Blue Album ever created.” Spread out across four 12-inch LPs, a 10-inch EP, and one 7-inch are a newly remastered version of the original album and 36 previously unreleased tracks. Among those newly unearthed recordings are eight “Kitchen Tape Demos,” 22 early practices and live recordings, six BBC radio recordings, and four tracks from sessions at Loyola Marymount University. As a preview, Weezer have shared the earliest known recording of “Undone – The Sweater Song,” which you can stream below.

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It's been 10 years since a comedy about a former sitcom actor and anthropomorphic horse first graced our screens, with "BoJack Horseman" introducing Netflix as a serious producer of animation. Now, creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg and much of the "BoJack" team are coming for with a new Netflix animated series titled "Long Story Short."

According to Netflix, the show is about "a family over time," including their inside jokes and old wounds, as well as the history they share with one another (as we all do with our own families). Although "BoJack Horseman" is remembered for being a biting satire about Hollywood (or Hollywoo) with plenty of hilarious takes on celebrities (like its jokes about Andrew Garfield and lasagna), it was also a fantastic drama about generational trauma and how messed up families can be.

What makes this news kind of surprising is the fact that Bob-Waksberg has been openly critical of...

As BoJack Horseman's childhood hero Secretariat once said, "All that exists is what's ahead." And coinciding with Netflix's anthropomorphic existential adult animated series turning 10 just yesterday, we now know exactly what's ahead for the team who brought us BoJack Horseman. As revealed by the streamer itself, BoJack creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg is reteaming with Michael Eisner's Tornante Company and animation outfit ShadowMachine to bring a new adult animated offering to Netflix. No, it's not an actual series of BoJack's show-within-a-show Horsin' Around (we still live in hope!), but rather Long Story Short, a family saga that sounds ripe to be both as surreal and profound as its equine predecessor.

Bob-Waksberg is set to serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the show, his third post-BoJack project having previously co-created timey-wimey Prime Video animation Undone and written on animated sitcom Tuca & Bertie. The characteristically playful and provocative logline...

The team behind “BoJack Horseman” is reuniting for a new adult animated series at Netflix, Variety has learned.

“BoJack” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company, and animation house ShadowMachine are back together for the series “Long Story Short.” The news comes on the 10th anniversary of the premiere of “BoJack” on Netflix.

“It is legitimately a thrill and an honor to be back doing what I love most: drafting enthusiastic pull quotes for press releases to Hollywood trade publications. Who says you can’t go home again?!” Bob-Waksberg said.

“Long Story Short” is slated to debut in 2025. Per the official logline, the show is “about a family, over time. It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner, or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?...

“BoJack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg is returning to Netflix with a new animated comedy, the streamer announced Thursday.

The new series, titled “Long Story Short,” centers on a family over time and is set to debut in 2025. The news comes as “BoJack Horseman” celebrates its 10th anniversary after first premiering on Aug. 22, 2014, on Netflix.

The official logline for “Long Story Short” is as follows: “It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?”

Bob-Waksberg, who also created Prime Video series “Undone” and wrote and executive produced Netflix’s “Tuca & Bertie,” is set to serve as writer, showrunner and EP for the new series. Much of the “BoJack Horseman” and “Tuca & Bertie” creative team is also set to return for “Long Story Short,...

Just as “BoJack Horseman” celebrates its 10th anniversary since first premiering on Netflix and helping the streamer expand our definition of adult animation, the company has announced it has ordered a new animated comedy from creator and executive producer Raphael Bob-Waksberg called “Long Story Short.” In addition to re-teaming with Netflix, Bob-Waksberg is also working with longtime collaborators Tornante Television and ShadowMachine on the series.

The official synopsis for the show reads, “‘Long Story Short’ is an animated comedy about a family, over time. It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, sibling, partner, or child, this is the show for you and by the way would it kill you to call them?”

Bob-Waksberg will write, showrun, and executive produce alongside Noel Bright and Stephen A. Cohen from Tornante. They’re joined by supervising producer Lisa Hanawalt, who...

Chelsea Wolfe has announced the Undone EP, a collection of remixes, out August 30th via Loma Vista Recordings.

A remix of “Tunnel Lights” by ††† (Crosses) — the duo of Deftones singer Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez — can be heard now. Lopez reimagines the track with a trip-hop treatment featuring elements of trance techno and electro-industrial, while Moreno adds vocal accompaniment to Wolfe’s lead singing, which is crushed-out with distortion on this version.

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The Undone EP includes six remixes of tracks from Wolfe’s latest album, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She, with scene mates Full of Hell, Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh), Boy Harsher, Forest Swords, and Ash Koosha each reworking a song from the LP.

“She Reaches Out felt like the perfect record to have official remixes for since itʼs themed so heavily with transformation,” commented Wolfe in a press release.

John Corbett is looking back at his career and Hollywood and says he regrets becoming an actor as “it’s been unfulfilling.”

The actor known for playing the character of Aidan Shaw on Sex and the City and reprising the role in the sequel series And Just Like That… shared his thoughts about his career.

“Look, I’m in the fourth quarter of the football game now, in life and in showbiz. It’s just a fact,” Corbett said in an appearance on the Fly on the Wall podcast. “So I can reveal now I picked the f***ing wrong thing to do with my life.”

Corbett also starred in United Stars of Tara, Parenthood, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Undone, Rebel, and How I Met Your Father. The actor has also had film roles in movies like To All the Boys and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

It has been a high-profile 12 months for Mediawan Kids & Family thanks to subsidiary Method Animation’s involvement in the Ladybug & Cat Noir franchise, which has been enjoying box office success worldwide with a first feature film adaptation.

The IP, which was first developed as a series in 2015, is now under the umbrella of recently launched entity Miraculous Corp, a joint venture between co-creator Jeremy Zag’s company Zag and Mediawan Kids & Family parent group Mediawan.

This means that Method Animation is no longer involved in the franchise but Mediawan Kids & Family President Julien Borde says his division is busy developing and producing a raft of animated content, he believes has similar franchise potential.

“It’s one of the most successful independent franchises in the world and a fantastic success story,” he comments on Ladybug & Cat Noir.

“It inspires us to do the same thing with the projects we’re...

Exclusive: Australia is set to welcome some of the biggest names in Hollywood to a new industry conference, Future Vision.

Beef creator Lee Sung Jin, The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo and Big Little Lies producer Bruna Papandrea will feature at the event, which will be held in Melbourne on July 15-17. The summit is the latest globally-focused TV event on the crowded international calendar.

More speakers are set to be announced shortly, with the event streaming live around the world. Future Vision has been created with support from Australians in Film, Screen Australia and VicScreen, with Papandrea and The Slap showrunner Tony Ayres the co-chairs and Rebecca Yeldham, who led the content team at MasterClass, the Creative Director.

The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Lee created, wrote, executive produced and directed Netflix miniseries Beef, which starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, who also won acting prizes for the series.

The Will Trent co-showrunners were asked if major book character Sara Linton will appear in season 3. They are currently unsure if Linton should join the cast, because she is Will's romantic endgame. There is a way for Linton to appear on the show without interrupting the flow of the ongoing narrative.

The potential future appearance of a major Will Trent has been discussed by the show's showrunners. Will Trent, ABC's crime procedural starring Ramn Rodrguez in the title role, is based on the book series of the same name by Karin Slaughter. The ensemble cast also includes Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson, Jake McLaughlin, and Sonja Sohn. Although season 2 of the show just ended on May 21, Will Trent season 3 is already on the way, as it was officially renewed back in April.

While breaking down the season 2 finale and the future of the show with co-showrunners Liz Heldens and Daniel Thomsen,...

Best-selling author Karin Slaughter has written many crime thrillers, but Will Trent and Sara Linton are the two main protagonists from her Will Trent book series.

ABC has done a splendid job adapting the books into the television series.

They've fleshed out the character arcs, strengthened relationships, and made one-note characters like Michael Ormewood and Angie Polaski more likable and relatable.

However, diehard book fans complain about the lack of Sara Linton, who ended up being Will's love interest.

How would Sara work with the current canvas with a cast that's been tight since the beginning and the fact that Will and Angie just reunited again?

Who is Sara Linton?

Sara Linton first appeared in Slaughter's Grant County series, beginning with the 2001 book, "Blindsighted."

She worked as a coroner and pediatrician and helped solve gruesome crimes with her ex-husband Jeffrey and his partner Lena.

When the Grant Country series ended,...

Kelly Clarkson and Weezer joined forces for a special edition of “Kellyoke,” showcasing the band’s 1994 hit “Say It Ain’t So.” On the most recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson and the rock band teamed up for a lively rendition of the track, with her and frontman Rivers Cuomo sharing vocals.

Band members Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson also sat down with Clarkson to discuss their career and to reflect on the 30th anniversary of their debut self-titled LP, also known as the Blue Album. “I love the album myself,...

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Karin Slaughter fans can rest assured that Sara Linton is on Will Trent’s radar.

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Marvel's cosmic hierarchy is evolving rapidly, introducing powerful new entities and gods and reshaping the universe's structure. The Avengers are ill-prepared for the looming cosmic conflict, as new threats emerge beyond their current capabilities. The Marvel Universe is heading towards Infinity Gauntlet-scale chaos, with cosmic entities clashing for control of reality.

The cosmology of Marvel Comics can be hard to grasp, even for the heroes that defend it - however, a new level of complexity means the Avengers aren't ready for the next cosmic-scale disaster coming their way. From well-known forces of nature like Galactus, to more mysterious powers like the Stranger, the Marvel multiverse is ever-expanding. However, the last couple of years have seen something of an arms race in Marvel's cosmos, and the Avengers are no longer strong enough to keep order. All signs point to the fact that Marvel is heading for an Infinity Gauntlet-scale conflict.

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Weezer’s back on the road — and they’re bringing 1994 with them.

On Monday, the rock band announced that it will be heading on the Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour this fall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut, self-titled album Weezer, or the Blue Album.

The group announced the run of shows with an astronaut-themed video that sees all four members —Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner — walking in slow-motion onto a spaceship.

“The time has finally come for you to join us as...

Exclusive: Middle grader book series Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond is getting the animated television adaptation treatment.

Undone and The Kollective producer Submarine and Rebel Maverick have teamed to create a TV version of Sayantani DasGupta’s book series. DasGupta will adapt the stories with animation writer veteran and Emmy winner Michael Ryan.

Published by Scholastic, Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond debuted in 2018 with The Serpent’s Secret. It won several book awards, with Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond: Game of Stars following in 2019 and entering the New York Times bestseller list. A third book, Kiranmala & The Kingdom Beyond: The Chaos Curse, published in 2020, while a spin-off series, Force of Fire, published a year and a third trilogy, The Secrets of the Sky, launched in July last year.

The first book trilogy will be the focus on the TV series. Ryan and DasGupta will write the pilot,...

Exclusive: Wondery has lined up its latest drama podcast and it stars Rhea Seehorn.

The Better Call Saul star will feature in The Last City alongside Maury Sterling (Homeland), Jeannie Tirado (Fairy Tale Zero), Skye Lourie (The Pillars of the Earth), and Celia Rose Gooding (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds).

Weaving together elements of the climate crisis, its subsequent mental health consequences, and complicated feelings about the future, The Last City is set in the futuristic, utopian land of Pura and the brewing mystery beneath its perfect exterior.

In the climate-ravaged year of 2072, Pura stands as a miraculous green haven, a geoengineered paradise that protects lucky residents from the global catastrophes of heat domes, fires, floods, and droughts. Demetria Lopez is Pura’s PR fixer, tirelessly promoting the city’s idyllic image. But when she stumbles upon a dark secret that underpins Pura’s existence, she must decide who and...

Exclusive: Rosa Salazar (Captain America: Brave New World) has booked the female lead in Play Dirty, Shane Black’s crime thriller for Amazon MGM Studios, also starring Mark Wahlberg and Lakeith Stanfield. Details as to her role are under wraps.

In Play Dirty, Wahlberg plays professional thief Parker, who after being double-crossed and left for dead, sees his hunt for revenge bring with it a shot at the biggest heist of his career. But even with the help of his partner, actor-slash-con artist Grofield (Stanfield), he’ll still need to outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob and the world’s richest man if he hopes to stay alive.

Based on Donald E. Westlake’s Parker crime fiction novels, written under the pseudonym Richard Stark, pic is the first project in a forthcoming Amazon MGM slate based on Westlake’s work, following a pact between the studio and...

Amazon Prime's 2024 animation slate is getting more exciting with the release of a trailer for its upcoming TV shows. The streaming service excels in its vast library of original content, including both live-action and animated shows. With shows like Hazbin Hotel, Invincible, and Sausage Party: Foodtopia on the way, Amazon Prime's animation department is one of the best.

Amazon Prime's 2024 animation release slate just got far more exciting after the major streaming service released a trailer for its upcoming TV slate. Among one of the major streaming giants, Amazon Prime is renowned for its vast library of original content, both live-action and animated, as well as for its library of classic and contemporary movies and TV shows. Although Amazon Prime is steeped in heavy competition with the likes of Hulu and Netflix, it excels in its massive lineup of movies and shows, with animation being an area in which it's...

“Beef” creator and executive producer Lee Sung Jin thanked his therapist — and some jerk in a white SUV — upon receiving the Visionary Award in Television at the 2023 IndieWire Honors. It makes sense if you’ve seen his show: a 10-episode black comedy tribute to senseless feuds starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong that took Netflix by storm this spring.

“‘Beef’ was loosely based on a road rage incident that I got into,” the showrunner said during his acceptance speech, delivered on December 6 at NeueHouse Hollywood. “This dude in a white SUV honked and yelled at me. And for some reason, on this day, I was like, ‘Eh, I’m gonna follow you.'”

“It was very anticlimactic and very stupid on my part, but it did lead to this award,” he joked. “So I would be remiss to not thank this man; I hope he honks and yells, inspiring others for years to come.

ABC's Will Trent has been a hit since the series began in January.

We love book-to-screen adaptations, and Will Trent Season 1 excelled at building character development, intriguing cases, and strong relationships.

The problem was that only a select few cases followed cases from the books, and the diehard fans knew it.

So what becomes more important -- staying true to the characters or the cases?

In reality, it's probably a combination of both, so we'll analyze what book aspects the series has incorporated well and what we hope they'll include in future seasons.

Book Aspects Incorporated in Will Trent Season 1

Will Trent has balanced incorporating key book aspects and layering characters beautifully. They've made Angie and Amanda more likable by casting excellent actresses like Erika Christensen and Sonja Sohn and softening their personalities.

The Will Trent Series premiere kicked off with the infamous kidnapping of Paul and Abigail Campano's daughter.

Santiago Cabrera played Captain Cristóbal Rios in the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard. Since Picard's second season, Cabrera has appeared in various projects such as Godmothered, The Flight Attendant, and Undone, and participated in the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Captain Rios is unlikely to return to Star Trek due to his decision to stay in the past and live out his days with Dr. Ramirez and her son.

Santiago Cabrera stars in the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard as the mysterious Captain Cristóbal (‘Cris’) Rios and his assorted alter-ego holograms. Joining Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in season one as the rugged yet haunted Captain-pilot of La Sirena, Rios was instrumental in helping the “decidedly motley” rag-tag crew fight for and save the synthetic beings of the planet Coppekius from a Romulan attack in Picard season 1, simultaneously tackling some heavy personal emotional scarring in the process. In...

Despite his contentious split from his longtime band Mötley Crüe, guitarist Mick Mars has nothing but kind words to say about the man who replaced him.

In a new interview with Guitar World, Mars went as far as to say that the Crüe made a “very wise choice” in selecting longtime Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 for the job. The latter has been a seamless fit in the group after being announced as Mars’ replacement shortly after Mars declared he was retiring from touring with the band.

“Well, I’ve never disliked John, I’ve always liked him and still do,” said Mars. “He’s been a really good friend of mine for a long time. So I think they’ve made a very, very wise choice with John.”

Mars didn’t delve into his drama with Mötley Crüe, which, has included some nasty exchanges between the band’s camp and the guitarist.

Mick Mars, the founding and former guitarist of Mötley Crüe, has announced his debut solo album, The Other Side of Mars, arriving February 23rd. The video for “Loyal to the Lie,” the lead single from the LP, can be streamed now.

“When it comes to my playing, there’s the Mötley side and the Mars side,” the guitarist said of his upcoming album, and “Loyal to the Lie” showcases the latter.

Crüe fans might be taken aback by the song’s more alt-metal/industrial slant, with singer Jacob Bunton providing impassioned vocals over Mars’ axework — which sounds as sharp and technically proficient as ever. While the Mötley Crüe camp raised questions about Mars’ physical ability to play amid the nasty exchanges that followed Mars’ retirement from touring with the band, this song testifies to the fact that he’s still got it.

“I wanted to do something that was just big and mean,...

Since Invincible is an animated superhero series, viewers might wonder if the show would be suitable for a young audience. While adult animation has existed since the days of Ralph Bakshi, the format has become incredibly popular in the last few decades. Shows like South Park, Family Guy, and Rick and Morty have proven that cartoons aimed at adults can be big business, while critically acclaimed hits like Bojack Horseman, The Venture Bros, and Undone showed that adult animation isn’t always limited to lighthearted comedy shows. However, this boom has come at a cost for confused consumers who aren’t aware of adult animation’s recent heyday.

For viewers unfamiliar with the show’s source material, the upcoming Invincible season 2 might seem like perfect viewing for children. An animated coming-of-age story about a seventeen-year-old boy coming to terms with his father’s legacy as a superhero, Invincible is a...

Exclusive: FX is developing a half-hour comedy series based on the 2021 This American Life segment “I Was a Teenage Smuggler.” The series will be penned by Joanna Calo, Carlos López Estrada and the story’s reporter Kevin Sieff. They will serve also executive produce alongside Ira Glass and Alissa Shipp of This American Life.

FX had no comment.

The series will follow a group of Mexican teens who thanks to a loophole in U.S. immigration law that prevents anyone under 18 from being prosecuted, are enlisted by cartels to smuggle migrants across the border. The teens soon find themselves making unfathomable amounts of money and living the lives of their dreams but with an ever-ticking clock until they are legally considered adults.

Estrada is also attached to direct the pilot and produces via his Antigravity Academy banner.

Calo is the co-showrunner, executive producer, writer and director of FX’s The Bear,...

Captain Marvel is set to star in a new series from writer Alyssa Wong, and while concrete details on the upcoming series remain under wraps, Wong revealed in a recent interview the array of exciting new characters she will be introducing in the title. This fall, Carol Danvers will face off against new villains, and she'll do so accompanied by a new sidekick, one deliberately designed as Ms. Marvel's opposite.

In an interview with Looper, Alyssa Wong provided details about Yuna Yang, Carol Danvers' latest ally. Their dynamic will be far from the traditional hero-sidekick relationship, however; Wong teased "a classic "handcuffed to your opposite and forced to work together" story" for the pair.

A "recreational cat burglar who steals magical items," Yang will find herself mixed up in Captain Marvel's battle with new villains the Omen and the Undone.

Alyssa Wong's Captain Marvel Has An Impressive Character...

The scope of the Marvel Universe has been expanding lately, with the addition of new cosmic-level entities to the company's already-sprawling fictional reality. The new Captain Marvel series from writer Alyssa Wong will join this trend, pitting Carol Danvers against a mysterious, and heretofore unknown, cosmic threat known as "the Undone."

In a recent interview with Looper, writer Alyssa Wong gave some tantalizing details about what to expect from her upcoming Captain Marvel run, in what she calls her "most cosmic-scale Marvel book."

That scale will come in the form of "the Undone," a villain that Wong promises will bring shades of horror to the series.

The Undone Is A Galactus-Level Threat To The Marvel Universe

While Galactus remains the most recognizable god-like being in Marvel lore, the company's tapestry of ongoing multiversal stories has always featured cosmic-powered characters, such as the Watchers and the Beyonder. More recently, Marvel's pantheon...

Exclusive: Angelique Cabral is set to star in the Disney Animation feature Wish, Deadline has learned. She will voice Queen Amaya opposite Chris Pine, who stars as King Magnifico, ruler of the magical kingdom of Rosas, where wishes really do come true.

Wish follows Asha (Oscar winner Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist who makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force: a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star set out to prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Alan Tudyk also stars as a talking goat, Valentino Hall.

The film opens November 22.

Oscar-winning director Chris Buck (Frozen franchise) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon) are directors, with Peter Del Vecho (Frozen franchise) producing and Juan Pablo Reyes (Encanto) co-producing. Allison Moore is also a co-writer.

Original songs are by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer-songwriter-musician Benjamin Rice, with a score by Dave Metzger.

Cabral most recently recurred on Season 3 of ABC’s Big Sky in the role of Carla. Other notable TV credits include Fox’s Enlisted, CBS’ Life in Pieces and Prime Video’s Undone. Film credits include 2011’s The Perfect Family alongside Kathleen Turner and Emily Deschanel; Friends with Benefits that same year opposite Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake; 2017’s Band Aid; and All About Nina in 2018. In 2021, she starred in How It Ends written, directed and produced by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones.

She is repped by Iag, Karen Forman Management & Sbv Talent.

Sad news hit this morning that Tony Bennett has died following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. The legendary crooner had one of the longest careers in the history of popular music. His debut LP, Because of You, landed in 1952, and he worked steadily in the studio and on the road until 2021.

Fans who came of age in the Fifties will likely remember early hits like “Cold, Cold Heart,” ” Rags to Riches,” and “Strangers in Paradise.” Children of the Sixties are more likely to think of songs like “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,...

A gigantic mega tech corporation like Amazon doesn’t generally have a ton of bad days, but in the streaming space, the company can’t seem to catch a break. The streamer clearly wants to be taken seriously as a TV giant, pouring money into expensive legacy IP shows and original properties alike. But those efforts to buy Prime’s way into critical prestige and popularity don’t always pay off.

Prime Video’s biggest shows, such as “The Rings of Power” and “Citadel,” have been greeted with audience apathy, critical failure, or both. Reports from behind the scenes at Amazon Studios have alleged creative frustration between artists and studio executives, with complaints of wishy washy leadership that doesn’t let series thrive.

The result of Prime Video’s ongoing struggles to define itself is an incredibly erratic library of original titles. While none of the big name streamers only focus on one singular thing,...

The central love story in Will Trent season 1 was between Will Trent and Angie Polaski, but when season 2 rolls around, it's time for the writers to give Will a new love interest. Will and Angie have known each other since they were kids at the foster home. They forged a special bond that can be rare to find, but that doesn't mean they should be in a romantic relationship.

The ABC show is based on a book series by Karin Slaughter, and both Will and Angie have significant roles in the novels, which are translated on the screen. Although the television series changes many plots and character traits from the books, Will and Angie's unhealthy dynamic is mostly the same. So just like in the books, Will Trent needs to put an end to Will and Angie's on-and-off relationship, and one character's introduction could help speed that process along in...