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‘Who’ Cares? The online furore over the next Doctor Who

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Anghus Houvouras on the online furore over the next Doctor Who… Doctor Who is a legendary science fiction institution. One with a rich history and mythology that has created fans across multiple generations. The casting of ‘The Next Doctor’ has always been a subject of interest, but in recent years the internet has turned it […]

Character descriptions for the live-action Teen Titans series revealed

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With Warner Bros.’ live action Teen Titans series set to begin production this September, it shouldn’t be too long before we start hearing some official casting news on the project. However, in the meantime, The Hashtag Show has got its hands on some character casting breakdowns which – while they’re using code names – suggest that […]

New DC series Black Lightning gets a batch of images and a new teaser

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With its January premiere fast approaching, a batch of images and another new teaser have arrived online for The CW’s upcoming DC Comics adaptation Black Lightning; check them out below… SEE ALSO: The CW’s new DC show Black Lightning gets two brief teasers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyEuYBOUGag SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Black Lightning here Jefferson Pierce (Cress […]

The CW’s new DC show Black Lightning gets two brief teasers

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The CW has released a very brief teaser for the upcoming DC Comics adaptation Black Lightning featuring Cress Williams’ titular superhero; check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Black Lightning here UPDATE: And here’s a second teaser… Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 to premiere in January 2018 with straight run of 22 episodes

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Last week it was announced that the fifth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be held back until midseason by ABC, with the network airing its new show Inhumans from September. That raised several questions, such as whether we’d be getting a shortened run of episodes with Coulson and company for the fifth season. Well, […]

Black Lightning gets a premiere date, takes DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’s time slot

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The CW has revealed the series premiere date for its latest DC Comics adaptation Black Lightning which is set to air on January 16th at 9PM, taking the place of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow which will be on a midseason break until February. Presumably, Legends will then find itself in a new time slot upon […]

Arrow/Flash spin-off series in development with The Atom, Captain Cold, Firestorm and possibly Black Canary

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Here’s some exciting news for fans of Arrow and The Flash, as The CW are putting development plans together to create a team-up superhero show featuring characters from their flagship DC shows. According to Deadline, Marc Guggenheim, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg will helm the show that will focus on fan favourites The Atom (Brandon […]

Chantal Thuy to play Grace Choi in The CW’s Black Lightning

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Variety is reporting that Chantal Thuy (Pretty Little Liars) has joined the cast of The CW’s newest DC superhero show Black Lightning. Thuy is set for the recurring role of Grace Choi, a character created by Judd Winick and Tom Raney, who made her first comic book appearance in Outsiders #1 in 2003. In the show, Grace […]

Jill Scott cast as DC villain Lady Eve in Black Lightning

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The CW’s new superhero show Black Lightning has added Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Jill Scott to its cast in the role of the DC villain Lady Eve. Deadline reports that the show’s incarnation of the character “will be the bridge between Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III) and a secret group of corrupt leaders. […]