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Capcom announces Monster Hunter animated special Legends of the Guild

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Capcom has announced that it is bring the Monster Hunter franchise to the world of animation with a special entitled Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild, which is slated to arrive at some point in 2019. Variety reports that the animated special “will focus on an aspiring young monster hunter looking to make a name […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Lotus Eaters’

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Red Stewart reviews the seventh episode of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger… There’s something about psychoanalytical episodes in superhero television shows that fascinate me. From Smallville’s “Labyrinth,” to Arrow’s “Kapiushon,” to The Flash’s “Into the Speed Force,” I have frequently found myself engaged in each respective plot. Perhaps it is because I grew up enjoying Freudian theories, or maybe it’s because […]

Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd to star in Stephen Frears’ comedy series State of the Union

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Deadline is reporting that Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) are to star in State of the Union, a SundanceTV comedy series from director Stephen Frears (The Queen) and writer Nick Hornby (High Fidelity). State of the Union follows Louise (Pike) and Tom (O’Dowd), a couple who meet in a pub immediately before […]

Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s Three Wishes in development as TV series

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EveryWhere Studios has snapped up the rights to Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s novel Three Wishes, tapping Lila Feinberg (Younger) to pen a series adaptation for Netflix. The story follows “three wildly different sisters as their lives intertwine and unfold around their glamorous Manhattan wedding weekend that ends in a shocking tragedy. When a […]

New Doctor Who showrunner on casting a female Doctor, series 11 trailer to arrive during World Cup final

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The BBC has announced that the very first trailer for the upcoming eleventh series of Doctor Who is set to air this Sunday during the World Cup final between France and Croatia, while further additional footage will also debut at the San Diego Comic-Con International this coming Thursday. Series eleven of Doctor Who will mark […]

New images from Nightflyers, Deadly Class, Disenchantment, Star Trek: Discovery, The Gifted, The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead

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As part of its Comic-Con preview, Entertainment Weekly has already unveiled some images from Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Venom, Aquaman, Shazam!, Bumblebee and Halloween, and now we’ve got a batch of promotional photos for several big TV shows! Check out first look images for George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers and comic book […]

Christina Applegate to lead Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me

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Deadline is reporting that Christina Applegate (Anchorman, Bad Moms) is set to headline Netflix’s half-hour dark comedy series Dead to Me, which has been described as “a comedic Big Little Lies“. Scripted by Liz Feldman (2 Broke Girls), the series explores “a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit […]

Barry Keoghan to lead Y: The Last Man cast alongside Diane Lane, Imogen Poots and more

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Having been in development for several years now, FX is finally moving forward with Y, its TV adaptation of the Brian K. Vaughan comic book series Y: The Last Man, with the network announcing that Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk) will lead the cast as Yorick Brown. Y takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth where a mysterious […]

HBO gives series order to Joss Whedon sci-fi drama The Nevers

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Having dabbled with superheroes on The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Justice League, Joss Whedon is returning to the small screen for his first series since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. with HBO granting a series pickup to The Nevers, a new sci-fi drama from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly creator. Deadline reports […]