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Timothy Olyphant on almost being cast as Captain Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

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We almost had a very different Kelvin timeline in 2009… What do you think of Timothy Olyphant as Captain Kirk?  While appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor took us back to the early days of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, teasing: “Here’s what I can tell you about Star Trek: I went in […]

Star Wars: Ahsoka gets a new TV spot and promo

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With Star Wars: Ahsoka set to premiere this month, Disney+ has shared a new TV spot for the upcoming Star Wars series, along with a promo which sees Rosario Dawson breaking down her character Ahsoka Tano in just 30 seconds; check them out below… Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight […]

First trailer for The Woman in the Wall starring Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack

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The BBC has released a trailer and images for The Woman in the Wall, the gothic thriller series from creator Joe Murtagh (Calm with Horses), starring Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack. The series examines the legacy of one of Ireland’s shocking scandals – The Magdalene Laundries and stars Wilson as Lorna, a woman who wakes […]

Netflix shares first look at Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher

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Netflix has debuted a batch of first look images from The Fall of the House of Usher, the upcoming horror series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe from Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass); take a look here…. SEE ALSO: Mike Flanagan to make The Dark Tower adaptation “priority #1” […]

Twisted Metal becomes Peacock’s most binged comedy

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Twisted Metal dominated the gaming world in the 90s with its bizarre stylings, and now it’s also taking over streaming as the new Peacock series has become the streamer’s “most-binged” comedy premiere. Per NBCUniversal, within the first two weeks of the show’s launch, the average account watched about three episodes per sitting, even some viewers […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 10 Review – ‘Hegemony’

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Chris Connor reviews the season 2 finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds… Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ second season sees a myriad of plot threads from across the two seasons come to a head as the crew of the Enterprise face off against the Gorn. The Gorn were a primary adversary in the season […]

Mike Flanagan to make The Dark Tower adaptation “priority #1” post-strike

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Last year it was announced Mike Flanagan, a self-avowed Stephen King fan, would develop King’s magnum opus The Dark Tower as a series and two feature films for Amazon Prime but development grounded to a halt due to the WGA strike followed by SAG-AFTRA joining them. Dark Tower fans have little reason to worry though as Flanagan has emphasized […]

David Harbour drops first info on DC Studios’ Creature Commandos

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David Harbour played Santa, and now he’s playing another of pop culture’s most iconic characters, Frankenstein’s Monster. This role comes in James Gunn’s Creature Commandos, a new DC superhero team-up show with a horror-inspired twist, and Harbour recently opened up about the project and his role. In an interview with Collider conducted before the SAG-AFTRA […]

Archer trailer teases the final season of FX’s animated spy comedy

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With just three weeks to go until Archer returns for its fourteenth and final season, FX has released a new trailer for the animated spy comedy series which you can check out below… FX’s Archer is an animated, half-hour comedy that follows Sterling Archer as he navigates the changing landscape of the spy world. In […]

Virgin River Season 5 Part 1 trailer released by Netflix

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Netflix has released a trailer for Season 5 Part 1 of Virgin River, continuing to follow the small mountain town and its residents. The trailer teases more romantic complications for lead duo Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson’s Mel and Jack with a wildfire threatening the town. Watch the trailer below… Season Five of Virgin River […]