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The CW Is Changing Frequencies, Going To Mars, Riverdale And Transylvania With Six Greenlit Pilots

The CW has announced that they’ve greenlit six new pilots for potential shows, including an untitled Mars project and an Archie Comics adaptation, Riverdale. The network has been on a tear when it comes to genre properties, and this news only strengthens their hold on science fiction and fantasy stories. Here’s the six projects currently…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Will McIntosh’s Burning Midnight is a Fantastic Novel About Collecting And Otherworldly Horror

I’ve been a huge fan of Will McIntosh’s since I picked up his debut, Soft Apocalypse, and since then, he’s turned out fantastic novel after fantastic novel. In his latest, he turns a bizarre situation into a fast-paced YA adventure that doesn’t disappoint. While I love McIntosh’s books, every time he comes out with a…

io9 Andrew Liptak

J.K. Rowling Shows Off The International Wizarding World With New Magical Academies

We’ve known about the existence of an international wizarding community in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe. Now, in a recent update to Pottermore, she’s revealed the identities of a number of additional magical academies across the world. Writing for Pottermore, Rowling deeply broadened her world, explaining that there are several more magical schools in addition…

io9 Andrew Liptak

The First Fantastic Beasts Featurette Reveals A New Side To the World of Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling’s latest story in the world of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, won’t open for 11 months. But this weekend, an almost three minute sneak peek at the film was released and it’s going to give you chills. The video was released at a special Harry Potter event in Orlando,…

Movies Germain Lussier

Finn Only Has One Thing To Live For In This Neat Animated Clip

I have to admit, I wasn’t sure what to make of Vine when it launched: what can you possibly do with just 7 seconds of footage? As it turns out, quite a bit, like this really spiffy animation of Finn.

io9 Andrew Liptak

The Museum of Science Fiction Debuts Its Scholarly Journal’s First Issue

Back in September, the Museum of Science Fiction announced that they were going to be releasing scholarly publication: The Journal of Science Fiction. Now, their first issue is live! There’s some really interesting articles here: an in depth look at Paolo Bacigalupi’s work, as well as Frank Herbert’s Dune, as well as a couple of…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Noomi Rapace Won’t Be Returning To Space With Alien: Covenant

After changing its name again, having a new lead cast and having the number of sequels go from one to three, Ridley Scott’s upcoming Alien: Covenant has another change in store: Prometheus actress Noomi Rapace isn’t returning for more Xenomorph adventures. We already know that the sequel film will take place a decade after the…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Ian McDonald Explores What It Takes To Develop A Society On The Moon

What will a future look like with an inhabited moon? That’s the focus of Ian McDonald’s latest novel, Luna: New Moon, and we recently had the chance to chat with him about how the story developed. We loved Luna: New Moon when we recently reviewed it. It’s the story of five families who control the…

Books & Comics Andrew Liptak

Jakub Rozalski’s Art is an Exercise In Alternate History Contrasts

Giant mechanical men lumber through a winter forest while War machines watch over farmland. Jakub Rozalski’s artwork is a study in contrasts: the past blended with the future. His images of an alternative, steampunk Europe are amazing works of art. The above image is titled January 1863, commemorating the Polish January uprising against the Russian…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Sherlock Dumps Father, Honey in Latest Elementary

Parent-child relationships are challenging. They just get more complicated when the pair is father Morland Holmes, a universally-feared manipulator of global markets, and his renowned detective of a son, Sherlock. Ready for spoilers for this week’s Elementary? Best parts of this week’s Elementary are, as usual, the character-building side-stories instead of the main mystery that…

io9 Mika McKinnon

Trailer for Cabin Fever Remake Offers Plenty of Gore But Disturbingly Few Pancakes

We knew it was coming. And now, it’s almost here: the remake, or reboot, or risky “man, I hope nobody remembers anything that happened 14 years ago” gamble that is the Cabin Fever remake. Let’s see … kids go to the woods to party, only to realize a disgusting and highly contagious plague awaits. Sounds…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

Wynonna Earp Is a Self-Proclaimed ‘Crazy Chick With a Gun’ in Her First Trailer

Hey, her words, not mine. Syfy’s supernatural Western—based on the IDW comic of the same name—looks uncannily like Supernatural, but a bit more Western-y, at least in this first footage. It’s not bad (anyone dropping an incredibly powerful, important weapon gets a chuckle from me), but if I wanted to watch someone kill demons with…

Trailers Rob Bricken

See the Failed Con That Brings the Heroes of Zootopia Together

While we are rapidly approaching the point where I feel like we’ve seen most of the first half of Zootopia via trailers. But the international trailer shows how officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) meet. It involves a con and a giant popsicle. This is also where we learned that, for…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

Watch Grown-Ups Pretend to Be Dinosaurs in the Amazing Jurassic World VFX Reel

We show a lot of VFX reels at io9, because we always think it’s cool to see how much work goes into making fantasies look real. In that regard, this excellent Jurassic World VFX reel is no different. In another regard, it also features grown-ups pretending to be dinosaurs. Whether they’re trotting around as if…

io9 Rob Bricken

That Vampire Diaries Spin-Off Is Actually a Totally Wonderful Thrillride

When they announced that The Vampire Diaries was getting a spin-off focusing on the mean ancient vampires who tormented Elena and the Salvatores for a few years, I was beyond skeptical. How could Klaus’ endless dickery and Elijah’s stiff upper lip be watchable, week in, week out? But I’m here to tell you I was…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Satan’s All-Time Greatest Pop Culture Moments

Childhood’s End aired last month, Lucifer is here, Damien is coming in March, and even Pazuzu might soon get some airtime. It might seem like Satan is even hotter than usual lately, but the truth is that Old Scratch has always been a pop-culture fixture. South Park’s take on Satan is particularly charming. Of course,…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Mark Hamill Will Once Again Voice the Joker in Cartoon Network’s Justice League Action

Cartoon Network’s putting the animated band back together. It’s new show, Justice League Action, will have Kevin Conroy voicing Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker. Close your eyes and imagine Batman: The Animated Series has returned. Like Teen Titans Go!, Justice League Action will have 11-minute episodes with, I swear this is the official…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Pull Up a Chair for the Gif Party

It’s Friday and next to alcohol, the one thing we need are gifs. So fill the comments with one or the other. Both if possible! Contact the author at [email protected].

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

I Miss the Heroes of the 80s Who Got Their Asses Kicked All the Time

The 80s were a simpler, more macho time. It was the era of Ronald Reagan, Rambo, and Bruce Springsteen’s patriotic denim buttcheek. But when I think about 80s pop culture, I think about heroes who got their asses handed to them. I miss that vulnerability and determination to keep going after a horrendous defeat. When…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Is The 100‘s ‘Commander of Death’ About to Become the Commander of Everyone?

In the brutal, post-apocalyptic world of The 100, committing mass murder earns you a lot of street cred. Enough to become leader of the whole goddamn universe? Maybe. Because the current head honcho, Lexa, needs some help from her old ally. We never thought Lexa was gone for good, and sure enough, she was back…

Television Maddie Stone

The CW Is Changing Frequencies, Going To Mars, Riverdale And Transylvania With Six Greenlit Pilots

Will McIntosh’s Burning Midnight is a Fantastic Novel About Collecting And Otherworldly Horror

J.K. Rowling Shows Off The International Wizarding World With New Magical Academies

The First Fantastic Beasts Featurette Reveals A New Side To the World of Harry Potter

Finn Only Has One Thing To Live For In This Neat Animated Clip

The Museum of Science Fiction Debuts Its Scholarly Journal’s First Issue

Noomi Rapace Won’t Be Returning To Space With Alien: Covenant

Ian McDonald Explores What It Takes To Develop A Society On The Moon

Jakub Rozalski’s Art is an Exercise In Alternate History Contrasts

Sherlock Dumps Father, Honey in Latest Elementary

Trailer for Cabin Fever Remake Offers Plenty of Gore But Disturbingly Few Pancakes

Wynonna Earp Is a Self-Proclaimed ‘Crazy Chick With a Gun’ in Her First Trailer

See the Failed Con That Brings the Heroes of Zootopia Together

Watch Grown-Ups Pretend to Be Dinosaurs in the Amazing Jurassic World VFX Reel

That Vampire Diaries Spin-Off Is Actually a Totally Wonderful Thrillride

Satan’s All-Time Greatest Pop Culture Moments

Mark Hamill Will Once Again Voice the Joker in Cartoon Network’s Justice League Action

Pull Up a Chair for the Gif Party

I Miss the Heroes of the 80s Who Got Their Asses Kicked All the Time

Is The 100‘s ‘Commander of Death’ About to Become the Commander of Everyone?

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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