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7 Things We Liked (and 3 We Didn’t) About Altered Carbon Season 2

Altered Carbon has returned with a new sleeve and a new lease on life, as Anthony Mackie’s arrival marks just one of the ways this season is a major departure from its debut. Overall it was successful, with a few bumps along the way. Here are our spoiler-light thoughts on what synched and what sank.…

io9 Beth Elderkin Mar 2

Attractively Sad Vampires and Psychedelic Horror: Warren Ellis and Kevin Kolde Lift the Lid on Castlevania‘s Third Season

Castlevania is on its way back to Netflix, with more bloody monsters to slay and more villainous scheming than you can shake a Belmont-approved whip at. But it faced a bit of a problem for writer Warren Ellis: he’d already killed off his villain, thinking there wouldn’t be a new season. So where does Castlevania…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 2

The Producers of I Am Not Okay With This Talk Creating an Idiosyncratic Superhero Origin Story

How do you go about making a superhero story that feels like it has a distinct flavor in a media ecosystem drowning in superhero stories? I Am Not Okay With This does a solid job. It’s not the greatest show Netflix has ever put out, but it has a beguiling and distinct sense of rhythm…

io9 Julie Muncy Mar 1

Hamilton’s Renée Elise Goldsberry Takes Center Stage in Altered Carbon Season 2

Takeshi Kovacs (Anthony Mackie) might be the star of Altered Carbon, but it’s Quellcrist Falconer’s show. Played by Renée Elise Goldsberry, the character undergoes a metamorphosis in season two, blossoming into the emotional and moral core of the series. That’s not an easy feat when everything around you—including your own character—is changing by the second.…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 28

The Witcher Finds Its Uncle Vesemir

Geralt of Rivia may be a surrogate father to young Ciri, but he’s got a father figure of his own. Netflix has announced that Killing Eve actor Kim Bodnia has joined the cast of The Witcher for season two. In a press release, Netflix revealed that Bodnia has been cast as Vesemir in the eight-episode…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 28

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution‘s Uncanny Aesthetics Feel Like a Step Backwards

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution is a remake in the truest sense of the word. If you’ve seen the animated film from 1998, Evolution’s story of a vengeful Mewtwo seeking to assert its dominance over humanity and naturally born Pokémon will ring familiar, as it more or less recreates every scene from the original shot for…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 27

Carmen Sandiego Is Getting Back to Its Gaming Roots With Netflix’s Next Choose Your Own Adventure-Style Special

The master thief’s true edutainment legacy lied in the computer video game series that kicked it all off in the first place.

Trailers James Whitbrook Feb 27

The New Letter for the King Trailer Promises a Kid-Driven Fantasy Epic

In the age of Game of Thrones and The Witcher, traditional medieval fantasy TV has leaned more toward the adult focused aspects of the genre—blood, guts, boobs, and then occasionally some dragons (perhaps even multiple of the above at once). So it’s nice to see a fantasy saga that takes the production values of those…

Trailers James Whitbrook Feb 26

Altered Carbon’s Simone Missick Says Misty Knight Is Partially to Thank for Getting the New Gig

The newest star of Altered Carbon, Simone Missick, may be best known for playing Misty Knight in Marvel’s now-defunct Netflix Universe, but her latest role is going to turn (and decapitate) some heads. She’s shed the robotic arm for some neural implants and a gun, and she’s having the time of her life. “The introduction…

io9 Beth Elderkin Feb 26

Locke & Key’s Meredith Averill on Grief in Horror and Her Elm Street Dream Project

Locke & Key’s journey to the small screen was a long and winding one that culminated in something new for Netflix: a single season of television that somehow managed to pack what was essentially the whole of a comic book series’ plot into 10 tightly-crafted, hour-long episodes. Even more impressive, though, was the way that…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 25

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in March

You can get comprehensive lists of everything coming to streaming services anywhere. But half of those titles you don’t care about, and the other half are terrible. Where’s the good stuff? io9 is here to help. Below you’ll find what we deem to be the best sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV coming to Netflix,…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 25

Netflix Will Finally Tell You What the Most Popular Movies and Shows Are

Netflix’s recent pivot to churning out originals has meant that it’s been throwing a lot of shit against a wall to see what sticks. This—combined with whatever algorithm is in place to determine what you like based on what you’ve watched or selected—makes for a pretty muddy discovery process for users hoping to find the…

Internet Catie Keck Feb 24

Watch the First Trailer for Netflix and Rooster Teeth’s Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege

The first chapter of a three-part serialized saga, Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege sets up the stakes pretty clearly. Megatron wants the Allspark. The Autobots can’t let that happen. Time to fight. Revealed yesterday at Toy Fair, the Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy is a three-part episodic series, each one taking place at a…

Trailers Julie Muncy Feb 23

Report: Priah Ferguson Is Getting Bumped Up to Series Regular for Stranger Things Season 4

Priah Ferguson, the actress who plays Erica Sinclair, may have a larger role than ever in the upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things. That’s according to a report by Variety, which claims that, according to exclusive sources, Ferguson is being promoted from a recurring character in season 3 to a regular in season 4. This…

io9 Julie Muncy Feb 22

The Witcher‘s Second Season Has Tossed a Coin to a Bunch of New Cast Members

The valley has indeed grown rather plentiful. Although set pictures and casting rumors have been swirling around recently, Netflix has now officially confirmed that the sophomore season of its fantasy smash hit The Witcher has entered production for season two. The news brings with it confirmation of a bunch of new faces joining the series—including…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 21

Freud‘s First Trailer Blends Psychoanalysis With the Occult

In Netflix’s upcoming series Freud, Sigmund Freud isn’t yet the infamous father of psychoanalysis, but rather a young man struggling to find a place in the world for his nascent radical theories about the inner workings of the human mind. Freud’s first trailer introduces us to the young Sigmund (Robert Finster) just as he’s begun…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 21

8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Read (or Re-Read) Before Their Adaptations Hit the Screen

Each month we share an avalanche of new books to feed your need to read. But there are also tons of older sci-fi and fantasy books worth your time, too—including those with the added interest of television or movie adaptations on the way. Here are eight titles you should add to your read (or re-read)…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Feb 18

I Am Not Okay With This‘ First Trailer Gives Psychic Powers to Teenage Traumas

Being a teenager can suck enough at times. Violent telekinetic powers activated by heightened emotion on top of all that might sound cool at first, but I’m getting the feeling I Am Not Okay With This’ teen heroine will be, well…not okay with it. As much as Netflix really wants you to know that this…

Trailers James Whitbrook Feb 17

The Witcher Casts a Pair of New Witchers for Season 2

There are a lot of monsters on the Continent. So to take ‘em out, you need a lotta witchers. Whole schools of ‘em, in fact. For its second season, The Witcher is packing in a couple more. As reported by Redanian Intelligence, a Witcher fan blog with a fantastic name, two new actors are joining…

io9 Julie Muncy Feb 15

Report: Netflix Is in Talks to Renew Lucifer For Season 6

Netflix does love its rescues, doesn’t it? Maybe even a bit more than it loves canceling shows after producing two seasons. As reported by TV Line, Netflix is allegedly in talks with Warner Bros. Television to renew Lucifer, the demonic drama that Netflix picked up from Fox when it got canceled after three seasons. Now…

io9 Julie Muncy Feb 15

7 Things We Liked (and 3 We Didn’t) About Altered Carbon Season 2

Attractively Sad Vampires and Psychedelic Horror: Warren Ellis and Kevin Kolde Lift the Lid on Castlevania‘s Third Season

The Producers of I Am Not Okay With This Talk Creating an Idiosyncratic Superhero Origin Story

Hamilton’s Renée Elise Goldsberry Takes Center Stage in Altered Carbon Season 2

The Witcher Finds Its Uncle Vesemir

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution‘s Uncanny Aesthetics Feel Like a Step Backwards

Carmen Sandiego Is Getting Back to Its Gaming Roots With Netflix’s Next Choose Your Own Adventure-Style Special

The New Letter for the King Trailer Promises a Kid-Driven Fantasy Epic

Altered Carbon’s Simone Missick Says Misty Knight Is Partially to Thank for Getting the New Gig

Locke & Key’s Meredith Averill on Grief in Horror and Her Elm Street Dream Project

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in March

Netflix Will Finally Tell You What the Most Popular Movies and Shows Are

Watch the First Trailer for Netflix and Rooster Teeth’s Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege

Report: Priah Ferguson Is Getting Bumped Up to Series Regular for Stranger Things Season 4

The Witcher‘s Second Season Has Tossed a Coin to a Bunch of New Cast Members

Freud‘s First Trailer Blends Psychoanalysis With the Occult

8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Read (or Re-Read) Before Their Adaptations Hit the Screen

I Am Not Okay With This‘ First Trailer Gives Psychic Powers to Teenage Traumas

The Witcher Casts a Pair of New Witchers for Season 2

Report: Netflix Is in Talks to Renew Lucifer For Season 6

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