Sci-Fi

How Netflix’s Space Force Acts Like a Parallel Universe to Our Own

Fans looking to blame something or someone that the American version of The Office hasn’t returned need only look to the stars. In the seven years since that show’s end, its creator and executive producer Greg Daniels has been working almost solely on shows with space or sci-fi themes. His latest show, Netflix’sSpace Force, reunites…

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Now’s the Time to Rewatch Black Mirror‘s ‘Striking Vipers’

Charlie Brooker was quite right when he said that now really isn’t the time for new episodes of Black Mirror. But the fact that so many of us are self-isolating at home in the midst of a pandemic that’s made it so we can’t physically touch one another makes now a particularly excellent time to…

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Avatar Filmmakers Are Slipping Back Into New Zealand Under Coronavirus Travel Exemptions

The only country that’s seemingly halted the spread of the novel coronavirus could screw it up—for Avatar. New Zealand’s economic development minister revealed under questioning that he’s been using little known powers around the country’s strict foreign travel ban to issue hundreds of exemptions for “high value foreigners,” apparently including James Cameron’s Avatar sequels crew.…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Netflix’s Dark Unveils the Last Cycle With a Fiery Season 3 Teaser

It’s time to bring this circle to a close. The first trailer and a summer release date have been revealed for the final season of Dark, the surprise Netflix hit about a group of families who’ve become entangled in each other’s lives thanks to a generations-long conspiracy that has brought time itself to its knees.…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

Big Finish Is Relaunching Its Doctor Who Audio Adventures in 2022

The world of Doctor Who audio adventures is getting some very interesting changes…especially if you’re more of a fan of the modern era of the show. Big Finish has announced a sweeping set of reshuffles to its Doctor Who lines set to begin in January 2022. The most major to ongoing listeners to all things…

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The Period Sci-Fi Drama The Vast of Night Has a Fascinating Origin Story

There’s no way The Vast of Night is made by a first-time filmmaker. There’s just no way. It’s so beautifully constructed. So expertly shot. So tactfully acted. It’s the work of a talent with years and years of experience under their belt, right? Wrong. And io9 had a chance to speak with the person behind…

Movies Germain Lussier

Jurassic World: Dominion Is Definitely Not the Planned End of the Series, Says Producer

If you were wondering, will we, as a people, ever escape from the spectre of velociraptors and Tyrannosaurus rexes chasing us through spectacular pyrotechnic conflagrations? The answer is, absolutely not. As reported by Collider, that’s pretty much what Frank Marshall, producer of Jurassic World: Dominion, said when asked about the future of the franchise. Specifically,…

Movies Julie Muncy

The Writer of Back to the Future: Part II Blames Universal for Netflix’s Weirdly Censored Version of the Film

If you watched Back to the Future: Part II when it first hit Netflix, you might have noticed a little something was missing. According to the writer of the series, it wasn’t exactly Netflix’s fault. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, Bob Gale, the writer of the film, has commented on the weird, small bit…

Movies Julie Muncy

Jonathan Nolan Offers an Ominous Hint About the Direction of Westworld‘s Next Season

A reckoning is coming. (Spoilers for the end of the third season incoming.) Things might get pretty wild, and pretty bloody, in the next season of Westworld. Recently, showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, alongside the cast of the show, had a roundtable (or, well, round-Zoom-chat) discussion about the show’s third season courtesy of the…

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Will Smith’s Hancock Is a Fascinating Mess of a Superhero Movie

The summer of 2008 was a landmark for superhero cinema. That summer started with the release of Iron Man, the film that kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It continued with The Incredible Hulk, the second film in the MCU, and then ended with The Dark Knight, a powerful, provocative, ultra-successful Batman sequel that has influenced…

Movies Germain Lussier

A Guide to Dune’s Strange and Intense Religions

Prophecies, ancient sisterhoods, a bible that’s orange for some reason. Religion in Dune can be a bit confusing. To help, io9 parsed the main, spoiler-free stuff you need to know before Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation arrives this December. Of course, the biggest question of all might be: What is religion in Dune? That depends on who…

Movies Beth Elderkin

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Dune Gets a Stylish Makeover in These Amazing Fan-Made Illustrations

We’re still at least eight months away from Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (and that’s only if coronavirus doesn’t delay it). We’ve gotten some early peeks at what this version of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga will look like, with an emphasis on streamlined costumes and practical stillsuits. But there’s still a bit of room for style. This…

Movies Beth Elderkin

10 Sci-Fi Action Movies to Watch if You Miss Thrill Rides

We can’t go to theme parks right now. That means no funnel cakes, no turkey legs, no churros, and definitely no roller coasters. What wouldn’t any one of us give to scream our head off on a roller coaster right now? Well, it turns out, you may have one or two in your movie collection.…

Movies Germain Lussier

All 9 Planet of the Apes Movies, Ranked

The ongoing pandemic has taught us a lot about how selfish and greedy humans can really be. One might even start to wonder…maybe it’s time to give another species their shot? With a new Planet of the Apes movie in the works, we decided to rank all the entries in the iconic sci-fi series so…

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Well, The Mandalorian Boba Fett Situation Might Have Just Gotten a Whole Lot More Interesting

The Mandalorian’s second season already has enough interesting things going on—babies yoda! sabers dark!—before it started heaping on the prospects of bringing back a few familiar faces…including theseeming, ominous return of Boba Fett. But a new report suggests things aren’t quite going to go the way many people may have expected. Last week, the Hollywood…

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Star Trek Ages Terribly When It Tries to Be Contemporary

By its nature, sci-fi is forward-looking. It has to imagine future cultures from the perspective of the time and context it is written in, leading to bizarre situations where the past of its characters is largely formed with a fascination with our recent history. In Star Trek’s case, that sometimes means ships full of Shakespeare…

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Donald Trump Thinks He’s the President From Independence Day Now or Something

Who knows. As shared by the Hollywood Reporter, and by the President’s ridiculous Twitter account, Donald Trump recently posted a video, with no context, of the president’s speech from Independence Day. You know the one, about fighting aliens and celebrating how rad Bill Pullman is. Only, instead of Bill Pullman’s face, someone has lazily edited…

Movies Julie Muncy

This Video Series Is the Best Possible Introduction to Understanding Twin Peaks

It’s always a good time to revisit David Lynch and Mark Frost’s classic series. A man goes to sleep, and has a dream of a room shrouded in red. What does it mean? Who is this man, this eccentric detective, and how should we understand him and the world he operates in? Twin Peaks famously…

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Snowpiercer‘s Showrunner Hopes the Show Will Provide Timely Insight Into Modern Traumas

Snowpiercer, like a lot of stories about ecological disaster and social stratification in the face of disaster, feels increasingly relevant as time goes on. The newest iteration of the story, in the form of TNT’s upcoming TV show, feels particularly well timed. And its showrunner hopes that timing turns out to be valuable. In an…

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Lord and Miller Have Signed On to Direct Ryan Gosling in the Latest Andy Weir Adaptation

Andy Weir, the author of The Martian, is working on a new book, and, funnily enough, we know a lot more about its film adaptation than we do about the book itself. That book, with the working title of Project Hail Mary, isn’t due out until 2021, but we already know both who’s starring in…

Movies Julie Muncy

How Netflix’s Space Force Acts Like a Parallel Universe to Our Own

Now’s the Time to Rewatch Black Mirror‘s ‘Striking Vipers’

Avatar Filmmakers Are Slipping Back Into New Zealand Under Coronavirus Travel Exemptions

Netflix’s Dark Unveils the Last Cycle With a Fiery Season 3 Teaser

Big Finish Is Relaunching Its Doctor Who Audio Adventures in 2022

The Period Sci-Fi Drama The Vast of Night Has a Fascinating Origin Story

Jurassic World: Dominion Is Definitely Not the Planned End of the Series, Says Producer

The Writer of Back to the Future: Part II Blames Universal for Netflix’s Weirdly Censored Version of the Film

Jonathan Nolan Offers an Ominous Hint About the Direction of Westworld‘s Next Season

Will Smith’s Hancock Is a Fascinating Mess of a Superhero Movie

A Guide to Dune’s Strange and Intense Religions

Dune Gets a Stylish Makeover in These Amazing Fan-Made Illustrations

10 Sci-Fi Action Movies to Watch if You Miss Thrill Rides

All 9 Planet of the Apes Movies, Ranked

Well, The Mandalorian Boba Fett Situation Might Have Just Gotten a Whole Lot More Interesting

Star Trek Ages Terribly When It Tries to Be Contemporary

Donald Trump Thinks He’s the President From Independence Day Now or Something

This Video Series Is the Best Possible Introduction to Understanding Twin Peaks

Snowpiercer‘s Showrunner Hopes the Show Will Provide Timely Insight Into Modern Traumas

Lord and Miller Have Signed On to Direct Ryan Gosling in the Latest Andy Weir Adaptation

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‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

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Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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