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Netflix’s Shadow and Bone Adaptation Gets a Chilly Teaser

“You and I are going to change the world.” Author Leigh Bardugo’s fantasy saga has come to life in the first look at Netflix’s Shadow and Bone, about a young woman with the power to fight the (literal) darkness. Netflix revealed in a press release that Shadow and Bone, helmed by showrunner Eric Heisserer (Bird…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

Michelle Yeoh Delivers Star Trek: Discovery a High It Didn’t Quite Earn

Last week’s Star Trek: Discovery laid the groundwork to a question that has lingered in the background since the climax of its first season. This week, it answers: albeit with a response that puts one hell of an onus on Michelle Yeoh more than it does with what Discovery has ever done with her character,…

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Roku Users Are Finally Getting HBO Max

Months after HBO Max launched, it’s finally coming to one of the largest smart TV platforms around. Today Roku announced that HBO Max would finally be available on December 17 and timed (of course) with the release of HBO Max’s biggest original content to date, Wonder Woman 1984. Wonder Woman 1984 was originally planned as…

Internet Alex Cranz

In the Tribes of Europa Trailer, the World Has Gone to Hell as Everyone Fights Over a Cube

More like Mad Max: Fury Autobahn. Netflix has released the first trailer for a new German sci-fi series, Tribes of Europa, about a trio of siblings who get caught in a post-apocalyptic war over a piece of technology none of them understand. Tribes of Europe takes place in a post-Europe setting in the year 2074, when a…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal Says He Doesn’t Want to Take His Helmet Off Too Much

One of the most profoundly vulnerable moments in Pedro Pascal’s performance across two seasons of The Mandalorian came in last week’s “The Believer,” when, in order to access some key information about Moff Gideon, Din Djarin had to go against the creed he’s known his entire life and show his face to others. But it’s…

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The Expanse‘s Best Season Yet Begins With a Three-Part Thrill Ride

The day is finally here: season five of The Expanse has begun. Since Amazon dropped three episodes at once—“Exodus,” “Churn,” and “Mother”—our first weekly recap is a three-parter. We tried to be succinct, but honestly, we’re excited as hell and these episodes are epic. Here comes the juice! As the “previously on The Expanse” montage…

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Sabrina’s Stars Didn’t Know This Would Be the End, But They Hope It’s ‘Delicious’

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is coming to an end at Netflix, after two seasons divided into four “parts.” The sets have been taken down, the house exterior demolished. But star Kiernan Shipka didn’t get a chance to grab mementos from Sabrina’s bedroom—because, at the time, the actors didn’t know there wasn’t going to be another…

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Netflix May Be Introducing an Audio-Only Mode for Listening to Shows with the Screen Off

When I was younger I owned a handheld TV that had a mode where you could listen to broadcasts with the screen off, letting me secretly enjoy shows I wasn’t actually allowed to watch. According to Android Police, a similar feature is now being introduced for Netflix, essentially turning your favorite shows into audio-only podcasts.…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Disenchantment Season 3 Trailer Puts Princess Bean (and Her Beer Stein) on the Throne

The land of magic and fantasy has been torn asunder, but the only woman who can save it might be suffering from a hangover. Netflix has the first look at season three of Disenchantment, which sees Princess Bean (Abbi Jacobs) coming into her royal and literal powers, as enemies conspire to take her down. Netflix…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

Star Wars: The High Republic‘s Team on The Acolyte‘s Reveal

In just a few weeks, The High Republic ushers in a bright new era of Star Wars storytelling—but last week, we learned that one of Lucasfilm’s big new Disney+ projects will show us a glimpse of its twilight in the form of The Acolyte, the new series being worked on by Leslye Headland. For the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Stranger Things‘ Cast Is Getting Together to Play Dungeons & Dragons (For Real This Time)

It’s in the show. It’s become its own D&D box set. And now, we’ve come full circle: the stars of Stranger Things are getting into Actual Play tabletop streaming, for one day only! Netlfix has just announced, in partnership with Wizards of the Coast, Lost Odyssey: Toy Time for Ten-Towns, a festive-themed one-shot Dungeons &…

Trailers James Whitbrook

Wonder Woman 1984‘s Powerful Message Soars Above Its Superheroic Excess

The first 10 minutes of Wonder Woman 1984 moved me to tears. Part of it was the long-awaited return to Themyscira, seeing a young Diana (Lilly Aspell) battle her fellow Amazons in an epic action scene set to an incredible new score by Hans Zimmer. But another part was just that after a year of…

Movies Germain Lussier

Marvel Figured Out an Easier Way for You to Catch Up on Dozens of Movies

Want to watch WandaVision in a few weeks but it’s been a while since you’ve sat down and watched Age of Ultron, Civil War, Avengers Infinity War, and Avengers Endgame? Good news: Marvel’s cutting your comic book movie homework down to…a new streaming clip show? After deciding that casually announcing what felt like 78 new…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Netflix’s Equinox Trailer Promises a Dark-Esque Otherworldly Mystery

Fans are still reeling from the end of Netflix’s Dark, the German sci-fi series about family problems that were so severe they defied time and space. Now, Danish series Equinox is looking to fill the void with the tale of a radio host, her missing sister, and the promise of a terrifying world that lies…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

The Expanse Season 5 Is About Going Your Own Way to Confront the Past

The crew of the Rocinante has long been a solid unit, traveling the galaxy to save humanity from evil spores and, well, itself. But in season five of Amazon Studios’ The Expanse, these crew members are doing something they’ve avoided until now: they’re going their separate ways. “I love that we split up as a…

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Surprise, Surprise: Tim Cook Killed an Apple TV+ Show About Gawker

Surprising absolutely no one, Tim Cook is not a fan of now-dead Gawker Media, of which Gizmodo was a part. And though Gawker has been dead since 2016, it appears that Cook also decided to kill a fictional Gawker by pulling the plug on a proposed Apple TV+ show about the site’s glory days. It’s…

Tech News Victoria Song

The Stand Feels Both Timely and Overwhelming

It will never not be spooky that a new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand came out in 2020. Much like the year itself, the story begins with a pandemic and goes on to showcase some truly awful human behavior. CBS All Access certainly has timeliness on its side—but what about the rest? Note: For…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Anthony Mackie Is a New Kind of Terminator in the Trailer for Netflix’s Outside the Wire

To fight a robot, you might just need a robot. Anthony Mackie and Damson Idris star in the first trailer for Netflix’s Outside the Wire, about a drone pilot tasked with helping his superior officer located a doomsday device. There’s just one tiny detail: His boss is an android. Netflix has released the first trailer…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

All the Star Wars, Marvel, and Other Disney News You Might Have Missed

Usually, investor calls are dry, numbers-heavy business meetings intended for people far richer than you or I. But because It’s Capitalism, yesterday Disney turned its 2020 Investor Day call into something that would’ve been right at home screamed from the rooftops of San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H. Here’s all the Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars…

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The Mandalorian Tempers High Action With Some Rewarding Character Work

After Moff Gideon kidnapped Grogu (Baby Yoda), the Mandalorian and his newfound crew had a singular goal: Find the Child and get him back. That journey took them to a few new places, with a few familiar faces, and through some tense, emotional moments that got to the core of Star Wars as we know…

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Netflix’s Shadow and Bone Adaptation Gets a Chilly Teaser

Michelle Yeoh Delivers Star Trek: Discovery a High It Didn’t Quite Earn

Roku Users Are Finally Getting HBO Max

In the Tribes of Europa Trailer, the World Has Gone to Hell as Everyone Fights Over a Cube

The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal Says He Doesn’t Want to Take His Helmet Off Too Much

The Expanse‘s Best Season Yet Begins With a Three-Part Thrill Ride

Sabrina’s Stars Didn’t Know This Would Be the End, But They Hope It’s ‘Delicious’

Netflix May Be Introducing an Audio-Only Mode for Listening to Shows with the Screen Off

Disenchantment Season 3 Trailer Puts Princess Bean (and Her Beer Stein) on the Throne

Star Wars: The High Republic‘s Team on The Acolyte‘s Reveal

Stranger Things‘ Cast Is Getting Together to Play Dungeons & Dragons (For Real This Time)

Wonder Woman 1984‘s Powerful Message Soars Above Its Superheroic Excess

Marvel Figured Out an Easier Way for You to Catch Up on Dozens of Movies

Netflix’s Equinox Trailer Promises a Dark-Esque Otherworldly Mystery

The Expanse Season 5 Is About Going Your Own Way to Confront the Past

Surprise, Surprise: Tim Cook Killed an Apple TV+ Show About Gawker

The Stand Feels Both Timely and Overwhelming

Anthony Mackie Is a New Kind of Terminator in the Trailer for Netflix’s Outside the Wire

All the Star Wars, Marvel, and Other Disney News You Might Have Missed

The Mandalorian Tempers High Action With Some Rewarding Character Work

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

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

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

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

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