The afterlife is so hot right now. From The Good Place and Upload on TV, to Pixar’s Soul at the movies, what waits beyond seems to be a topic lots of creators are working with these days. The latest addition to the genre is the film Nine Days, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and will be released by…
Source: io9 – In the Trailer for Nine Days, Winston Duke Can Give You Life
While there aren’t enough particles in the vacuum of space to create a proper medium through which sound can travel, that doesn’t mean that you couldn’t scream into the endless void as you fell through it, tugged by the gravitational pull of the nearest planet. You’re a person, you’re falling, and you’re screaming…
Source: io9 – What Are You Thinking About as You Fall to Earth?
You might best know Trung Le Nguyen as Trungles, their social media pseudonym for posting gorgeous, magical art—but now the artist is making their graphic novel debut with the likewise spellbinding The Magic Fish—and io9 has a sneak peek inside.
Source: io9 – A Young Boy Dreams of Fantastical Loves in This Gorgeous Look Inside The Magic Fish
When I first saw this brand new Star Wars poster, it made me emotional.
Source: io9 – A Powerful, Glowing Star Wars Poster Is Like Poetry, It Rhymes
New worlds await Lyra and her friends and foes alike—and we won’t have to wait much longer to see them ourselves.
Source: io9 – His Dark Materials Returns to Our World (and Will’s) November 16
The Haunting of Bly Manor hit Netflix last week, which means it’s officially open season on spoilers for Mike Flanagan’s second installment in his Haunting anthology series. We’ve gathered some of the best tidbits and insights from the cast and crew, but please only read on if you’ve watched the whole series.
Source: io9 – The Haunting of Bly Manor’s Cast Digs Into the Series’ Many Twists, Turns, and Spoilers
Amazon’s “Welcome to the Blumhouse” series, produced by Blumhouse Television, debuted its first two films last week (we reviewed the sci-fi entry, Black Box; the other, The Lie, is a psychological drama). Two more arrive this week, and with them the standout of the series so far: the haunting Nocturne.
Source: io9 – Nocturne Tells a Deliciously Diabolical Tale of Sibling Rivalry
At least David Ajala is there to ease the pain?
Source: io9 – New Pictures from Star Trek: Discovery’s Return Give Us a Look at Michael Burnham’s No Good, Very Bad Day
After spending quite a few episodes giving each member of its cast almost too many motivations that were beginning to make it seem as if Lovecraft Country was setting itself up for storytelling derailment, “Rewind 1921” enters the stage to confirm that yes, the series is trying to do entirely too much.
Source: io9 – Lovecraft Country Tried to Save Itself By Getting Timey-Wimey, But It Didn’t Work
And now, the end is near. Netflix’s Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is heading into its third and final season on the promise of global unity or Mute-ually assured destruction. The series does a beautiful job of bringing our beloved heroes’ story to a close, but gets weighed down by a villain who fails to earn the…
Source: io9 – Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Season 3 Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Perfectly Kipo
Most of 2020 has outright sucked, but at least we got a brilliant season of What We Do in the Shadows—and news of another on the way. Though season three hasn’t started filming yet, the FX show’s New York Comic Con panel did unearth a few tantalizing hints about what to expect when the show returns.
Source: io9 – What We Do in the Shadows Teases a Few Tasty Hints About Season 3
Cartoons like this haven’t existed in the world for a long time. But here they are.
Source: io9 – Hellloooo, Nurse! The First Clip From Hulu’s Animaniacs Reboot Is a Return to Form
A new Doctor Who video game? On consoles? You have our attention.
Source: io9 – Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality Is Bringing the Doctor’s Time-Twisting Adventures to Game Consoles
A cute CGI Halloween short for the child in your family. Or just you if you like spooky cartoons.
Source: io9 – Hulu’s Halloween Shorts Are for Children, Too, in ‘Back to Cave One’
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Paul W.S. Anderson is good at one thing: making self-indulgent video game movies with pretty big cult followings. Monster Hunter seems to be following suit. During a new panel at New York Comic-Con 2020, Anderson showed up to talk about his films and share what we all want to see: some monster fightin’.
Source: io9 – Watch Milla Jovovich Meet a Greater Rathalos in This Monster Hunter Clip
Very little about 2020 has felt right but having Walking Dead Comic-Con panel right now was just about perfect. The season ten finale aired less than a week ago and six new episodes will be coming next year before the 11th and final season starts. So just as fans got a few answers, a whole slew of new questions about…
Source: io9 – Here’s How the Future of The Walking Dead Will Unfold
We were intrigued by CBS series Evil—about a skeptical forensic psychologist and a priest-in-training who team up to investigate supernatural phenomena—right from the beginning. And season one did not disappoint, all the way up to that jaw-dropping finale. So what’s up with season two?
Source: io9 – CBS’ Evil Teases a Devilish Season 2 and Shares a DIY ‘Trailer’
Steven Universe may have come to its end, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t more to learn about the life and times of everyone’s favourite Human/Gem hybrid. In fact, there’s still so much more to discover about how the show got made—and Rebecca Sugar herself just gave us some intriguing details about an episode that…
Source: io9 – Steven Universe’s Rebecca Sugar Lifts the Lid on an Episode That Never Was
I mean, what else did you expect them to do, relaxation tapes?
Source: io9 – The Daleks Go to War in Our First Look at Their New Animated Web Series