Best of Summer: How the “Stranger Things” Sound Team Creeps You Out
As we’ve done for the past few summers, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite interviews to highlight in this last week of August. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but a little taste of some of the great conversations we’ve had during these hot summer months. Bring on sweater season.
When Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven experiences a flashback a couple of hours into Stranger Things‘
“House of the Dragon” Renewed For Season 2
Well, this comes as no surprise. After becoming the most-watched HBO premiere in history, House of the Dragon has be renewed for a second season. The series premiere has now been seen by more than 20 million viewers across all HBO platforms.
“We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team has accomplished with season one,” says Francesca Orsi, Executive VP of HBO programming, in a statement.
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Early Reactions Call it a Beautiful, Joyous Return to Middle-earth
The early reactions to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are in, and it sounds as if the return quest to Middle-earth has been worth the wait. The much discussed, hugely ambitious, massively expensive new series from Prime Video will be airing its first two episodes on the big screen in select theaters for some fans, but for most of us, the 8-episode epic will be playing out on our screens.
“King Kong” Live-Action Series Being Developed at Disney+
Disney+ is looking at taking on one of cinema’s most beloved creations and exploring its origins. The streaming platform is currently in the beginning stages of developing a live-action King Kong series based on the 1933 film created by director/producer Merian C. Cooper, as well as the later novelizations by artist Joe DeVito.
This means this is not the Kong you’ve become accustomed to in Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse series,
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Official Trailer Announces TV’s Most Epic Production
The official trailer for Amazon’s massively ambitious The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is here at last. And what timing, coming on the heels of that other fantasy epic, the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, which just became HBO’s biggest premiere ever.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power comes from showrunners J.D.
Emmy-Nominated “Dopesick” Cinematographer Checco Varese on Layering in Subliminal Clues
Cinematographer Checco Varese is no stranger when it comes to photographing pilots, having created alluring visual palettes for over twenty projects, including David Elliot’s Four Brothers, Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain, and HBO’s True Blood. He reconnected with Empire creator Danny Strong to shoot Hulu’s Dopesick, a poignant narrative about the opioid crisis starring Michael Keaton as a doctor in a small mining town affected by the addictive drug.
“House of the Dragon” Torches Previous Records & Becomes HBO’s Biggest Premiere Ever
It should surprise no one that viewers were ready to return to Westeros.
House of the Dragon pulled in 9.986 million viewers across all platforms to become HBO’s biggest premiere ever. It also now stands as the largest launch on HBO Max. And, as these things tend to go, House of the Dragon didn’t just dominate viewers attention on TV—it was also the longest trending topic on Twitter, ranking #1 for 14 straight hours,
“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Will Screen First Two Episodes in Theaters
Amazon’s epic Middle-earth saga will appear on the big screen before it heads home.
It feels appropriate that the first work set in Middle-earth since Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies will appear on the big screen before it heads to television. Amazon’s hugely ambitious The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will play in theaters in special fan events across the world on August 31,
Inside The Fiery First Episode of “House of the Dragon”
A power struggle over who might ascend to the Iron Throne. A brutal, heartbreaking birth scene. A vicious attack by armed watchmen on the so-called ne’er-do-wells of King’s Landing, led by the king’s impetuous, dangerous brother. These are a few of the intrigues that House of the Dragon delivered in its series premiere, the first Game of Thrones prequel to make it on air and one that looked every bit as polished and paced as its predecessor.
“Bridgerton” Emmy-Nominated Costume & Hairstyling Team on Season Two’s Sumptuous Styles
Netflix’s Regency-era romance Bridgerton became one of its most-streamed series thanks to creator Chris Van Dusen’s modern, Skittles-hued take on historic upper-crust British mores. His ethos going in — that this London Ton would be a “bonnet-free world” — held up for Season 2, in which the eldest Bridgerton heir, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), finds true love, not with the season’s social diamond, Edwina (Charithra Chandran), but her romance-averse older sister, Kate (Simone Ashley).
Dragons Reign Supreme in New “House of the Dragon” Teaser
It all begins this Sunday. The first Game of Thrones prequel has arrived, and there’s reason to get excited. The early buzz is very positive, the cast is incredible, and every fresh peek looks better than the last. To that end, this brand new teaser from HBO, rich with dragons and fire, only heightens the excitement. At long last, we’re back in Westeros, and things are as dangerous as always.
“Westworld” Costume Designer Debra Beebe on Living in Charlotte Hale’s World
Westworld season four wrapped this past Sunday after a dizzyingly twisted 8-episode arc, burrowing ever deeper into the rabbit hole of a post-human world. As ever, Westworld remains one of the most ambitious shows on television, and season four has arguably been the series’ most devilishly complex yet. With the line between “real” and synthetic obliterated ever since the hosts slipped the confines of the original theme park and infiltrated the real world,
Bzzzz: “Yellowjackets” Adds Simone Kessell as Adult Lottie Matthews
There’s some major buzz (apologies) happening around Yellowjackets season two right now. Simone Kessell has joined the cast as the adult Lottie Matthews, a juicy role in one of television’s most intriguing series. Kessell is coming off another significant role in a big series, having played Breha Organa, mother to Leia Organa, in Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kessell will be trading in the far-off galactic intrigue for a drama a little closer to home,
“Wednesday” Trailer Reveals Tim Burton’s “The Addams Family” Reboot
The wonderfully weird journey of the Addams family continues. And who better to continue telling the tale of this beloved family of oddballs than Tim Burton, one of the world’s most beloved oddball filmmakers. Netflix has just revealed the first teaser trailer for Burton’s Wednesday, Burton’s reimagining of the Addams family with a story focused on daughter Wednesday (You star Jenna Ortega).
The series will track its young heroine as she’s bounced from school after school only to end up in Nevermore Academy finally,
New “House of the Dragon” Images Tease a Westeros Filled With Dragons
Unlike in Game of Thrones, when dragons were a scarce, almost mythical commodity, House of the Dragon will show us a time when dragons were a common if still an awe-inspiring sight. HBO has released a dragon’s lair worth of new images, which includes two shots of the iconic beasts that made such a huge difference in the drama that fueled eight seasons of Game of Thrones. Now, with the new series focused on the dragonlords of House Targaryen and taking place some 200 years before the events in Game of Thrones,
“She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” Early Reactions Call Tatiana Maslany a Super Addition to the MCU
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has cleared the most crucial hurdle of all—you care about its main character. This is one of the common themes of the early reactions to Marvel Studios’ latest Disney+ series, introducing Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) to the MCU as a fourth-wall-breaking tour de force. It’s unsurprising that a performer as talented as Maslany has pulled it off, however—she’s been aces in everything she’s in. Still, it’s heartening to hear that She-Hulk is a fun,
Netflix Reveals First Look at Guillermo del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities”
This is going to be a banner year for all of us Guillermo del Toro fans. And we are legion.
The visionary filmmaker has two big releases coming up, both for Netflix. The first is his long-gestating passion project, Pinocchio, which he’s got coming out on September 8. Del Toro has been aiming to make that movie for as long as he’s been a filmmaker. Then, his mysterious anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities is due in October,
“The Boys” Are Officially Coming Back With Season 4 Currently Filming
The Boys are back in town. That town is Toronto. This is good news.
After concluding a wild, ambitious third season back in July, we’ve been waiting on word for what would happen next for showrunner Eric Kripke’s deeply NSFW superhero send-up. We assumed that season four was a sure thing considering how popular and consistently engaging the series was, but we like our confirmations to be official. Luckily,
Jon Hamm Joins “The Morning Show” For Season 3
The Morning Show has just added a big name to their series regulars for season 3.
Mad Men alum Jon Hamm has joined the cast, which is particularly sweet in light of the very funny commercial Hamm did in which he teased Apple TV for having every A-list star on its roster but him. At one point, Hamm’s watching The Morning Show and says, “Jen and Reese,
Watch “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” Star Jameela Jamil Become Supervillain Titania
When Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law premieres on Disney+, we’ll get to see co-star Jameela Jamil in the juicy role of supervillain Titania, the nemesis of Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany). It’s going to be a hoot to see Jamil go from playing the lovable if frustratingly perfect Tahani Al-Jamil on The Good Place to a Marvel baddie, and Jamil herself seems to be having a ball. In a new video she posted on Twitter,
