Charlie Manson Appears in Mindhunter‘s Season 2 Trailer

Charlie Manson briefly appears in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodyet his ghoulish specter hangs over the entire movie. In season two of Netflix’s excellent Mindhunters, Manson is back, and like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he’s played by Damian Herriman. You’ll see him in a brief shot in the season two trailer which Netflix has just released. The trailer is but a minute long,

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 30, 2019

Interview

Costume Designer

Digging Doom Patrol‘s Signature Look With Costume Designer Laura Jean Shannon

The members of the Costume Designers Guild who joined the panel at San Diego Comic-Con hope you watch their shows multiple times in hi-def and that you hit the pause button now and then. They have always been obsessed with detail and they have always enjoyed putting little in-jokes and Easter eggs into those details for their own satisfaction and amusement, but for the first time, new technologies have made it possible for the audience to see and appreciate those details as well.

By Nell Minow  |  July 29, 2019
The Buzziest Non-Marvel Projects From San Diego Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con, now in its 50th year, draws an estimated 135,000 fans of comic books, movies, and pop culture. This year, the major studios dropped a slew of highly-anticipated movie trailers (like Top Gun: Maverick), TV productions teased scenes from new shows (like Netflix’s The Witcher), and fans geeked out over behind-the-scenes tidbits about popular and upcoming projects. Yes, there was a lot more happening at this year’s con than just Marvel’s return to Hall H.

By Alicia M. Cohn  |  July 25, 2019
Regina King’s Masked Vigilante Revealed in new Watchmen Images

HBO has finally released some images from their upcoming, highly secretive new series Watchmen, all of them focused on Oscar-winner Regina King’s character Angela Abar. King’s character is one of the new faces that series creator Damon Lindelof is introducing in his adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons iconic graphic novel. The little we know about Angela Abar is that she’s a Tulsa police officer who, after her family is attacked, dons a mask at night to mete out vigilante justice.

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 25, 2019
Daniel Brühl’s Reveals First Look at Zemo’s Return in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

There has been so much news coming out of Comic-Con that it can be a little hard to keep up. One of the most fecund sources of information at the Con this year revolved around Disney’s new streaming service Disney +, and specifically, the upcoming Marvel series it’ll be exclusively hosting. So not only did Marvel return to Hall H with a ton to reveal about their upcoming film projects,

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 24, 2019
Amazon’s Mysterious The Lord of the Rings Series has a Cast Member

You have to hand it to Amazon—they’ve kept their upcoming The Lord of the Rings series so shrouded in secrecy, Gandalf himself would be impressed! We finally have some semi-concrete news, however, thanks to VarietyThe upcoming series looks close to casting Markella Kavenagh, Variety reports, with sources telling them she’ll be playing a character named Tyra. Kavenagh starred in the Australian movie Romper Stomper, 

By The Credits  |  July 23, 2019
From The Dark Crystal to Pennyworth: Our Comic-Con TV Round-Up

Television series stars and creators came to San Diego Comic-Con to talk about new and returning shows. Here are some of the most intriguing announcements and previews we caught:

Undone (Amazon Prime) is a stunning new animated series as far from the usual computer-generated images as it can be; every background is a hand-painted oil painting and all of the characters are photographed and rotoscoped. Composer Amie Doherty said that she created “a super-organic score to match the beautiful,

By Nell Minow  |  July 23, 2019
Netflix’s The Witcher Cast Talks Monsters at San Diego Comic-Con

There’s a new fantasy epic headed to the small screen and San Diego Comic-Con got a first glimpse of its dark and mysterious world.

Netflix revealed the first trailer for its new epic monster fantasy The Witcher after a Hall H panel on Friday. The show, based on popular books by Andrzej Sapkowski, is centered around Geralt, a warrior (or “witcher”) trained since childhood to show no emotion and kill monsters.

By Alicia M. Cohn  |  July 22, 2019
HBO’s His Darkest Materials Trailer Roars at SDCC

With Game of Thrones now officially over (with a record-breaking 32 Emmy nominations for its final season), HBO is officially moving into their post-Thrones programming. One of their new series with huge potential is their adaptation of Philip Pullman’s fantasy series His Dark Materials. They’ve debuted the first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con, and it sure looks lush, bold, and beautifully done.

We’ll be curious what the folks who have read Pullman’s novels think about this first look,

By The Credits  |  July 19, 2019
Henry Cavill’s on a Horse in new Image From The Witcher

The last time we checked in on Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), he was a man without a horse. Netflix released a slew of images from their upcoming adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy series The Witcher, but none included the most beloved character of all—Roach the horse. Well, Netflix heard our cries of anguish and they delivered. Behold, Geralt and his loyal companion!

You begged, we delivered. Here’s your first look at Roach!

By The Credits  |  July 17, 2019
Game of Thrones Breaks Long-Standing Emmy Record With 32 Nominations

Game of Thrones has made history—again. The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced, and HBO’s epic series, which came to a close this past May 19, hauled in a historic 32 nominations, breaking NYPD Blue‘s record for most noms in a single season. Emilia Clarke nabbed one for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Kit Harington for Lead Actor, with Supporting Actress nominations going to Sophie Turner,

By Bryan Abrams  |  July 17, 2019
Star Trek: Picard Poster Reveals Patrick Stewart’s Return Includes a Dog

Jean-Luc Picard is back, and he’s not alone. The great Sir Patrick Stewart is reprising his role as the Starfleet’s most cerebral captain and he’s got a new best friend—a dog. A space dog, if you want to get technical about it. (How is ‘space dog’ technical? Good question—it’s just the way the pup is being described on the internet.) Stewart tweeted an image of a new poster for Star Trek: Picard and folks are freaking out—in a good way.

By The Credits  |  July 10, 2019
Will Smith, Seth Rogen & More Pay Tribute to the Late, Great Rip Torn

Rip Torn, the talented actor of stage and screen, has passed away at 88. Torn earned an Oscar and Tony nomination, along with six Emmy nominations (he won in 1996) over the course of his long, singular career. He is likely best-known for his role as Artie on HBO’s groundbreaking The Larry Sanders Show. Artie was the tough, occasionally insouciant, yet surprisingly tender producer who steered late-night talk show host Larry (Garry Shandling) through cataclysms big and small.

By The Credits  |  July 10, 2019
Warner Streaming Service Called HBO Max, Will Include Friends

The streaming service world has a new member. Enter HBO Max.

WarnerMedia has officially revealed HBO Max to the world. As the name suggests, the new service will include all your favorite HBO programming, including several original shows, and a huge, huge catalog of content on top of this. What’s more, HBO Max will have all 236 episodes of Friends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCS4CaZ9dwg

The press release from WarnerMedia didn’t reveal what the new service will cost,

By The Credits  |  July 9, 2019
George R. R. Martin Reveals that the Starks Exist in Game of Thrones Prequel

The Game of Thrones prequel is currently filming in Northern Ireland, yet details about the project are as scarce as warmth beyond the Wall. You could fit the stuff we do know on the edge of Arya Stark’s sword Needle. Naomi Watts is starring, along with Harry Potter actress Miranda Richardson, rising star Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker),

By The Credits  |  July 9, 2019
The Righteous Gemstones Trailer Reveals Danny McBride’s new HBO Comedy

For all of you Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals fans, today’s going to be a happy one. Behold the first trailer for writer/director/star Danny McBride’s The Righteous Gemstones. McBride brings the funny to a family of famous televangelists who preach the Word while dabbling in illegality and many a sin on the side. The cast is excellent, including John Goodman, Adam Devine, and Edi Patterson. McBride has also assembled some of his favorite collaborators.

By The Credits  |  July 3, 2019
Behold Henry Cavill & More in First Images From Netflix’s The Witcher

Netflix’s The Witcher has officially arrived. The new series, adapted from Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy books, has been adapted by TV veteran Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. Now Netflix has released the first images from the show, which reveal the three main characters; Geralt (Henry Cavill), the witch Yennefer (Anya Cholatra), and Ciri (Freya Allan). We’ve also got the first teaser poster, too. The images are appropriately misty, befitting a story that involves monsters,

By The Credits  |  July 2, 2019
The Full Cast for Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is Bonkers Good

The last glance we got of Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance was this gorgeous trailer. We were enthused, to put it mildly. It was taking us back to a cult classic from the early 80s in a way we didn’t even realize we were nostalgic for until we saw it. As we wrote at the time, for those of us who grew up loving the creations of Jim Henson,

By Bryan Abrams  |  June 26, 2019

Interview

Actor, Screenwriter, Showrunner

Los Espookys Co-Creator & Breakout Star Ana Fabrega on her new HBO Series

On June 30, New York City will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which catalyzed the contemporary gay rights movement as we know it. As a gay filmmaker and comedic performer who was born the year Stonewall took place, I’m thrilled that, especially in the last few years, mainstream entertainment has embraced a new unashamed and unfiltered breed of LGBTQ comedian. Case in point: The superb new HBO comedy Los Espookys.

By David Thorpe  |  June 25, 2019

Interview

Actor

Laura Dern on Finding Renata in Big Little Lies

When Laura Dern took on the character of Renata Klein for HBO’s mammoth hit Big Little Lies three years ago, she knew exploring the emotional life of this alpha female wasn’t going to be her focal point. The character is tough, all business, and doesn’t have a lot of friends – not the least of which her co-stars’ characters, played by Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley and Zoe Kravitz (and,

By Matt Hurwitz  |  June 24, 2019