Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Reveals the Location of the Series

It’s been a hot minute since word got out that a Lord of the Rings series is coming to the small screen, but when exactly this show would take place in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world has been a mystery to everyone. Amazon started teasing the show’s location on social media channels last month, releasing bits and pieces of an interactive map of Middle-earth to hungry fans. It was widely believed the show would focus on a young Aragorn,

Even George R.R. Martin Doesn’t Know How Game of Thrones Ends

Game of Thrones has been a delicate balancing act since the first season. Not because of the political battles that threaten the fragile balance of power or the struggle for life over death. It has been so tricky because the biggest game on television in the 2010s has been born of a book.

Everyone knows that George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series inspired the hit show.

Breaking Down the Game of Thrones Season 8 Trailer

So you’ve seen the Game of Thrones season 8 trailer. Multiple times, if you’re anything like us. From the opening seconds, we get the distilled spirit of what’s to come in a single character—Arya Stark. At first, she’s running, panicked, through the dark. Then we see her coolly discussing death while holding her trusty sword, needle. She’s one of Game of Thrones’ most changed characters, from beloved youngest Stark daughter and tomboy to something entirely different.

The Last of the Living Prepare for Battle in Game of Thrones Trailer

This is the most hopeless and hopeful I have ever felt at once. The trailer for the final Game of Thrones season is filled with both bravery and despair and bleeds with every possible emotion.

So here we are. The friends and foes from each family that remains have banded together to stare down an overwhelming and relentless enemy. Will the final few reign victorious?

Faced with the overwhelming threat of the Army of the Dead,

The Conditions for the Final Game of Thrones Battle Were Brutal

For all of the craziness that has occurred on Game of Thrones, even the wildest moments are unlikely to stack up to what is to come. I am honestly exhausted after reading this deep dive by Entertainment Weekly into the episode long battle scene for the epic show’s final season.

You would probably be safe to say that of the Game of Thrones surviving cast,

Dressing Misfits, Robots & Superheroes With The Umbrella Academy‘s Costume Designer

Understandably, there’s been a lot of fan interest in the gargantuan prosthetic that Tom Harper wears for his portrayal of Luther Hargreeves, a.k.a. No. 1, in the well-received Netflix superhero series The Umbrella Academy. However, no one is emailing the show’s costume designer Christopher Hargadon about actually purchasing one. Hargadon is getting inquiries from fans asking where they can buy Luther’s mom’s outfits. The first time we meet the show’s matriarch,

This Game of Thrones Original Won’t Appear in Season 8

For eight years now, Game of Thrones has been the hottest show on television. I mean, there are fire-breathing dragons after all. I jest, I jest. But, seriously, the battle for the Iron Throne has become a cultural phenomenon. Absolutely everyone  – looking at you, Ed Sheeran – has been dreaming and scheming of ways to be a part of the magic. However, there is one person who had the opportunity to appear on the show’s epic final season and turned it down.

New Game of Thrones Posters & Emojis Tease Final Season

The Game of Thrones poster has long been a staple of HBO’s marketing. They’re meant to tease, titillate, and tempt us to draw conclusions on who might live and who might die. They also serve as a reminder on who will play their part, big or small, in the upcoming season. A new batch of posters puts the remaining survivors on the Iron Throne, with each poster Tweeted out with a tagline for the character.

Daenerys & Drogo Have a Game of Thrones Reunion at the Oscars

Danny + Khal forever! In addition to being Hollywood’s biggest night, the Academy Awards also serve as a great opportunity for co-stars and friends to reunite and catch up. Cue two of our favorites: Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke and Jason Momoa. The actors took some time out to reunite for a little family reunion and snapped a few pics.

Here’s the first one from Momoa’s Instagram below:

So proud of you @emilia_clarke I love u with all my heart Aloha Drogo

A post shared by Jason Momoa (@prideofgypsies) on Feb 24,

Brit Marling’s Back in Netflix’s The OA: Part II Trailer

Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij are back. The dynamic creative duo delivered the deliciously weird The OA for Netflix back in 2016. The series followed the blind Prairie Johnson (Marling), who disappears for seven years, only to return home with her sight restored. Prairie refused to tell her parents or the FBI what happened— instead, she devoted her time to a high school algebra teacher and a group of teenagers.

Disney Villains Set to Steal the Spotlight in New Disney+ Series

Maleficent, Ursula, Gaston, oh my! These characters would agree, it is good to be bad.

More news is coming out about Disney’s programming plans for its incoming Disney+ streaming service, out later this year. This time, the House of Mouse is switching over to the dark side, with plans to unite its most iconic evildoers for their very own series.

Disney has a wide variety of characters to choose from,

HBO Reveals new Game of Thrones Season 8 Footage

We figured HBO might drop a teaser for their mammoth upcoming season during the Oscars last night. Sure enough, the good people at the premium cable network delivered, giving us our first glimpse at actual footage from Game of Thrones 8th and final season. It sure beats watching someone make a Cersei pancake.

The teaser includes looks at HBO’s massive slate, including Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen and,

Can You Spot All the Iconic Easter Eggs in the First Twilight Zone Trailer?

This is it. The universe has shifted and that mysterious door is opening once more. Watch the new trailer carefully and ask yourself this question. Do you dare cross over into The Twilight Zone?

As you can see, I am a TZ junkie. I own all five seasons on DVD and then bought them again on digital. There didn’t used to be any of these measly 13-episode seasons either.

How Amazon is Keeping Lord of the Rings Secrets Safe from Prying Eyes

You may think you know everything there is to know about the road to Mordor, but there are apparently more secrets to discover. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series has become one of the most popular book series ever written, but Amazon is being extremely protective of the newest adaptation.

Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke revealed the incredible measure the creatives are taking to keep the TV series under wraps.

Netflix’s NSFW Love, Death + Robots Trailer is Gleefully Insane

Se7en, Gone Girl and The Social Network director David Fincher and Deadpool‘s Tim Miller are working together? Yes. They’re working together on a sci-fi anthology series for Netflix called Love, Death + Robots? Yes again. The show will include sentient dairy products and garbage monsters? Yes and yes. In what has to be one of the more exciting pairings of talent and genre in a long time,

Berlin Station‘s Executive Producer on Making TV for Troubled Times

On one of the very few scripted television dramas to reflect the current global political climate, the covert C.I.A. operatives of Epix’s Berlin Station have found themselves mired in complex situations wrought by any number of familiar cranks and villains—internal whistle-blowers, far-right political parties, Russian thugs, mysterious hackers, and the list goes on. In depicting the inner workings of a fictionalized Berlin C.I.A. office, spy novelist Olen Steinhauer’s first television series works hard to examine the moral gray area of international espionage,

Back to the Future With Star Trek: Discovery’s Production Designer

Star Trek: Discovery has been boldly going places even past incarnations of the iconic TV series have never been. It took a mere two episodes for the show to break completely new ground; the Starfleet’s first mutiny carried out by the star of the show, Sonequa Martin Green’s Michael Burnham.

The major advances are not the only narrative. Behind the scenes, a top-flight crew has been making the most of the latest technology and some very special locations to pull off the kind of show Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry would have loved and made,

Josh Gad Reportedly Bringing The Muppets Back to TV

There have been some odd pairs in the animal kingdom, but it turns out that mice and frogs can be the best of friends. Mickey Mouse is going to be giving his old friend, Kermit, a leg up on the studio’s new streaming site.

With the House of Mouse slated to unveil its Disney+ streaming service this year, all eyes are on what content the platform will be presented to users. It’s already confirmed that Disney+ will feature original films and series,

Star Trek: Discovery‘s Art Director Gives you the VIP Tour

When Art Director Jody Clement stepped in to work on CBS’s Star Trek: Discovery, she was no stranger to ambitious sci-fi television series. She’d already worked on Guillermo del Toro’s deliciously creepy The Strain, as well as BBC America’s narratively complex Orphan Black. For Star Trek: Discovery, Clement was stepping into both a major new show and TV history simultaneously.

“We do our initial research based on canon,

First Game of Thrones Season 8 Images Tease an Epic Ending

Finally, we can feast our eyes on the first images from Game of Thrones final season! And what an arresting batch they are—basically every major surviving player is represented in these portraits, give or take a Hound. Yes, HBO has done a bang-up job of keeping the frame tight around our remaining characters, lest they reveal anything to do with the plot. Still, seeing the likes of Arya, Sansa, Jon,