The Magicians Season 1 Online Now for Your Viewing Pleasure

Did you ever think Syfy’sThe Magiciansshould be even darker than it already is? Well, you got your wish. Starting today and running until early December, the network released an uncensored version of the first season onSyfy.com, the Syfy Now app, and on-demand. Now, the series, based on the first book in the acclaimed fantasy series byLev Grossman, is already pretty dark: there’s sex, a mystical eye-gouging demon with a swarm of moths masking his face, and lots of drugs befitting of a school full of teenage sorcerers....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Matthew Lin

Tom Hiddleston's Loki to Appear in Doctor Strange 2

Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for the Loki Season 1 finale. Add another MCU favorite to the ensemble cast ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While all eyes are on the Sony-Marvel collaborationSpider-Man: No Way Homeas an amalgam of Marvel characters from a variety of movies (namely the three different versions ofSpider-Manfranchises), it now appears that next March’sDoctor Strange 2will also bring together some fan-favorite characters in exciting ways....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Briana Butler

Tomb Raider, Kong: Skull Island Get Their Own Netflix Anime Shows

Netflix is teaming with Legendary Television on a pair of new anime series, including one based on Legendary’sKong: Skull Island, and one based on Square Enix’s hit video game franchiseTomb Raider. TheTomb Raideranime series will follow Lara Croft on her latest globetrotting adventure, though plot details remain under wraps.Tasha Huo(The Witcher: Blood Origin) will write the script and executive produce alongsideDmitri M. Johnson(Sonic the Hedgehog) of dj2 Entertainment andJacob Robinsonof Tractor Pants, as well asStephan BugajandHoward Bliss....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Brian Hamilton DDS

Warwick Davis Tours the Han Solo Movie Set in a New Video

As part ofStar Wars' ongoing charitable campaign through Omaze, donors have the chance of becoming lucky winners who get to experience once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to connect to the belovedStar Warsuniverse. A new video featuring franchise veteranWarwick Davis, who appears primed to star in the next anthology film, reveals this week’s prize: a chance to visit the set of the untitledHan Solo Star Warsmovie! Davis takes some real risks to give fans a peek behind the scenes of the ongoing production, so don’t miss it....

August 15, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Melissa Ward

What Does the Other Person See When You Hide Alerts on iPhone

When you choose to hide alerts on your iPhone, it affects your notification preferences without notifying the other person. The communication remains private and uninterrupted, but the notification method changes for you. Hidden alerts will prevent your phone from making a sound or showing any visual sign when a message is received, avoiding distractions at moments when you need to focus or maintain silence. On the iPhone, each user has control over how they receive notifications....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 798 words · Danielle Williams

What in the Hell Did Star Wars Just Do to Itself?

Lucasfilm can seemingly not go very long without announcing anotherStar Warsproject is in development, even though 2019’sStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerwas the last instance in which the galaxy far, far away had a big screen installment. While all appears to be going well forJon Favreau’s 2026 filmThe Mandalorian & Grogu, Lucasfilm announced thatSimon Kinbergispreparing to write and produce a new trilogy of films.Reports are mixed on whether this new set of films will be the next installment of the Skywalker saga or the beginning of an entirely new story, buttheStar Warsfranchise needs someone with a better grasp on storytelling than Kinbergto shepherd the next era of the franchise to theaters....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 1009 words · Lori Velasquez

Why Kristin Kreuk Left 'Smallville' After Season 7

Have you ever wondered why some of your favorite characters leave before the show is over? It can be frustrating to watch a show, likeSmallville, for instance, only for one of the show’s longest-running characters to dip out just as things are getting interesting. Well, like a few differentSmallvillecast members, this was also true ofKristin Kreuk, who played Lana Lang for the first seven seasons of the hit Superman prequel. Butafter the Season 7 finale, Kreuk was written off as a main series star, only returning for a handful of episodes the following season to wrap up the character’s emotional arc....

August 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1428 words · Michael Patterson

Why the ‘X-Files’ Reboot Is the Perfect Project for Ryan Coogler After ‘Sinners’

Ryan Cooglerdelivered acritically acclaimed, commercially successful, cultural phenomenonwithSinners, which has the entire industry buzzing about his next project. That project is a reboot ofThe X-Files, and Coogler recently outlined his vision when he was a guest onLast Podcast onthe Left, saying: “I’ve been excited about that for a long time and I’m fired up to get back to it….Some of those episodes, if we do our jobs right, will be really f**king scary....

August 15, 2025 · 5 min · 911 words · Elizabeth Martinez

Why This ‘Deadliest Catch’ Boat Is Now Deemed “Unsalvageable”

Since its premiere in 2006, Discovery Channel’sDeadliestCatchis an addictive look into the wild and treacherous lives of those aboard crab fishing boats in the Bering Sea — an occupation that stands as one of theworld’s most dangerous. That’s 20 seasons worth of capturing perilous moments for the boat’s crew and the camera operators on board, like dealing with a highly volatile, once-in-a-lifetimesupermoon storm in 2018. Or that time they endured rather human moments, like thecardiac eventthat befellCaptain Keith Colburnthat left fans fearing the worst....

August 15, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · Cassie Valentine

‘Aang The Last Airbender’ Has Been Delayed to 2026

Fans ofAvatar: The Last Airbenderwill have to wait more to see what happened to their favorite characters after the events of the animated series.Varietyhas confirmed thatAang: The Last Airbender, the theatrical release that will follow Aang and his friends once again, has beendelayed to August 18, 2025. The movie was previously scheduled to be released on June 29, 2025. At the same time, another one of Paramount’s upcoming animated features will be released a week later than expected, withTransformers Onenow debuting in theaters on September 20....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Douglas Howard

“Some People Have Trouble With That”: ‘Severance’ Creator Responds to Helly/Helena Debate in Season 2 Finale

We’re now well over a month removed from theSeveranceSeason 2 finale, and while updates on the already-confirmed Season 3 have been quiet, creatorDan Ericksonjust weighed in on a major fan debate. TheSeveranceSeason 2 finalesees Mark’s (Adam Scott) innie decide to stay withHelly (Britt Lower)at Lumon instead of leaving to be with his outie’s wife,Gemma (Dichen Lachman). Fans have speculated that Mark actually stays with Helly’s outie, Helena, who is impersonating her innie to manipulate Mark, but this is nothing more than conjecture....

August 15, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Jerry Michael

"It Felt Ridiculous at the Time": 'The Pitt's Taylor Dearden Revisits Her Initial Thoughts on the Now Iconic Megan Thee Stallion Scene

You don’t get a bigger breakout opportunity than a show likeThe Pitt.Taylor Dearden’s already made a big impression in the gone-too-soon MTV seriesSweet/Viciousand the second season ofAmerican Vandal, butThe Pittjust sent her star soaring in a wholly different way. The Pittis undeniably (and deservedly) one of the most celebrated new shows of the year and Dearden’s performance has proven to be an especially big standout among an ensemble full of aces....

August 14, 2025 · 5 min · 950 words · Jason Hogan

'Fallout's Ella Purnell Says Her 'Invincible' Role Is a Season 1 Callback

Ella Purnellis about to become one of the biggest breakout stars in televisionwhenFallout, the new big-budget sci-fi video game adaptation from Amazon drops on Prime Video later this month. However, that’s not the only big series she’ll be lending her talents to. Last year it was announced that Purnell would be voicing a character in the hit animated seriesInvincible, fromRobert Kirkman.Now, Purnell has offered a little nugget of information about what fans can expect from her “cameo” on the show, having already played Jane, a friend of Riley (Chloe Bennet), and an archaeologist with super strength....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · Donna King