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The Walt Disney Company’s flagship streaming service, Disney+, had a strong finish to 2021, far surpassing growth forecasts for the year and nearing 130 million subscribers. As reported by Variety, Disney+ had a total of 129.8 million paying subscribers worldwide at the end of 2021, having gained 11.8 million subscribers during the quarter that ended
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By and large, sitcom characters are not a mature group of people. They are created for comedy. Often, they don’t take situations seriously, make unusual and plot-driving decisions, and complicate things in comedic fashion. If a sitcom character is mature, it is often to contrast the other characters and act as a foil. RELATED: Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 5
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Wes Craven’s Scream rejuvenated the flailing slasher genre when it first premiered in the late ‘90s. But now, more than 25 years later, it continues to prove itself as one of the most creative and essential horror franchises. Scream has found tremendous success in its self-aware deconstruction of slasher movies, which has helped horror as
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Ted Lasso‘s triumph at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards is a clear indication of the show’s massive popularity. Stunning screenwriting, engaging narratives, and refreshingly feel-good humor are a few of the many reasons Ted Lasso is becoming a sitcom landmark. RELATED: Marvel Comics: 5 Heroes Who Would Hate Ted Lasso (& 5 Who Would Love Him) The series also
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Disney’s Encanto became a sensation because of the second life it found on Disney+. To many fans, the musical story of a family crisis is an almost perfect representation of themselves or their family dynamic. To some, though, the movie seemed to end too soon. Multiple fan theories have emerged, and calls for a sequel or
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Euphoria is a series on HBO Max that is already halfway through its second season. The teen drama series centers around the lives of a group of high school students and the challenges they face as they contend with their identity, relationships, and drugs. RELATED: 5 TV Dramas That Aren’t As Good As You Remember
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Snoop Dogg has acquired Death Row Records, the same label that helped the rapper in his rise to fame during the early ’90s. The artist and entrepreneur purchased the label’s brand from MNRK Music Group, which is controlled by private equity funds managed by the Blackstone investment firm, according to Variety. RELATED: Snoop Dogg’s 1993
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Frank Frazetta‘s Death Dealer will soon bound from pulp fantasy painting to the comic book page, thanks to Incendium. CBR can exclusively reveal a preview for the company’s upcoming title Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer, written by Mitch Iverson (DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, Voltron: Legendary Defender) and illustrated by Stefano Martino (Stranger Things, Doctor Who) and Luis Antonio Delgado (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
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The world of Berserk is an unforgiving one, so much so that it inspired some of the modern dark fantasy’s most nightmarish hellscapes. That being said, what truly makes Berserk’s kingdoms as dark as they are is its denizens. RELATED: 10 Best Dark Fantasy Anime Like Vampire Knight From victims of lifetimes worth of trauma to truly unrepentant monsters (both the human and literal kind), all
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Chihayafuru will conclude with the release of Volume 49 of the manga. As reported by Comic Natalie, publisher Kodansha has confirmed that Yuki Suetsugu’s long-running manga about a young woman who becomes immersed in a traditional Japanese card game will finally conclude its story with the release of its next collected volume. The manga’s 48th volume was
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Peacemaker Episode 6, “Murn After Reading,” streaming now on HBO Max. There’s a lot about Project Butterfly that Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) has been kept in the dark about. At best, she knew working for her mother, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), would mean working with people of questionable character.
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The Simpsons Season 8, Episode 14, “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show,” temporarily introduced the titular dog to the long-running animated series. Now, former showrunner Josh Weinstein has revealed that a Fox executive’s terrible suggestion is what led to Poochie’s creation. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Weinstein explained how Poochie came to
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