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When Arcane was first released in late ’21, it was a show that had big shoes to fill. The first Netflix adaptation of one of the biggest games ever, League of Legends, had years of deep lore to draw from and a rabid fanbase to please. Now that season one is over, this collaboration of League developer

Former WWE wrestler and Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista was almost cast as Mac’s dad in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It’s Always Sunny stars Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton revealed the surprising detail while discussing the casting of Mac’s Dad in the latest episode of The Always Sunny Podcast posted on YouTube.

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

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

Chris Hemsworth shared a behind-the-scenes video from the set of Extraction 2, which showed him demonstrating what he described as one of the trickiest stunts he’s ever done. “Probably the greatest and most difficult stunt ever captured on film Extraction 2,” Hemsworth captioned the clip, which showed him doing a series of high kicks and

Miles Morales‘ tenure as Captain America has some crucial distinctions from his predecessor in What If…?, according writer Cody Ziglar. In an exclusive interview with CBR, Ziglar opened up about turning Miles into Captain America and how the hero compares to Steve Rogers. The writer explained that one of the most significant differences between the two

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

No video game blends the game world and the real world quite as well as Daniel Mullins’ Inscryption, a deck-building RPG that has a lot hiding beneath the surface. Players begin in the cabin of someone by the name of Leshy, playing for their lives in a card game built around sacrificing creatures to play

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

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk recently opened up about the heart attack he suffered on the show’s set last year. “We were shooting a scene, we’d been shooting all day, and luckily I didn’t go back to my trailer,” Odenkirk told The New York Times. Apparently, Odenkirk had some downtime between scenes and joined his co-stars Rhea Seehorn and

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

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Requiem of the Rose King Episodes 2 and 3, now streaming on Funimation. Whenever a preexisting series gets an anime adaptation, there is always a group of fans who insist the source material is better. They are often a minority who point out every minuscule detail that the anime changed, but this is usually

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

Daredevil actor Charlie Cox turns back the clock as he reveals the exact moment he learned he would be bringing his Man Without Fear into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the cancellation of Netflix’s Daredevil series in 2018, Cox described learning he would be reprising his role as the titular vigilante in the MCU years later

The sci-fi series Raised by Wolves unfolds in a future where the Earth has been torn apart by a holy war between the Atheists and Mithraics. As a result, androids Mother and Father fled to the desolate planet of Kepler-22b, tasked with raising a flock of young children in order to rebuild an Atheist human

The newest Korean survival drama, All Of Us Are Dead, has captured Netflix viewers’ attention. The show centers primarily on a group of high school students trapped in Hyosan High during a zombie virus outbreak. RELATED: 10 Anime Characters Who Are Only Strong Under Special Circumstances To escape the school and survive, the students have to

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Batgirls #3, on sale now from DC Comics. The Bat-Family has learned how to effectively work together outside of the shadow of Batman in the new series Batgirls, with all the heroes that have, at different points of their superhero career, worn the mantle of Batgirl joining forces. Overcoming

Comics have always leaned into the big sci-fi concepts, and one of those is the multiverse. Multiverses have proven to be fertile ground for superheroes, and with the MCU and DCEU embracing them, general audiences are being introduced to something that has thrilled comics fans for decades. Marvel and DC both have created expansive multiverses,

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

Warning: The following contains major spoilers from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, “Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger,” streaming now on Disney+. Following the fully off-world diversion of The Book of Boba Fett, “Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian,” the latest chapter makes a partial return to Tatooine. And, while the titular Boba

The first full trailer and an accompanying batch of images for Lightyear introduced its cast beyond the titular space ranger. That includes Buzz’s mortal enemy Zurg, whom he’s shown fighting in one of the stills. However, Buzz isn’t alone in his fight. He has allies in the form of the Star Command crew. While he’ll have multiple human allies,

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

Harem manga and anime are — for better or worse — some of the most popular titles in the industry today. However, the subgenre’s rise to fame has been a long one. Series’ like 1978’s Urusei Yatsura and 1992’s Tenchi Muyo! paved the way for contemporary hits like Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and High School

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:

Russell Crowe has joined the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Crowe will join the film in an undisclosed role. However, that outlet does note that members of Kraven’s family will play a key role in the project. RELATED: No Way Home Sets up Another Deadly Enemy for Spider-Man Directed by

A new report suggests that Ubisoft is working on a new entry in the long-running and beloved Assassin’s Creed franchise. According to Bloomberg, and corroborated by Eurogamer, the latest game in Ubisoft’s open-world action-adventure series is currently known internally as Rift. The project will make use of a smaller map with more linear gameplay elements, providing a heavier

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

Demon Slayer is a smash-hit shonen action anime series starring the young hero Tanjiro Kamado, and he’ll slay any demon he must before confronting Muzan Kibutsuji to restore Nezuko’s humanity and rid humanity of the threat of demonkind. Tanjiro has a long way to go, though, with villains like Enmu, Daki, and Akaza standing in

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.