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In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Offspring", the android Data (Brent Spiner) has decided that he would like to be a father. Using his own android body as a template, he builds an android child in a positronic lab, naming the new being Lal. At first, Lal (Leonard Crofoot) is a somewhat shapeless being with sharp, metallic features. Data feels that Lal should be able to choose their own gender and appearance. Lal decides to be a young woman (Hallie Todd). The bulk of the episode involves Data, with his own limited understand of human interaction, teaching Lal everything he knows. When Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) questions the ethics of an artificial life form like Data creating another without permission, Data easily defends himself. No one else on the Enterprise requires permission to reproduce, so why should he? 

"The Offspring" was the first episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation...

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The following contains major spoilers for Chicago Pd Season 12, Episode 10, "Zoe," which debuted Wednesday, Jan. 22 on NBC. It also contains discussion of violence toward children.

Chicago Pd Season 12, Episode 10, "Zoe" is a great episode for Adam Ruzek and actor Patrick John Flueger. It's an installment that reminds the audience how far Ruzek has come from the upstart rookie he was in Season 1, and showcases how much Flueger has grown as an actor, too. But beyond that, the episode itself is lacking.

"Zoe" refers to the eight-year-old girl Ruzek discovers in the home where her mother and sister have been murdered. The whole story revolves around who Zoe actually is -- that's not her real name -- and if the police can catch her father,...

[Editor’s Note: this list was originally published in April 2017. It has since been updated to coincide with the Season 2 premiere of “Severance.”]

It hardly needs mentioning, but not all science fiction is created equal. Even as a term, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what constitutes sci-fi, especially in a medium like TV that can change so much from week to week or season to season. So when we took stock of the best TV shows from the past two decades, we tried to take a hard line separating the sci-fi from the fantasy.

That’s not to say that a few of the shows might have an odd sword or two, but most of what we tried to single out here imagines a world markedly different from our own. Some take place in reimagined futures, while others take a sharper focus on the present with some key, otherworldly changes.

So, follow us down the rabbit hole to some of the most thrilling, thought-provoking —and in many cases, utterly horrifying — alternate...

Chicago Pd has featured an abundance of characters, and many of the actors and actresses who play them are familiar faces. Series mainstays and those with much briefer runs alike have typically starred in at least one other TV show or movie fans are likely to have seen. Some of them have careers dating back decades, while others are best known for more modern work.

By sheer coincidence, many actors involved with the franchise are well-known for featuring in fantasy, sci-fi, and horror works. The stars of Chicago Pd have had major roles in franchises like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Arrowverse, and in movies like Monkey Shines. These performances are all excellent, and show the range of the long-running police procedural's cast.

Jason Beghe Plays Allan Mann in Monkey Shines

Before he was the face of Chicago Pd, Jason Beghe starred in the 1988 horror film Monkey Shines. Here,...

Stephen King is arguably the most celebrated horror writer of all time. He's also an extremely prolific author whose work has been turned into countless movies and TV shows — many of which fail, but some of which are stunningly great. When you think of Stephen King, there are works that immediately jump to mind, like "The Shining," "Carrie," or maybe even "The Shawshank Redemption." Something like "The Dead Zone," on the other hand, tends to be overlooked, which is too bad. King's story centers on Johnny Smith, a man who gets into a car accident and wakes up from a coma five years later, now armed with the power to see into the future and past by touching people or items. Beyond that, though, the man's life is a mess; his one true love has moved on and started a family with someone else, and he keeps having visions of...

Spoiler shields up! This article discusses plot details from the latest episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."

If "Star Trek: Lower Decks" must end with its fifth and final season (which /Film's Jacob Hall reviewed here), it might as well go out swinging for the fences. That seems to have been the approach from creator/showrunner Mike McMahan and the writing team as a whole so far in this series, in all fairness, but season 5, episode 6 takes this Mo to even greater heights. Titled "Of Gods and Angles," the story sees the crew of the USS Cerritos having to don their diplomacy hats in order to mediate between two disgruntled factions of photon-based lifeforms: alien races made up of cubes and spheres, hilariously enough. Yet, as ridiculous and silly as this gets, the main plot doesn't even take the title for the nerdiest moment of the episode. No, that honor...

Billy Campbell portrayed Captain Thadiun Okona in one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but has returned to the franchise in animated form. Billy Campbell began acting in the mid-1980s, landing his first significant television role on Dynasty in 1984. Campbell went on to costar as Detective Joey Indelli in Crime Story before appearing in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2, episode 4, "The Outrageous Okona." Campbell landed the leading role in Disney's The Rocketeer in 1991 and also portrayed a vampire hunter in Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992.

Billy Campbell continued to appear in popular films and television shows throughout the 1990s and beyond. From 1999 to 2002, Campbell starred alongside Sela Ward in the Emmy-winning Once and Again. Campbell also appeared in episodes of Law & Order: Svu and The Oc, and had a regular role on The 4400. Campbell portrayed Darren Richmond in The Killing, Dr. Alan Farragut in Helix, and John Cardinal in Cardinal.

Incoming Blade star Mahershala Ali should be an old hand at waiting a long time for his movies to see the light of day, as his first movie is only now being seen 25 years after filming wrapped. Taste the Revolution was filmed back in 2001, and predates all the movies and TV shows that Ali has since become known for, but the film was never released and has only now made its premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival.

Taste the Revolution is a mockumentary movie that follows two filmmakers at the Chaos World Summit. The event is a gathering of mostly college students who want to counter generational apathy through free food, booze, and radical politics. As can be seen in the first trailer released for the movie, Alis event organizer Laslow rallies up the crowds with powerful speeches, but it doesnt take long for thing to descend intowell, chaos.

Spoiler Warning: This story discusses plot details for “Woman of the Hour,” now streaming on Netflix.

Netflix’s “Woman of the Hour” marks Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, but that was not the movie’s only breakthrough performance. Of all the featured victims, one young girl stands out in the ripped-from-the-headlines plot: Amy, a runaway teen, survived her encounter with the serial killer Rodney Alcala. Amid his murder spree, he was a contestant on “The Dating Game” in the 1970s.

Amy is played by Autumn Best, who makes her film debut with the pivotal role. She’s an alum of the CW series “The 4400,” but, believe it or not, she went into her audition with little to no hope of landing the part.

She was working as a barista at a coffee shop in Chicago when she learned about the opportunity. “I got the email, and I was like,...

Mahershala Ali's Blade film might be wallowing deeper into development hell, but it isn't his longest-gestating project, well, at least for now. That title belongs to another obscure project, Taste the Revolution, which took 25 years to complete. Before breaking through with his role as Richard Tyler in the science fiction series The 4400, Ali got his first film role in Taste the Revolution, which completed filming in 2001 but has never seen the light of day. However, that is about to change as we now have a first look at the movie 25 years after filming wrapped. Ahead of its premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival this October, a trailer for the film has been released seeing Ali in the lead as a passionate revolutionary leader, Mac Laslow.

The I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot cast is coming together in a promising way. We just learned that Golden Globe Award nominee Billy Campbell has joined the cast in an undisclosed role. I wonder who he could be playing in the slasher.

Campbell joins a growing list of actors who have already been announced to be in the cast, such as Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, and Jonah Haur-King.

Freddie Prinze Jr. was announced recently to have officially joined the cast, reprising his role of Ray Bronson from the original film and its 1998 sequel. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy Norwood are also in talks to return in their roles as Julie James and Karla Wilson.

Additionally, Bodies Bodies Bodies star Chase Sui Wonders is currently in discussions about joining the cast of the upcoming Sony movie. However, who she will be portraying in the film is unknown.

Marvel Studios' upcoming superhero flick "Thunderbolts*" is slated to be the 36th feature film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will assemble six ancillary characters culled from previous MCU movies and TV shows, making them into a ragtag fighting force. On the team are the Red Guardian, Yelena Belova, and Taskmaster from "Black Widow," the Winter Soldier and U.S. Agent (Sebastian Stan and Wyatt Russell) from "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) from "Ant-Man and the Wasp." These characters previously served as low-level villains or antagonists, but are now redeeming themselves as hunted antiheroes.

The first full trailer for "Thunderbolts*" was released on September 23, 2024, and it displays the requisite action that the genre demands, as well as the notable character reveals that the MCU is known for. The characters are also well-equipped with quips, wielding bathos like a cudgel. A car is shot during an intense chase sequence,...

As the entertainment world prepares for Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards — coinciding with the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month — Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro extends his congratulations to Cris Abrego, who will make history as the first Latino Chair of the Television Academy to preside over the prestigious event.

“Tonight, Cris Abrego will make history as the first Latino to lead the Television Academy during television’s biggest night,” Castro tells Variety in an exclusive statement. “For decades, Cris has been a trailblazer and successful entrepreneur, shaping modern entertainment and championing underrepresented voices in Hollywood. As Latinos continue to push for greater representation in American media, tonight’s Emmy Awards represent a significant step forward. Congratulations to Cris and to all those who will follow in his footsteps.”

Abrego is the chairman of the Americas at the global production company Banijay and, most recently, partnered with Eva Longoria to launch Hyphenate Media Group,...

Ive always loved Firefly and felt that it deserved a much longer run, but this detail about the shows iconic cast is a reminder that this short-lived sci-fi western series had so much wasted potential. Joss Whedon took Gene Roddenberrys famous original pitch for Star Trek Wagon Train to the stars to its literal conclusion with Fireflys tale of gunslingers traversing the final frontier. Firefly ran for just one season, consisting of 14 episodes, back in 2002, and its frequently included on lists of TV shows that were canceled much too soon.

Firefly had limitless potential, and its one and only season just scratched the surface of that potential. It had a juicy premise, bringing the pioneer culture of the Old West to a dystopian future in need of a new world order, and it had an ensemble of colorful characters whose stories had only just gotten started when the show was axed by Fox.

I know it doesn’t feel like 2004 was 20 years ago, but it was, which means many great TV shows just turned 20 years old.

Seriously, 2004 is a sneaky good year for new TV premieres. Most of the titles on this list of good TV shows turning 20 years old in 2024 were broadcast hits. The cable networks had a decent market share in the early 2000s, but we’re still a decade before the streaming industry changed the TV game.

At this point in TV history, we’re still seven years before the Game of Thrones premiere. Remember that, please!

Let’s get the list started with the best show of 2004!

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Created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof, Lost premiered on ABC in the fall of 2004. The series told the story of a group of survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island.

The 2024 Emmy nominations are out, and this year’s slate of nominees has a solid showing for Asian American, Latino, Indigenous, and LGBTQ representation in the acting categories.

This year, with 96 acting slots up for grabs, there is an increase in the number of people of color nominated across all acting categories, with 30 recognized. Last year’s crop of nominees included 25 people of color. In 2022, 42 people of color were nominated in the acting categories (30 in main and 12 in guest); in 2021, 25 were nominated (19 in main and six in guest).

Indigenous actors and creators were a bright spot in this year’s nominations. Supporting actress (limited) nominees Lily Gladstone from “Under the Bridge” and Kali Reis from “True Detective: Night Country” became the first Indigenous women to be nominated for acting Emmys. FX’s final season of “Reservation Dogs” scored a long overdue nomination for outstanding comedy series, bringing its star D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai...

This spoiler-free review is based on all six episodes.

Movie superheroes are intrinsically tied to comic books. The language, the shape of the narrative arcs and the visuals are nearly always either inspired by or reacting against the genre as established in four colours. Even supposedly grounded and gritty takes like M Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable use Bruce Willis’s poncho to signify a cape, with every shot framed to look like a comic book panel.

The most faithful screen realization of that imagery is usually the lavish CGI cinema spectacle, with TV all too often seen as its poor relation. The truth is, TV superheroism is now a genre all of its own, with its own tropes, rules and language that have for the most part left the comics far behind.

Netflix’s Supacell, written and directed by rapper, record producer and director, Rapman is best seen within the...

Scarlett Johansson may be joined by another star from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the upcoming Jurassic World movie. Mahershala Ali, who will play the McU's Blade in an upcoming film, is in negotiations to co-star with Johansson in the Jurassic World film that's dated for a 2025 release.

This news comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter. The report noted that Ali is currently in talks for a starring role, but he has not yet officially signed on. No details have been shared about the movie's plot at this time, nor is there any information about the character that Ali would be playing. His potential casting follows the cast signing on Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.

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Chicago Fire is once again burning hot.

Season 12 has been averaging more than 9 million weekly viewers, making it the most-watched entertainment program on NBC and the No. 4 drama on all of broadcast TV (trailing only CBS’ Tracker, NCIS and FBI).

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Delayed by the dual Hollywood strikes, the 13-episode Season 12 did not premiere until Jan. 17, and it already had one multi-week hiatus.

The Jackson 5 have found their harmony once again for the upcoming biopic “Michael” from director Antoine Fuqua and Oscar-winning producer Graham King.

After a worldwide search led filmmakers to cast Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, as the King of Pop, with 9-year-old Juliano Krue Valdi as the younger Michael, fans have been eagerly waiting to see who would round out the rest of the Jackson family.

The film, which is scheduled to hit theaters on April 18, 2025, is currently in production. Oscar-nominee Colman Domingo assumes the role of family patriarch Joe Jackson with Nia Long as mother Katherine Jackson, plus Miles Teller as lawyer John Branca.

Now, the eight actors who will portray Jackson’s four brothers — who come together to form the massively popular singing group the Jackson 5 — have been revealed: Jamal R. Henderson plays Jermaine Jackson in the film’s later years, while Jayden Harville plays the younger version.

The following contains spoilers from Chicago Pd Season 11, Episode 2, "Retread," which premiered Wednesday, January 24 on NBC.

After a controversial season premiere, Chicago Pd returns to familiar territory in Season 11's second episode -- but it might be too familiar for longtime fans of the NBC procedural. Season 11, Episode 2, "Retread" gives the update on Adam Ruzek that fans were wanting, yet the Ruzek story takes his character down a path he's walked before. It also doesn't offer any more of an idea as to where the Intelligence Unit itself will be headed in a strike-shortened season.

Ruzek ended Season 10 having been shot and fighting to survive. Thus, some One Chicago fans were surprised when the Season 11 opener "Unpacking" only offered a brief scene of his preparing to get back on the job, and instead focused on Hailey Upton's ongoing internal struggle. The choice made sense logistically given that actor Tracy Spiridakos...

Sci-fi shows often build passionate fanbases but are frequently canceled too soon, despite their potential to create expansive worlds and storylines. Space: Above and Beyond, Firefly, Sense8, Terra Nova, Dollhouse, Dirk Gently, Almost Human, Caprica, Journeyman, and The 4400 are all examples of sci-fi shows that were canceled before they could fully explore their narratives and resolve their storylines. These canceled shows had intriguing concepts, talented casts, and loyal fans, but ultimately succumbed to the high production costs and low viewing figures that often plague sci-fi television.

Sci-fi TV shows often build incredibly dedicated fanbases, but seem to frequently get canceled too soon. It makes sense considering sci-fi is frequently a genre that inherently costs more to make. Often depicting elaborate future worlds and technologies, sci-fi shows have higher demands than a standard drama or sitcom.

On the other hand, as shows that go all in on the escapism form...

Exclusive: USA Network’s “blue sky” series of the 2000s and early 2010s are having a moment this year between Suits‘ blockbuster run on Netflix, which broke streaming records and led to a potential offshoot series at NBC, and the Monk reunion movie, which premieres today on Peacock and already is getting awards recognition.

Now the brand is making its way back to where it started, on the USA Network. NBCUniversal’s ad-supported cable net is plotting a return to original scripted programming with light, frothy character-based procedurals in the mold of the lineup from the “blue sky”era that included Monk, Burn Notice, Psych, Royal Pains, White Collar and Suits, Deadline has learned.

After the end of the WGA strike, NBCU scripted executives put out feelers about their USA plans and already have identified a handful of ideas they are considering for development but there are no deals yet,...

Mahershala Ali's casting as Blade in the Marvel Studios film is a bit beneath him, considering his high-caliber acting skills and the uncertainties surrounding the future of the Marvel Universe. Ali has a proven track record in the entertainment industry, with two Oscars under his belt and notable roles in shows like Luke Cage and True Detective, showcasing his diverse range as an actor. The revival of Blade in the MCU seems like a last-ditch effort to create hype, and Ali deserves the opportunity to create a new character rather than being confined to a role already portrayed by Wesley Snipes.

Mahershala Ali is set to play the titular vampire hunter in Marvel Studios' Blade, which was originally set to come out this month but has now been delayed until February 2025. That is a long time for an actor to wait to film a role. That being said, Ali...

It lasted only one season, but fans still mourn the demise of the sci-fi/western Firefly. As much as we love watching (and rewatching) the series, sometimes it's not enough.

Are you longing for a little more Captain Tight Pants? Want to see Zoe quietly kick some adversary's butt? Wishing you could revisit the Hero of Canton?

Well, we can't bring back Firefly -- oh, how we wish we could! -- but we can tell you where you can tune in to see the cast now.

If you can't get enough of the crew of the Serenity, read on to find out where you can see them now.

Ron Glass - Shepherd Derrial Book

Shepherd Book was the preacher with a cryptic past who boards the Serenity and befriends its crew. We loved Book's warmth and acceptance of his other crew members while still being able to hold onto his faith.

“The Other Black Girl” is a rarity for Black women in scripted television. The latest series from Onyx Collective to premiere on Hulu, this psychological thriller and satire tinged with horror offers a rare and provocative look into the challenges facing Black women within the larger white society, while also exploring their internal tensions through a mainstream premise.

Adapted from the 2021 book of the same name from Zakiya Dalila Harris, the show centers two Black women working in book publishing, widely acknowledged as one of the least diverse industries in the country. Nella Rogers (Sinclair Daniel) is a promising young employee at Wagner Books, with eyes on becoming an impactful editor like her idol Kendra Rae Phillips, the publisher’s first and only Black editor to date, did back in the early 1980s. Being the only Black woman at the company can be isolating, so it’s only natural that...

One of the best alien invasion shows is returning this week to AppleTV+. It is right up there with some of the best that include The 4400, Colony, Falling Skies and the ultimate, V.

The epic series “Invasion” is set to make its global premiere with the first episode on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. From Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-nominated producer Simon Kinberg, who serves as showrunner, and David Weil, “Invasion” is a sweeping, character-driven science fiction drama series that follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.

Check out this new clip.

“Invasion” will debut the first episode of its ten-episode second season on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode weekly, every Wednesday through October 25, 2023.

The action-packed second season of “Invasion” picks up just months later with the aliens escalating their attacks in an all-out war against the humans. The trailer gives a suspenseful sneak peek into the new season,...

For six seasons, J. J. Abrams' Lost captivated audiences with its intense mysteries and subtle sci-fi aspects, and since the series' initial release, other television shows have tried hard to recreate that iconic magic. On the surface, Lost follows a group of people who endure a plane crash that lands them on a lush and strange island. More than that, the show includes shocking secrets, twists, and mysteries that grip audiences from start to finish.

When Lost first premiered on ABC in 2004, a new wave of science fiction and mystery shows began to follow in its footsteps. These series all tried to evoke the same ambiance that Lost had, either by replicating the concept of people stuck in a remote place or including an atmosphere that is far more sinister and paranormal than it seems. Even after Lost concluded in 2010, these shows have cropped up often, joining the running for being "the new Lost.

Niecy Nash-Betts has addressed the up-in-the-air renewal status of The Rookie: Feds and its Season 2 assignment.

"I don't know the fate of that show," Nash-Betts told TVLine, "but I do know that in the same article I read that said that it was on the bubble, it also said that I was one of the most sought-after actresses at this time. So we'll see. But I love my job at Rookie: Feds. I love the people that I work with, so being able to do another season of it would be like heaven to me."

Related: The Rookie's Most Hilarious Guest Character Deserves to be a Series Regular

The Emmy-nominated actor also discussed the potential of learning more about her lead character, Simone Clark, in the second season of Feds. "I would really like to dive into her relationship with her children. Her love life is always interesting," she said.

It used to be that TV shows wrapped up the story in a single episode, and repeated the process next week. Then, shows started having season-long story arcs, which were much more engaging for audiences. Unfortunately, this format usually left a big cliffhanger at the end of the season, and frequently the shows were canceled, leaving things unresolved.

Related: 10 Worst Cliffhanger Endings In TV History

Shows get canned because they have low ratings, but often, especially with sci-fi, they have dedicated fans who are emotionally invested in the series. Occasionally, as was the case with Manifest, a canceled show will get picked up by a streaming service and offer some resolution, but that is an outlier. Sadly, many great sci-fi shows have been axed with big meaty cliffhangers looming.

Alphas

Alphas was a sci-fi/superhero drama about people with superhuman powers. The show followed a group of "Alphas" who solved...

Megalyn Echikunwoke was born May 28, 1983 in Spokane, Washington. Her father is Nigerian and her mother is of Caucasian descent. Her last name Echikunwoke means “leader of men” and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically makes her African royalty. She is known for playing “Nicole Palmer” in the first season of 24 (2001), “Angie Barnett” (Kelso’s girlfriend) in the seventh season of That ’70s Show (1998) and “Isabelle Tyler” in The 4400 (2004). She was raised on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Chinle, Arizona. In early 2008, she starred opposite Alessandro Nivola in an independent movie, directed by Jerry Zaks, titled Who Do You Love (2008) where she played a heroin-addicted lounge singer. She did all of her own singing in the movie.

La entrada Megalyn Echikunwoke se publicó primero en Martin Cid Magazine.

Bruce Miller has stepped down from his post as showrunner of the “The Handmaid’s Tale,” passing his duties on the sixth and final season to Eric Tuchman and Yahlin Chang, who already served as writers and executive producers.

Miller has showrun the Hulu drama since its premiere in 2017. He will remain on staff as a writer and executive producer on Season 6 while moving on to focus on developing a screen adaptation “The Testaments,” the “Handmaid’s Tale” sequel that original author Margaret Atwood wrote in 2019.

Tuchman has extended his preexisting overall deal with MGM, which serves as the studio on the series. Along with “The Handmaid’s Tale,” he is best known for writing for the 1997 animated “Anastasia” movie and serving as showrunner on “Kyle Xy,” with other credits including Freeform’s “Stitchers,” the CW’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Syfy’s “Alphas” and “Eureka” and CBS’ “Early Edition” and “Dr. Quinn,...

For the first time in 34 years, Billy Campbell reprises his role as Thadiun Okona in Star Trek: Prodigy, which he originally played in the Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2 episode, "The Outrageous Okona."

Although Okona was seen in a Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2 cameo, Campbell actually voices the lovable space rogue once more in Star Trek: Prodigy. Okona finds himself on the run with the young teenage heroes of the USS Protostar as they're pursued by Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway.

Related: Star Trek Finally Does Its Own Version Of Galaxy Quest To Honor Tos

Screen Rant had the pleasure of interviewing Billy Campbell about his comeback as Okona in Star Trek: Prodigy, his Star Trek: The Next Generation memories, and whether he would reprise his other iconic role of Jordan Collier if there's a revival of The 4400.

Billy Campbell Discusses His Comeback As Okona In Star Trek: Prodigy...

Fans are getting ready for upcoming cozy holiday films like A Magical Christmas Village, A Kismet Christmas, and Noel Next Door. Few television phenomena are as popular year after year as the comfort food that is the Hallmark Channel's annual slate of Christmas movies. For over a decade, millions upon millions of viewers have been tuning in to watch couples fall in love and families come together around the holiday season.

It's true that many of these movies recycle the same tropes and themes, but it's also clear that Hallmark has a real preference for certain cast members as well. From Luke McFarlane to Tyler Hynes and Ryan Paevey, fans often debate the most popular Hallmark male actor, and they all lend some holiday cheer and magic to each project. The best Hallmark actors always leave viewers with a smile on their faces.

Updated on October 26th, 2022 by Aya...

Exclusive: Sidekick no more. CBS is going for a fresh take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery franchise with Watson, from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios. The medical drama with detective elements, in development at the broadcast network, is written by Craig Sweeny, who spent five years on CBS’ Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson procedural Elementary, most of them as executive producer.

In Watson, a year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though — Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century. Watson is a medical show with a strong investigative spine, featuring a modern version of one...

When you think of the shows that have aired on The CW, you likely think of Supernatural, The Flash, Riverdale, The Vampire Diaries, and more, all shows which seemed aimed at a teenage/twenty-something audience. It turns out that the age of the average viewer of The CW is a hell of a lot older than you would have thought.

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It was announced today that Nexstar Media Group is set to take a 75 ownership stake in The CW, with previous owners Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery each retaining 12.5. While speaking of this transition, Nexstar President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Carter explained that the age of the average CW viewer is, in fact… 58 years old.

While there’s certainly nothing wrong with those approaching retirement age enjoying shows like Riverdale or The Vampire Diaries, the revelation was...

It's official. The CW, as we know it, is over.

After months of speculation about the future of the young-skewing network, we finally have some clarity.

Nexstar Media Group revealed Monday that it will acquire a 75 percent ownership stake in the network.

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global will each keep a 12.5 percent minority stake.

The move means that both companies will continue making select programming for the network.

However, Nexstar will also be looking to other companies for content, meaning that there will likely be some huge changes to the slate as a whole.

“Our acquisition of The CW is strategically and operationally compelling, as it will enable us to leverage our operational experience to improve the network’s performance through our management of this powerful national platform,” Nexstar CEO Perry Sook said in a statement.

“We plan to apply the same strict financial standards to operating The CW...

Exclusive: Joel Gretsch (All Rise) and Gustaf Skarsgård (Oppenheimer) are the latest additions to the cast of Ben Affleck’s Nike film for Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports and Mandalay Pictures. They join a star-studded ensemble led by Matt Damon and Affleck in the as-yet-untitled sports marketing pic, which will ultimately premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

The drama has Damon playing maverick sneaker salesman and former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro, with Affleck as Nike co-founder Phil Knight, in a story about Nike’s long-shot effort to sign Michael Jordan to its shoe company in the mid-’80s. It was an endorsement that seemed impossible at the time, but would become the most significant relationship between an athletic brand and an athlete ever, and launched the global, multibillion-dollar contemporary sneaker industry. Pic’s ensemble will also include Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser, Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan,...

“Roswell, New Mexico” returns for its final season premiere on Monday night, and it’s bringing an old friend back into the fold — at least temporarily. Max Evans’ old partner and friend Jenna Cameron is back, and she needs his help solving what very well may be a crime committed by aliens.

Of course, this time around, Jenna Cameron (Riley Voelkel) is actually Agent Cameron, having taken a job with the FBI. But to be fair, she’s not the only one with a new title. Max (Nathan Dean Parsons) has one too; he’s currently the sheriff of Roswell (even if only in the interim). Their banter is as strong as ever, as Jenna needles Max by informing him that she only took the job “so I could outrank you, Evans.”

Jokes aside, there is a reason that Max was the one called in to help solve a bank...

The CW has lost more Legends.

The network’s reboot of Legends of the Hidden Temple has been cancelled after one season, TVLine has confirmed.

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Hidden Temple over its 13-episode run averaged not quite 300,000 total viewers and just a 0.1 demo rating — and that’s with Live+7 playback factored in. Out of everything The CW aired this past TV season,...

The CW is bidding farewell to Riverdale.

The fan-favorite series is ending after seven seasons, the CW announced on Thursday. Its final episodes will premiere midseason, though the network did not announce a finale date or confirm the number of episodes. In the announcement, CW called the series “an iconic [show] that shaped and defined popular culture.”

Based on the beloved Archie Comics characters, Riverdale follows Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the rest of a group of high school friends as they try to bring down the evils lurking within their seemingly innocent town.

The CW is gearing up for some big change as a bulk of its slate was canceled much to fans’ shock and network boss Mark Pedowitz is giving context for the reasoning behind the surprising move. Among some of the casualties of the cancellation roundup include Arrowverse favorites Batwoman and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as well as Charmed, Dynasty, 4400, In the Dark, Legacies, Naomi, and Roswell, New Mexico. And it was officially announced Thursday that Riverdale would come to an end after its upcoming seventh season. While Riverdale will have time to plot out its closing episode, some of the other favorites that met their abrupt ends with the mass series axing didn’t quite have that chance, but Pedowitz shared that it wasn’t the network’s intention to leave fans high and dry. (Credit: Bettina Strauss/The CW) “I realize the pattern is different from what...

CW boss Mark Pedowitz is well aware that the network’s unprecedented cancellation spree — which included Arrowverse series Batwoman (after three seasons) and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (after seven seasons) — came as “a bit of a shock.” (Yeah, that’s an understatement.)

The younger-skewing network — which on Thursday confirmed that Riverdale would end after a proper seventh and final season — axed an additional seven series on May 12, including Charmed, Dynasty, 4400, In the Dark, Legacies, Naomi and Roswell, New Mexico.

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It’s a “time of transition” for The CW: Boss Mark Pedowitz addressed the “shock” of cancellations that came this season, which included series such as DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Legacies, and revealed that he encouraged his creators to approach their season finales as if they might be series finales.

“I realize the pattern was different from what we have done in years past so I can see why it has come as a bit of a shock to you and the fans. None of these were easy decisions, we had long conversations with our studios and parent companies and everyone recognized this was a time of transition for The CW. Unfortunately, some difficult financial and strategic decisions needed to be made at every level and despite some rumors out there, content was never a factor in deciding not to move forward with the shows,” he said on The CW’s Pre-Upfronts call.

The residents of Riverdale are set to say goodbye as The CW has announced that the popular drama series will end its run with the upcoming seventh season. Riverdale was renewed back in March, alongside fellow CW dramas The Flash, All American, Superman & Lois, Walker, Kung Fu, and Nancy Drew. The Archie Comics series is currently airing its sixth season on Sunday nights, averaging a total of 560,000 viewers with Live+7 DVR playback included. The cancellation news came as part of The CW’s 2022 fall schedule release, which confirmed the seventh and final season will debut at midseason in 2023. Riverdale now joins its fellow network shows Dynasty, Charmed, Naomi, 4400, In the Dark, and Roswell, New Mexico, all of which were axed last week. Riverdale was developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and based on the characters from Archie Comics. The show follows a group of teenagers trying to unravel the evils lurking within this seemingly innocent town.

One of TV's deadliest towns is closing up for good.

The CW announced Thursday that Riverdale will wrap with its upcoming seventh season, which is set to debut in 2023.

News of the end date comes after the cancellations of Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, Naomi, Legacies, Dynasty, Charmed, Roswell, New Mexico, In The Dark, and 4400.

None of the above shows are getting pre-planned conclusions after the network opted to clean house as it explores a potential sale.

Riverdale stars Kj Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones.

Riverdale landed an early renewal earlier this year, alongside The Flash, Nancy Drew, Walker, All American, Walker, and Superman & Lois.

The series is currently averaging 560,000 viewers with live + 7 viewing factored in, ranking #16 out of the 19 shows the network has aired.

It comes in just ahead of the canceled Outpost, In the Dark,...

After cancelling half of its scripted shows, The CW is switching things up in a big way as we head into the fall season.

The young-skewing network on Thursday revealed that The Flash, Nancy Drew, Riverdale, and Superman & Lois.

Freshman entry Gotham Knights is being held for midseason, alongside Masters of Illusion and Recipe for Disaster.

Mondays will remain unchanged from the spring, with All American and All American Homecoming remaining in their current slots.

Tuesdays are getting on overhaul with Supernatural spinoff The Winchesters in the lead-off spot.

It will lead into the iported drama Professionals, starring Tom Welling.

Stargirl will return tot he air after an extendeded hiatus on Wednesdays at 8 p.m., leading into Season 3 of Kung Fu.

Thursdays are a Walker affair with the parent series and spinoff Independence landing on the fall schedule.

The latter replaces Legacies, which was canceled after four seasons.

Friday is all unscripted,...

Pop’s diner is closing its doors for good: Riverdale will end its run on The CW at the conclusion of its upcoming seventh season, TVLine has learned.

“I am a big believer in attempting to give series that have had long runs an appropriate sendoff,” CW Chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz said during an executive call Thursday. “We had a long conversation with [executive producer] Roberto [Aguirre-Sacasa] yesterday, who is thrilled by this news, and we will treat the show in the manner it deserves…. We want to make sure it goes out the right way.

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The CW is saying goodbye to Riverdale.

The Archie Comics series, developed and executive produced by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, is ending with its seventh season, which will debut in midseason.

It is the latest series to end at the CW after the network canceled series including Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, Naomi, Legacies, Dynasty, Charmed, Roswell, New Mexico, In The Dark, and 4400.

Following the announcement of Riverdale‘s upcoming departure, the CW boss Mark Pedowitz on Thursday morning said that he thinks “seven years is the right amount”.

“I am a big believer of giving series that have had a long run an appropriate send-off. We had a long conversation with Roberto [Aguirre-Sacasa] yesterday and he is thrilled with the decision,” Pedowitz said. “We are going to treat the show in the manner it deserves. It’s been an iconic pop culture star and we want to make sure that it goes out the right way.

Outfest today unveiled the lineup for its second annual Lgbtqia+ television festival, The OutFronts—a four-day hybrid event with internationally accessible virtual panel discussions and ticketed in-person events in Los Angeles, featuring the talent from some of the most exciting Lgbtqia+ programs available on television today. The festival will run from June 3-6, kicking off with the world premiere in-person screening of Peacock’s Queer As Folk at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, which will be followed by a conversation with the reimagining’s creators and cast.

The festival’s in-person lineup to be held at Neuehouse will give an advanced look at the third and final season premiere of Hulu and Disney+’s Love, Victor, followed by a discussion with the cast and creators, including showrunner Brian Tanen and stars Michael Cimino, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, and Ava Capri moderated by Tommy Dorfman.