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Apple TV+ just dropped the trailer forFraggle Rock: Back to The RockSeason 2. After winning the award for Outstanding Art Direction at the 1st Children’s and Family Emmy Awards,Fraggle RockSeason 2 of the musical fantasy series is all set to premiere on August 14, 2025.Originally created by American puppeteerJim Hensonand executive produced byJim Henson Productions,Season 1 of the showmarked a return to the world of Fraggle Rock for the first time since the 1990s....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon. Even amid the raging fire and blood ofHBO’sHouse of the Dragon, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) stands out as one ofthe most compelling and captivating characters in the entire series. Charming, dedicated, tragic— as interesting to watch when she’s at her most powerful, as she is at her most powerless— Alicent is a central figure in the Dance of Dragons, even without being a Targaryen or dragon rider....

From its opening moments,Chinese director Bi Gan’s latest filmResurrectionfeels like something made outside of time.Employing a silent film aesthetic, with skipped frames, slightly askew framing, and title cards trying valiantly to explain the circumstances of those we see on screen, it’s a heady mix akin to the experimentation ofGuy Maddin— a resolutely weird but immensely captivating detour from contemporary cinematic expression. Bi Ganis no stranger to making things a challenge for his audience....

Despite the recent CW overhaul,The Chosenwill once again head to the broadcast network following their acquisition of the first three seasons in June 2023. This follows a lengthy legal battle, announced by creatorDallas Jenkinsin March, that saw a dispute between Angel Studios and The Chosen, LLC. Despite expectations that thefourth season would eventually air on the CW, the aforementioned legal complications did leave fans uncertain of the show’s streaming future, with this announcement likely to be met by many with a sigh of relief....

Production has officially begun onLandman,Paramount+’s latest drama starringBilly Bob Thornton. The series will follow a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. Set in West Texas, the show will be based on the “Boomtown” podcast, the series is described as “an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.” The investors will stop at nothing to get everything they want out of the new business, with the consequences of the gold rush reaching different aspects of daily life....

Well, tomorrow’s the day, folks! Though there are plenty of midnight screenings going down tonight, tomorrow is the official release day forBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which doubles as the unofficial, early kickoff to blockbuster season. Word from most reviewers is that it is a lugubrious, intermittently dazzling mess, which is not particularly surprising, but I imagine fans of these characters will have their own distinct feelings on howZack Snyderfaired with these figures....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersfor Promising Young Woman.] Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut,Promising Young Woman, makes a huge impression for a number of reasons, but there’s truly no shaking the events of the film after that gut-punch of an ending. The film concludes withCarey Mulligan’s character, Cassie, targeting the individual that put her on this path to begin with, Al Monroe (Chris Lowell), her best friend Nina’s rapist. By posing as a stripper, Cassie manages to drug the other guests at his bachelor party and handcuff Al to a bed....

TheLove Is BlindSeason 6 reunion went to great lengths to defend the realism ofthe reality show.Jessica Vestalwas angry atJimmy Presnellfor saying in an interview that she got a good edit.Sarah Ann Bickwas called out by the hosts for claiming the show was for entertainment.NickandVanessa Lacheyemphasized that real marriages have come from the show and, therefore, everything must be real. However, we know by now thatLove Is Blinddoesn’t catch everything that happens between cast members, and the episodes are edited to tell a full picture leading up to the weddings....

Just about a year ago, we reported that aChild’s PlayTV series was in the works. Better known asChuckythanks to the murderous child’s doll at the heart of the horror franchise, the small-screen version of the big-screen slasher series also hails from franchise creatorDon Manciniand long-time franchise producerDavid Kirschner, with collaboratorNick Antosca(Channel Zero) also involved as an executive producer; actor/voice of ChuckyBradDourifis set to return. That was good news then, but the better news is that now Syfy is on board to develop the series in earnest....

Action figure collectors, get ready: two ofStar Wars' most iconic helmeted characters are getting brand-new Black Series figures courtesy of Hasbro. Collider is excited to exclusively a newDarth Vaderfigure (as seen inStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), and a new Mines of Mandalore variant of the titular Mandalorian from the Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorian. Anyone who has gottena Hasbro Black Series figurebefore knows how detailed they are, and the two newest figures in the collection are no exception....

AMC’s upcoming seriesDietland, based on the novel of the same name bySarai Walker, is many things. It’s about the beauty industry, America’s obsession with weight loss, and about self-discovery. But it’s also a revenge fantasy that takes on the patriarchy by killing off men who have been accused of sexual abuse and assault. Tonally it’s going to be a fine line to walk, but EPMarti Noxonwalked a similarly difficult line with Lifetime’sUnREAL, and did so successfully for its first season (then she left and it went off the rails)....

If you think Paddington’s got the art of the hard stare on lock, wait ‘til you see whatDwayne JohnsonandJason Stathambring to the mean-mugging table. After stealing the show inFate of the Furious(#JusticeForHan notwithstanding), the fan-favorite duo are set to headline their own spinoff adventure withHobbs and Shaw. Atomic BlondeandDeadpool 2directorDavid Leitchis helming the action pic from a script byFast and FuriousmainstayChris Morgan, with an impressive cast of newcomers joining the Fast-adjacent fray, includingVanessa KirbyandIdris Elba....

WithEl Chicanonow playing in theaters, I recently sat down with writer-directorBen Hernandez Brayand co-writerJoe Carnahanat the Collider studio. During the wide-ranging interview, they talked about the absurd story of how they first met, whatEl Chicanois about and how it goes from police procedural to superhero origin story, how the film was inspired by the deaths of Bray’s younger brother and daughter, how the film changed in the editing room, what they learned from early screenings, why they had to shoot a completely different ending, and more....