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⚡ Quick Take

• X-Men ’97 promo videos has cast say “To me, my X-Men,” in character.
• Season 2 of X-Men ’97 will premiere on July 1.
• Season 1 was our favorite show of 2024.

“To me, my X-Men!” That phrase has been Professor Charles Xavier’s catchphrase since the very first X-Men comic by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby back in 1963. And it became even more famous when the Professor X of X-Men: The Animated Series shouted out those lines back in the ’90s on Saturday mornings. So, as a fun way to promote the upcoming second season of X-Men ’97, Marvel Television gathered several cast members at the show’s recent premiere at the Tribeca Festival and had them give their characters’ versions of Xavier’s calling card line. You can watch it in a social media post below:

The cast of Marvel Animation's #XMen97 gave us their best in-character "To me, my X-Men!" at the Season 2 World Premiere at Tribeca Festival.

Stream the new season July 1, only on Disney+! pic.twitter.com/wMClph9EtC

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) June 16, 2026

Carl Dodd, the iconic voice of Wolverine, gave his best Logan-ized read of Xavier’s line. Next, Zehra Fazal, our new Emma Frost/White Queen, delivers the classic catchphrase in a properly seductive way. Adrian Hough, who plays Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, says it with a German accent. Quite fitting for our favorite fuzzy elf. Holly Chou gives us a bubbly Jubilee version, and she sounds ready for a trip to the mall food court. Isaac Robinson-Smith delivers a tough guy “soldier from the future” version, perfect for his character, Lucas Bishop. Morph actor J.P. Karliak does it rather glibly, perfectly befitting his character.

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Last but not least, Lenore Zann, the voice of Rogue, says “To me, my X-Men” with her famous Southern drawl, and of course, using the word “sugah.” Sadly, the actors who portray Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Magneto, and Storm were not available to give us their versions. We would have loved to hear Alison Sealy-Smith’s version of Storm deliver the line as if she were in a version of Othello. Oh, and no Gambit either. But those of us who cried through season one of X-Men ’97 know why the Cajun mutant wasn’t there. Maybe Gambit walks off the whole being dead thing by season three. X-Men do tend to do that.

X-Men ’97 season two drops on Disney+ on July 1.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Jim Carrey and Ron Howard may return for a sequel to How the Grinch Stole Christmas, some twenty-five years after the original holiday hit.

Ready to go back to Whoville? One of the biggest family hits of the early 2000s may be getting a sequel, over 25 years later. According to a report in Variety, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are looking to make a sequel to How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This would see Jim Carrey returning as the titular Grinch, and Ron Howard returning to direct as well. The original film, an adaptation of the 1957 Dr. Seuss book, which also became an animated holiday classic, was one of the biggest hits of the year 2000, grossing $265 domestically. Which is a huge amount for that era.

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If the sequel goes forward, which right now is not a done deal, it will have a script by Alec Berg, whose credits include Barry and Silicon Valley, along with Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel. These three writers all worked together on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Although we can’t see how those Larry David vibes would fit in at all with anything Dr. Seuss, maybe they have a take that somehow justifies a part two. The original How the Grinch Stole Christmas feels like a very “one-and-done” modern fairy tale. So it’ll be interesting to see how they possibly make a sequel work.

When questioned about a sequel, Jim Carrey has said that he found the Grinch makeup a torturous process. It took them endless hours to put the prosthetics on. As recently as 2024, he told Comic Book “I do that with a ton of makeup and can hardly breathe. It was an extremely excruciating process. The children were in my mind all the time. ‘It’s for the kids. It’s for the kids.’ And now, with motion capture and things like that, I could be free to do other things.”

So, maybe technology has advanced enough that Carrey doesn’t need to go through hell to achieve Grinchness. We doubt it will look quite as good with mo-cap, but maybe they’ll surprise us. We’ll have to wait and see how this all shakes out.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Bandai Card Games has announced a brand new tabletop adventure, Naruto Card Game.
• The game will officially debut in 2027.
• Sneak peeks will take place at Gen Con 2026.

Running around with your arms behind you is tiring work. You get cricks in your shoulders, for one thing. Sometimes you just want to sit in a chair and toss cards down on a table. And if those cards have images from one of your favorite Shonen manga, then all the better. Bandai has you covered. The massive media company has today announced the official Naruto Card Game.

Designed as a competitive, strategy-focused trading card game, Naruto Card Game adapts Masashi Kishimoto’s beloved manga and anime of the same name. Check out the teaser trailer below.

The Naruto Card Game will make its debut at Gen Con 2026 ahead of its official 2027 launch. Players who attend the convention can also partake in the first-ever Naruto Card Game Tutorial Sessions. These “free, beginner-friendly walkthroughs” will teach attendees how to play with demo decks. By joining a Tutorial Session, participants can receive a gift set containing a CP-001 Chakra Card -Gen Con 2026 Ver.- promotional card, a special backpack, a sticker, and a purchase ticket for a “Naruto Card Game Official Playmat -Arriving in 2027-” (purchase ticket valid only on the day of the attended event).

Tutorial Session ticket registration will open on June 21 via the official Gen Con 2026 website. To participate, guests will need Gen Con admission. Additional Tutorial Sessions are planned at events round the world following the Gen Con kickoff. Further details, including card designs and a fuller look at the game and its roadmap, will be revealed on Wednesday, July 29, the day before Gen Con opens.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Netflix is making a competition reality show based on the childhood game Simon Says.
• The stakes will be higher with mind games, big challenges and twists.
• The author of this post feels like perhaps there were more creative ways to bring Simon Says to streaming.

There are some childhood games that are lodged into Gen Xers and Millennials brains. Who can forget playing Red Light, Green Light or Duck, Duck, Goose with your childhood classmates and friends? Ahhh the good old days before endless scrolling on social media and dealing with Sunday scaries. Another game that also tugs at the nostalgic heartstrings is Simon Says. It was so simple… until things got speedy and it was no longer easy. If Simon (whoever the hell he is) says to do it, then you do it. And if you don’t hear “Simon Says,” then you don’t do it. Well Netflix is taking the concept of Simon Says and turning it into a competition reality series that takes the stakes to another level.

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According to Deadline, Netflix promises “this isn’t the Simon you remember from recess. In a mischievous and high-stakes twist, contestants will face a gauntlet of cunning challenges, strategic mind games, and unexpected pivots as they compete for a life-changing prize. One rule remains the same: if Simon says it, you’d better listen.” 

Players will either follow orders in hopes of winning Simon’s big cash prize or they will be eliminated. The Simon Says reality competition series is set to hit Netflix sometime in 2027. Emer Harkin will be the showrunner, with executive producers listed as Julie Pizzi, Rupert Dobson, and Gayani Wanigaratne. Simon Says is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions. 

Tai at Nerdist’s Thoughts on Netflix’s Simon Says series: 

I know that Netflix does not care at all about a little pop culture writer’s opinion, but I have one anyway. And that opinion is that I don’t dig this idea. A part of that could be that I am not a reality show fan in general and I don’t get kicks from seeing random people compete and argue on TV. But the bigger issue is that it feels like a recycle of a zillion shows we have seen before. I may end up being wrong, but that description doesn’t give me much confidence. It feels so incredibly dystopian in a world where the collective are struggling to make financial ends meet.

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Why not a cool fantasy/sci-fi/maybe even horror-tinged series where kids are playing Simon Says and they conjure up the spirit of an evil, ancient being who goes by Simon. Or maybe they are transported to an alternate reality where there’s a great and powerful Simon who starts a game that they must finish to go home. Anything more fun and creative please! 

I guess we will see how Netflix’s Simon Says series goes and if it turns out to be a hit.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Fallout adds new cast members for season 3.
• New Fallout cast members include Emily Mortimer, Manny Jacinto, and Thomasin McKenzie.
• We hope great TV shows like Fallout keep getting the best actors.

It wasn’t that long ago when most video game adaptations stunk. Successful live-action takes were few and far between. Now they’re among the best and most successful TV shows and movies in the world. And when you’ve reached that level of success it’s a lot easier to get big stars to join your series or film. That’s clearly the level Prime Video’s Fallout has reached. The show’s already impressive cast is getting even better in season three. Emily Mortimer, Manny Jacinto, and Thomasin McKenzie are heading to the wasteland.

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Prime Video announced Mortimer (Jay Kelly, Paddington in Peru), Manny Jacinto (The Acolyte, The Good Place), and Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho, Jojo Rabbit) have signed on to Fallout‘s third season. The streamer did not announce who they will be playing. Since the series includes many flashbacks to events more than two centuries earlier, their characters could be seen in the past, the present, or both.

The three will join Breaking Bad‘s Aaron Paul who already joined the show ahead of season three. They’ll expand the dystopian remnants of the former United states alongside returning stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias, Frances Turner, Annabel O’Hagan, and Dave Register. Season two also introduced Justin Theroux as Mr. House and Macaulay Culkin as the new leader of the Legion. 

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This latest casting news comes ahead of the show returning to production. Season three will begin filming this month in Los Angeles. That should help the series fulfill executive producer Jonathan Nolan’s desire to get new episodes out as quickly as possible so Fallout can avoid lengthy waits between seasons.

It’s a modern television scourge we wish would go away entirely. But one thing we hope never changes about TV is that the best shows have an easy time getting the best actors.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Netflix’s The Boroughs, which premiered in May 2026, has already been cancelled and won’t return for season 2.
• The show’s budget and drop in viewership are apparently the cause.
• Matt and Ross Duffer, creators of Netflix’s Stranger Things, served as executive producers for the show.

Sci-fi mystery series The Boroughs was Matt and Ross Duffer’s newest project after Stranger Things concluded last year. But, after just one season, Netflix has suddenly cancelled the show. The show had some big names, too. Alfred Molina, a.k.a Tobey Maguire’s Doc Ock, and Geena Davis, Thelma of Thelma and Louise, were just two of the various stars who appeared in the show.

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The star-studded cast alongside the SFX-heavy subject matter, according to The Hollywood Reporter, required a hefty budget; “sci-fi is expensive.”

In addition, The Duffers’ production house, Upside Down Pictures, made an August 2025 deal with Paramount. They ended their deal with Netflix this April. According to Deadline, the show garnered almost 20 million views in its first week on Netflix. However, it experienced a swift drop to just over 3 million in its second week out. Both of these factors could also explain Netflix’s decision to cut the show.

For those who still haven’t seen the one-season-wonder, here is a synopsis:

In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time.

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The Boroughs has appeared on Netflix’s “Top 10” list since it dropped in May. And, as previously reported by Deadline, season two writers had begun to convene in hopes of getting ahead. The show was projected to span three seasons, and everybody on the team hoped for a renewal, including star Alfred Molina.

“We’ve got a great premise. The sets are all there. I’d love to do more.”

Unfortunately, this was not enough in light of the show’s expenses, the drop in viewership, and the Duffer Brothers’ move to Paramount, so The Boroughs is now officially cancelled. For Netflix, it probably was as simple as weighing the costs versus the benefits of continuing this now-short story.

Recently, Paramount announced it will be working on an “event movie” with the brothers. The studio has kept any further details from reaching the public, other than that it will come out in November 2028.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Rockstar Games has set a June pre-order date for GTA IV once again. The game will still likely arrive in November 2026.

In a slightly irritating turn of events, Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed once again. Gamers will have to wait almost 6 months longer to play the game, as Grand Theft Auto VI‘s makers announced Thursday that they’re pushing back the release date to November 19, 2026. C’mon, guys, we just wanna steal some cars already. And it seems that this date is sticking because pre-orders will be available starting on June 25.

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Previously, Take-Two Interactive broke the news of the new Grand Theft Auto VI release date delay as part of its quarterly earnings report on November 6. A statement from CEO Strass Zelnick is as follows:

“Rockstar Games will now release Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19, 2026, and we remain both excited and confident they will deliver an unrivalled blockbuster entertainment experience,” Zelnick said.

“We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve,” Rockstar Games added in a blog post. “We want to thank you again for your patience and support. While the wait is a little longer, we are incredibly excited for players to experience the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern day Vice City.”

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Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time the highly anticipated game has been delayed, either. The original 2025 release date was first pushed back earlier this year, when the company set a new date for May 2026. That decision rocked the gaming world, causing the whole industry to take a $2.7 billion dollar hit. With yet another Grand Theft Auto VI delay, our patience is growing thin—we can only replay the first trilogy of games for so long.

Rockstar Games When Will Grand Theft Auto VI Finally Release?

The GTA franchise is one of the biggest in the gaming industry, with GTA VI being one of the most anticipated video games in years. The trailer, released in May, absolutely exploded online with 475 million views and counting. For long-time fans of the franchise, it is truly frustrating to have to wait any longer. But, wait we must. The new game takes place in Vice City, though details remain scarce. After this latest delay, Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on November 19, 2026.

Fingers crossed, at least.

Originally published November 6, 2025.

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What do you do if you’re nerdy and you own a pet? You make sure their accessories celebrate your favorite fandom, of course. Honestly, it’s not like they have much of a choice but to align with your interests. For those of us who love and adore Pokémon, there’s a new pet accessory line, Pokémon Playful Partners, that will bring a lot of fannish fun and adorableness to your furry loved one’s life. 

There are several items included in this new lineup for both cats, dogs, and maybe even other small friends like bunnies, including pet blankets, feeding bowls and silicone mats, beds, collars, leashes, and harnesses in several sizes. I personally own a big ole Labrador/German Shepherd mixed breed girl named Waffles, who is over 100lbs and quickly fell in love with the sample Pokémon Playful Partners pet blanket that was sent to me by Pokémon. 

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We also received the smaller pet bowls, which we will use for snacks and those special times when we give her a little human food, like chicken and rice. The silicone mat is good quality and easy to clean, a plus for a drooly dog like mine. And the leash, while not made for her size, will be a great gift that I’ll pass on to my good pal who owns a Dachshund.

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While many pet collections can often favor smaller dogs, it is nice to see several options run up through a large size. And, there’s a price point that works for every budget, with can covers for cats at $9.99, pet blankets for $39.99, and a large pet bed at $189.99. I really wish I could fit my adult human body into that Snorlax pet bed/couch, which is the priciest item at $229.99. But, then again, can you really put a price on your pet’s happiness. Of course not! Check out a few more photos of the collection to see if you wanna catch ‘em all. 

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The brand also partnered with the Louisiana SPCA Animal Protection Organization to host a pet adoption event in New Orleans during the 2026 Pokémon North America International Championships, which took place from June 12-14. So, hopefully many pets found their new furever homes.  

The Pokémon Playful Partners collection is currently on sale, so head over to the website and grab something cute for your companion.

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⚡ Quick Take

• The best and the most interesting (non-spoiler) things we learned about House of the Dragon season three from some of the show’s biggest stars.

Sunday nights on HBO are about to be full of fire and blood once again. House of the Dragon is returning for its third season. What can we expect from the show this time around? Nerdist found out from the cast when we took part in a series of virtual media roundtables. We heard from Larys and Aegon and the three new baseborn dragonriders. But we also spoke with highborn members of House Targaryen, famous sea commanders, the Greens, and the mysterious lady of Harrenhal.

From betraying allies and the burden of shooting in heavy armor, to witch therapy and more, these were some of the best and most interesting things we learned about House of the Dragon season three from Steve Toussaint, Abubakar Salim, Fabian Frankel, Olivia Cooke, Freddie Fox, Ewan Mitchell, and Gayle Rankin.

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On the challenge of wearing costume heavy costumes, especially armor in battle sequences.

Abubakar Salim (Alyn of Hull): Oh, it’s horrible.

Steve Toussaint (Ser Corlys Velaryon): It’s hoooorrible.

Salim: There’s a moment we filmed where Alyn goes into the water and [director] Loni [Peristere] specifically wanted me to be in the water with all these ropes around me. What was so funny is that I couldn’t stay down long enough because the water just kept raising my suit so I was floating like a baby. It was the most ridiculous thing. There were times as well where my helmet would bob up. And it’s more how embarrassing it made you look rather than necessarily how cool it was.

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Toussaint: It’s the thing about the helmet. When we did the Battle of the Stepstones in season one, I had said, “Oh, I don’t think I’ll wear a helmet.” And they were like, “No, I think you should.” And it was went back and forth. Eventually I lost. I had to wear the helmet and it just kept you doing this sort of thing [he indicates it moved up and down]. And you’re like, “That’s not sexy. No.” So when we came to do this battle, when I knew we were doing this battle, I put in a word very early. I was like, “I don’t think he’d have a helmet, would he? ” And again, went back and forth. Luckily this time I had the stunt guys on my side.

“We found a way. We’re going to get you going to fall down, your helmet’s going to drop off, and then you won’y have it on.” Because that’s one of the hardest things. It’s bad enough with all that stuff anyway, all the armor stuff, trying to be flexible. But then you’ve got this thing that’s sliding down, blocking your eyes. Oh, it’s awful.

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Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole): I’d like to take this [question about armor] because I’ve actually been wearing it for six years. The first season, to get it on and off, it was like 12 minutes on, 12 minutes off. So if you needed to do anything that required you to be out of your armor, that was a 25 minute break for production. Which is insane. The whole production stops for 25 minutes.

So you’d spend the whole day in it. It was tough to eat, it was tough to sit, it was tough to sleep. It was tough on my neck, my shoulders. But that said, halfway through season one, they made part of it removable. As you can tell, you’ve opened up a deep wound.

Freddie Fox (Ser Gwayne Hightower): Never, ever heard about before.

Frankel: Yeah, clearly no one’s ever heard me before.

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Fox: I try and spend most of my day trying to convince production to let me take bits of it off. I have a particular hatred of my helmet.

Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower): :big laugh: I just remembered, because you wear a wig and so the helmet comes off.

Fox: It’s not that. That’s not the problem. It made me look like a tit.

Frankel: The shape of the helmet. It’s the same one Rhys (Ifans) had.

Fox: Rhys looks like a fridge. I look like the end of end of a….

Cooke: The end of a penis.

Fox: Yeah, end of a penis.

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On whether Alicent has considered what her offer to Rhaenyra will mean for loyal Green allies.

Cooke: I think she has. She’s sort of weighed up all the offers that she could have made Rhaenyra, and I think she tried to give offers that had lesser personal stakes. But she knew she had to offer Aegon on and Aegon’s head, because that’s the only way people will transfer their loyalty to Rhaenyra.

She had a very, very long horse ride back to [King’s Landing] to contemplate what she’s done.

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What Alicent thinks of her current relationship with Rhaenyra.

Cooke: I don’t know if she’s cognizant of where she stands with Rhaenyra. I don’t think that’s her priority. In lieu of fixing the wrongs that she has done within the kingdom, she’s just focused on survival. Preparing the Red Keep for as safe as possible transition of power and getting her and Helaena just out of harm’s way. That’s sort of where she is at in the first two episodes, but she keeps being waylaid and interrupted in some of the worst ways possible.

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If Alys Rivers and Daemon’s scenes from season two influenced Aemond and Alys’ interactions in seaosn three since the Targaryens princes are reflections of one another.

Ewan Mitchell (Prince Regent Aemond Targaryen): Not so much. In many ways [Aemon and Daemon] have this very symbiotic, two sides of the same coin kind of nature between them. Even though they’ve not met since season one, they’re both very much on paths that you feel like they’re going to come back together at some point. And you know that if and when they do, it’d be catastrophic in nature.

Aemond, he’s on his own journey. And I certainly did rewatch the moment when Daemon flies to Harrenhal and takes the castle with very little resistance and seeing how I can play that. Whereas Aemond, he meets a lot of resistance. So that was always something that I did draw on for inspiration. I mean, I think Matt Smith’s performances, they’re always gems of inspiration in that.

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What it’s like getting to play Alys Rivers who often pops up without warning.

Gayle Rankin (Alys Rivers): It’s so much fun. I mean, I wish I was her. It adds, hopefully, a bit of an element of surrealist comedy in some ways. She’s so serious and kind of intense, but she’s also so deeply wise and has lived this life a million times. There’s fun in all of this for her. It’s a bit of a game, which isn’t for so many of the characters. This is not a game and I like how she can flip flop between those two different kinds of vibes.

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On seeing completed episode with all of the special effects.

Mitchell: It’s incredible. So much of the work is done for you as an actor with the costumes. Caroline McCall’s costumes, they just hold so much gravitas. They inform your performances to such an extent.

Aemond’s new threads, his armor, the way that makes you posture up, the kind of silhouette that strikes, it really does just inform your performance. He is this machine. He has this almost unbeatable, relentless energy. So as an actor, it’s quite difficult not to play into that as well. You always want to find a fine line with those things.

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Whether Alys is always performing with Daemon or if does she genuinely care about him.

Rankin: What the painful truth is that Alys Rivers does really care about Daemon. It’s hard to know when anyone is performing, especially in this kind of world where everybody needs to get something and everybody just trying to get what they want. But what’s painful about the relationship for Alys is she does come to really care for him. And that’s because she knows a lot about what’s going to happen to him.

What Aemond and Alys Rivers learn about one another in season three.

Mitchell: What I love about Harrenhal in season two is like it’s almost like the White Lotus of Westeros. You saw it with Daemon. He has all of his toxins drawn out of him. He has to face his past head on and hopefully, in some way shape or form, grow from it, being accepting of some of the things that he’s done. And if Aemond is going to check into Harrenhal and spend any amount of time there, I’d love Aemond to go through a similar process as well with this therapist being Alice Rivers.

Ranking: The most enticing thing about the relationship on paper, like knowing it was going to happen and occur was that like, how is it going to differ from her relationship with Daemon? Because it had to, because they’re different people. So I was like, “Oh wow, what’s this going to be? Because it can’t be the same.” And there’s a lot of juicy, exciting, surprising stuff that kind of comes about and she learns a lot about herself.

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Whether Alys has could manipulate anybody in this story or if powerful men with mommy issues are especially vulnerable?

Rankin: That’s definitely on her specialty list as a therapist. It’s giving this kind of issue that I specialize in. But what’s also exciting is that you can get a flavor of her being ready to move on from that and open up to other parts of herself and other powers that she may have that other kinds of issues.

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⚡ Quick Take

• There are a few shows that are either ending or have the unfortunate luck of being canceled altogether in 2026.

Another year of television will usher in more memorable moments and brilliant characters. But, with the joys of new shows and returning ones alike, there is the sad side of becoming invested into a series. It is not uncommon for show cancellations to happen in this streaming era before a show even gets to find its stride. And, like all good things in life, a series has to come to an end at some point. We hate to say goodbye but we always cherish the narrative journey. In 2026, there are quite a few shows that either got an unfortunate cancellation notice or are simply ending, perhaps wrapping up the plan of their creative team. Let’s get into what shows we will have to say goodbye to this year. 

ShowNetwork/StreamerStatusFinal Season/Episode InfoThe BoroughsNetflixCanceledSeason 1 is the final seasonAccess HollywoodNBCCanceledSeason 30 is the final seasonEmily in ParisNetflixEndingSeason 6 is the final seasonThe Night AgentNetflixEndingSeason 4 is the final seasonGen VPrime VideoCanceledCanceled after season 2FromMGM+EndingSeason 5 is the final seasonTalamasca: The Secret OrderAMCCanceledCanceled after season 1Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyParamount+EndingWill end with season 2HacksHBOEndingSeason 5 is the final seasonThe BoysPrime VideoEndingSeason 5 is the final seasonThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertCBSEndingSeries finale airs May 21, 2026The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonAMCEndingSeason 4 is the final seasonOutlanderStarzEndingSeason 8 is the final seasonGood OmensPrime VideoEndingConcludes with a 90-minute final episodeThe WitcherNetflixEndingSeason 5 is the final seasonAll AmericanThe CWEndingSeason 8 is the final seasonThe Way HomeHallmark ChannelEndingSeason 4 is the final seasonJump To: All the TV Shows Canceled or Ending in 2026:

• The Boroughs (Netflix)
• Access Hollywood (NBC)
• Emily in Paris (Netflix)
• The Night Agent (Netflix)
• Gen V (Prime Video)
• From (MGM+)
• Talamasca: The Secret Order (AMC)
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount+)
• Hacks (HBO)
• The Boys  (Prime Video)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert  (CBS)
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon  (AMC)
• Outlander (Starz)
• Good Omens (Prime Video)
• The Witcher  (Netflix)
• All American  (The CW)
• The Way Home  (Hallmark Channel)

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Alas, it’s curtains for this Duffer Brothers series at Netflix. Netflix has canceled The Boroughs, which aired in May and was canceled in June, after only one season. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix cites the expense of sci-fi as an issue. But surely, the Duffer Brothers’ move to Paramount couldn’t have helped things.

For those who missed the series altogether, here is The Boroughs‘ synopsis. “In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a grieving newcomer’s monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their ‘golden years’ are more dangerous, and they are more formidable, than anyone expects.” We guess we’ll have to wait and see what the Duffer Brothers do next, including their mysterious “event movie.”

Access Hollywood (NBC)

Access Hollywood began in 1996 and has stood as one of the best-known names in on-air entertainment news. But now, after 30 seasons, NBC has canceled the familiar series. We guess you can come and get your news from Nerdist instead. The series will continue on into the summer before ending sometime this year.

Emily in Paris (Netflix)

Another Netflix series is ending. Netflix announced that Emily in Paris‘ sixth season would be its last. Series creator Darren Star shared, “Making Emily in Paris with this extraordinary cast and crew has been the trip of a lifetime. As we embark on the final season, I am so grateful to Netflix, Paramount, and, most importantly, the fans who have taken this incredible journey with us. We can’t wait to share this last chapter with you. Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives, inspiring your dreams of travel and your love of Paris. We will always have Emily in Paris.”

The Night Agent (Netflix)Netflix

Netflix’s thriller series The Night Agent will officially end with season four. Series creator Shawn Ryan shares, “Ever since the initial success of ‘The Night Agent,’ I’ve been obsessed with eventually delivering a proper and thrilling conclusion to the show and to Peter Sutherland’s journey. I’m so grateful to Netflix and Sony Pictures Television for partnering with me on The Night Agent and for giving us the space to deliver a definitive final season to our worldwide legion of fans. We are hard at work to complete our story and to make our final season one our fans will never forget.”

Season four of the Netflix series is currently in production.

Gen V (Prime Video)Prime Video

Alas, as The Boys sails off into the sunset with its final season, Prime Video has canceled Gen V as well. This The Boys spinoff series lasted two seasons before getting the axe. We’re sad not to see any more of the college-aged Supes, but we guess without the main series, this one no longer felt relevant. We’ll miss you, Gen V.

From (MGM+)MGM+

MGM+ has renewed From for a fifth and final season, marking the end of the series. The sci-fi horror series starring Lost‘s Harold Perrineau is set to air season four this spring, and its final-season writers’ room has already opened. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, creator John Griffin revealed, “There was a fair amount of soul-searching. But we all came to the realization that if we made that sixth season, it would be for us, because it’s just too hard to say goodbye.”

He additionally noted: “In full transparency, five seasons was always the goal, but we always wanted to let the story tell us when it was time to end. When we reached the end of season three and the death of Jim (Eion Bailey), it felt like we reached the end of the beginning. Similarly, season four very naturally feels like the beginning of the end. We’ve had the opportunity to tell this story from the beginning the way we really wanted to tell it, with the full support of Michael Wright and everybody over at MGM. It’s rare you get to tell this type of story and give it the life you feel it needs, to let the story decide when it’s time to end.”

From season four will release on April 19.

Talamasca: The Secret Order (AMC)AMC

Alas, AMC’s first Anne Rice Immortal Universe series to be cancelled is Talamasca: The Secret Order. The Talamasca series told an original story set in Anne Rice’s world, not following any specific novel or original source material, but expanding upon the idea of the Talamasca spy organization to tell a new tale. Many quite liked the series’ characters, including Guy Anatole, played by Nicholas Denton, and the vampire Jasper, played by William Fichtner. But it feels like the show’s story just didn’t fully come together. For our part, we enjoyed the chemistry between the leads, but felt it wasn’t campy or queer enough to compete with AMC’s Interview with the Vampire, which truly hit a home run. And so, Talamasca: The Secret Order ends after only one season.

A statement from AMC makes it sound like we could see the characters elsewhere in the franchise, so we’ll hold out hope for that.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount+)Paramount+

This YA centric series just wrapped up its first season, and seemed to have promise with another season already in progress. Hopefully, the creatives for this Paramount+ series wrote their scripts without any major cliffhangers, because Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is cancelled and will end with season two. Welp.

It speaks to our current TV climate where shows barely get a chance to find their footing before going on the chopping block. What if viewership went up in season 2, which wrapped production in early 2026? I guess we will never know.

“We’re incredibly proud of the ambition, passion, and creativity that went into bringing Star Trek: Starfleet Academy to life,” CBS Studios and Paramount+ said in a joint statement. “The series introduced audiences to a bold new group of characters, welcomed familiar faces, and expanded the Star Trek universe in exciting new ways.

Hacks (HBO)

HBO Max confirmed that season five will be the final round for its comedy series Hacks. A trailer for its last season gave fans both delight and sadness. The show returns on April 9 with its series finale on May 28.

The Boys (Prime Video)Prime Video

It’s been quite the wild ride with Butcher and Homelander. This Prime Video series, an adaptation of Garth Ennis’ comic series, gave us a raunchy and hyper violent look into what a would would be like if superpowered individuals had mostly terrible intentions. We’ve watched Wee Hughie grow up to be a boss, Kimiko’s healing journey, MM process his childhood trauma, and a surprising redemption arc for A-Train, among other great storylines. Now, with the US in a political crisis and supes throwing humans into detention centers, it is time to see how this show will end in 2026. The Boys’ fifth and final season will premiere on April 8 and we are grateful that this series will get to tell its full story. 

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

One TV show that will be cancelled in 2026 is The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The circumstances behind bringing this series to an end are complicated, to say the least. Colbert is known for being openly critical of both CBS and our current president, which isn’t unusual for the average late show host. While the company says that his thoughts are not behind the cancellation, it is interesting that they co-exist. The series finale will air on May 21. 

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THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT Will End This MayThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC)AMC

Daryl’s journey across seasons (now with his bestie Carol in tow) will come to an end after four seasons. From the dangers of France to Spain, Daryl has honestly been having so much fun getting into various messy shenanigans that I don’t think he really wants to go back home. With filming wrapped for the series back in November, we can certainly expect this final chapter to air as this show ends sometime in 2026. Will it set up a Walking Dead event that reunites all the original series’ main players? We will have to see. 

Outlander (Starz)

After a whopping eight seasons and twelve years, Outlander is coming to an end. That almost feels unheard of in today’s times where a show can take 3-5 years off between seasons… if it gets more than one or two seasons at all. This historical fantasy series fervent fanbase will get to know how this long-running saga ends when its final round runs from March to May of this year. (And if you just can’t wait, there’s always the books to turn to.)

Good Omens (Prime Video)Prime Video

Good Omens‘ future was very much in the air following season two’s heart wrenching ending. But, despite the allegations swirling around Neil Gaiman, who is no longer creatively attached to the show, there will be an ending to this series. It will not come in a season but rather a 90-minute episode to wrap things up. Hopefully, Aziraphale and Crowley will get the happy final moments that they deserve. 

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Aziraphale and Crowley Deserve Their GOOD OMENS Happy EndingThe Witcher (Netflix)

Back in 2024, Netflix’s live-action fantasy series based on games by the same name, The Witcher was renewed for a fifth and final season. Season four aired in the Fall of 2025 with Liam Hemsworth taking the reins as Geralt of Rivia from Henry Cavill. And considering that season four and five were filmed back to back, it is pretty certain that this story will come to an end before 2026 is over. 

All American (The CW)

Besides the greatness that is Ted Lasso, sports dramas usually fall outside of our nerdy wheelhouse. But All American feels like a slice of a time when The CW was ruling the airwaves with ensemble dramas that seemingly never ended. Sadly, All American is about to be all over when season eight premieres sometime in 2026. That’s eight seasons in eight years, which is a pretty darn good run. 

The Way Home (Hallmark Channel)

This is also a little outside of our normal coverage zone considering it is a Hallmark series. But the premise is one that would grab the attention of those of us who like time traveling and drama that punches us in the feels. The series follows three generations of women—matriarch Del, her adult daughter Kat, and Kat’s teenage daughter Alice—who live on a small Canadian farm.

There are some deep family wounds, but there’s also a pond that allows certain people to time travel. Alice (and others) begin to jump through time and cause a domino effect along the way. The Way Home’s fourth and last season begins to air on April 19, making it yet another show ending in 2026. 

Originally published on March 3, 2026.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Lakeshore Records is releasing a limited-edition 2xLP vinyl of The Mighty Nein‘s soundtrack.
• The Mighty Nein, Critical Role‘s second animated series, was a big success in 2025.

After Critical Role’s success with its animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina, its second show, set 20 years later, The Mighty Nein, made quite a splash in November 2025. The show, described by our own Dan Casey as “dark fantasy,“ received a glowing review from our team. Every aspect of the fantastical animated world was point-perfect, including its sound. And that’s why, today, we’re thrilled to exclusively reveal that The Mighty Nein soundtrack is getting a limited-edition vinyl release.

Lakeshore Records

Neal Acree, the same composer who worked on Vox Machina, created a soundtrack for the new series, which Critical Role CEO Travis Willingham called “Tron meets fantasy.” Two things we like a lot. Now, as mentioned, we have some exclusive insights into the new form The Mighty Nein soundtrack is taking: a limited-edition vinyl package from Lakeshore Records.

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The Mighty Nein soundtrack package will include a 2xLP “Gold & Cobalt” vinyl in a gatefold cover that will hold inner sleeves and liner notes, both covered in blue-tinted artwork from the show. Combined, the two records will include a total of 28 tracks, with 14 on each. The cover itself is also decorated top to bottom with Mighty Nein characters. We’ve listed the tracks below to get you excited about what you might expect to hear AND to remind you of all the feels you got when you first watched the scenes. Bawling our eyes out at “The Little Spark That Became a Firestorm” already.

Neal Acree, the series’ composer, worked on the Overwatch and World of Warcraft soundtracks alongside his compositions for Critical Role, so we know he is not playing around. His many other credits include over 30 feature films. The Mighty Nein soundtrack leans very electronic but still maintains a cinematic feel, and we bet it will sound even more amazing on vinyl. Acree manages to seamlessly combine intense, choir-like vocals and dramatic drum beats with pulsing synthpop. One of the tracks features Auli’i Cravalho of Moana. Another, Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Tiana in Princess and the Frog. Despite featuring Disney princess vocalists, the songs truly capture that dark, mysterious feeling the show itself embodies.

This The Mighty Nein limited-edition vinyl package will be available in stores beginning on August 7. And you can pre-order it today!

For those who don’t already know, here’s The Mighty Nein‘s synopsis, just as a reminder: “The Mighty Nein follows a group of fugitives and outcasts, bound by secrets and scars. But when a powerful arcane relic known as “The Beacon” falls into dangerous hands, they must learn to work together to save the realm and stop reality itself from unraveling.“

The Mighty Nein Vinyl Track Listing

Side A – 17:24 mins approx
01. Welcome
02. Beacon Heist
03. Beau Investigates
04. Maybe We Can Help Each Other
05. The Key To Everything
06. Vandran

Side B –14:52 mins approx.
07. It’s Here
08. Fjord’s Promise
09. Who Will You Be? – Anika Noni Rose and Habib
10. Barn Crashing
11. Time Pries All Things Away
12. Jester Leaves Home
13. Fletching and Moondrop’s Traveling Carnival of Curiosities
14. Toya, The Vivid Voice – Auli’i Cravalho and Habib

Side C – 18:53 mins approx
15. Showstopper
16. A Show to Remember
17. A Cobalt Soul Monk
18. The Devil Toad of Xhorhas
19. Toadal Annihilation
20. She Was Already Gone
21. We Are The Mighty Nein
22. Welcome to Soltryce Academy
23. You’re Not Alone

Side D – 20:36 mins approx
24. The Little Spark That Became a Firestorm
25. The Orphan Maker
26. Trust Fall
27. I’m Not Crazy
28. Consecution

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⚡ Quick Take

• For its latest Next Level launch, DC Comics is giving fresh starts to the Teen Titans, the Legion of Super-Heroes, and the Doom Patrol.

Three of DC Comics’ most legendary superhero teams are getting ready for a big comeback, as the publisher has announced that Teen Titans, Legion of Super-Heroes, and the Doom Patrol are relaunching this fall as part of the DC Next Level initiative. This new rollout, which has given fans critically acclaimed new takes on characters like Batwoman, Deathstroke, and Lobo, among others. And now, it focuses on several teams that are iconic in DC lore. Each one of these first issues lands this September. You can read up on the details for each one below:

The Legion of Super-Heroes DC Comics

The first grand return is for the Legion of Super-Heroes. This is one of DC Comics’ earliest teams, who have been active for almost 70 years. The last time the heroes of the 31st century had their own title was back in 2021. So it’s been a long hiatus. You can read the official synopsis for Legion of Super-Heroes #1 down below, and check out several different covers for the Legion’s big relaunch:

One thousand years after the Last Son of Krypton’s rocket crashed on the Kent Farm comes a new future inspired by the Man of Tomorrow! But this new future is in danger! Superheroes are outlawed! Deadly enforcers known as the Persuaders keep the populace of the United Planets in check! Worlds are at war! And this dark tomorrow’s last glimmer of hope, R.J. Brande, has been brutally murdered. Can the mysterious Brainiac 1 of 5 solve Brande’s murder?

To restore hope to the universe, he must assemble a legion of gifted young rebels from across the cosmos! But they are scattered across the universe! Witness the dawn of a new future in DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and Eisner-winning superstar artist Hayden Sherman’s Legion of Super-Heroes… you will never look at tomorrow the same way again! Legion of Super‑Heroes #1, a 40‑page debut issue written by Eisner-nominated Joshua Williamson (Superman) with art and cover by Hayden Sherman (Absolute Wonder Woman).

Issue #1 features variant covers by Jim Lee (card stock and foil), Mark Spears, Yasmine Putri, Hayden Sherman, Dan Mora (Michael J. Fox cameo), and V Ken Marion (1:25), will publish on September 2. Legion of Super‑Heroes #1 will retail for $3.99 US for the main cover, $4.99 US for card stock variants, and $6.99 US for the foil variant.

Click To View Gallery DC Comics/Mark Spears V Ken Marion/DC Comics Yasmine Putri/DC Comics DC Comics/Dan Mora Hayden Sherman/DC Comics Teen TitansDC Comics/Daniele Di Nicuolo

We’ve had an adult version of the Titans for several years now. One that continues in DC’s New Titans series. Yet it’s been some time since we’ve had any Teen Titans in the DCU. Now, a new supergroup of young metahumans is forming under that name once again. And fan-favorite former Robin, Jason Todd, a.k.a. the Red Hood, leads them. Here’s the synopsis for this fresh take on one of DC’s signature brands, along with the main and variant covers:

When one of their own vanishes after attending a rally for Ascend—a fast-growing youth movement training kids to survive in a world shaped by superhuman conflict—Fairplay, Cheshire Cat, Proxy, and Wildcard will do whatever it takes to find their friend, including teaming up with Red Hood! Jason thinks they’re soft and reckless. They don’t understand how he can still kill people. Now they have to work together—whether they like it or not!

Created by Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo, the acclaimed team behind Power Rangers: Shattered Grid and Image Comics’ Massive-Verse, this series channels the same mix of heart, scope, and style that has defined their work together—blending cinematic storytelling and Di Nicuolo’s dynamic, expressive art to bring the next generation of heroes to life.

Teen Titans #1, a 32‑page debut issue written by Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black) with art and cover by Daniele Di Nicuolo (Nightwing) and featuring variant covers by Dan Mora (card stock and foil), Jim Cheung, Sanford Greene (1:25), and Hayden Sherman (Next Level), along with a card stock blank sketch cover, will publish on September 2. Teen Titans #1 will retail for $3.99 US for the main cover, $4.99 US for card stock variants, and $6.99 US for the foil variant.

Click To View Gallery Dan Mora/DC Comics DC Comics/Sanford Greene Hayden Sherman/DC Comics DC Comics/Daniele Di Nicuolo Doom Patrol

And last but certainly not least, DC’s team of super freaks returns, with a new take on its original lineup. After becoming a cult hit on HBO Max for four seasons, the Doom Patrol returns at last. And with what looks like one of their trippiest series yet. The official description for the series, along with the various covers, can be seen below:

DC Comics/ Niko Henrichon

The Doom Patrol is broke. Adopting a heroes-for-hire business model to stave off financial and emotional ruin, the team finds itself responding to what seems like a simple case—a missing cat. But when this case proves to be far from simple, the world’s strangest heroes find themselves pulled into a truly out-of-this-world situation!

And elsewhere, beyond the view of Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man—and perhaps even beyond the veil of our reality—a ghost of the team’s past is preparing to cross into their world.The visionary team of Eisner Award-winning writer Darcy Van Poelgeest (Little Bird) and legendary artist Niko Henrichon (Spectators, Pride of Baghdad) ushers the Doom Patrol into a new age for DC Next Level.

The Doom Patrol #1, a 32‑page debut issue written by Darcy Van Poelgeest with art and cover by Niko Henrichon and featuring variant covers by Clayton Crain (card stock and foil), Ian Bertram, Ashley Wood (1:25), and Hayden Sherman (Next Level), will publish on September 2. The Doom Patrol #1 will retail for $3.99 US for the main cover, $4.99 US for card stock variants, and $6.99 US for the foil variant.

Click To View Gallery DC Comics/Clayton Crain Ian Bertram/DC Comics Ashley Wood/DC Comics DC Comics/ Niko Henrichon

Each one of these new DC Next Level first issues launches on September 3. But even more Next Level series are coming in the future. Expect to hear more at Comic-Con in San Diego this summer.

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What’s your favorite scary movie? For a lot of ‘90s horror fans, the answer is Scream. The slasher teen horror flick changed the face of the genre with its meta commentary and surprise twist of two killers. Fans thought the franchise would be a trilogy, but it returned triumphantly in 2011 with Scream 4. This sequel was also ahead of its time, commenting on people’s desires to film everything and seek fame through controversy. So, it is only right that Scream 4 has a fresh 4K UHD and Blu-ray Steelbook release with a ton of extras and special features. We were glad to get our hands on a copy of this release and it is sleek and packed full of entertainment. And, there’s even a digital copy that you can add to your online library with ease. 

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First, let’s get into the Steelbook artwork by gnah studios for the Scream 4 4K UHD and Blu-ray release. The cover has a menacing side profile of our favorite masked slasher Ghostface as he stares at a big Scream 4 logo. The inside, which has a disc for each format, includes an image of our ever-intrepid final girl Sidney Prescott with a knife in hand.

I particularly love the back of the Steelbook, which includes a webcam with blood splatters all around it and the scrawled words “Welcome Home, Sidney.” Of course, all of us at Nerdist are big-time physical media fans and this will be a really nice one to add to any growing (or already massive) collection. 

Lionsgate Limited

Now, onto its features! Both discs have the film as well as the following Legacy Special Features: 

•  Feature Commentary with Director Wes Craven and Cast Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, and Neve Campbell
•  Deleted and Extended Scenes
•  Alternate Opening
•  Extended Ending
•  Gag Reel
• EPKs:
  • B-Roll 
  • Soundbites
• Junket Interviews
•  Trailers
• TV Spot

As you can see, Lionsgate did not skimp on the features that we all want to see. I won’t give away anything, but the deleted and extended scenes, alternate opening, and the gag reel were absolutely stellar.

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Additionally, both the Scream 4 Blu-ray and 4K UHD also have these limited extras: 

• The Meta of Scream 
• Rebooting the Franchise: Scream 4 Revisited 
• Ghostface Revealed!
• Wes Craven: The Maestro of Scream

The ode to Wes Craven, who helmed the franchise until his death 2015, was exceptionally touching as a long-time horror fan. And, of course, seeing Scream 4 in 4K is an immersive experience that totally changes a film that I’ve watched dozens of times over the years. Right now, you can grab your copy on Lionsgate’s website for a very fair price of $34.99 to enjoy all the goods. 

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⚡ Quick Take

• LEGO’s first Twilight set has arrived and it brings to life the Cullen House. This LEGO set also includes a sparkling Edward minifigure.

Get ready to say, “Where the hell have you been (all my life), Loca!” to this LEGO set because the time has officially come. Yes, LEGO has put out a Twilight set. We hope it’s only the first of many, for now but the Twilight LEGO collaboration kicked off with a dazzling buildable model of the Cullen House. You know it, you love it, you know it’s made of glass just so that Bella can potentially hurt herself as much possible. Now it can be yours to build. And YES, my good people. YES. LEGO’s Edward Minifigure does SPARKLE. We’d expect nothing less from LEGO, which has proven time and time again that it knows how to take care of all the details. But we are still excited! Want to know all the details of LEGO‘s first Twilight collaboration set? Grab on Spider Monkey, and let’s dive in.

LEGO

Jump to: LEGO’s Twilight The Cullen House Set Details // (Sparkling) Minifigures // Twilight LEGO Set Dimensions and Piece Count // Release Date and Pre-Order // How Much Does LEGO’s Twilight Cullen House Set Cost? // LEGO’s Twilight Set Began as a LEGO Ideas Submission // Nerdist’s Take

LEGO’s Twilight The Cullen House Set DetailsLEGO

The LEGO Group and Lionsgate have finally come together to bring one of Twilight‘s most iconic structures to life in this Cullen House LEGO set. After all, so many things went right (and wrong) in the Cullen House throughout the Twilight journey, it’s only fair LEGO’s first homage to the franchise honors it as it deserves. (Although we still are after a Cullen baseball field set, but that’s a conversation for a whole different piece.) It makes true sense to begin with the jewel of the Twilight world, what LEGO describes as a design that captures “the stylish, modern architecture and intricate interior of the three-story residence” and invites fans to immerse themselves in the epic saga.

LEGO

Of course, Twilight is all about Bella cramping the Cullens style with her churlish and unfashionable ways (with love!) so Bella’s iconic red truck makes an appearance as well. Just so we know there’s a little bit of our favorite loca represented. Additionally, we get a towering tree to build for the full Spider Monkey experience. (A meadow to lie shirtless in is sold separately.) The LEGO version of the Twilight Cullen House also features a grand piano for the living room so that LEGO Edward can serenade Bella to his heart’s content.

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This 18+ set is a gorgeous tribute to Twilight and an incredible gift for the Twi-hards in your life. Speaking from INTENSE experience, LEGO will never disappoint, and this architectural, chic, and vampiric LEGO set is sure to light any Twilight fan’s heart on fire. While you build, you can even watch a magical LEGO Twilight creation inspired by the film that features the set and minifigures. It’s looped for two hours… but realistically, you’ll probably need more than that. You can check it out here at LEGO.com/Twilight.

LEGO’s Cullen House Set Contains a (Sparkling) Edward Minifigure and 7 Total Twilight Minifigures LEGO

That’s the good stuff. Now for the EXTRA good stuff. The Cullen House LEGO set includes seven Twilight minifigures, including Bella Swan, Edward Cullen (with a dazzling sparkle effect), and Jacob Black, who also appears in his wolf form. Honestly, we would have rioted if the Edward minifigure didn’t sparkle. But now we don’t have to. What a relief! But that would have truly robbed us of something elemental to the LEGO Twilight experience. Also how much do we love that Jacob has long hair in the set, reflecting his look when Bella first met the Cullens? So much. (Although it seems like LEGO also provides this Twilight LEGO minifigure with his short haircut for even more transformative possibilities.)

In full, the set includes the following Twilight LEGO Minifigures: Edward Cullen, Bella Swan, Jacob Black, Alice Cullen, Carlisle Cullen, Rosalie Cullen, and Bella’s Dad, Charlie Swan. Honestly, we feel obsessed with it! Sorry to Emmett, Jasper, and Esmee.

LEGOHow Many Pieces Does the LEGO Twilight Set Contain? (And Other Cullen House Dimensions) LEGO

The Twilight Cullen House set contains 2001 pieces. It’s dimensions are as follows: W: 37cm   L: 18cm   H: 21cm

When Will LEGO’s Twilight Cullen House Set Release?

The Twilight Cullen House LEGO set is available to purchase right now.

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An Animated TWILIGHT TV Series Is Coming to NetflixHow Much Does LEGO’s First Twilight Set Cost?

LEGO’s Twilight Cullen House set costs $219.99 (or € 219.99 / £189.99).

LEGO’s Twilight Set Began as a LEGO Ideas Submission LEGO Ideas

Incredibly, this Twilight set began life as a LEGO Ideas submission. That means a fan submitted the set so it could potentially transform into a real LEGO set.

The new Twilight LEGO set was designed by LEGO fan Nick Micheels. A release shares, “Once designed, 10,000 people voted for it to be made into a real set. This idea took less than 48 hours to make it to 10,000 votes – one of the fastest 10,000 submissions to date!”

Micheels shares of his design, “The amazing submissions on the LEGO Ideas site that demonstrated how dynamic the LEGO system is inspired me to submit my own idea. I decided to create a Twilight build because I’m a massive fan of the saga, and imagining a LEGO interpretation of the films made me so happy!” You can check out more about the original LEGO Ideas design here and know that this Twilight LEGO set was truly made by fans for fans.

Nerdist’s Take

We actually built the LEGO Twilight set and we loved it. You can read our review below.

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So let’s say it, out loud. This LEGO Twilight set just sparkles in its perfection.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Big Baby is a new film by Spider One, who made Little Bites in 2024.
• It will be a gory, gutsy slasher movie about a man in a baby mask, and the author who is writing his story.

A teaser trailer for an upcoming horror film dropped today. Big Baby from director Spider One will bring back the classic horror writer trope in a brand new way.

In this Stranger-Than-Fiction-turned-horror, a writer spirals into insanity as he kills off his own characters left and right, using a man in a baby mask as his main villain. His characters come back to haunt him and beg for their lives.

Nightmares of a maniac killer in a baby mask inspire a horror writer’s new script. As his life begins to spiral out of control, he discovers Big Baby’s murderous rampage may be more than just fiction.

The trailer makes it clear the movie will be a classic slasher. The “Big Baby” kills various people in myriad gruesome ways. The more interesting part, though, is that the author is able to see and commune with his own characters, and that they seem entirely aware of the fact that he is choosing to kill them. This will provide some interesting tension.

Spider One, Brainstorm Media

The main killer says he is slaying “everyone who hurt [him],” so he will almost definitely have an elaborate, likely tragic backstory.

Krsy Fox, who appeared in Terrifier 3 and Little Bites (also by Spider One), is both starring in and producing the movie. Her co-star, playing the tortured author, is Brandon Scott, whose credits include Dead To Me and Grey’s Anatomy. Cher is an executive producer for the movie as well, and she served the same role on Little Bites. Spider One is an alias for Michael Cummings, Rob Zombie’s brother and front man of the band Powerman 5000.

The trailer promises plenty of action as well as interesting characters. It does bring into question, though, if this slasher will provide anything the last couple of hundred did not. Blood, gore, horrifying deaths and jump scares, most certainly. But characters with depth and a terrifying story? We’ll have to see.

Big Baby is set to come out August 7.

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It’s almost time to return to Westeros for more fire and blood as the Dance of the Dragons kicks off on House of the Dragon season 3! But if you need a refresher on all the Aegons, family drama, and dragons running around, Dan Casey is here with a recap of the Targaryen timeline to catch you up on everything you need to remember before House of the Dragon season 3 premieres on HBO on June 21!

Special thanks to Nerdist’s grand maester Michael Walsh for his help in putting this video together.

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It’s been nearly five years since Tom Holland graced our movie screens as our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. But the long wait for his return is nearly over. Will Tom Holland’s return live up to five years of built-up anticipation? Judging from this newest (and final?) trailer, we’d say yes to that question. This new trailer for Destin Daniel Cretton’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day gives us all the good stuff we’ve been waiting for, including the return of Zendaya as MJ and Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds. You can watch the new trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day below:

So what have we gleaned from this trailer? For starters, we can confirm there’s a time jump taking place in real time. Both Ned and MJ mention graduating MIT, which makes this about four years from where No Way Home ended. We also see that Peter meets Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), who is back to being a college professor in his post-Avengers life. But at some point, the Hulk again will rise again. And we’ll get our first cinematic version of a Spidey/Green Goliath brawl. Peter seeks help from Jon Bernthal’s Punisher as well, suggesting these two know each other, teaming up already, during the time between films.

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There’s also a mysterious threat that apparently, Spider-Man, whose body is mutating, is the only one to sense. Speaking of mutating, there’s a hooded figure throughout the trailer waving their hands around. Is this Sadie Sink? Possibly as future X-Man telepath/telekinetic Jean Grey? There is still a shortlist of characters she could play. But our money is currently on Sink playing the future host of the Phoenix Force. We’ve even got Spidey fighting Scorpion (Michael Mando), taking on ninjas, and delivering some classic Stan Lee quips. What more could you want?

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Jacob Batalon, and Sadie Sink, arrives in theaters on July 17.

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The Upside Down leaking into Universal Studios for lots of Halloween horror scares. The fifth and final season of Stranger Things will get its own haunted house at both Universal Studios Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood this fall to showcase some of the season’s most intense moments as guests find themselves immersed in the final stand against Vecna to save Hawkins. And no, we don’t think any Conformity Gate theories are gonna be a part of this special event. Universal Studios

Here’s more about what Stranger Things fanatics can expect to see at Universal Studios to celebrate Halloween: 

The harrowing adventure will immediately transport guests to the town of Hawkins, as the barrier between reality and the supernatural is collapsing to unleash an ominous darkness. As visitors make their way through familiar scenes, including the Wheeler House, Hawkins National Laboratory, the MAC-Z military base, as well as the haunting realms of the Upside Down and the Abyss, they’ll be hunted at every turn by Demogorgons and other sinister creatures. With Vecna on their heels, the terror intensifies, pulling guests into an all-or-nothing battle for survival.    

Universal has also released a sneak peek of what this haunted house will offer in a YouTube promo clip. We absolutely feel the hairs standing up on the backs of our necks like Will Byers.

Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights runs select nights from August 28 through November 1 at Universal Orlando Resort, and from September 3 through November 1 at Universal Studios Hollywood. Event tickets for both locations are on sale now, so visit www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com to get more info and secure your place among your fellow nerds. 

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⚡ Quick Take

• An “enchanced” version of the iconic cult classic musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show is coming to the Sphere in Las Vegas in 2027.

Love it or hate it, the version of The Wizard of Oz that has played at the Sphere in Las Vegas has been an unqualified financial success. In less than a year since it opened, it has generated over $400 million in ticket sales. So, it was only a matter of time before they took on another classic Hollywood film, and essentially turned it into an overpriced theme park experience. Well, according to a report in Variety, the next film to get the Sphere treatment is 1975’s cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Yes, Tim Curry’s Dr. Frank N. Furter will arrive in his Transylvanian glory at the Sphere in 2027. So get ready to do that Time Warp again.

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Here’s what Sphere Entertainment’s CEO Jim Dolan had to say about Rocky’s upcoming “enhancement.”

Through Sphere Studios, we are building a slate of original experiences that push the boundaries of technology and storytelling for this new medium, while always keeping the audience at the center of the experience. Since The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in 1975, it redefined audience participation and became a cultural phenomenon. With Sphere, we have the opportunity to take that spirit of immersion to an entirely new level.

So why is this controversial? For starters, some people hated that they edited The Wizard of Oz to pieces for this. But that is not that bothersome to us, because this is more like translating a movie into a theme park ride. We’ve seen that many times before. No one thinks of it as the actual film itself. No, what many rightly frown upon is the huge amount of AI used to make it happen. And we imagine it will be the same with Rocky. That alone is enough to not get us to put down money to go and see this. Otherwise, it might be kind of fun?

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Still, the choice of Rocky Horror for the next Sphere movie is odd, to say the least. Is it an iconic movie? Certainly. But it’s also a movie celebrating transgressive ideas and sexual liberation. Even though it was made over fifty years ago, many elements of that movie are more controversial now with a segment of the American population than they were in 1975. Given how so many Vegas tourists are conservative middle Americans, how do organizers expect them to react? Besides, the biggest draw for Rocky is the audience participation portion. Doubtful the Sphere will encourage throwing toast and yelling curse words at the screen. We’ll just have to see how long this one lasts.

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⚡ Quick Take

• While the movie is a big hit, the Backrooms creepypasta has many levels that are even more terrifying. Here are the 8 scariest.

The Backrooms movie is out in the world and it’s a bonafide hit, raking in $262.3 million at the global box office at the time of this writing. That makes it the highest-grossing A24 movie of all time, a feat it achieved on its second weekend in theatres. This isn’t a totally shocking thing if you followed any of the early talk about the film’s potential, and even less so if you were aware of the massive popularity of the Backrooms internet lore. 

Young people have Backrooms fever and have had it for a while. Since 2019, to be exact, when the eerie image that originated the phenomenon appeared on 4chan.

The photo, which shows a seemingly innocuous room that looks like it exists in a liminal space, captured the attention of other 4chan users who shared their own unsettling pics. One user responded with the following, which includes the first mention of the name Backrooms:

“If you’re not careful and you noclip out of reality in the wrong areas, you’ll end up in the Backrooms, where it’s nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in. God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.” 

Though the photo was later identified as a room from a HobbyTown USA store in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the lore was already established. The Backrooms became a creepypasta legend that inspired young filmmaker Kane Parsons to create a series of YouTube shorts that eventually became the feature film. 

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While the film somewhat departs from lore established in the creepypasta fandom, it didn’t stop said fandom from continuing to build their own digital Backrooms. This includes a series of “levels”, video-game style, that are part of the intricate and interconnected layers of the Backrooms. These levels are somewhat of a group project, with wikis dedicated to each one which fans regularly expand. Many contain monsters known as “entities”, which gives the project a Lovecraftian feel. 

Even though the movie doesn’t really get into the level aspect of the Backrooms, it’s still one of the more fascinating and frightening elements of the whole thing. Here are eight of the freakiest levels from Backrooms lore, with the added caveat that said lore is sometimes different depending on what site or internet community you’re reading. For the sake of ease, I’m sticking to the most popular descriptions of each level, taken mostly from the main Backrooms wiki. 

The Broken

Let’s start with one of the more fascinating levels, The Broken. This isn’t a standard level because it technically exists outside of the Backrooms. This kaleidoscopic realm’s description calls it a “fragmented, corrupted expanse” on the wiki, kind of a garbage dump for corrupted levels that now exist collectively in one space. But the space makes no real sense, containing “pieces” of these deleted levels (broken buildings, hallways that bleed into themselves). If you make contact with any of the surfaces, they suddenly turn into horrific caricatures of themselves that pulsate heat. 

Believed by some to be the energy source of the Backrooms, it’s perhaps the most incomprehensible non-level level. And that’s exactly what makes it so scary. Imagine colors that look right out of TV static and other nonsensical patterns and dimensionality, and you might be able to picture the Broken. But probably not. What’s more eerie than a space that’s so conceptual you struggle to even describe it? 

TH3 SH4DY GR3Y

Another conceptual nightmare (which is saying something for a place that exists within a liminal space), TH3 SH4DY GR3Y is also not a traditional level but a cluster of environments totally drained of color, and only existing in shades and shadows. Similar to the Broken, it appears almost like corrupted files, with glitchy forests that grow more surreal as you wander through. The abstract void of it all makes this another level horrifying in its intangibility. 

Welcome to Hell

One of the levels that comes up a lot in online discussions about the scariest Backroom locations is Welcome to Hell, which is appropriately also level 666 (most levels have numbers associated with them). This one is scary because it’s almost entirely psychological, designed to make anyone who enters go insane. It appears as a network of blood-red rooms lit with a harsh red glow, and manipulates perception the deeper you go. This leads to paranoia and hallucinations, as well as a growing feeling of hopelessness. Essentially the mental health subsection of the Backrooms, it also feels similar to one of the Circles of Hell in Dante’s Inferno. 

Level Fun

Probably the scariest level to me personally, don’t let the title fool you. Unless you’re unbothered by terrifying clowns and other childhood birthday party ephemera. An endless series of hallways and rooms covered in murals of bright cartoon characters that seem innocent enough at first pass until you realize the faces have a sinister element. The Partygoers you might run into, the level’s entities who look like children, also have frightening faces and unsettling vibes. The air is humid and there’s a faint odor that gets worse the farther along you go. 

You’ll also find bouncy houses and trampoline parks and  messages on the wall attempting to lure you deeper into Level Fun. No thanks! There is already something uncomfortable about the standard childhood birthday parties of youth, with all of the balloons and bright colors. This one also feels somewhat connected to the HobbyTown location in the original photo. 

The Island of the Void

If you fear isolation, this level might be especially triggering to you. Level 999, this one is a floating island within a space-like void. Though it slightly resembles a tropical island in shape and fauna, everything presents in greyscale, you arrive into an endless night with no stars or moon in the sky, and no indication of what exists beyond the shore. Basically, in Level 999, you are totally isolated on a small patch of land surrounded by nothingness, with no hope of escape. Eek and also yikes. 

Run for Your Life

Another one that’s so simple in construct it seems almost normal—until you really start thinking about how absolutely horrific it would be. Also known as Level !, Run for Your Life is very well-known in Backrooms lore. It’s essentially one long, never-ending hallway illuminated by flashing red lights and blaring alarms. There’s no time to adjust to this level. As soon as you enter, fast entities immediately chase you, and you have no choice but to run. This level resembles an abandoned hospital which adds to the uncomfortable feeling. It sounds like an actual nightmare you might have, running forever, chased by monsters intending to kill you, with no real hope of escape. 

Cave System

A somewhat self-explanatory one based on the name, this level is all about being caught in an endless underground cave system. If you’ve seen the movie The Descent and it scared you like it did me, then this is another truly nightmarish realm of the Backrooms. In this one, there are rocky heights and deep burrows, which get increasingly claustrophobic as you navigate them. There are giant spiders and large deadly moths that flock to light. It isn’t a good idea to carry a flashlight through this level, despite the darkness. Flimsy, broken bridges and abandoned settlements dot the Cave System and there are no known exits. Just another reason to never even toy with the idea of stepping into the Backrooms. 

Lights Out

I imagine this one will be the freakiest to many and for very good reason. It’s similar to Level 0, the “lobby” of the Backrooms from the original photo, only here the lights are off. In fact, you can’t see anything in this level—it’s entirely dark. It’s also entirely silent and contains no entities, which may sound like a relief, but remember: you have to navigate this one in absolute darkness, with nothing to guide you. The walls are cold and smooth like concrete and as a result of the silence, many who enter experience auditory hallucinations. As someone who has to sleep with a nightlight even as a very grown adult, I don’t even like thinking about this one! 

These are just a few of the many, many horrifying levels in Backrooms lore. If you’re interested in learning about others, check out the Levels List on the Backrooms wiki—if you dare. 

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