By the time Stranger Things wraps at year’s end, creators Matt and Ross Duffer will have taken their talents over to Paramount. Days ago, reports began to surface alleging the two brothers were potentially looking to leave the streamer to make film and TV for the Mission: Impossible studio. Now, it’s official: per industry journalist […]
Gen-Z’s Social Media Addiction May Have Ironically Led to an Indie Cinema Revival
During the pandemic, movie theaters notably struggled, as social distancing restrictions all but temporarily killed their business model. Many smaller, independent theaters went out of business permanently. However, since the pandemic has ebbed, the film industry has slowly recovered. Attendance in theaters is not exactly where it was prior to the pandemic, but attendance is […]
The ‘Wednesday Season 2 Part 2’ Trailer Welcomes Back a Familiar Face
Now that we’re just over a week out from the first half of the season 2 release of Netflix’s The Addams Family remake, Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega, the streamer has finally released a new trailer for its second half. The trailer starts nightmarishly, at least for Wednesday, with her waking up in a hospital bed. […]
‘Stranger Things’ Hellfire Club Catch-Up: Season 2
Just a few more months until the return of Stranger Things on Netflix. As we get closer to the final season, join io9’s own Hellfire Club for a rewatch of the series leading up to November’s final season premiere. If you’re new, here’s our first-season refresher. On this month’s catch-up, we look at Stranger Things […]
Just Half of ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Has Already Matched Season 1’s Ratings
The numbers are in, and Wednesday season two, part one has hit 50 million views in only five days. Based on a report from Variety, the show, which premiered August 4, has matched season one’s streaming performance. That might crack a sardonic smile from Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) herself and make Grandmama proud. Between this and […]
Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Crew Rallies Around Charithra Chandran After Racist Backlash
With One Piece season two sailing onto Netflix next year, the latest teaser surprised fans with exciting looks at what’s to come for the Straw Hats. In their journey to the Grand Line, they’re set to encounter more friends and foes. One of the new faces in the cast is Charithra Chandran as Nefertari Vivi, […]
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Will Return to Theaters for a Sing-Along Special
If you’ve been wanting to see KPop Demon Hunters on the big screen, then good news—especially if you can’t stop singing Huntr/X’s best hits to yourself. THR reports that Netflix will return the smash hit animated movie to theaters later this month for a limited time. Tickets for Netflix’s hit film are being sold for screenings currently […]
Cate Blanchett Doesn’t Know If Her ‘Squid Game’ Cameo Will Lead to More (But She’d Like it to)
That shocking finale coda of Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Squid Game series left many curious about what it meant for the American spin-off Netflix has in the works. When the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) pauses next to an alley in downtown Los Angeles, you witness, along with him, the Squid Game recruitment ritual being administered by a […]
Why ‘One Piece’ Fans Are Hyped for Nico Robin’s Netflix Debut
Over the weekend, Netflix unveiled the official season two trailer of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece. It’s laden with peeks at where the Straw Hat Pirates’ odyssey will take them on their trek to uncover the pirate king’s hidden treasure—and fans lost their minds at the first look at a fan-favorite character, Miss All Sunday, aka Nico […]
Is Lady Gaga’s ‘Wednesday’ Role Everything It Seems?
When Lady Gaga signed on to Tim Burton’s Wednesday for a guest-starring role, fan speculation ramped up in the spooky spheres. The internet seemingly manifested this casting with a TikTok setting the iconic season one scene of Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) at the Rave n’ Dance to Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary” from her 2011 hit album Born […]