Game of Thrones
Why George R.R. Martin Picks Marvel Over DC — One Word
Before Westeros, there were capes. At San Diego Comic-Con 2014, George R.R. Martin traced his lifelong Marvel obsession—from morally gray antiheroes to a formative first encounter with the Fantastic Four—back to his comic-crammed teenage years.
November 18, 2025 3:29 pm
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Fiery Targaryen Twist Hiding in the Prequel, Explained
No dragons, no problem: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, set 50 years after the last Targaryen dragon died, keeps the silver-haired dynasty front and center even as Dunk and Egg take the lead.
November 18, 2025 4:23 am
Report: Ubisoft Shelved a New Splinter Cell to Go All-In on XDefiant’s Live-Service Gamble
The team behind Dispatch once built a new Splinter Cell—until Ubisoft redirected it into XDefiant to chase a live-service juggernaut. The pivot misfired.
November 15, 2025 2:21 pm
Stranger Things Pulled Off What George R R Martin Couldn’t, Shawn Levy Says
Stranger Things is gearing up for its last stand, and executive producer-director Shawn Levy says the Duffer Brothers have stuck the landing — after watching the finished Season 5 finale, he’s calling it a full-on masterpiece.
November 14, 2025 7:52 pm
George R.R. Martin Reveals The Winds of Winter Delay Comes Down to Juggling Too Many Protagonists
Still waiting for George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter? The author says the sprawling cast of viewpoint characters is slowing him down, admitting in a Guardian interview that juggling so many voices has made finishing the next chapter of Westeros tougher than expected.
November 14, 2025 11:53 am
Arya Wasn't Meant to Be the Night King's Killer in Game of Thrones Season 8
Arya Stark wasn’t always destined to take down the Night King. A new reveal in James Hibberd’s Fire Cannot Kill A Dragon says the final-season shock was a late pivot from creators David Benioff and DB Weiss.
November 14, 2025 9:31 am
Poker Face Canceled Before Season 3 — Rian Johnson Eyes Revival With Peter Dinklage Replacing Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale
If Poker Face scores season 3, expect Charlie Cale’s boldest reinvention yet—one that could upend the chase, rewrite the stakes, and change who she is on the run.
November 14, 2025 7:07 am
George R.R. Martin Skewers the Most Infamous Tale of His Favorite Superhero
George R.R. Martin slams comic-book reboots and retcons, saying they wipe out the hard-earned emotion and investment fans pour into long-running stories, a frustration he shared while praising his lifelong love of comics in a chat with Popverse.
November 14, 2025 6:21 am
One Piece Live Action: The Arcs Sailing Into Seasons 2 and 3
Netflix has locked March 10, 2026 for One Piece live-action Season 2, and stoked hype by adding Cole Escola as Bon Clay and Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace for Season 3. Which arcs will the Straw Hats tackle next?
November 12, 2025 8:02 pm
Landman Season 2 Strikes Oil: A Bold, Mythic Texas Epic
Love it or loathe it, Taylor Sheridan’s Landman charges through geopolitics and gender tropes with right-wing bravado and a Paul Harvey–tinged controversy, yet still cracks open a world many may disagree with but can’t ignore.
November 12, 2025 3:40 pm
CD Projekt Red Almost Toned Down The Witcher 3—Then Game of Thrones Proved Audiences Crave Dark Fantasy
Game of Thrones’ success flipped the switch — a turning point that revealed massive potential and the cue to think far bigger.
November 12, 2025 12:08 pm
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Finally Does What Game of Thrones Wouldn’t Dare
Westeros rides again in January as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms—Game of Thrones’ lighter cousin—arrives with a bold twist: it was crafted first and foremost to delight George RR Martin, not the fandom, according to showrunner Ira Parker.
November 12, 2025 11:55 am
Dune: Prophecy Season 2 Scales Up With More Episodes and a Wave of New Faces
The spice flow intensifies as Dune: Prophecy season 2 goes longer and packs in a wave of new characters, expanding the saga’s scope.
November 12, 2025 3:39 am
The Game of Thrones Role Melisandre’s Actress Almost Played
Before she became Game of Thrones’ enigmatic Red Priestess, Carice van Houten was almost cast as a completely different character — a near-miss that reshaped her fate in Westeros.
November 11, 2025 12:46 pm
George R. R. Martin Almost Cut Dragons from Game of Thrones — Here’s Why
Dragons define Game of Thrones—yet George R.R. Martin almost left them out entirely.
November 11, 2025 12:31 pm
Reacher Season 4 Sets a New Fight Record, Alan Ritchson Promises More Brawls Than Ever
Prime Video’s Reacher is about to swing harder than ever, as Alan Ritchson teases a record fight count for Season 4 and the fatigue that comes with the nonstop brawling.
November 11, 2025 2:39 am
George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones Nightmare Is Coming True in Stranger Things Season 5
Beyond worries about veering from his books, George R.R. Martin’s bigger on-set anxiety was the clock. As Game of Thrones rolled out each year, its child stars sprinted into adulthood while their characters were meant to stay much younger—threatening fidelity and forcing tricky choices behind the scenes.
November 8, 2025 12:44 pm
Finished Stranger Things Season 5? Watch These 10 Netflix Originals Next
Stranger Things is barreling toward a blockbuster-scale final season, the last hurrah for one of Netflix’s most beloved originals. When the lights go down in Hawkins, we’ve lined up the streamer’s best kindred picks to keep the supernatural thrills, nostalgia, and found-family heroics alive.
November 8, 2025 9:26 am
Death by Lightning: What Really Killed President Garfield
Netflix unleashes Death by Lightning on November 6, 2025—a four-part jolt of political intrigue that plunges into the chaos of President James A. Garfield’s brief presidency, with Michael Shannon as Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as assassin Charles J. Guiteau.
November 7, 2025 2:53 am
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein: Every Star and the Role They Bring to Life
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is creeping through select US theaters now, with a November 7 streaming debut on the way, and the buzz is roaring over its stacked cast as the Oscar winner reshapes Mary Shelley’s classic into a dark, aching tale of love and loneliness.
November 6, 2025 11:58 pm